2025 Ranking of Average Annual Income by Prefecture in Japan!

March 30, 2025 / Japan Life

What is the average annual income for each prefecture and region in Japan? The well-known Japanese job recruitment website Doda compiled average annual income data from approximately 600,000 people registered with the doda service between September 2023 and August 2024. The results provide rankings for each prefecture and the average annual income for seven regions (Kanto, Tokai, Kansai, Chugoku/Shikoku, Hokuriku/Shinetsu, Hokkaido/Tohoku, and Kyushu/Okinawa).

The prefecture with the highest average annual income is Tokyo (4.71 million yen), maintaining its top position from the previous year. In Tokyo, the average annual income for men is 5.34 million yen, and for women, it is 4.15 million yen, with both genders ranking the highest.

The top five prefectures are all located in the Kanto region: Kanagawa Prefecture in second place (4.52 million yen), Chiba Prefecture in third (4.35 million yen), Saitama Prefecture in fourth (4.26 million yen), and Ibaraki Prefecture in fifth (4.24 million yen). The average annual income for these five prefectures increased by more than 100,000 yen compared to the previous year.

The average annual income increased in 44 prefectures compared to the previous year, with the largest increases seen in Kanagawa Prefecture and Nagasaki Prefecture (3.86 million yen), both of which saw a rise of 170,000 yen from the previous year.

By region, the highest average annual income is in the Kanto region (4.51 million yen), followed by the Tokai region (4.13 million yen), Kansai region (4.07 million yen), Chugoku/Shikoku region (3.86 million yen), Hokuriku/Shinetsu region (3.85 million yen), Hokkaido/Tohoku region (3.81 million yen), and Kyushu/Okinawa region (3.80 million yen). Among these, the region with the largest increase in average annual income compared to the previous year is the Kanto region, with an increase of 150,000 yen.


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Average Annual Income in the Kanto Region (Ibaraki, Tochigi, Gunma, Saitama, Chiba, Tokyo, Kanagawa, Yamanashi)

PrefectureAverage Annual Income
AllMenWomen
Tokyo4.71 million yen5.34 million yen4.15 million yen
Kanagawa4.52 million yen5.18 million yen3.83 million yen
Chiba4.35 million yen4.96 million yen3.67 million yen
Saitama4.26 million yen4.84 million yen3.60 million yen
Ibaraki4.24 million yen4.76 million yen3.49 million yen
Tochigi4.15 million yen4.64 million yen3.44 million yen
Gunma3.95 million yen4.43 million yen3.31 million yen
Yamanashi3.92 million yen4.39 million yen3.26 million yen

Average Annual Income in the Tokai Region (Gifu, Shizuoka, Aichi, Mie)

PrefectureAverage Annual Income
AllMenWomen
Aichi4.18 million yen4.77 million yen3.48 million yen
Shizuoka4.07 million yen4.56 million yen3.37 million yen
Mie4.04 million yen4.51 million yen3.36 million yen
Gifu4.00 million yen4.50 million yen3.31 million yen

Average Annual Income in the Kansai Region (Shiga, Kyoto, Osaka, Hyogo, Nara, Wakayama)

PrefectureAverage Annual Income
AllMenWomen
Shiga4.15 million yen4.69 million yen3.43 million yen
Hyogo4.14 million yen4.74 million yen3.49 million yen
Osaka4.07 million yen4.58 million yen3.54 million yen
Kyoto4.02 million yen4.58 million yen3.47 million yen
Nara4.02 million yen4.58 million yen3.37 million yen
Wakayama3.80 million yen4.20 million yen3.25 million yen

Average Annual Income in the Chugoku and Shikoku Region (Tottori, Shimane, Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tokushima, Kagawa, Ehime, Kochi)

PrefectureAverage Annual Income
AllMenWomen
Yamaguchi3.99 million yen4.40 million yen3.39 million yen
Hiroshima3.93 million yen4.47 million yen3.30 million yen
Kagawa3.88 million yen4.37 million yen3.29 million yen
Okayama3.85 million yen4.37 million yen3.25 million yen
Ehime3.81 million yen4.30 million yen3.19 million yen
Tokushima3.76 million yen4.17 million yen3.28 million yen
Shimane3.71 million yen4.05 million yen3.22 million yen
Tottori3.64 million yen4.01 million yen3.17 million yen
Kochi3.55 million yen3.90 million yen3.18 million yen

Average Annual Income in the Hokuriku Region (Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Nagano)

PrefectureAverage Annual Income
AllMenWomen
Fukui3.95 million yen4.42 million yen3.31 million yen
Ishikawa3.94 million yen4.46 million yen3.32 million yen
Nagano3.93 million yen4.39 million yen3.31 million yen
Toyama3.87 million yen4.39 million yen3.24 million yen
Niigata3.68 million yen4.12 million yen3.12 million yen

Average Annual Income in the Hokkaido and Tohoku Region (Hokkaido, Aomori, Iwate, Miyagi, Akita, Yamagata, Fukushima)

PrefectureAverage Annual Income
AllMenWomen
Hokkaido3.86 million yen4.33 million yen3.30 million yen
Fukushima3.85 million yen4.29 million yen3.23 million yen
Miyagi3.79 million yen4.29 million yen3.27 million yen
Iwate3.73 million yen4.10 million yen3.22 million yen
Aomori3.71 million yen4.06 million yen3.19 million yen
Akita3.71 million yen4.07 million yen3.25 million yen
Yamagata3.70 million yen4.08 million yen3.21 million yen

Average Annual Income in the Kyushu and Okinawa Region (Fukuoka, Saga, Nagasaki, Kumamoto, Oita, Miyazaki, Kagoshima, Okinawa)

PrefectureAverage Annual Income
AllMenWomen
Fukuoka3.86 million yen4.37 million yen3.33 million yen
Nagasaki3.86 million yen4.25 million yen3.33 million yen
Kumamoto3.78 million yen4.24 million yen3.22 million yen
Oita3.77 million yen4.20 million yen3.25 million yen
Miyazaki3.75 million yen4.12 million yen3.22 million yen
Saga3.69 million yen4.14 million yen3.15 million yen
Kagoshima3.68 million yen4.10 million yen3.16 million yen
Okinawa3.59 million yen3.96 million yen3.18 million yen
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