MIL-BGEN-1 Schedule · Grade (俸給表 · 級) Salary
陸将補 / 海将補 / 空将補 (一) — senior 1-2 star general / rear admiral.
Step-by-step pay table
| Step (号俸) | Annual | Monthly (approx) | Hourly (approx) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ￥7,250,400 | ￥604,200 | ￥3,486 |
| 2 | ￥7,344,000 | ￥612,000 | ￥3,531 |
| 3 | ￥7,414,800 | ￥617,900 | ￥3,565 |
| 4 | ￥7,470,000 | ￥622,500 | ￥3,591 |
| 5 | ￥7,518,000 | ￥626,500 | ￥3,614 |
| 6 | ￥7,551,600 | ￥629,300 | ￥3,631 |
| 7 | ￥7,580,400 | ￥631,700 | ￥3,644 |
| 8 | ￥7,603,200 | ￥633,600 | ￥3,655 |
Beyond base: annual adjustments
Base tables understate real take-home. Japan federal employees receive the following annual adjustments on top of the MIL-BGEN-1 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 | +￥2,718,900 | +￥2,851,200 |
| MIL-BGEN-1 total with mandatory adjustments | ￥9,969,300 | ￥10,454,400 |
Frequently asked
A MIL-BGEN-1 in the Japan federal civil service earns between ￥7,250,400 and ￥7,603,200 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.