Average Annual Salary by Occupation, in Japan, 2014

In 2014, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare conducted a survey about workers' salaries. According to it, the most paid occupation is an airline pilot, and their average annual salary is 17,121,000 yen ($143,000 €134,000). The following shows the list of average salaries by occupation in Japan. The figures include tax, so take-home money is less than them. Please see the second table for Dollar/Euro currency version.

occupation	average age	average years of experience in the current office	average monthly working hours	average annual salary (1000 yen)
Aircraft pilot	43.1	16.7	138	17,121
Medical doctor	40.8	5.2	174	11,540
Professor of college and university	57.0	17.4	156	10,737
Lawyer, attorney	39.0	9.9	178	10,359
Associate professor of college and university	46.9	10.9	159	8,334
Journalist	39.2	14.1	182	8,137
Dentist	37.3	6.2	172	7,343
College lecturer	43.2	6.9	161	7,211
Certified public accountant or licensed tax accountant	39.0	9.1	179	7,163
Real estate appraiser	45.6	7.5	168	7,089
Highschool teacher	43.5	14.8	165	7,064
Motorman (train)	39.2	19.4	159	6,557
First grade architect	49.9	16.5	177	6,375
Train conductor	34.7	14.9	157	6,068
Veterinarian	39.1	9.6	184	6,058
Scientific researcher	37.4	9.5	165	5,998
System engineer	36.2	9.8	178	5,419
Professional engineer	43.6	14.1	184	5,412
Pharmacist	38.6	7.0	171	5,312
Clinical X-ray technician	38.8	10.3	174	5,262
Generation or transformation of electricity worker	36.0	14.3	178	5,195
Ticket seller and ticket examiner (train)	37.3	14.4	179	5,166
Chemical analyst	38.4	12.2	167	5,159
Automobile assembler	36.9	12.3	180	5,088
Certified Social insurance labor consultant	38.9	18.9	170	5,085
Miscellaneous school teacher	42.2	10.2	171	4,987
Stevedore	41.4	13.2	202	4,967
Steel rolling and drawing worker	37.2	14.8	179	4,917
Semiconductor chips maker	41.1	15.8	176	4,890
Crane man	45.0	13.2	199	4,860
Stewardess, Steward	33.5	8.6	151	4,780
Mechanical draftsman	38.9	11.0	192	4,761
Salesperson of motor vehicles	37.4	12.8	179	4,760
Paper making worker	39.8	14.7	184	4,752
Professional nurse	38.9	7.7	164	4,730
Clinical examination technician	38.1	10.6	173	4,684
Non-ferrous metal smelter	40.8	11.0	185	4,673
Machine mender	39.7	12.7	185	4,645
Chemical fiber spinner	37.2	14.3	169	4,640
Drilling worker, Blaster	50.8	16.7	170	4,608
Pattern forging worker	37.8	12.9	194	4,607
Bus driver, business	48.5	11.3	208	4,551
Off-set printer	39.1	12.4	186	4,533
Steel-making worker	37.5	12.3	190	4,523
General chemical operative	40.9	13.8	175	4,506
Electrician	39.8	13.3	189	4,401
Iron and steel tempering worker	41.9	14.5	185	4,398
Glass former	40.0	13.8	182	4,372
Dental technician	36.2	11.0	191	4,317
Insurance canvasser	46.3	10.3	143	4,315
Surveying engineer	44.2	13.6	184	4,305
Welder	40.7	12.5	198	4,299
Metal moulder	40.4	12.3	196	4,261
Computer programmer	32.4	7.4	181	4,256
Large-sized truck driver, business	46.5	11.1	216	4,242
Wood pattern maker	39.2	10.3	181	4,234
Plumber	42.0	11.5	195	4,208
Lathes operator	41.3	10.9	203	4,176
Metal painter, architectural painter	41.1	10.0	187	4,161
Slinger	43.1	10.6	190	4,108
Machine inspecting worker	39.6	11.6	185	4,106
Auxiliary nurse	47.2	10.5	165	4,088
Iron worker	41.6	11.8	195	4,079
Construction machine operator	46.0	11.7	188	4,057
Automobile repairman	36.1	11.4	187	4,050
Boiler man	50.1	14.3	178	4,036
Milling machine operator	42.5	13.0	203	4,034
Electroplating worker	39.5	9.9	199	4,030
Heavy electric equipment assembler	41.4	13.3	184	4,002
Finisher	42.7	12.9	194	3,996
Designer	35.1	7.5	175	3,988
Machine assembler	39.3	11.0	185	3,983
Tutor or cram school lecturer	35.2	7.3	178	3,964
Sheet-metal worker	39.6	11.3	203	3,960
Carpenter	45.3	11.5	177	3,940
