Average Software Engineer / Developer / Programmer Salary in Japan

The line graph shows Software Engineer / Developer / Programmer 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 Engineer / Developer / Programmer working less than a year in a company, you notice that their annual salary starts around ￥3,456,000.

As the years of experience reaches 1 to 4, there is a significant increase of ￥932,078 which would give a total wage of JPY43,88,078.24.

Once the experience reaches 5-9 years Software Engineer / Developer / Programmer salary would increase again to a total of ￥5,320,818, adding ￥932,740 from the last salary increase.

After reaching the 10-19 year experience in their career, another increase in salary will be added to a total of ￥6,491,650.

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

The most vital skill expected of Software Engineer / Developer / Programmer is Unity Engine which impacts the most than the rest of the skills indicated with a staggering 40% comparatively. Therefore, one’s salary would greatly depend on their skills in Unity Engine.

The skill least likely to affect one’s pay would be C# Programming Language with 3%. It can be said that C# Programming Language skill will unlikely impact the salary.

This combination of a line and the bar graph shows how the experience affects the salary of Software Engineer / Developer / Programmer. 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 ￥3,489,612 whereas the highest earning is ￥6,797,946 which clearly shows the salary increases with the level of expertise.

Late Career person will earn the maximum salary of ￥6,797,946 at 50%. So to summerize, Entry Level earns 23% less than the average salary, Early Career earns 1% more than the average salary, Mid Carrer earns 23% more than the average salary, Late Career earns 50% more than the average salary.