Teacher Salary Information - Japan

In Japan, public school teachers are paid paid by the Prefectural Government. In 2005, the average salary for an elementary teacher is equivalent to $45,515 USD. Japanese teachers are the 5th best paid behind Luxembourg, Switzerland, Germany and Korea.

The following table details the salaries for teachers, head teachers and principals employeed in the public school system in Japan. The data is from 2001-2002.

Grade Teachers Yen (a month) Head-Teachers Yen (a month) Principal Yen(a month) 1 278,500 413,300 2 156,500 292,500 422,400 3 175,000 306,700 431,100 4 184,200 320,900 439,800 5 195,300 335,000 448,200 6 202,500 348,600 456,200 7 210,100 359,500 464,410 8 217,900 369,500 471,500 9 226,100 379,900 478,700 10 237,600 389,000 485,600 11 249,800 397,700 492,280 12 262,000 406,100 500,100 13 275,000 414,400 506,800 14 288,200 422,200 512,100 15 301,700 429,900 516,200 16 315,700 437,300 17 329,700 444,300 18 342,700 451,000 19 352,900 457,700 20 362,900 463,800 21 372,900 469,300 22 381,400 474,100 23 389,800 478,400 24 397,600 482,200 25 404,700 485,400 26 411,200 488,400 27 417,000 28 422,400 29 427,400 30 432,300 31 437,100 32 441,300 33 445,500 34 449,700 35 453,300 36 455,900