Metal press machine operator	39.9	11.3	192	3,906
Physicaltherapist or occupationaltherapist	31.3	4.8	166	3,897
Process plate engraver	44.4	14.1	183	3,897
Plastic mold worker	39.7	10.7	189	3,874
Scaffold worker	39.5	9.3	186	3,851
In-house truck driver	46.8	11.4	201	3,849
Electronic computer operator	40.5	11.2	169	3,838
Form builder	47.2	10.0	178	3,822
Small-sized or regular-sized truck driver, business	44.7	9.5	215	3,787
Polisher	42.5	14.5	186	3,741
Care manager	46.9	8.0	170	3,723
Paper container maker	42.0	12.0	188	3,688
Weaver	42.7	12.7	190	3,661
Metallic materials inspecting worker	39.3	10.6	179	3,620
Word processors operator	39.0	9.3	172	3,618
Salesperson of household utensils	47.0	10.6	166	3,606
Steel worker	41.7	11.4	185	3,584
Navvy	48.2	9.4	182	3,501
Kindergarten teacher	32.4	7.8	173	3,471
Plasterer	51.6	14.2	177	3,459
Pottery worker, pottery and porcelain	46.8	15.2	182	3,449
Watchman	56.1	11.3	175	3,443
Cement and concrete finisher	39.7	8.6	186	3,440
Amusement receptionist	35.1	6.9	175	3,371
Cook	43.2	8.8	187	3,371
Dental hygienist	33.3	5.7	173	3,351
Timber worker	42.0	9.8	194	3,322
Dietitian	34.7	7.2	171	3,302
Joiner	44.2	10.6	186	3,294
Furniture maker	44.1	14.7	192	3,263
Assembler, communication equipment	41.7	12.1	181	3,252
Salesperson (except salesclerk, department-store.)	38.0	8.6	182	3,233
Salesclerk, department-store	41.1	12.7	168	3,221
Light electric equipment inspecting worker	40.9	10.5	191	3,176
Nursery teacher	34.8	7.6	172	3,167
Baker and confectioner	39.4	9.2	194	3,108
Printing wirer	42.1	12.4	176	3,103
Nursing-care worker of welfare facility	39.5	5.7	168	3,093
In-house car driver	57.8	5.5	179	3,081
Taxi driver	58.6	9.2	192	3,012
Spinner	43.6	9.6	182	2,994
Private police guard	49.3	7.8	198	2,989
Key puncher	41.5	13.3	167	2,942
Home helper	44.7	5.6	173	2,934
Nursing Aid	43.8	7.1	162	2,903
Janitor	54.2	9.1	171	2,903
Waiter and waitress	38.4	6.7	187	2,780
Barber and Hairdresser	30.2	5.8	185	2,627
Cashier, supermarket	39.8	8.6	177	2,493
Laundryman	47.3	9.7	184	2,389
Probationer cook	44.6	6.1	186	2,380
Building/office cleaner	52.0	7.2	175	2,347
Dress maker	45.6	13.9	178	1,990
Sewing machine worker	44.0	11.8	186	1,987

Dollar/Euro currency version

occupation	Salary (1000 yen)	$	Euro
Aircraft pilot	17,121	142,857	133,612
Medical doctor	11,540	96,292	90,061
Professor of college and university	10,737	89,589	83,791
Lawyer, attorney	10,359	86,437	80,843
Associate professor of college and university	8,334	69,535	65,035
Journalist	8,137	67,894	63,500
Dentist	7,343	61,268	57,303
College lecturer	7,211	60,170	56,276
Certified public accountant or licensed tax accountant	7,163	59,768	55,900
Real estate appraiser	7,089	59,154	55,326
Highschool teacher	7,064	58,942	55,127
Motorman (train)	6,557	54,711	51,170
First grade architect	6,375	53,194	49,751
Train conductor	6,068	50,628	47,352
Veterinarian	6,058	50,549	47,277
Scientific researcher	5,998	50,046	46,808
System engineer	5,419	45,214	42,288
Professional engineer	5,412	45,161	42,238
Pharmacist	5,312	44,321	41,453
Clinical X-ray technician	5,262	43,904	41,063
Generation or transformation of electricity worker	5,195	43,350	40,545
Ticket seller and ticket examiner (train)	5,166	43,103	40,314
Chemical analyst	5,159	43,046	40,260
Automobile assembler	5,088	42,455	39,708
Certified Social insurance labor consultant	5,085	42,429	39,683
Miscellaneous school teacher	4,987	41,607	38,915
Stevedore	4,967	41,445	38,763
Steel rolling and drawing worker	4,917	41,024	38,369
Semiconductor chips maker	4,890	40,805	38,165
Crane man	4,860	40,554	37,930
Stewardess, Steward	4,780	39,880	37,299
Mechanical draftsman	4,761	39,724	37,153
Salesperson of motor vehicles	4,760	39,717	37,146
Paper making worker	4,752	39,648	37,082
Professional nurse	4,730	39,465	36,911
