Japan Administration & Business Support Salary Guide 2026

5 roles benchmarked against up to five published 2026 salary guides, with the typical agency fee beside every median.

Salary Consensus by Role

Median across published Japan salary guides, with the fee stacked on top

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1 USD = ¥157.25, European Central Bank rate for Oct 30, 2026

Role	Median	Range (Low to High)	Guides	Agency Fee (35%)	Total Cost
Office Manager	￥10,000,000≈ $63,590	￥8,000,000 to ￥12,000,000≈ $50,870 to $76,310	2	￥3,500,000≈ $22,260	￥13,500,000≈ $85,850
Executive Assistant	￥8,000,000≈ $50,870	￥6,000,000 to ￥10,000,000≈ $38,160 to $63,590	2	￥2,800,000≈ $17,810	￥10,800,000≈ $68,680
Legal Secretary	￥6,750,000≈ $42,930	￥5,000,000 to ￥8,000,000≈ $31,800 to $50,870	2	￥2,362,500≈ $15,020	￥9,112,500≈ $57,950
Office Administrator	￥5,750,000≈ $36,570	￥4,500,000 to ￥6,500,000≈ $28,620 to $41,340	2	￥2,012,500≈ $12,800	￥7,762,500≈ $49,360
Receptionist	￥4,775,000≈ $30,370	￥3,600,000 to ￥6,000,000≈ $22,890 to $38,160	2	￥1,671,250≈ $10,630	￥6,446,250≈ $40,990

What Japan Employers Ask For

Drawn from the 1362 Administration & Business Support postings we track, at 434 companies hiring in Japan.

State a Japanese Level

Native/Fluent (Native or JLPT N1)
7%
Professional Working Proficiency (JLPT N2)
3%
No mention
90%

State an English Skill

Native/Fluent (TOEIC 945-990)
2%
Professional Working Proficiency (TOEIC 785-944)
9%
Limited Working Proficiency (TOEIC 550-784)
2%
Mentioned, level not specified
5%
No mention
81%

Skills Employers Name

Share of postings stating each term

Excel
33%
Phone / Visitor Support
20%
PowerPoint
14%
Document Preparation
14%
Stakeholder Management
12%
Reception
11%
Schedule Management
11%
Project Management
11%
Data Analysis
8%
General Affairs
5%

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Executive Support
5%
Travel Arrangements
4%
Expense Processing
4%
Office Management
3%

Stated Requirements

Share of postings stating each term

3-4 years of experience
13%
1-2 years of experience
9%
Management experience
9%
University degree
6%
5-9 years of experience
6%

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