Shop assistants in Japan earn on average ¥265,200 a month in base pay and ¥282,000 including overtime and allowances, plus ¥0.46m in annual bonuses: about ¥3.85m a year (2025; all occupations ¥5.46m). Average age 43.6, average tenure 11.5 years. Women's base pay is 76.6% of men's.
By sex
| Monthly base pay | Annual pay (est.) | Age | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | ¥302,600 | ¥4.59m | 43.1 | 13.2 |
| Women | ¥231,800 | ¥3.18m | 44.1 | 9.9 |
By company size
| Company size | Monthly base pay | Annual pay (est.) |
|---|---|---|
| 1,000+ employees | ¥267,200 | ¥3.93m |
| 100–999 employees | ¥268,000 | ¥3.83m |
| 10–99 employees | ¥255,900 | ¥3.64m |
By age (monthly base pay)
| 19 and under | ¥195,700 |
| 20-24 | ¥234,000 |
| 25-29 | ¥249,800 |
| 30-34 | ¥263,500 |
| 35-39 | ¥272,300 |
| 40-44 | ¥284,600 |
| 45-49 | ¥289,000 |
| 50-54 | ¥286,000 |
| 55-59 | ¥272,400 |
| 60-64 | ¥239,900 |
| 65-69 | ¥214,600 |
| 70+ | ¥210,100 |
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 sales workers occupations: Other merchandise sales workers · Quasi-sales workers · Automobile sales workers · Machinery, communication and system sales workers (except automobiles) · Finance sales workers · Insurance sales workers · Other sales workers