Healthcare salaries in Japan
The median lead Healthcare salary in Japan is ¥17,800,000 per year, with the market band from ¥12,220,000 to ¥24,520,000 (e-stat.go.jp, 2026-08-31).
By seniority
lead (Medium quality data)
- P25
- ¥12,220,000
- Median
- ¥17,800,000
- P75
- ¥24,520,000
- per month
- ¥1,483,333
About ¥1,483,333 per month at the median.
e-Stat 2025 Table 5, physicians, age 50-54: 1,351.8k/mo x 12 + 1,577.6k bonus = 17,799.2k p50; n=15,980 in band. Percentile-ratio spread as the senior row (0.686/1.377).
senior (Medium quality data)
- P25
- ¥11,690,000
- Median
- ¥17,030,000
- P75
- ¥23,460,000
- per month
- ¥1,419,167
About ¥1,419,167 per month at the median.
e-Stat 2025 Table 5, physicians, age 45-49: 1,286.7k/mo x 12 + 1,593.6k bonus = 17,034.0k p50; n=14,550 in band (occupation n=145,170). p25/p75 from Table 17 physician percentiles (P25 666.6k / median 971.3k / P75 1,338k; ratios 0.686/1.377), the widest official spread of any occupation surveyed. Nurses, the other large healthcare occupation, sit far lower (45-49: 5,612k annualized).
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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