MIL-PVT1 Schedule · Grade (俸給表 · 級) Salary
1等陸士 / 1等海士 / 1等空士 — Private 1st Class / Seaman.
Step-by-step pay table
| Step (号俸) | Annual | Monthly (approx) | Hourly (approx) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ￥3,000,000 | ￥250,000 | ￥1,442 |
| 2 | ￥3,028,800 | ￥252,400 | ￥1,456 |
| 3 | ￥3,057,600 | ￥254,800 | ￥1,470 |
| 4 | ￥3,086,400 | ￥257,200 | ￥1,484 |
| 5 | ￥3,116,400 | ￥259,700 | ￥1,498 |
| 6 | ￥3,124,800 | ￥260,400 | ￥1,502 |
| 7 | ￥3,133,200 | ￥261,100 | ￥1,506 |
| 8 | ￥3,141,600 | ￥261,800 | ￥1,510 |
| 9 | ￥3,150,000 | ￥262,500 | ￥1,514 |
| 10 | ￥3,162,000 | ￥263,500 | ￥1,520 |
| 11 | ￥3,174,000 | ￥264,500 | ￥1,526 |
| 12 | ￥3,186,000 | ￥265,500 | ￥1,532 |
| 13 | ￥3,199,200 | ￥266,600 | ￥1,538 |
| 14 | ￥3,202,800 | ￥266,900 | ￥1,540 |
| 15 | ￥3,206,400 | ￥267,200 | ￥1,542 |
| 16 | ￥3,210,000 | ￥267,500 | ￥1,543 |
| 17 | ￥3,212,400 | ￥267,700 | ￥1,544 |
Beyond base: annual adjustments
Base tables understate real take-home. Japan federal employees receive the following annual adjustments on top of the MIL-PVT1 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 | +￥1,125,000 | +￥1,204,650 |
| MIL-PVT1 total with mandatory adjustments | ￥4,125,000 | ￥4,417,050 |
Frequently asked
A MIL-PVT1 in the Japan federal civil service earns between ￥3,000,000 and ￥3,212,400 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.