Net annual earnings in Japan
A single worker on average pay in Japan took home €26,862 per year in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest since 2008.
Japan, 2023
€26,862
Change from 2022
−7.6%
European Union, 2023
€28,324 per year
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2023
€29,218 per year
Position in 2023
15th of 33
Net annual earnings in Japan over time
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Euro per year. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Japan | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | €29,954 per year |
| 2024 | – | €28,777 per yearb (break in time series) |
| 2023 | €26,862 per year | €28,324 per year |
| 2022 | €29,073 per year | €26,654 per year |
| 2021 | €30,462 per year | €25,104 per year |
| 2020 | €32,441 per year | €24,047 per year |
| 2019 | €33,222 per year | €23,850 per year |
| 2018 | €31,002 per year | €23,167 per year |
| 2017 | €31,566 per year | €22,597 per year |
| 2016 | €33,249 per year | €22,240 per year |
| 2015 | €29,484 per year | €21,954 per year |
| 2014 | €27,698 per year | €21,608 per year |
| 2013 | €29,268 per year | €21,324 per year |
| 2012 | €37,555 per year | – |
| 2011 | €34,313 per year | – |
| 2010 | €32,591 per year | – |
| 2009 | €29,617 per year | – |
| 2008 | €26,075 per year | – |
| 2007 | €24,702 per year | – |
| 2006 | €27,470 per year | – |
| 2005 | €29,652 per year | – |
| 2004 | €29,935 per year | – |
| 2003 | €30,622 per year | – |
| 2002 | €33,721 per year | – |
| 2001 | €37,236 per year | – |
Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −7.6% from €29,073 per year in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was €29,268 per year, the figure has changed by −8.2%.
- Among the 33 countries with data for 2023, Japan has the 15th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2023 was €28,324 per year.