Other product manufacturing and processing workers (except metal products) in Japan earn on average ¥261,700 a month in base pay and ¥286,800 including overtime and allowances, plus ¥0.66m in annual bonuses: about ¥4.11m a year (2025; all occupations ¥5.46m). Average age 44.0, average tenure 12.0 years. Women's base pay is 76.5% of men's.
By sex
| Monthly base pay | Annual pay (est.) | Age | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | ¥286,900 | ¥4.63m | 43.1 | 12.8 |
| Women | ¥219,400 | ¥3.23m | 45.5 | 10.6 |
By company size
| Company size | Monthly base pay | Annual pay (est.) |
|---|---|---|
| 1,000+ employees | ¥279,200 | ¥4.54m |
| 100–999 employees | ¥267,700 | ¥4.38m |
| 10–99 employees | ¥246,700 | ¥3.62m |
By age (monthly base pay)
| 19 and under | ¥205,000 |
| 20-24 | ¥217,900 |
| 25-29 | ¥235,100 |
| 30-34 | ¥251,600 |
| 35-39 | ¥268,800 |
| 40-44 | ¥277,900 |
| 45-49 | ¥276,800 |
| 50-54 | ¥280,000 |
| 55-59 | ¥277,400 |
| 60-64 | ¥237,800 |
| 65-69 | ¥221,400 |
| 70+ | ¥204,000 |
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 · Metal welding and fusion cutting workers