Japan: average minimum wage per hour by prefecture 2024

In the fiscal year 2024, Tokyo Prefecture recorded the highest minimum wage across Japan, with 1,163 Japanese yen per hour. Akita was the prefecture with the lowest hourly minimum wage.

Average minimum wage per hour in Japan in fiscal year 2024, by prefecture (in Japanese yen)

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October 2024

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Japan

Survey time period

fiscal year 2024; the Japanese fiscal year starts on April 1 of the stated year and ends on March 31 of the following year

Supplementary notes

The source does not provide an exact publication date. Date given here is the day of data access.

100 Japanese yen equal 0.69 U.S. dollars or 0.62 euros as of October 2024.

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Average minimum wage per hour in Japan in fiscal year 2024, by prefecture (in Japanese yen)

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