Sheet metal workers in Japan earn on average ¥283,900 a month in base pay and ¥311,400 including overtime and allowances, plus ¥0.81m in annual bonuses: about ¥4.54m a year (2025; all occupations ¥5.46m). Average age 43.0, average tenure 13.6 years. Women's base pay is 80.7% of men's.
By sex
| Monthly base pay | Annual pay (est.) | Age | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | ¥287,300 | ¥4.62m | 43.0 | 13.8 |
| Women | ¥231,800 | ¥3.33m | 43.0 | 11.0 |
By company size
| Company size | Monthly base pay | Annual pay (est.) |
|---|---|---|
| 1,000+ employees | ¥318,000 | ¥5.63m |
| 100–999 employees | ¥275,500 | ¥4.70m |
| 10–99 employees | ¥284,300 | ¥4.34m |
By age (monthly base pay)
| 19 and under | ¥201,500 |
| 20-24 | ¥217,300 |
| 25-29 | ¥233,700 |
| 30-34 | ¥238,500 |
| 35-39 | ¥284,000 |
| 40-44 | ¥300,600 |
| 45-49 | ¥315,700 |
| 50-54 | ¥330,600 |
| 55-59 | ¥330,300 |
| 60-64 | ¥280,300 |
| 65-69 | ¥278,800 |
| 70+ | ¥226,100 |
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 · Metal engraving and surface treatment workers · Metal welding and fusion cutting workers · Other product manufacturing and processing workers (metal products)