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 to employees, for the surveyed month of June, based on paying conditions and calculating methods specified in advance in labor contract, labor agreement, and/or working rules of establishments.
Persons who graduated from school in March and have been employed in the respective year and are actually working as of the end of June.
100 Japanese yen equal 0.63 U.S. dollars or 0.54 euros as of April 2026.
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Wages per month among new graduates Japan 2025, by academic background and gender
In 2025, the monthly average scheduled cash earnings of new graduates in Japan amounted to ** Japanese yen for men with a graduate school degree. Among female new graduate school degree holders, the starting salary amounted to **Ìý²â±ð²Ô.
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MHLW (Japan). (March 24, 2026). Average monthly salaries among new graduates based on academic background in Japan in 2025, by gender (in 1,000 Japanese yen) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 05, 2026, from /statistics/1559256/japan-average-monthly-salary-new-graduates-by-education-level-and-gender/
MHLW (Japan). "Average monthly salaries among new graduates based on academic background in Japan in 2025, by gender (in 1,000 Japanese yen)." Chart. March 24, 2026. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 05, 2026. /statistics/1559256/japan-average-monthly-salary-new-graduates-by-education-level-and-gender/
MHLW (Japan). (2026). Average monthly salaries among new graduates based on academic background in Japan in 2025, by gender (in 1,000 Japanese yen). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 05, 2026. /statistics/1559256/japan-average-monthly-salary-new-graduates-by-education-level-and-gender/
MHLW (Japan). "Average Monthly Salaries among New Graduates Based on Academic Background in Japan in 2025, by Gender (in 1,000 Japanese Yen)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 24 Mar 2026, /statistics/1559256/japan-average-monthly-salary-new-graduates-by-education-level-and-gender/
MHLW (Japan), Average monthly salaries among new graduates based on academic background in Japan in 2025, by gender (in 1,000 Japanese yen) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1559256/japan-average-monthly-salary-new-graduates-by-education-level-and-gender/ (last visited August 05, 2026)
Average monthly salaries among new graduates based on academic background in Japan in 2025, by gender (in 1,000 Japanese yen) [Graph], MHLW (Japan), March 24, 2026. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1559256/japan-average-monthly-salary-new-graduates-by-education-level-and-gender/
