3 roles benchmarked against up to five published 2026 salary guides, with the typical agency fee beside every median.
Median across published Japan salary guides, with the fee stacked on top
Engagement Model
Japan salary benchmarks across every discipline we index
Drawn from the 1500 most recent Engineering & Manufacturing postings we track, at 215 companies hiring in Japan.
State a Japanese Level
Native/Fluent (Native or JLPT N1)
3%
Professional Working Proficiency (JLPT N2)
1%
No mention
95%
State an English Skill
Native/Fluent (TOEIC 945-990)
1%
Professional Working Proficiency (TOEIC 785-944)
3%
Limited Working Proficiency (TOEIC 550-784)
10%
Elementary Proficiency (TOEIC 225-549)
2%
Mentioned, level not specified
4%
No mention
81%
Share of postings stating each term
Semiconductor
20%
Production Engineering
20%
Quality Control
18%
CAD
14%
Excel
12%
Electrical Design
12%
Quality Assurance
12%
Project Management
11%
Mechanical Design
10%
Automotive
8%
Production Management
7%
Equipment Maintenance
7%
PLC
7%
Data Analysis
6%
PowerPoint
5%
Stakeholder Management
5%
Embedded Systems
4%
Robotics
4%
Kaizen
3%
EHS / Safety
3%
Share of postings stating each term
3-4 years of experience
12%
5-9 years of experience
10%
1-2 years of experience
8%
Management experience
6%
University degree
6%
10+ years of experience
3%
