Real minimum wages at constant prices — Statutory minimum wages in Japan
Japan: Real minimum wages at constant prices — Statutory minimum wages was 14,892 US dollars, exchange rate converted in 2025. ▲ Rising
Real minimum wages at constant prices — Statutory minimum wages in Japan, 1977–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in US dollars, exchange rate converted.
Analysis
The most recent figure for real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages in Japan is 14,892 US dollars, exchange rate converted, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages in Japan peaked at 14,892 US dollars, exchange rate converted in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6,261 US dollars, exchange rate converted, in 1977.
That places Japan 13th out of 26 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6,576 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 6,261 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 6,893 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 3 |
| 1980s | 7,617 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 6,800 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 8,306 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 10 |
| 1990s | 9,255 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 8,306 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 10,162 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,869 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 10,397 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 11,489 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,591 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 11,767 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 13,698 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,369 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 14,017 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 14,892 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 6 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 10 Israel 21,400 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare
- 11 Spain 18,731 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare
- 12 United States of America 15,080 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare
- 14 Portugal 13,763 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare
- 15 Greece 13,724 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare
- 16 Malta 13,032 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare
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- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), annual growth rate -4.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.874 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita 29,538 current LCU per person (2024)
- Special drawing rights per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.0047 (2025)
- Domestic currency per Special drawing rights (End-of-period (EoP)) 214.05 (2025)
- Domestic currency per US dollar (End-of-period (EoP)) 156.3 (2025)
- US dollar per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.0064 (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages in Japan?
- Real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages in Japan was 14,892 US dollars, exchange rate converted in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 14,892 US dollars, exchange rate converted in 2025.
- What is the lowest real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,261 US dollars, exchange rate converted in 1977.
- How does Japan rank for real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages?
- Japan ranks 13th out of 26 countries with data for 2025.
- Is real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Real minimum wages at constant prices — Statutory minimum wages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Real minimum wages are statutory minimum wages converted into a common hourly and annual pay period for the 30 OECD countries and two other non-member countries for which they are available. Real hourly and annual minimum wages are calculated first by deflating the series using the consumer price index taking 2024 as the base year then converted into common currency units 1) US dollars (USD) and 2) USD using Purchasing Power Parities (PPPs) for private consumption expenditures in 2024.