Other product manufacturing and processing workers (metal products) in Japan earn on average ¥285,600 a month in base pay and ¥322,000 including overtime and allowances, plus ¥0.79m in annual bonuses: about ¥4.65m a year (2025; all occupations ¥5.46m). Average age 45.3, average tenure 14.2 years. Women's base pay is 67.5% of men's.
By sex
| Monthly base pay | Annual pay (est.) | Age | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | ¥307,700 | ¥5.14m | 44.4 | 15.2 |
| Women | ¥207,700 | ¥2.92m | 48.4 | 10.9 |
By company size
| Company size | Monthly base pay | Annual pay (est.) |
|---|---|---|
| 1,000+ employees | ¥363,400 | ¥6.44m |
| 100–999 employees | ¥259,400 | ¥4.07m |
| 10–99 employees | ¥262,200 | ¥4.09m |
By age (monthly base pay)
| 19 and under | ¥210,900 |
| 20-24 | ¥229,800 |
| 25-29 | ¥245,600 |
| 30-34 | ¥272,700 |
| 35-39 | ¥292,600 |
| 40-44 | ¥304,300 |
| 45-49 | ¥326,000 |
| 50-54 | ¥308,100 |
| 55-59 | ¥299,400 |
| 60-64 | ¥243,700 |
| 65-69 | ¥282,800 |
| 70+ | ¥201,300 |
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