What is my hourly wage?
¥1,847 net per paid hour
Example: ¥350,000 gross a month, 40 hours a week. For each hour actually worked: ¥2,061.
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Questions about pay and money in Japan
Quick answers with the 2026 rules. Each one opens a page with the calculator already set up for it and a short article; change the inputs there for your own answer.
How much is left of my salary?
Gross a year → net a month. Single, aged 35, no children, 14 salaries a year, 2026 rules.
- ¥2,500,000¥144,836 a month
- ¥3,000,000¥171,907 a month
- ¥3,500,000¥198,913 a month
- ¥4,000,000¥227,595 a month
- ¥4,500,000¥254,127 a month
- ¥5,000,000¥280,593 a month
- ¥5,500,000¥308,554 a month
- ¥6,000,000¥331,891 a month
- ¥6,500,000¥358,241 a month
- ¥7,000,000¥379,762 a month
- ¥7,500,000¥402,531 a month
- ¥8,000,000¥425,301 a month
- ¥8,500,000¥444,801 a month
- ¥9,000,000¥466,504 a month
- ¥10,000,000¥513,121 a month
- ¥11,000,000¥559,155 a month
- ¥12,000,000¥602,875 a month
- ¥15,000,000¥723,524 a month
What do I take home part-time?
¥209,770 net a month
Example: ¥350,000 gross full-time. You keep 76.4% of the full-time net pay for 75% of the hours.
How much unemployment benefit would I get?
¥6,630 a day for 180 days (about 50–80% of your daily wage, tax-free)
Example: ¥350,000 gross a month, age 35, single. Total ¥1,193,400.
How much notice must my employer give?
30 days (or 30 days’ pay)
The same whatever the length of service.
When can I retire?
At 65, or from 60 with a cut
Born in 1991: earliest pension at 60 with a 24.0% cut; full pension at 65.
What is my money worth after inflation?
¥100,000 from 2016 = ¥116,300 today
Prices rose 16.3% since 2016, by the official consumer price index. Any year since 2006.