Spinning, weaving, apparel, and fiber product manufacturing workers in Japan earn on average ¥221,000 a month in base pay and ¥237,300 including overtime and allowances, plus ¥0.35m in annual bonuses: about ¥3.19m a year (2025; all occupations ¥5.46m). Average age 45.8, average tenure 13.2 years. Women's base pay is 71.5% of men's.
By sex
| Monthly base pay | Annual pay (est.) | Age | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | ¥271,700 | ¥4.15m | 45.7 | 15.7 |
| Women | ¥194,200 | ¥2.69m | 45.9 | 11.9 |
By company size
| Company size | Monthly base pay | Annual pay (est.) |
|---|---|---|
| 1,000+ employees | ¥261,200 | ¥3.97m |
| 100–999 employees | ¥225,200 | ¥3.37m |
| 10–99 employees | ¥217,800 | ¥3.09m |
By age (monthly base pay)
| 19 and under | ¥183,400 |
| 20-24 | ¥196,400 |
| 25-29 | ¥199,300 |
| 30-34 | ¥211,700 |
| 35-39 | ¥218,600 |
| 40-44 | ¥230,600 |
| 45-49 | ¥250,100 |
| 50-54 | ¥241,700 |
| 55-59 | ¥237,800 |
| 60-64 | ¥219,800 |
| 65-69 | ¥193,700 |
| 70+ | ¥181,900 |
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