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Compensation

💰 Total Compensation

What is your current total annual compensation from your current employer?

The median total compensation of respondents was ¥8.5 million, the same as last year. However, among the most junior and senior respondents, the median compensation decreased. Those with 1-3 years of experience saw the largest drop, with a 38% decrease in the median compensation.

0%
6%
11%
17%
23%
29%
1

Under ¥2.9m

27
2

¥3.0-5.9m

128
3

¥6.0-8.9m

192
4

¥9.0-11.9m

136
5

¥12.0-14.9m

71
6

¥15.0-19.9m

54
7

¥20.0-29.9m

40
8

¥30.0-49.9m

19
9

Over ¥50.0m

5
0%
6%
11%
17%
23%
29%
% of question respondents

Paid Leave Percentage

What percentage of your paid leave do you anticipate you'll use this year?

55% of respondents anticipated they'd use at least 80% of their paid leave. Among respondents who engineering colleagues were all Japanese, this dropped to 47%, while among those who had no Japanese colleagues, it increased to 64%.

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11%
22%
33%
44%
55%
1

0-19%

66
2

20-39%

50
3

40-59%

85
4

60-79%

107
5

80-100%

381
0%
11%
22%
33%
44%
55%
% of question respondents

🍣 Most Important Benefit

Besides your salary, which benefit offered by your employer is the most important to you?

49% of respondents said remote work was their most important benefit, taking the top spot with no overtime a distant second at 12%.

The more remote a company's work policy, the more likely respondents were to say remote work was their most important benefit. While 36% of respondents working in a hybrid environment said it was their most important benefit, 72% of those in a fully remotely environment said the same.

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10%
20%
29%
39%
49%
1

Remote work

319
2

No overtime

77
3

Generous vacation policy

58
4

RSUs or stock options

52
5

Housing allowance or support

44
6

Food and drinks (free or subsidized)

34
7

Japanese lessons (free or subsidized)

25
8

Training (free or subsidized)

19
9

Company clubs or activities

14
10

Books (free or subsidized)

11
0%
10%
20%
29%
39%
49%
% of question respondents