Other construction workers in Japan earn on average ¥326,400 a month in base pay and ¥355,400 including overtime and allowances, plus ¥0.40m in annual bonuses: about ¥4.67m a year (2025; all occupations ¥5.46m). Average age 41.6, average tenure 9.2 years. Women's base pay is 93.3% of men's.
By sex
| Monthly base pay | Annual pay (est.) | Age | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | ¥329,500 | ¥4.79m | 42.1 | 10.3 |
| Women | ¥307,500 | ¥3.95m | 38.7 | 2.7 |
By company size
| Company size | Monthly base pay | Annual pay (est.) |
|---|---|---|
| 1,000+ employees | ¥339,200 | ¥4.65m |
| 100–999 employees | ¥321,400 | ¥5.55m |
| 10–99 employees | ¥321,700 | ¥4.59m |
By age (monthly base pay)
| 19 and under | ¥224,100 |
| 20-24 | ¥235,500 |
| 25-29 | ¥288,900 |
| 30-34 | ¥337,700 |
| 35-39 | ¥303,900 |
| 40-44 | ¥341,400 |
| 45-49 | ¥359,000 |
| 50-54 | ¥383,000 |
| 55-59 | ¥369,500 |
| 60-64 | ¥359,300 |
| 65-69 | ¥371,400 |
| 70+ | ¥364,000 |
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 construction and mining workers occupations: Construction skeleton workers · Carpenters · Pipe laying workers · Electric construction workers · Civil engineering workers, railway line construction workers · Dam and tunnel excavation workers, mine workers