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Japan · 俸給表 (18 salary schedules) · FY 2026

MIL-BGEN-2 Schedule · Grade (俸給表 · 級) Salary

陸将補 / 海将補 / 空将補 (二) — mid 1-2 star general / rear admiral.

2026 salary range
¥6,756,000¥7,111,200
Annual base in JPY (¥). Excludes locality pay, allowances, and performance bonuses.

Step-by-step pay table

Step (号俸)AnnualMonthly (approx)Hourly (approx)
1¥6,756,000¥563,000¥3,248
2¥6,824,400¥568,700¥3,281
3¥6,883,200¥573,600¥3,309
4¥6,934,800¥577,900¥3,334
5¥6,982,800¥581,900¥3,357
6¥7,022,400¥585,200¥3,376
7¥7,058,400¥588,200¥3,393
8¥7,087,200¥590,600¥3,407
9¥7,111,200¥592,600¥3,419
Hourly computed assuming 2,080 annual working hours. Actual hourly rates on official tables may differ slightly.

Beyond base: annual adjustments

Base tables understate real take-home. Japan federal employees receive the following annual adjustments on top of the MIL-BGEN-2 base shown above.

Mandatory adjustmentFormulaAdded to minAdded 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+¥2,533,500+¥2,666,700
MIL-BGEN-2 total with mandatory adjustments¥9,289,500¥9,777,900

Frequently asked

How much does a MIL-BGEN-2 make in the Japan federal government?

A MIL-BGEN-2 in the Japan federal civil service earns between ¥6,756,000 and ¥7,111,200 per year in 2026, before locality adjustments, allowances, and bonuses. These figures are published by National Personnel Authority (人事院 / Jinjiin).

Is the MIL-BGEN-2 schedule · grade (俸給表 · 級) the same in every agency?

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.

Where does this data come from?

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.

Source: National Personnel Authority (人事院 / Jinjiin) · Last verified 2026-04-20. · Verified by AUTO-FETCH on 2026-04-23.