1-Year Change
−0.5%
vs 2024
5-Year Change
−2.2%
vs 2020
Overall Price Level
59.2
2024 · United States = 100
A reported PPP-adjusted average wage of $50,183 in 2025 anchors this Japan profile. The sections below add wage history, 2024 consumer price benchmarks and direct comparison links, with unavailable source values left unfilled. Each section keeps its measurement basis visible.
Wage data: 2025 · Price data: 2024
Wage History
Track PPP-adjusted average annual wages in constant prices over time.
PPP-adjusted annual wage (USD)
USD PPP, constant 2025 prices
Wage Key Facts
Latest Wage
$50,183
Latest Year
2025
1-Year Change
−0.5%
5-Year Change
−2.2%
10-Year Change
−1.6%
Historical Peak
$52,662
Peak Year
1997
Change From Peak
−4.7%
What the Wage Trend Shows
Japan's Shunto negotiations are an important signal, especially among large employers. They do not directly set every worker's pay across prefectures or regularity statuses.
Recent acceleration stands out against a longer period of subdued wage growth. Whether that acceleration endures remains uncertain; it should not be presented as a break affecting every worker.
Consumer Price Levels
Compare eight consumer price categories with the United States benchmark of 100.
United States = 100
What Prices Look Like
Highest: Food
Food has the highest relative price level among the available categories, at 112 (United States = 100).
Lowest: Health
Health is the lowest at 33.9, −66.1 index points against the United States benchmark.
Overall vs United States
The overall price level is 59.2, below the United States benchmark (−40.8 index points).
Wage and Price Snapshot
Read the latest wage record and the selected price benchmark together, without merging their years.
The latest available PPP-adjusted average wage for Japan is $50,183 for 2025. Its one-year change is −0.5%, while the ten-year change is −1.6%.
All eight consumer price categories have a reported value for 2024. 1 reported category is above the United States benchmark, 7 are below it, and 0 are at 100.
The wage observation is from 2025, while the selected consumer price view is for 2024. They remain separate records on this page and are not combined into a same-year score.
- Latest wage recordWage year 2025
- $50,183
- Price category coveragePrice year 2024
- 8 of 8
- Relative to United States7 below, 0 at 100
- 1 above
Compare Japan
See how Japan's wages and price levels compare with other OECD economies.
Poland$49,074−2.2%lower
Italy$53,864+7.3%higher
Portugal$44,937−10.5%lower
Latvia$44,709−10.9%lower
Costa Rica$44,431−11.5%lower
Czechia$43,607−13.1%lower
Türkiye$57,275+14.1%higher
Israel$57,426+14.4%higher
Spain$57,779+15.1%higher
Lithuania$58,112+15.8%higherA reported PPP-adjusted average wage of $50,183 in 2025 anchors this Japan profile. The sections below add wage history, 2024 consumer price benchmarks and direct comparison links, with unavailable source values left unfilled. Each section keeps its measurement basis visible.
1-Year Change
−0.5%
vs 2024
5-Year Change
−2.2%
vs 2020
Overall Price Level
59.2
2024 · United States = 100
Wage data: 2025 · Price data: 2024
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the average annual wage in Japan?
The most recent figure is $50,183 for 2025, expressed in USD PPP at constant 2025 prices. That basis adjusts for price level differences between economies, so it is not a local-currency salary. The year remains visible because wage and consumer price records do not necessarily cover the same period.
How has the average wage changed in Japan?
The latest one-year change is −0.5%. That leaves the current wage 4.7% below the 1997 peak. These changes describe the reported wage series only and should be read with the years shown on the chart.
What are consumer price levels like in Japan?
Against the United States benchmark of 100, the overall level is 59.2. Food is the most expensive category at 112, and Health the least at 33.9. These are relative price indices for 2024, not prices in a local currency.
Have wages in Japan fallen over the past five years?
Yes. The five-year change is −2.2% in real, PPP-adjusted terms. The ten-year change is −1.6%. The answer is limited to the values shown in this country record and does not add a cross-country ranking.
Wage data
OECD Average Annual Wages
Price data
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Reported coverage
Wages through 2025 · Prices through 2024