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Japan · 俸給表 (18 salary schedules) · FY 2026

JUD-SCOTUS-CHIEF Schedule · Grade (俸給表 · 級) Salary

最高裁判所長官 (Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Japan).

2026 salary range
¥25,140,000¥25,140,000
Annual base in JPY (¥). Excludes locality pay, allowances, and performance bonuses.

Step-by-step pay table

Step (号俸)AnnualMonthly (approx)Hourly (approx)
1¥25,140,000¥2,095,000¥12,087
Hourly computed assuming 2,080 annual working hours. Actual hourly rates on official tables may differ slightly.

Beyond base: annual adjustments

Base tables understate real take-home. Japan federal employees receive the following annual adjustments on top of the JUD-SCOTUS-CHIEF base shown above.

Mandatory adjustmentFormulaAdded to minAdded 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+¥9,427,500+¥9,427,500
JUD-SCOTUS-CHIEF total with mandatory adjustments¥34,567,500¥34,567,500

Frequently asked

How much does a JUD-SCOTUS-CHIEF make in the Japan federal government?

A JUD-SCOTUS-CHIEF in the Japan federal civil service earns between ¥25,140,000 and ¥25,140,000 per year in 2026, before locality adjustments, allowances, and bonuses. These figures are published by National Personnel Authority (人事院 / Jinjiin).

Is the JUD-SCOTUS-CHIEF schedule · grade (俸給表 · 級) the same in every agency?

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.

Where does this data come from?

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.

Source: National Personnel Authority (人事院 / Jinjiin) · Last verified 2026-04-20. · Verified by AUTO-FETCH on 2026-04-23.