How much a Carpenters earns in each prefecture of Japan: monthly pay, annual bonus, working hours, average age. Official survey, all workers (men and women), full-time.
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大工 — Carpenters
| Prefecture | Monthly pay (yen) | Annual bonus (yen) | Hours / month | Avg age | Workers in sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan (all) | 360,300 | 531,300 | 186 | 50.2 | 19,310 |
| Chiba | 485,600 | 499,700 | 183 | 43.6 | 540 |
| Kagawa | 456,700 | 706,600 | 163 | 45 | 20 * |
| Hiroshima | 454,800 | 0 | 168 | 39.5 | 0 * |
| Kanagawa | 447,100 | 79,400 | 178 | 39.6 | 230 |
| Tokyo | 425,900 | 702,100 | 180 | 39.3 | 4,460 |
| Osaka | 411,700 | 162,400 | 200 | 52.6 | 1,380 |
| Nara | 410,500 | 1,086,200 | 154 | 36.2 | 80 * |
| Shizuoka | 381,600 | 102,400 | 188 | 36.1 | 210 |
| Aomori | 369,100 | 125,800 | 225 | 53.5 | 150 * |
| Okayama | 364,800 | 0 | 178 | 58.5 | 10 * |
| Ehime | 364,000 | 549,700 | 192 | 36.8 | 30 * |
| Akita | 362,900 | 573,000 | 177 | 57.5 | 10 * |
| Yamanashi | 361,500 | 708,800 | 173 | 60.2 | 100 * |
| Hyogo | 360,000 | 165,300 | 169 | 40.2 | 500 |
| Tochigi | 357,700 | 486,000 | 225 | 50.9 | 40 * |
| Ibaraki | 356,700 | 385,500 | 173 | 34.5 | 170 * |
| Nagano | 355,500 | 243,100 | 163 | 52.6 | 90 * |
| Ishikawa | 335,000 | 299,600 | 171 | 59.2 | 170 * |
| Kyoto | 335,000 | 1,063,400 | 195 | 42.7 | 420 |
| Shiga | 332,900 | 233,300 | 182 | 34.9 | 40 * |
| Kagoshima | 332,600 | 1,148,000 | 162 | 47.8 | 380 |
| Saitama | 328,500 | 553,300 | 191 | 59 | 7,480 |
| Niigata | 318,100 | 276,300 | 167 | 45.5 | 530 |
| Nagasaki | 306,700 | 850,000 | 195 | 67.5 | 140 * |
| Yamagata | 303,800 | 702,100 | 186 | 35.6 | 130 * |
| Hokkaido | 297,000 | 410,700 | 198 | 42.3 | 260 |
| Okinawa | 287,700 | 380,100 | 172 | 35.3 | 80 * |
| Shimane | 287,000 | 100,000 | 171 | 54.5 | 40 * |
| Gunma | 285,200 | 21,800 | 191 | 53.6 | 30 * |
| Fukui | 280,700 | 671,700 | 206 | 24.5 | 60 * |
| Kumamoto | 277,400 | 414,800 | 166 | 37.5 | 90 * |
| Iwate | 277,100 | 377,600 | 174 | 60.9 | 1,130 |
| Saga | 272,600 | 480,000 | 143 | 68.5 | 10 * |
| Fukuoka | 269,300 | 540,000 | 172 | 25.2 | 140 * |
| Aichi | 267,000 | 86,800 | 198 | 24.7 | 90 * |
| Miyagi | 255,800 | 426,000 | 190 | 47.3 | 10 * |
| Mie | 235,100 | 273,300 | 184 | 33.2 | 30 * |
* fewer than 200 workers in sample — treat as rough
Source: Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Basic Survey on Wage Structure 2025, prefecture × occupation table (一般労働者・都道府県別 第3表 職種（特掲）). Monthly pay = きまって支給する現金給与額 (includes overtime, before tax). Government Standard Terms of Use v2.0.