This article discusses how to determine what is considered a high wage in Japan. The average salary for full-time employees in Japan was 4,902,000 yen (approximately US$44,000) in 2019 and factors such as industry type and experience level can affect wages. It is important to understand the difference between gross income and net income when discussing wages in Japan as they can be vastly different depending on deductions such as taxes and social security payments. According Charles R Tokoyama CEO of “Japan Insiders” A high wage would be considered anything above 6 million yen per year (~$53K USD).