In 2023, the average monthly wage of full-time foreign workers amounted to nearly 297 thousand Japanese yen for foreign workers in Japan whose status of residence allowed them to engage in specialized or technical work. Foreign workers participating in the Technical Intern Training Program earned only about 182 thousand yen on average.
Average monthly salaries among ordinary full-time foreign workers in Japan in 2023, by status of residence
(in 1,000 Japanese yen)
*E.g. spouses, children, descendants of Japanese emigrants, permanent residents etc.
Figures show the amount of contractual cash earnings excluding overtime allowance and other allowances (scheduled cash earnings).
Before-tax, not after-tax, amount of cash wages paid of employees, for the surveyed month of June, based on paying conditions and calculating methods specified in advance in labour contract, labour agreement, and/or working rules of establishments.
100 Japanese yen equal 0.66 U.S. dollars or 0.61 euros as of April 2024.
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MHLW (Japan). (March 27, 2024). Average monthly salaries among ordinary full-time foreign workers in Japan in 2023, by status of residence (in 1,000 Japanese yen) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 17, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1123517/japan-average-monthly-wages-among-full-time-foreign-workers-by-status-of-residence/
MHLW (Japan). "Average monthly salaries among ordinary full-time foreign workers in Japan in 2023, by status of residence (in 1,000 Japanese yen)." Chart. March 27, 2024. Statista. Accessed May 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1123517/japan-average-monthly-wages-among-full-time-foreign-workers-by-status-of-residence/
MHLW (Japan). (2024). Average monthly salaries among ordinary full-time foreign workers in Japan in 2023, by status of residence (in 1,000 Japanese yen). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1123517/japan-average-monthly-wages-among-full-time-foreign-workers-by-status-of-residence/
MHLW (Japan). "Average Monthly Salaries among Ordinary Full-time Foreign Workers in Japan in 2023, by Status of Residence (in 1,000 Japanese Yen)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1123517/japan-average-monthly-wages-among-full-time-foreign-workers-by-status-of-residence/
MHLW (Japan), Average monthly salaries among ordinary full-time foreign workers in Japan in 2023, by status of residence (in 1,000 Japanese yen) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1123517/japan-average-monthly-wages-among-full-time-foreign-workers-by-status-of-residence/ (last visited May 17, 2025)
Average monthly salaries among ordinary full-time foreign workers in Japan in 2023, by status of residence (in 1,000 Japanese yen) [Graph], MHLW (Japan), March 27, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1123517/japan-average-monthly-wages-among-full-time-foreign-workers-by-status-of-residence/
