MD2-6 Schedule · Grade (俸給表 · 級) Salary
医療職（二） 6級 — Medical II. Pharmacists, dietitians, radiographers.
Step-by-step pay table
| Step (号俸) | Annual | Monthly (approx) | Hourly (approx) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ￥4,467,600 | ￥372,300 | ￥2,148 |
| 2 | ￥4,488,000 | ￥374,000 | ￥2,158 |
| 3 | ￥4,507,200 | ￥375,600 | ￥2,167 |
| 4 | ￥4,526,400 | ￥377,200 | ￥2,176 |
| 5 | ￥4,544,400 | ￥378,700 | ￥2,185 |
| 6 | ￥4,563,600 | ￥380,300 | ￥2,194 |
| 7 | ￥4,582,800 | ￥381,900 | ￥2,203 |
| 8 | ￥4,602,000 | ￥383,500 | ￥2,213 |
| 9 | ￥4,621,200 | ￥385,100 | ￥2,222 |
| 10 | ￥4,645,200 | ￥387,100 | ￥2,233 |
| 11 | ￥4,669,200 | ￥389,100 | ￥2,245 |
| 12 | ￥4,693,200 | ￥391,100 | ￥2,256 |
| 13 | ￥4,710,000 | ￥392,500 | ￥2,264 |
| 14 | ￥4,730,400 | ￥394,200 | ￥2,274 |
| 15 | ￥4,750,800 | ￥395,900 | ￥2,284 |
| 16 | ￥4,771,200 | ￥397,600 | ￥2,294 |
| 17 | ￥4,791,600 | ￥399,300 | ￥2,304 |
| 18 | ￥4,809,600 | ￥400,800 | ￥2,312 |
| 19 | ￥4,827,600 | ￥402,300 | ￥2,321 |
| 20 | ￥4,845,600 | ￥403,800 | ￥2,330 |
| 21 | ￥4,861,200 | ￥405,100 | ￥2,337 |
| 22 | ￥4,876,800 | ￥406,400 | ￥2,345 |
| 23 | ￥4,892,400 | ￥407,700 | ￥2,352 |
| 24 | ￥4,905,600 | ￥408,800 | ￥2,358 |
| 25 | ￥4,918,800 | ￥409,900 | ￥2,365 |
| 26 | ￥4,932,000 | ￥411,000 | ￥2,371 |
| 27 | ￥4,945,200 | ￥412,100 | ￥2,378 |
| 28 | ￥4,958,400 | ￥413,200 | ￥2,384 |
| 29 | ￥4,968,000 | ￥414,000 | ￥2,388 |
| 30 | ￥4,977,600 | ￥414,800 | ￥2,393 |
| 31 | ￥4,986,000 | ￥415,500 | ￥2,397 |
| 32 | ￥4,995,600 | ￥416,300 | ￥2,402 |
| 33 | ￥5,000,400 | ￥416,700 | ￥2,404 |
| 34 | ￥5,007,600 | ￥417,300 | ￥2,408 |
| 35 | ￥5,013,600 | ￥417,800 | ￥2,410 |
| 36 | ￥5,018,400 | ￥418,200 | ￥2,413 |
| 37 | ￥5,023,200 | ￥418,600 | ￥2,415 |
| 38 | ￥5,025,600 | ￥418,800 | ￥2,416 |
| 39 | ￥5,029,200 | ￥419,100 | ￥2,418 |
| 40 | ￥5,032,800 | ￥419,400 | ￥2,420 |
| 41 | ￥5,036,400 | ￥419,700 | ￥2,421 |
| 42 | ￥5,040,000 | ￥420,000 | ￥2,423 |
| 43 | ￥5,043,600 | ￥420,300 | ￥2,425 |
| 44 | ￥5,047,200 | ￥420,600 | ￥2,427 |
| 45 | ￥5,049,600 | ￥420,800 | ￥2,428 |
| 46 | ￥5,053,200 | ￥421,100 | ￥2,429 |
| 47 | ￥5,056,800 | ￥421,400 | ￥2,431 |
| 48 | ￥5,060,400 | ￥421,700 | ￥2,433 |
| 49 | ￥5,062,800 | ￥421,900 | ￥2,434 |
| 50 | ￥5,065,200 | ￥422,100 | ￥2,435 |
| 51 | ￥5,068,800 | ￥422,400 | ￥2,437 |
| 52 | ￥5,072,400 | ￥422,700 | ￥2,439 |
| 53 | ￥5,074,800 | ￥422,900 | ￥2,440 |
Beyond base: annual adjustments
Base tables understate real take-home. Japan federal employees receive the following annual adjustments on top of the MD2-6 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 | +￥1,675,350 | +￥1,903,050 |
| MD2-6 total with mandatory adjustments | ￥6,142,950 | ￥6,977,850 |
Frequently asked
A MD2-6 in the Japan federal civil service earns between ￥4,467,600 and ￥5,074,800 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.