ED1-5 Schedule · Grade (俸給表 · 級) Salary
教育職（一） 5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 | ￥6,966,000 | ￥580,500 | ￥3,349 |
| 2 | ￥7,050,000 | ￥587,500 | ￥3,389 |
| 3 | ￥7,119,600 | ￥593,300 | ￥3,423 |
| 4 | ￥7,178,400 | ￥598,200 | ￥3,451 |
| 5 | ￥7,225,200 | ￥602,100 | ￥3,474 |
| 6 | ￥7,260,000 | ￥605,000 | ￥3,490 |
| 7 | ￥7,286,400 | ￥607,200 | ￥3,503 |
| 8 | ￥7,310,400 | ￥609,200 | ￥3,515 |
Beyond base: annual adjustments
Base tables understate real take-home. Japan federal employees receive the following annual adjustments on top of the ED1-5 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 | +￥2,612,250 | +￥2,741,400 |
| ED1-5 total with mandatory adjustments | ￥9,578,250 | ￥10,051,800 |
Frequently asked
A ED1-5 in the Japan federal civil service earns between ￥6,966,000 and ￥7,310,400 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.