Metal press workers in Japan earn on average ¥276,300 a month in base pay and ¥316,900 including overtime and allowances, plus ¥0.78m in annual bonuses: about ¥4.58m a year (2025; all occupations ¥5.46m). Average age 42.7, average tenure 13.6 years. Women's base pay is 79.8% of men's.
By sex
| Monthly base pay | Annual pay (est.) | Age | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | ¥283,300 | ¥4.75m | 42.6 | 14.0 |
| Women | ¥226,100 | ¥3.34m | 43.3 | 10.8 |
By company size
| Company size | Monthly base pay | Annual pay (est.) |
|---|---|---|
| 1,000+ employees | ¥342,500 | ¥6.85m |
| 100–999 employees | ¥266,400 | ¥4.51m |
| 10–99 employees | ¥264,100 | ¥4.00m |
By age (monthly base pay)
| 19 and under | ¥203,100 |
| 20-24 | ¥221,100 |
| 25-29 | ¥234,900 |
| 30-34 | ¥252,100 |
| 35-39 | ¥290,000 |
| 40-44 | ¥299,000 |
| 45-49 | ¥308,500 |
| 50-54 | ¥296,600 |
| 55-59 | ¥306,400 |
| 60-64 | ¥266,900 |
| 65-69 | ¥227,800 |
| 70+ | ¥279,900 |
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 · 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)