How much a Painters / sign makers 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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画工，塗装・看板制作従事者 — Painters / sign makers
| Prefecture | Monthly pay (yen) | Annual bonus (yen) | Hours / month | Avg age | Workers in sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan (all) | 348,600 | 794,200 | 179 | 41.6 | 55,570 |
| Hyogo | 500,500 | 502,200 | 167 | 41 | 4,350 |
| Shizuoka | 479,900 | 1,724,400 | 202 | 42.9 | 1,380 |
| Yamaguchi | 408,000 | 1,493,200 | 191 | 42.1 | 560 |
| Chiba | 400,100 | 1,237,500 | 180 | 39.4 | 1,400 |
| Okayama | 399,600 | 1,223,000 | 179 | 43.3 | 620 |
| Aichi | 390,500 | 1,316,400 | 189 | 42.9 | 10,140 |
| Kanagawa | 380,500 | 754,400 | 179 | 40.6 | 940 |
| Oita | 368,900 | 749,700 | 190 | 39.1 | 580 |
| Fukuoka | 366,500 | 883,400 | 180 | 45.6 | 1,150 |
| Miyagi | 357,900 | 828,900 | 189 | 43 | 390 |
| Shiga | 352,600 | 1,232,800 | 181 | 43.9 | 360 |
| Kyoto | 345,800 | 800,800 | 180 | 41 | 1,370 |
| Saitama | 344,000 | 695,400 | 176 | 47.2 | 1,660 |
| Nagasaki | 340,200 | 804,000 | 178 | 41.3 | 160 * |
| Iwate | 337,500 | 695,300 | 187 | 49.5 | 1,360 |
| Hiroshima | 334,600 | 508,600 | 186 | 44 | 2,940 |
| Yamanashi | 334,000 | 2,226,500 | 157 | 59.5 | 40 * |
| Osaka | 333,500 | 812,900 | 180 | 42.6 | 1,580 |
| Ibaraki | 331,000 | 781,400 | 176 | 39.9 | 1,940 |
| Gunma | 329,100 | 850,200 | 178 | 39.7 | 820 |
| Ishikawa | 327,400 | 888,900 | 190 | 39.3 | 780 |
| Kagawa | 326,800 | 516,600 | 195 | 43.4 | 180 * |
| Tochigi | 325,700 | 1,047,400 | 169 | 42.8 | 1,120 |
| Fukushima | 320,400 | 792,400 | 187 | 46.9 | 740 |
| Toyama | 319,900 | 728,100 | 173 | 41.9 | 90 * |
| Mie | 318,600 | 1,197,900 | 177 | 40.9 | 360 |
| Ehime | 314,200 | 663,400 | 204 | 43.4 | 1,600 |
| Nara | 309,600 | 498,400 | 216 | 38.3 | 90 * |
| Kumamoto | 308,800 | 536,200 | 196 | 38.9 | 90 * |
| Gifu | 303,700 | 620,700 | 171 | 45.8 | 1,510 |
| Shimane | 296,600 | 980,000 | 168 | 42.2 | 80 * |
| Tokushima | 289,400 | 458,100 | 167 | 42.2 | 80 * |
| Hokkaido | 286,800 | 406,800 | 179 | 43.7 | 600 |
| Tottori | 285,100 | 693,700 | 168 | 44.7 | 50 * |
| Niigata | 284,300 | 751,100 | 178 | 47.7 | 880 |
| Aomori | 283,700 | 395,800 | 185 | 44.7 | 690 |
| Akita | 282,300 | 919,100 | 183 | 46.2 | 100 * |
| Tokyo | 279,000 | 311,800 | 161 | 34.9 | 8,640 |
| Kochi | 276,700 | 1,090,600 | 170 | 39.9 | 90 * |
| Miyazaki | 274,800 | 608,700 | 162 | 47.3 | 100 * |
| Fukui | 270,100 | 389,700 | 176 | 43.9 | 840 |
| Saga | 265,200 | 464,400 | 191 | 36.5 | 590 |
| Kagoshima | 261,500 | 628,900 | 179 | 43.2 | 210 |
| Okinawa | 260,800 | 399,300 | 175 | 35.7 | 340 |
| Wakayama | 260,500 | 997,400 | 197 | 38.8 | 340 |
| Yamagata | 258,400 | 479,000 | 178 | 45 | 920 |
| Nagano | 251,900 | 691,200 | 181 | 42.3 | 740 |
* 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.