G1-9 Schedule · Grade (俸給表 · 級) Salary
行政職（一） 9級 — General Administration I. Main civilian scale — covers most ministry office staff.
Step-by-step pay table
| Step (号俸) | Annual | Monthly (approx) | Hourly (approx) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ￥6,303,600 | ￥525,300 | ￥3,031 |
| 2 | ￥6,384,000 | ￥532,000 | ￥3,069 |
| 3 | ￥6,445,200 | ￥537,100 | ￥3,099 |
| 4 | ￥6,495,600 | ￥541,300 | ￥3,123 |
| 5 | ￥6,536,400 | ￥544,700 | ￥3,143 |
| 6 | ￥6,574,800 | ￥547,900 | ￥3,161 |
| 7 | ￥6,609,600 | ￥550,800 | ￥3,178 |
| 8 | ￥6,639,600 | ￥553,300 | ￥3,192 |
| 9 | ￥6,663,600 | ￥555,300 | ￥3,204 |
Beyond base: annual adjustments
Base tables understate real take-home. Japan federal employees receive the following annual adjustments on top of the G1-9 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 | +￥2,363,850 | +￥2,498,850 |
| G1-9 total with mandatory adjustments | ￥8,667,450 | ￥9,162,450 |
Frequently asked
A G1-9 in the Japan federal civil service earns between ￥6,303,600 and ￥6,663,600 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.