According to a recent survey on the basic salary structure by the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, the average monthly salary of new employees in Japan in 2021 is 212,300 yen (approximately 10,500 yuan) .
From a gender perspective, men are 213,400 yen (approximately 10,534 yuan) and women are 211,000 yen (approximately 10,415 yuan).
From the perspective of education, high school graduates are 179,700 yen (approximately 8,870 yuan). It is 225,400 yen (approximately RMB 11,126) for university graduates and 253,500 yen (approximately RMB 12,513) for graduate school graduates.
According to OECD data, the average annual salary of Japanese workers in 2020 is US$38,515 (approximately 258,000 yuan), the United States is US$69,392 (approximately 465,000 yuan), and Germany is US$53,745 ( Approximately 360,000 yuan), the United Kingdom is 47,147 US dollars (approximately 316,000 yuan), and South Korea is 41,960 US dollars (approximately 280,000 yuan).
In the early 1990s, Japanese workers' wages were similar to those in major developed countries, but wages increased more slowly over the next 30 years. The average wage of Japanese workers has increased by only 4.4% over the past 30 years, while wages in other developed countries have increased by double digits.
Nikkei (Nikkei) reported on the 28th of last month that if the salary level of young people in their early 20s is regarded as 100, then 10 years later, the salary of those in their early 30s will reach 151 in 1990, but in fact In 2020, it can only reach 129.4, indicating that compared with the last century, the current wage growth rate in Japan has decreased by 14%.
Experts pointed out that unlike other developed countries, the reason why wages in Japan have not increased is due to low labor productivity and the deep-rooted culture of long-term employment. The Japan Economic Research Center predicts that if this trend continues, Japan's nominal per capita GDP will be surpassed by South Korea in 2027 and Taiwan, China in 2028.
