Guess the pay in Japan

A ten-question quiz, with an explanation and a source for every answer.

Thirty-five questions on what people earn in Japan: by occupation, by gender, by company size and by age, plus bonuses, pay rises and the minimum wage. Every answer comes from official statistics, with the source and year.

Ten questions, about three minutes.

Newcomer 0–3 · Practitioner 4–5 · Professional 6–7 · Expert 8–9 · Master 10

Questions

How many questions are in this quiz?

Ten, drawn from a bank of 35 (3 easy, 4 medium, 3 hard). After each answer you see the explanation and the page it comes from.

How is my level decided?

By correct answers out of 10: Newcomer 0–3 · Practitioner 4–5 · Professional 6–7 · Expert 8–9 · Master 10.

The answers come from Pay by occupation. The full data is in Japan Human Capital Data. Get a free sample

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