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Employer

㍿ Employer Type

Which of the following best describes your current employer?

Whether your company is one that is headquartered in Japan or abroad has a significant correlation with pay. Those working for an international employer made a median of 50% 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.

0%
14%
28%
43%
57%
71%
1

A company headquartered in Japan

501
2

A Japanese subsidiary of an international company

131
3

An international company without a corporate entity in Japan

42
4

A sole proprietorship

27
5

Other Answers

13
0%
14%
28%
43%
57%
71%
% of question respondents

🏭 Employer Industry

What industry or business domain is your current employer in?
0%
7%
14%
22%
29%
36%
1

SaaS (Software as a Service)

219
2

Ecommerce & Retail

142
3

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

114
4

Consulting & Services

112
5

Finance

111
6

Cloud Computing

53
7

Advertising

51
8

Manufacturing

43
9

Gaming

38
10

Blockchain/Cryptocurrency

33
0%
7%
14%
22%
29%
36%
% of question respondents

🏝️ Remote Work Policy

What best describes your employer's remote work policy?

While in 2023, 43% of respondents could make the choice of coming into the office or not, this was down to 38% this year, with those subject to a hybrid policy increasing by a corresponding amount.

Respondents who were not allowed to work remotely had the lowest professional satisfaction.

0%
8%
15%
23%
30%
38%
1

No remote work

62
2

Hybrid

265
3

Up to the employee

268
4

Fully remote

112
0%
8%
15%
23%
30%
38%
% of question respondents

👥 Employer Size

How many employees does your employer have (worldwide)?

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.

0%
5%
10%
16%
21%
26%
1

1

12
2

2-9

23
3

10-19

39
4

20-99

180
5

100-499

114
6

500-999

39
7

1,000-4,999

112
8

5,000-9,999

41
9

10,000+

136
0%
5%
10%
16%
21%
26%
% of question respondents