MIL-BGEN-3 Schedule · Grade (俸給表 · 級) Salary
陸将補 / 海将補 / 空将補 (三) — junior 1-2 star general / rear admiral.
Step-by-step pay table
| Step (号俸) | Annual | Monthly (approx) | Hourly (approx) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ￥6,330,000 | ￥527,500 | ￥3,043 |
| 2 | ￥6,378,000 | ￥531,500 | ￥3,066 |
| 3 | ￥6,420,000 | ￥535,000 | ￥3,087 |
| 4 | ￥6,462,000 | ￥538,500 | ￥3,107 |
| 5 | ￥6,502,800 | ￥541,900 | ￥3,126 |
| 6 | ￥6,544,800 | ￥545,400 | ￥3,147 |
| 7 | ￥6,579,600 | ￥548,300 | ￥3,163 |
| 8 | ￥6,608,400 | ￥550,700 | ￥3,177 |
| 9 | ￥6,631,200 | ￥552,600 | ￥3,188 |
Beyond base: annual adjustments
Base tables understate real take-home. Japan federal employees receive the following annual adjustments on top of the MIL-BGEN-3 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 | +￥2,373,750 | +￥2,486,700 |
| MIL-BGEN-3 total with mandatory adjustments | ￥8,703,750 | ￥9,117,900 |
Frequently asked
A MIL-BGEN-3 in the Japan federal civil service earns between ￥6,330,000 and ￥6,631,200 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.