Sales and Business Development salaries in Japan
The median lead Sales and Business Development salary in Japan is ¥7,910,000 per year, with the market band from ¥6,500,000 to ¥9,890,000 (e-stat.go.jp, 2026-08-31).
By seniority
lead (Medium quality data)
- P25
- ¥6,500,000
- Median
- ¥7,910,000
- P75
- ¥9,890,000
- per month
- ¥659,167
About ¥659,167 per month at the median.
e-Stat 2025 Table 5, machinery/ICT/systems sales workers, age 50-54: 501.8k/mo x 12 + 1,892.5k bonus = 7,914.1k p50; n=31,540 in band. Percentile-ratio spread 0.821/1.249.
senior (Medium quality data)
- P25
- ¥6,420,000
- Median
- ¥7,820,000
- P75
- ¥9,770,000
- per month
- ¥651,667
About ¥651,667 per month at the median.
e-Stat 2025 Table 5, machinery/ICT/systems sales workers, the main professional B2B sales classification, age 45-49: 497.8k/mo x 12 + 1,842.0k bonus = 7,815.6k p50; n=29,630 in band (occupation n=236,130). p25/p75 from Table 17 percentiles (P25 294.0k / median 358.0k / P75 447.3k; ratios 0.821/1.249). Financial-products sales at 45-49 are similar (8,738k).
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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