ED1-4 Schedule · Grade (俸給表 · 級) Salary
教育職（一） 4級 — Education I. National university faculty (legacy — mostly transitioned to corporate status but tables remain authoritative for related entities).
Step-by-step pay table
| Step (号俸) | Annual | Monthly (approx) | Hourly (approx) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ￥5,703,600 | ￥475,300 | ￥2,742 |
| 2 | ￥5,809,200 | ￥484,100 | ￥2,793 |
| 3 | ￥5,912,400 | ￥492,700 | ￥2,843 |
| 4 | ￥6,013,200 | ￥501,100 | ￥2,891 |
| 5 | ￥6,114,000 | ￥509,500 | ￥2,939 |
| 6 | ￥6,210,000 | ￥517,500 | ￥2,986 |
| 7 | ￥6,300,000 | ￥525,000 | ￥3,029 |
| 8 | ￥6,386,400 | ￥532,200 | ￥3,070 |
| 9 | ￥6,469,200 | ￥539,100 | ￥3,110 |
| 10 | ￥6,540,000 | ￥545,000 | ￥3,144 |
| 11 | ￥6,595,200 | ￥549,600 | ￥3,171 |
| 12 | ￥6,636,000 | ￥553,000 | ￥3,190 |
| 13 | ￥6,676,800 | ￥556,400 | ￥3,210 |
| 14 | ￥6,714,000 | ￥559,500 | ￥3,228 |
| 15 | ￥6,748,800 | ￥562,400 | ￥3,245 |
| 16 | ￥6,778,800 | ￥564,900 | ￥3,259 |
| 17 | ￥6,804,000 | ￥567,000 | ￥3,271 |
Beyond base: annual adjustments
Base tables understate real take-home. Japan federal employees receive the following annual adjustments on top of the ED1-4 base shown above.
| Mandatory adjustment | Formula | Added to min | Added to max |
|---|---|---|---|
期末手当 + 勤勉手当 (seasonal bonuses) Combined June + December bonuses typically total about 4.5 months of the monthly base. Set annually by the National Personnel Authority based on private-sector benchmarking. | 4.5× monthly | +￥2,138,850 | +￥2,551,500 |
| ED1-4 total with mandatory adjustments | ￥7,842,450 | ￥9,355,500 |
Frequently asked
A ED1-4 in the Japan federal civil service earns between ￥5,703,600 and ￥6,804,000 per year in 2026, before locality adjustments, allowances, and bonuses. These figures are published by National Personnel Authority (人事院 / Jinjiin).
The base pay scale is set centrally by National Personnel Authority (人事院 / Jinjiin) and applied uniformly across eligible federal employers, but agency-specific supplements, locality pay, and bargaining agreements can produce meaningful differences in take-home pay.
Directly from National Personnel Authority (人事院 / Jinjiin) at https://www.jinji.go.jp/. Each page on FedSalary carries the retrieval date and a link back to the primary source.