MD1-5 Schedule · Grade (俸給表 · 級) Salary
医療職（一） 5級 — Medical I (Physicians). Physicians at national hospitals / research institutes.
Step-by-step pay table
| Step (号俸) | Annual | Monthly (approx) | Hourly (approx) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ￥7,364,400 | ￥613,700 | ￥3,541 |
| 2 | ￥7,434,000 | ￥619,500 | ￥3,574 |
| 3 | ￥7,494,000 | ￥624,500 | ￥3,603 |
| 4 | ￥7,545,600 | ￥628,800 | ￥3,628 |
| 5 | ￥7,593,600 | ￥632,800 | ￥3,651 |
| 6 | ￥7,634,400 | ￥636,200 | ￥3,670 |
| 7 | ￥7,669,200 | ￥639,100 | ￥3,687 |
| 8 | ￥7,701,600 | ￥641,800 | ￥3,703 |
Beyond base: annual adjustments
Base tables understate real take-home. Japan federal employees receive the following annual adjustments on top of the MD1-5 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 | +￥2,761,650 | +￥2,888,100 |
| MD1-5 total with mandatory adjustments | ￥10,126,050 | ￥10,589,700 |
Frequently asked
A MD1-5 in the Japan federal civil service earns between ￥7,364,400 and ￥7,701,600 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.