MD2-8 Schedule · Grade (俸給表 · 級) Salary
医療職（二） 8級 — Medical II. Pharmacists, dietitians, radiographers.
Step-by-step pay table
| Step (号俸) | Annual | Monthly (approx) | Hourly (approx) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ￥5,906,400 | ￥492,200 | ￥2,840 |
| 2 | ￥5,923,200 | ￥493,600 | ￥2,848 |
| 3 | ￥5,938,800 | ￥494,900 | ￥2,855 |
| 4 | ￥5,954,400 | ￥496,200 | ￥2,863 |
| 5 | ￥5,970,000 | ￥497,500 | ￥2,870 |
| 6 | ￥5,986,800 | ￥498,900 | ￥2,878 |
| 7 | ￥6,003,600 | ￥500,300 | ￥2,886 |
| 8 | ￥6,018,000 | ￥501,500 | ￥2,893 |
| 9 | ￥6,034,800 | ￥502,900 | ￥2,901 |
| 10 | ￥6,050,400 | ￥504,200 | ￥2,909 |
| 11 | ￥6,067,200 | ￥505,600 | ￥2,917 |
| 12 | ￥6,084,000 | ￥507,000 | ￥2,925 |
| 13 | ￥6,100,800 | ￥508,400 | ￥2,933 |
| 14 | ￥6,114,000 | ￥509,500 | ￥2,939 |
| 15 | ￥6,127,200 | ￥510,600 | ￥2,946 |
| 16 | ￥6,141,600 | ￥511,800 | ￥2,953 |
| 17 | ￥6,154,800 | ￥512,900 | ￥2,959 |
| 18 | ￥6,165,600 | ￥513,800 | ￥2,964 |
| 19 | ￥6,176,400 | ￥514,700 | ￥2,969 |
| 20 | ￥6,187,200 | ￥515,600 | ￥2,975 |
| 21 | ￥6,199,200 | ￥516,600 | ￥2,980 |
Beyond base: annual adjustments
Base tables understate real take-home. Japan federal employees receive the following annual adjustments on top of the MD2-8 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 | +￥2,214,900 | +￥2,324,700 |
| MD2-8 total with mandatory adjustments | ￥8,121,300 | ￥8,523,900 |
Frequently asked
A MD2-8 in the Japan federal civil service earns between ￥5,906,400 and ￥6,199,200 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.