Japan sources
Official sources and calculation methods used for CampCareer's Japan salary, student-cost, tuition, work and study information.
General-worker earnings
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
- Method
- Monthly scheduled cash earnings and total cash earnings are multiplied by twelve, producing JPY 4,124,520–5,628,852.
- Coverage and limits
- A pay-component comparison for general workers, not an individual percentile distribution.
Private-sector annual mean
National Tax Agency
- Method
- The calculation layer stores the official JPY 4.78 million average for employees who worked throughout the calendar year.
- Coverage and limits
- Private-sector salary earners covered by the tax survey; not a graduate starting salary.
International-student living costs
Study in Japan / JASSO
- Method
- The range uses the regional monthly averages from Shikoku at JPY 80,000 to Tokyo at JPY 130,000, with a national comparison value of JPY 105,000.
- Coverage and limits
- Privately financed international students; study and research costs are excluded.
First-year academic fees
Study in Japan / JASSO
- Method
- The range uses approximate first-year admission and tuition totals for national and private non-medical undergraduate study.
- Coverage and limits
- It is a first-year total, not recurring tuition alone; medicine, dentistry and pharmacy can be much higher.
Regional minimum wages
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
- Method
- The comparison layer stores the population-weighted national average of JPY 1,121 per hour.
- Coverage and limits
- Japan has prefectural statutory rates rather than one uniform national rate; the workplace prefecture controls the actual floor.
Student work permission
Study in Japan / JASSO
- Method
- The headline stores 28 hours per week and eight hours per day during long school holidays.
- Coverage and limits
- Permission for activity outside status is required and adult-entertainment work is prohibited.
Visa fee
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Method
- The calculation layer stores the approximate JPY 15,000 single-entry visa fee applying from 1 July 2026.
- Coverage and limits
- Nationality-based exemptions, different fees and local-currency collection can apply.
Last reviewed 6 August 2026. A national range describes its source population or stated planning scenario; it does not predict an individual's salary, expenses, admission, employment or visa outcome.