FT3 Schedule · Grade (俸給表 · 級) Salary
特定任期付職員 — Specified fixed-term staff. Specified fixed-term staff under Article 7(1) of the Fixed-term Staff Act (non-research roles).
Step-by-step pay table
| Step (号俸) | Annual | Monthly (approx) | Hourly (approx) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ￥4,860,000 | ￥405,000 | ￥2,337 |
| 2 | ￥5,460,000 | ￥455,000 | ￥2,625 |
| 3 | ￥6,096,000 | ￥508,000 | ￥2,931 |
| 4 | ￥6,888,000 | ￥574,000 | ￥3,312 |
| 5 | ￥7,860,000 | ￥655,000 | ￥3,779 |
| 6 | ￥9,180,000 | ￥765,000 | ￥4,413 |
| 7 | ￥10,716,000 | ￥893,000 | ￥5,152 |
Beyond base: annual adjustments
Base tables understate real take-home. Japan federal employees receive the following annual adjustments on top of the FT3 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 | +￥1,822,500 | +￥4,018,500 |
| FT3 total with mandatory adjustments | ￥6,682,500 | ￥14,734,500 |
Frequently asked
A FT3 in the Japan federal civil service earns between ￥4,860,000 and ￥10,716,000 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.