Hyogo: pay, hiring and the labour market

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

Full-time workers in Hyogo earn ¥5.46m a year on average, 5th of 47. Its job-to-applicant ratio was 1.06 in September 2026, looser than Japan's 1.19. The minimum wage rose to ¥1,172 an hour for fiscal 2026, and the population has fallen 2.7% since 2020.

¥5.46maverage annual pay5th of 47 · −0.0% vs Japan
1.06job-to-applicant ratio, September 202642nd of 47 · Japan 1.19
¥1,172minimum wage an hour, FY20268th of 47 · +56 yen
5.32mpopulation, 2025 census−2.7% since 2020

Pay in Hyogo

 Annual payMonthlyBonusAgeTenure (yrs)Overtime (h/mo)
All¥5.46m¥0.37m¥1.03m44.912.913
Men¥6.12m¥0.41m¥1.21m45.014.216
Women¥4.27m¥0.30m¥0.69m44.810.67
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 Hyogo: 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. Hyogo stood at 1.06 in September 2026, against 1.10 a year earlier.

Minimum wage in Hyogo

Hyogo's regional minimum wage for fiscal 2026 is ¥1,172 an hour, up from ¥1,116, effective 1 October 2026. Japan's weighted average is ¥1,177.

People: population and foreign workers

Population, 1 October 20255,317,7927th of 47
Population change, 2020–25−2.7%11th of 47
Foreign workers77,0169th of 47
Workplaces employing foreign workers12,204

Employers headquartered in Hyogo

88 listed companies have their head office in Hyogo, and 1,068 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 Kansai

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.