Ehime: pay, hiring and the labour market

Pay, hiring conditions, minimum wage and population. Shikoku region.

Full-time workers in Ehime earn ¥4.61m a year on average, 32nd of 47. Its job-to-applicant ratio was 1.45 in September 2026, tighter than Japan's 1.19. The minimum wage rose to ¥1,093 an hour for fiscal 2026, and the population has fallen 5.6% since 2020.

¥4.61maverage annual pay32nd of 47 · −15.5% vs Japan
1.45job-to-applicant ratio, September 202610th of 47 · Japan 1.19
¥1,093minimum wage an hour, FY202634th of 47 · +60 yen
1.26mpopulation, 2025 census−5.6% since 2020

Pay in Ehime

 Annual payMonthlyBonusAgeTenure (yrs)Overtime (h/mo)
All¥4.61m¥0.32m¥0.81m45.113.110
Men¥5.20m¥0.35m¥0.95m45.514.513
Women¥3.66m¥0.26m¥0.57m44.610.86
Japan (all)¥5.46m¥0.37m¥1.01m44.412.711

Women's average annual pay is 30% below men's here. This is a raw comparison that does not adjust for differences in age, tenure or job.

Hiring in Ehime: the job-to-applicant ratio

The ratio counts job openings per job seeker at Hello Work; above 1.0 there are more openings than applicants and hiring is harder. Ehime stood at 1.45 in September 2026, against 1.51 a year earlier.

Minimum wage in Ehime

Ehime's regional minimum wage for fiscal 2026 is ¥1,093 an hour, up from ¥1,033, effective 1 November 2026. Japan's weighted average is ¥1,177.

People: population and foreign workers

Population, 1 October 20251,259,90729th of 47
Population change, 2020–25−5.6%35th of 47
Foreign workers15,92529th of 47
Workplaces employing foreign workers2,559

Employers headquartered in Ehime

8 listed companies have their head office in Ehime, and 376 unlisted employers with 101 or more staff report to MHLW's women's advancement database. We publish each one's pay, women in management and gender pay gap.

Elsewhere in Shikoku

Sources: MHLW Basic Survey on Wage Structure (2025); MHLW Employment Referrals for General Workers (September 2026, seasonally adjusted, by workplace); MHLW regional minimum wages (fiscal 2026); MHLW report on the employment of foreign workers (as of 31 October 2025); Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 Population Census; MHLW women's advancement database. Compiled by The Hardest Market. Annual pay is monthly contractual pay × 12 plus annual bonuses, for full-time general workers.