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 Retail postings we track, at 113 companies hiring in Japan.
State a Japanese Level
Native/Fluent (Native or JLPT N1)
1%
Professional Working Proficiency (JLPT N2)
3%
No mention
96%
State an English Skill
Native/Fluent (TOEIC 945-990)
2%
Professional Working Proficiency (TOEIC 785-944)
2%
Limited Working Proficiency (TOEIC 550-784)
1%
Mentioned, level not specified
1%
No mention
95%
Share of postings stating each term
Customer Service
60%
Store Operations
46%
Staff Training
37%
Excel
30%
Buying
28%
Inventory Management
10%
Sales Planning
7%
Merchandising
6%
Visual Merchandising
4%
Area Management
3%
E-commerce
3%
Share of postings stating each term
University degree
28%
3-4 years of experience
11%
Management experience
11%
1-2 years of experience
10%
Same-industry experience
4%
5-9 years of experience
3%
