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Nippon Pulse — a map-first platform that places Japan's regional data and realtime information side by side
Median individual annual income (estimated, Employment Status Survey)
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Economy · National ranking
Individual income (median)
As of 2022
Official latest
The midpoint of workers’ annual income — not skewed by high earners.
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USD ≈ at ¥161/$ (reference rate)
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Tokyo
≈ $24K
2
Kanagawa
≈ $22K
3
Chiba
≈ $20K
4
Saitama
≈ $20K
5
Aichi
≈ $20K
6
Hyogo
≈ $19K
7
Hiroshima
≈ $18K
8
Osaka
≈ $18K
9
Toyama
≈ $18K
10
Mie
≈ $18K
11
Tochigi
≈ $18K
12
Ibaraki
≈ $18K
13
Ishikawa
≈ $18K
14
Shizuoka
≈ $18K
15
Shiga
≈ $18K
16
Fukui
≈ $18K
17
Gunma
≈ $18K
18
Yamaguchi
≈ $18K
19
Nara
≈ $18K
20
Kagawa
≈ $18K
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