Other machine assembly workers in Japan earn on average ¥276,600 a month in base pay and ¥309,700 including overtime and allowances, plus ¥0.86m in annual bonuses: about ¥4.58m a year (2025; all occupations ¥5.46m). Average age 43.3, average tenure 12.6 years. Women's base pay is 73.8% of men's.
By sex
| Monthly base pay | Annual pay (est.) | Age | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | ¥302,800 | ¥5.14m | 42.6 | 13.7 |
| Women | ¥223,600 | ¥3.43m | 44.7 | 10.5 |
By company size
| Company size | Monthly base pay | Annual pay (est.) |
|---|---|---|
| 1,000+ employees | ¥321,500 | ¥5.72m |
| 100–999 employees | ¥251,800 | ¥4.04m |
| 10–99 employees | ¥248,900 | ¥3.77m |
By age (monthly base pay)
| 19 and under | ¥203,800 |
| 20-24 | ¥224,200 |
| 25-29 | ¥254,900 |
| 30-34 | ¥262,000 |
| 35-39 | ¥287,300 |
| 40-44 | ¥295,200 |
| 45-49 | ¥275,800 |
| 50-54 | ¥294,900 |
| 55-59 | ¥303,500 |
| 60-64 | ¥267,600 |
| 65-69 | ¥235,900 |
| 70+ | ¥271,200 |
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 · Metal welding and fusion cutting workers