Metal machine tools workers in Japan earn on average ¥288,800 a month in base pay and ¥333,600 including overtime and allowances, plus ¥0.84m in annual bonuses: about ¥4.84m a year (2025; all occupations ¥5.46m). Average age 42.8, average tenure 14.6 years. Women's base pay is 78.1% of men's.
By sex
| Monthly base pay | Annual pay (est.) | Age | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | ¥295,500 | ¥4.99m | 42.9 | 15.1 |
| Women | ¥230,700 | ¥3.53m | 41.5 | 9.7 |
By company size
| Company size | Monthly base pay | Annual pay (est.) |
|---|---|---|
| 1,000+ employees | ¥345,200 | ¥6.44m |
| 100–999 employees | ¥277,400 | ¥4.76m |
| 10–99 employees | ¥281,300 | ¥4.42m |
By age (monthly base pay)
| 19 and under | ¥202,500 |
| 20-24 | ¥226,800 |
| 25-29 | ¥244,600 |
| 30-34 | ¥267,300 |
| 35-39 | ¥294,100 |
| 40-44 | ¥303,300 |
| 45-49 | ¥312,700 |
| 50-54 | ¥326,800 |
| 55-59 | ¥326,200 |
| 60-64 | ¥277,100 |
| 65-69 | ¥251,900 |
| 70+ | ¥238,500 |
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 press workers · Ironworkers, boilermakers · Sheet metal workers · Metal engraving and surface treatment workers · Metal welding and fusion cutting workers · Other product manufacturing and processing workers (metal products)