Engineering (Civil, Mechanical, Electrical) salaries in Japan
The median lead Engineering (Civil, Mechanical, Electrical) salary in Japan is ¥7,980,000 per year, with the market band from ¥6,380,000 to ¥10,220,000 (e-stat.go.jp, 2026-08-31).
By seniority
lead (Medium quality data)
- P25
- ¥6,380,000
- Median
- ¥7,980,000
- P75
- ¥10,220,000
- per month
- ¥665,000
About ¥665,000 per month at the median.
Same four occupations at age 50-54 (e-Stat 2025 Table 5): electrical/electronic/telecom 8,506.4k (n=41,660); mechanical 8,053.4k (n=49,610); civil 7,264.1k (n=42,050); architectural 8,084.1k (n=47,910). Average center 7,977.0k; combined band n=181,230; percentile-ratio spread as the senior row.
senior (Medium quality data)
- P25
- ¥6,110,000
- Median
- ¥7,640,000
- P75
- ¥9,780,000
- per month
- ¥636,667
About ¥636,667 per month at the median.
Composite of four e-Stat 2025 Table 5 occupations at age 45-49 (annual = contractual/mo x 12 + bonus): electrical/electronic/telecom engineers 8,305.0k (n=37,890); mechanical engineers 7,749.2k (n=42,810); civil engineers 6,857.6k (n=36,300); architectural engineers 7,649.3k (n=37,490). Simple average center 7,640.3k; combined band n=154,490. p25/p75 use the average of the four occupations' Table 17 percentile ratios (avg 0.799/1.281).
Sources for these numbers
- https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000040421120&fileKind=4
- https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/file-download?statInfId=000040421132&fileKind=4
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