JUD-SUMMARY Schedule · Grade (俸給表 · 級) Salary
簡易裁判所判事 (Summary Court Judge). 17-step scale, step 1 = 十七号 (junior), step 17 = 一号 (senior).
Step-by-step pay table
| Step (号俸) | Annual | Monthly (approx) | Hourly (approx) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ￥3,315,600 | ￥276,300 | ￥1,594 |
| 2 | ￥3,361,200 | ￥280,100 | ￥1,616 |
| 3 | ￥3,426,000 | ￥285,500 | ￥1,647 |
| 4 | ￥3,531,600 | ￥294,300 | ￥1,698 |
| 5 | ￥3,739,200 | ￥311,600 | ￥1,798 |
| 6 | ￥3,847,200 | ￥320,600 | ￥1,850 |
| 7 | ￥4,047,600 | ￥337,300 | ￥1,946 |
| 8 | ￥4,225,200 | ￥352,100 | ￥2,031 |
| 9 | ￥4,558,800 | ￥379,900 | ￥2,192 |
| 10 | ￥4,852,800 | ￥404,400 | ￥2,333 |
| 11 | ￥5,089,200 | ￥424,100 | ￥2,447 |
| 12 | ￥5,508,000 | ￥459,000 | ￥2,648 |
| 13 | ￥5,725,200 | ￥477,100 | ￥2,753 |
| 14 | ￥7,248,000 | ￥604,000 | ￥3,485 |
| 15 | ￥7,968,000 | ￥664,000 | ￥3,831 |
| 16 | ￥8,832,000 | ￥736,000 | ￥4,246 |
| 17 | ￥10,224,000 | ￥852,000 | ￥4,915 |
Beyond base: annual adjustments
Base tables understate real take-home. Japan federal employees receive the following annual adjustments on top of the JUD-SUMMARY 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 | +￥1,243,350 | +￥3,834,000 |
| JUD-SUMMARY total with mandatory adjustments | ￥4,558,950 | ￥14,058,000 |
Frequently asked
A JUD-SUMMARY in the Japan federal civil service earns between ￥3,315,600 and ￥10,224,000 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.