Link to section🏢 Employer Type
Internationally headquartered companies paid better than Japanese ones. Those working for an international employer made a median of 47% more than those working for a Japanese employer.
The difference is negligible among inexperienced respondents. However, those with 10-20 years of experience who are working for an international company have a median compensation that is at least 75% higher than those at a domestic company.
Link to section🏭 Employer Industry
The gaming and education industries had the lowest compensation, with respondents making a median of ¥8 million, while the human resources industry had the highest, with a median of ¥15.5 million.
37% of respondents in the gaming industry always used Japanese with their colleagues, the highest percentage of any industry.
Link to section👥 Employer Size
While only 20% of respondents worked at a company with more than 10,000 employees, 54% of respondents making ¥20 million or more worked at such a company.
Link to sectionEmployment Status
Those who were employed as a permanent employee had a median compensation of ¥9.5 million, while those as contract employees or temporary workers had a median compensation of ¥6.5 million.
Link to section🧑💼️ Role
The total compensation of respondents varied significantly by role among junior respondents but less so among senior respondents. For respondents with 1-3 years of professional experience, full-stack developers had a median compensation of ¥4.5 million, whereas data scientists or machine learning specicialists had a median compensation of ¥8.5 million. For senior respondents with 10+ years of experience, the median compensation was ¥10.5 million for full-stack developers and ¥11.5 for data scientists or machine learning specialists.
Link to section💴 Total Compensation
The median total compensation of respondents was ¥8.5 million, the same as last year. 10% of respondents made ¥20 million or more.