Software Engineering Salaries in Japan

Based on 10 anonymously submitted salaries

Median Salary

$4,204

Salary Range

$2,962 - $7,702

Total Submissions

By Experience Level

Junior (no data)—

Mid$3,651

Senior$4,437

Lead (no data)—

Remote vs Local vs Hybrid

Remote1

Local6

Hybrid3

Recent Salaries

🇯🇵Japan - Site Reliability Engineer

$4,805/month

Software Engineering • Hybrid • Senior (5-10yr)

🇯🇵Japan - Security Engineer

$4,340/month

Software Engineering • Local • Mid (2-5yr)

🇯🇵Japan - Data Engineer

$3,636/month

Software Engineering • Hybrid • Senior (5-10yr)

🇯🇵Japan - Frontend Engineer

$7,702/month

Software Engineering • Hybrid • Senior (5-10yr)

🇯🇵Japan - Embedded Engineer

$2,962/month

Software Engineering • Local • Mid (2-5yr)

🇯🇵Japan - Full Stack Engineer

$4,068/month

Software Engineering • Local • Senior (5-10yr)

🇯🇵Japan - Embedded Engineer

$3,818/month

Software Engineering • Local • Senior (5-10yr)

🇯🇵Japan - QA Automation Engineer

$7,601/month

Software Engineering • Remote • Senior (5-10yr)

🇯🇵Japan - DevOps Engineer

$4,895/month

Software Engineering • Local • Senior (5-10yr)

🇯🇵Japan - Staff Engineer

$3,479/month

Software Engineering • Local • Senior (5-10yr)

Other professions in Japan

Software Engineering Design / UX Marketing / Growth Sales Finance / Accounting Legal Healthcare / Medical Education / Teaching Operations / Management Customer Support Data / Analytics Product Management Content / Writing Consulting Real Estate Construction / Engineering Hospitality / Tourism Other

Planning to relocate to Japan? See the full Japan relocation guide →