Earning Power

Japan—All Respondents
Annualized Salary by Department
Department n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Administration/
general management 13 3% 6,500,000 7,000,000 8,000,000 7,526,769
Consulting 21 5% 6,000,000 9,000,000 11,000,000 8,716,571
Customer service/
public relations 6 2% -- -- -- --
Engineering 49 12% 5,200,000 7,000,000 8,000,000 6,920,432
Finance 11 3% 6,000,000 7,500,000 10,000,000 8,018,182
Human resources 4 1% -- -- -- --
Information technology/
information systems 179 45% 5,654,706 6,820,000 8,400,000 7,250,733
Operations/manufacturing 5 1% -- -- -- --
Project management
department or PMO 70 18% 6,624,000 8,000,000 10,000,000 8,333,524
Quality management 9 2% -- -- -- --
Research and development 19 5% 5,600,000 6,790,000 8,500,000 7,630,526
Sales/marketing 5 1% -- -- -- --
Supply chain
management/logistics 2 1% -- -- -- --
Training/education 1 * -- -- -- --
Other 4 1% -- -- -- --
Annualized Salary by Industry
Industry n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Aerospace 4 1% -- -- -- --
Business services 5 1% -- -- -- --
Construction 5 1% -- -- -- --
Consulting 16 4% 7,250,000 9,250,000 10,000,000 8,666,125
Engineering 37 9% 5,000,000 6,600,000 8,000,000 6,774,275
Financial services 24 6% 6,600,000 8,750,000 11,100,000 9,105,086
Food and beverage 1 * -- -- -- --
Government 8 2% -- -- -- --
Healthcare 4 1% -- -- -- --
Information technology 221 56% 6,000,000 7,000,000 8,000,000 7,262,766
Insurance 11 3% 7,000,000 9,000,000 11,500,000 8,854,631
Legal -- -- -- -- -- --
Manufacturing 19 5% 5,000,000 7,000,000 8,100,000 7,280,646
Pharmaceuticals 8 2% -- -- -- --
Real estate -- -- -- -- -- --
Resources (agriculture,
mining, etc.) -- -- -- -- -- --
Telecommunications 24 6% 6,000,000 7,000,000 9,000,000 7,562,500
Training/Education 2 1% -- -- -- --
Utility 1 * -- -- -- --
Other 8 2% -- -- -- --
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