Metal engraving and surface treatment workers in Japan earn on average ¥280,200 a month in base pay and ¥313,900 including overtime and allowances, plus ¥0.72m in annual bonuses: about ¥4.48m a year (2025; all occupations ¥5.46m). Average age 43.1, average tenure 12.6 years. Women's base pay is 87.8% of men's.
By sex
| Monthly base pay | Annual pay (est.) | Age | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | ¥283,200 | ¥4.54m | 43.2 | 12.7 |
| Women | ¥248,600 | ¥3.94m | 42.0 | 11.7 |
By company size
| Company size | Monthly base pay | Annual pay (est.) |
|---|---|---|
| 1,000+ employees | ¥325,600 | ¥5.81m |
| 100–999 employees | ¥279,100 | ¥4.58m |
| 10–99 employees | ¥268,700 | ¥4.08m |
By age (monthly base pay)
| 19 and under | ¥213,200 |
| 20-24 | ¥217,200 |
| 25-29 | ¥232,700 |
| 30-34 | ¥249,300 |
| 35-39 | ¥294,900 |
| 40-44 | ¥316,800 |
| 45-49 | ¥312,400 |
| 50-54 | ¥330,200 |
| 55-59 | ¥287,700 |
| 60-64 | ¥280,400 |
| 65-69 | ¥241,100 |
| 70+ | ¥251,400 |
Basic Survey on Wage Structure 2025 (MHLW, published 2026-03-24). Full-time ("general") employees at private establishments of companies with 10 or more employees. Monthly pay is for June; bonuses are for the previous calendar year. Estimated annual pay = monthly contractual pay × 12 + annual bonus. Source: Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW), via e-Stat. Compiled and translated by The Hardest Market.
Other manufacturing process workers occupations: Pig-iron forging, steelmaking, non-ferrous metal smelting workers · Cast metal manufacturing and forging workers · Metal machine tools workers · Metal press workers · Ironworkers, boilermakers · Sheet metal workers · Metal welding and fusion cutting workers · Other product manufacturing and processing workers (metal products)