Average Software Developer Salary in Japan

The line graph shows Software Developer salary in Japan on an annual basis. In this graph specifically, it is indicated that as the years of experience increases, so does their wages.

For Software Developer working less than a year in a company, you notice that their annual salary starts around ￥3,185,607.

As the years of experience reaches 1 to 4, there is a significant increase of ￥1,041,349 which would give a total wage of JPY42,26,955.11.

Once the experience reaches 5-9 years Software Developer salary would increase again to a total of ￥6,275,626, adding ￥2,048,671 from the last salary increase.

After reaching the 10-19 year experience in their career, decrease in salary is noted to a total of ￥11,814,000.

The bar graph data indicates the importance of specific skills which can have a direct impact on Software Developer's salary. It clearly highlights the skills needed for a post of Software Developer when hired by an employer.

The most vital skill expected of Software Developer is PHP which impacts the most than the rest of the skills indicated with a staggering 59% comparatively. Therefore, one’s salary would greatly depend on their skills in PHP.

The skill least likely to affect one’s pay would be JavaScript with 1%. It can be said that JavaScript skill will unlikely impact the salary.

This combination of a line and the bar graph shows how the experience affects the salary of Software Developer. Companies are considering factors like training and education directly affecting the salary offered to you as an employee. The line graph shows the salary increment with the increase in experience whereas the bar graph shows the comparision of how the salary is getting affected based on experience level.

As shown in the trends, lowest earning is ￥3,259,565 whereas the highest earning is ￥12,359,182 which clearly shows the salary increases with the level of expertise.

Late Career person will earn the maximum salary of ￥12,359,182 at 173%. So to summerize, Entry Level earns 28% less than the average salary, Early Career earns 4% less than the average salary, Mid Carrer earns 43% more than the average salary, Late Career earns 173% more than the average salary.