Median salary
$65.00/hr
per hour · USD
Typical range
$39.75/hr – $97.50/hr
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
4.6%
372 of 8,137 roles
Live roles
8,137
open right now
This work is paid by the hour, so the figures above are hourly rates — not an annual salary.
Salary trend
median · USD per hourSalary distribution
USD per hour · disclosed rolesHighest-paying jobs
Founding Account Executive, Japan
Member of Technical Staff, Enterprise AI
Forward Deployed Engineer
Junior Software Engineer
Bilingual Mental Health Expert
Junior Data Scientist
Physics Expert (PhD / Postdoc)
Bilingual Vietnamese Psychologist (PhD)
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
micro1
|
$140,000 | 263 |
Booz Allen Hamilton
|
$101,450 | 9 |
Mindrift
|
$81,120 | 7 |
Black Duck Software, Inc.
|
$71,027 | 7 |
Leidos
|
$44,713 | 7 |
Invisible Agency
|
$12,480 | 6 |
Amentum
|
$120,000 | 5 |
Ashby
|
$97,903 | 4 |
Highest-paying roles in Japan
| Role | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | $145,000 | 15 |
| Data Analyst | $94,640 | 4 |
| Sales | $91,640 | 10 |
| Project Manager | $75,786 | 5 |
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How much do roles in Japan pay?
The median salary for roles in Japan is $65.00/hr per year. Most pay falls between $39.75/hr (25th percentile) and $97.50/hr (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $21.75/hr to $131.50/hr.
These figures are computed live from 8,137 active roles in Japan on JobsRadar, of which 372 (4.6%) publish a salary range. Pay is normalized to annualized USD so roles can be compared on equal terms; the highest-paying roles listed above show their original posted currency. Numbers refresh every few hours as new roles are posted and older ones close.
Employers currently hiring well-paid roles in Japan include Telnyx and micro1.
Salary transparency varies by employer and region, so the disclosing share above reflects only roles that publish pay — not every open position. Use it as a directional benchmark rather than an exact offer.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary in Japan?
- The median is $135,200 per year, with most pay between $82,680 and $202,800 (25th–75th percentile), based on 372 live listings that disclose pay on JobsRadar.
- What is the salary range in Japan?
- Pay ranges from about $45,240 to $273,520 per year (10th–90th percentile) around a median of $135,200. Figures are annualized USD from live listings, refreshed every few hours.