How much a Writers / journalists / editors 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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著述家，記者，編集者 — Writers / journalists / editors
| Prefecture | Monthly pay (yen) | Annual bonus (yen) | Hours / month | Avg age | Workers in sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan (all) | 449,900 | 1,332,700 | 168 | 41.5 | 43,770 |
| Hokkaido | 541,000 | 1,421,800 | 173 | 42.4 | 560 |
| Hiroshima | 526,100 | 1,366,200 | 171 | 39.6 | 450 |
| Tokushima | 525,100 | 1,264,100 | 161 | 43.6 | 230 |
| Ishikawa | 511,100 | 1,496,400 | 178 | 37.1 | 400 |
| Niigata | 505,700 | 1,544,400 | 165 | 40.9 | 450 |
| Shiga | 480,000 | 939,700 | 154 | 43.2 | 140 * |
| Kumamoto | 476,700 | 1,124,800 | 176 | 42.3 | 210 |
| Fukui | 476,400 | 1,566,400 | 165 | 43.3 | 180 * |
| Kyoto | 471,900 | 1,567,500 | 155 | 38.9 | 470 |
| Ehime | 468,700 | 1,164,900 | 161 | 46.9 | 490 |
| Tokyo | 468,000 | 1,483,100 | 167 | 41.2 | 26,440 |
| Okayama | 458,600 | 1,986,200 | 175 | 43 | 400 |
| Yamagata | 458,000 | 1,220,500 | 164 | 39.9 | 110 * |
| Shimane | 449,000 | 1,384,300 | 158 | 44.7 | 130 * |
| Gunma | 445,600 | 1,162,400 | 158 | 40.4 | 140 * |
| Saitama | 441,000 | 769,200 | 168 | 35.8 | 130 * |
| Kanagawa | 439,200 | 464,700 | 189 | 42.3 | 880 |
| Miyagi | 437,000 | 1,209,100 | 178 | 40.3 | 370 |
| Osaka | 429,400 | 1,094,100 | 167 | 42.4 | 2,550 |
| Nara | 425,200 | 767,300 | 158 | 46.2 | 140 * |
| Fukuoka | 418,100 | 959,800 | 155 | 39.4 | 420 |
| Wakayama | 417,500 | 821,800 | 168 | 45.5 | 130 * |
| Tottori | 417,200 | 1,289,100 | 174 | 42.1 | 160 * |
| Kagoshima | 415,400 | 1,179,800 | 166 | 44.9 | 260 |
| Miyazaki | 410,600 | 1,248,500 | 174 | 40 | 130 * |
| Tochigi | 410,100 | 1,175,800 | 155 | 42.1 | 90 * |
| Aichi | 408,200 | 1,333,400 | 174 | 42.5 | 1,630 |
| Yamanashi | 407,000 | 1,140,900 | 161 | 37.2 | 150 * |
| Shizuoka | 406,800 | 507,400 | 163 | 37 | 990 |
| Kochi | 405,500 | 1,079,100 | 151 | 40.8 | 170 * |
| Aomori | 402,200 | 1,208,600 | 166 | 42 | 280 |
| Toyama | 401,500 | 1,412,600 | 179 | 42.5 | 160 * |
| Iwate | 400,000 | 1,241,500 | 161 | 41.7 | 330 |
| Okinawa | 388,900 | 667,800 | 172 | 42.2 | 270 |
| Kagawa | 386,700 | 1,510,600 | 160 | 44.6 | 190 * |
| Fukushima | 379,400 | 1,199,600 | 175 | 39.3 | 310 |
| Gifu | 376,100 | 1,284,400 | 166 | 41.9 | 170 * |
| Akita | 370,900 | 1,175,300 | 179 | 38 | 290 |
| Mie | 370,300 | 893,900 | 178 | 42.1 | 70 * |
| Saga | 368,200 | 1,139,400 | 167 | 38.7 | 110 * |
| Yamaguchi | 365,700 | 886,600 | 189 | 42.7 | 170 * |
| Nagasaki | 361,800 | 933,500 | 163 | 39.7 | 180 * |
| Nagano | 354,800 | 950,800 | 174 | 46.3 | 850 |
| Ibaraki | 349,800 | 906,700 | 161 | 41.9 | 130 * |
| Oita | 338,200 | 916,500 | 184 | 35.2 | 70 * |
| Hyogo | 318,600 | 894,300 | 174 | 44.7 | 850 |
| Chiba | 305,000 | 302,400 | 158 | 45.1 | 360 |
* 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.