Clinical examination technician	4,684	39,087	36,557
Non-ferrous metal smelter	4,673	38,988	36,465
Machine mender	4,645	38,755	36,247
Chemical fiber spinner	4,640	38,717	36,211
Drilling worker, Blaster	4,608	38,445	35,957
Pattern forging worker	4,607	38,443	35,955
Bus driver	4,551	37,975	35,518
Off-set printer	4,533	37,826	35,378
Steel-making worker	4,523	37,736	35,294
General chemical operative	4,506	37,600	35,166
Electrician	4,401	36,724	34,348
Iron and steel tempering worker	4,398	36,698	34,323
Glass former	4,372	36,478	34,118
Dental technician	4,317	36,020	33,689
Insurance canvasser	4,315	36,005	33,675
Surveying engineer	4,305	35,918	33,594
Welder	4,299	35,868	33,547
Metal moulder	4,261	35,555	33,254
Computer programmer	4,256	35,511	33,213
Large-sized truck driver	4,242	35,397	33,106
Wood pattern maker	4,234	35,328	33,041
Plumber	4,208	35,115	32,842
Lathes operator	4,176	34,844	32,589
Metal painter, architectural painter	4,161	34,723	32,476
Slinger	4,108	34,275	32,057
Machine inspecting worker	4,106	34,258	32,041
Auxiliary nurse	4,088	34,107	31,900
Iron worker	4,079	34,039	31,836
Construction machine operator	4,057	33,852	31,661
Automobile repairman	4,050	33,791	31,604
Boiler man	4,036	33,676	31,497
Milling machine operator	4,034	33,656	31,477
Electroplating worker	4,030	33,629	31,452
Heavy electric equipment assembler	4,002	33,396	31,235
Finisher	3,996	33,340	31,182
Designer	3,988	33,279	31,125
Machine assembler	3,983	33,237	31,086
Tutor or cram school lecturer	3,964	33,071	30,931
Sheet-metal worker	3,960	33,046	30,907
Carpenter	3,940	32,873	30,745
Metal press machine operator	3,906	32,593	30,484
Physicaltherapist or occupationaltherapist	3,897	32,520	30,415
Process plate engraver	3,897	32,518	30,414
Plastic mold worker	3,874	32,328	30,236
Scaffold worker	3,851	32,136	30,056
In-house truck driver	3,849	32,114	30,035
Electronic computer operator	3,838	32,025	29,953
Form builder	3,822	31,894	29,830
Small-sized or regular-sized truck driver	3,787	31,599	29,554
Polisher	3,741	31,211	29,191
Care manager	3,723	31,061	29,050
Paper container maker	3,688	30,776	28,784
Weaver	3,661	30,545	28,568
Metallic materials inspecting worker	3,620	30,208	28,253
Word processors operator	3,618	30,192	28,238
Salesperson of household utensils	3,606	30,085	28,138
Steel worker	3,584	29,906	27,970
Navvy	3,501	29,211	27,320
Kindergarten teacher	3,471	28,960	27,086
Plasterer	3,459	28,860	26,992
Pottery worker, pottery and porcelain	3,449	28,775	26,913
Watchman	3,443	28,725	26,866
Cement and concrete finisher	3,440	28,699	26,842
Amusement receptionist	3,371	28,129	26,309
Cook	3,371	28,123	26,303
Dental hygienist	3,351	27,962	26,153
Timber worker	3,322	27,719	25,925
Dietitian	3,302	27,555	25,772
Joiner	3,294	27,481	25,702
Furniture maker	3,263	27,222	25,461
Assembler, communication equipment	3,252	27,135	25,379
Salesperson (except salesclerk, department-store.)	3,233	26,975	25,230
Salesclerk, department-store	3,221	26,874	25,135
Light electric equipment inspecting worker	3,176	26,502	24,787
Nursery teacher	3,167	26,425	24,715
Baker and confectioner	3,108	25,933	24,255
Printing wirer	3,103	25,889	24,213
Nursing-care worker of welfare facility	3,093	25,809	24,139
In-house car driver	3,081	25,711	24,047
Taxi driver	3,012	25,133	23,506
Spinner	2,994	24,984	23,367
Private police guard	2,989	24,941	23,327
Key puncher	2,942	24,547	22,959
Home helper	2,934	24,484	22,899
Nursing Aid	2,903	24,224	22,657
Janitor	2,903	24,218	22,651
Waiter and waitress	2,780	23,199	21,697
Barber and Hairdresser	2,627	21,923	20,504
Cashier, supermarket	2,493	20,804	19,458
Laundryman	2,389	19,931	18,641
Probationer cook	2,380	19,856	18,571
Building/office cleaner	2,347	19,583	18,316
Dress maker	1,990	16,602	15,528
Sewing machine worker	1,987	16,576	15,503