MIL-PVT2 Schedule · Grade (俸給表 · 級) Salary
2等陸士 / 2等海士 / 2等空士 — Private / Seaman Apprentice (entry rank).
Step-by-step pay table
| Step (号俸) | Annual | Monthly (approx) | Hourly (approx) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ￥2,874,000 | ￥239,500 | ￥1,382 |
| 2 | ￥2,895,600 | ￥241,300 | ￥1,392 |
| 3 | ￥2,917,200 | ￥243,100 | ￥1,403 |
| 4 | ￥2,938,800 | ￥244,900 | ￥1,413 |
| 5 | ￥2,960,400 | ￥246,700 | ￥1,423 |
| 6 | ￥2,978,400 | ￥248,200 | ￥1,432 |
| 7 | ￥2,996,400 | ￥249,700 | ￥1,441 |
| 8 | ￥3,014,400 | ￥251,200 | ￥1,449 |
| 9 | ￥3,032,400 | ￥252,700 | ￥1,458 |
| 10 | ￥3,050,400 | ￥254,200 | ￥1,467 |
| 11 | ￥3,068,400 | ￥255,700 | ￥1,475 |
| 12 | ￥3,086,400 | ￥257,200 | ￥1,484 |
| 13 | ￥3,102,000 | ￥258,500 | ￥1,491 |
| 14 | ￥3,114,000 | ￥259,500 | ￥1,497 |
| 15 | ￥3,126,000 | ￥260,500 | ￥1,503 |
| 16 | ￥3,138,000 | ￥261,500 | ￥1,509 |
| 17 | ￥3,150,000 | ￥262,500 | ￥1,514 |
Beyond base: annual adjustments
Base tables understate real take-home. Japan federal employees receive the following annual adjustments on top of the MIL-PVT2 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 | +￥1,077,750 | +￥1,181,250 |
| MIL-PVT2 total with mandatory adjustments | ￥3,951,750 | ￥4,331,250 |
Frequently asked
A MIL-PVT2 in the Japan federal civil service earns between ￥2,874,000 and ￥3,150,000 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.