Metal welding and fusion cutting workers in Japan earn on average ¥277,200 a month in base pay and ¥323,400 including overtime and allowances, plus ¥0.67m in annual bonuses: about ¥4.55m a year (2025; all occupations ¥5.46m). Average age 41.8, average tenure 13.3 years. Women's base pay is 81.8% of men's.
By sex
| Monthly base pay | Annual pay (est.) | Age | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | ¥279,300 | ¥4.59m | 41.8 | 13.4 |
| Women | ¥228,600 | ¥3.62m | 41.2 | 11.3 |
By company size
| Company size | Monthly base pay | Annual pay (est.) |
|---|---|---|
| 1,000+ employees | ¥331,100 | ¥6.26m |
| 100–999 employees | ¥268,900 | ¥4.58m |
| 10–99 employees | ¥273,600 | ¥4.25m |
By age (monthly base pay)
| 19 and under | ¥193,500 |
| 20-24 | ¥204,200 |
| 25-29 | ¥224,000 |
| 30-34 | ¥250,500 |
| 35-39 | ¥294,200 |
| 40-44 | ¥301,200 |
| 45-49 | ¥311,500 |
| 50-54 | ¥316,300 |
| 55-59 | ¥330,700 |
| 60-64 | ¥276,000 |
| 65-69 | ¥264,500 |
| 70+ | ¥264,000 |
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 engraving and surface treatment workers · Other product manufacturing and processing workers (metal products)