HR and People salaries in Japan
The median lead HR and People salary in Japan is ¥5,990,000 per year, with the market band from ¥4,900,000 to ¥7,720,000 (e-stat.go.jp, 2026-08-31).
By seniority
lead (Medium quality data)
- P25
- ¥4,900,000
- Median
- ¥5,990,000
- P75
- ¥7,720,000
- per month
- ¥499,167
About ¥499,167 per month at the median.
e-Stat 2025 Table 5, general-affairs/HR clerical workers, age 50-54: 386.3k/mo x 12 + 1,354.4k bonus = 5,990.0k p50; n=119,320 in band. Percentile-ratio spread 0.818/1.288.
senior (Medium quality data)
- P25
- ¥4,460,000
- Median
- ¥5,450,000
- P75
- ¥7,020,000
- per month
- ¥454,167
About ¥454,167 per month at the median.
e-Stat 2025 Table 5, general-affairs/HR clerical workers, age 45-49: 361.7k/mo x 12 + 1,105.7k bonus = 5,446.1k p50; n=110,750 in band (occupation n=787,910; the survey mixes general affairs with HR, and HR specialists typically sit above). p25/p75 from Table 17 percentiles (P25 240.2k / median 293.5k / P75 378.1k; ratios 0.818/1.288).
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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