MR1-7 Schedule · Grade (俸給表 · 級) Salary
海事職（一） 7級 — Maritime I. Maritime officers (Coast Guard sea-going).
Step-by-step pay table
| Step (号俸) | Annual | Monthly (approx) | Hourly (approx) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ￥6,391,200 | ￥532,600 | ￥3,073 |
| 2 | ￥6,404,400 | ￥533,700 | ￥3,079 |
| 3 | ￥6,417,600 | ￥534,800 | ￥3,085 |
| 4 | ￥6,429,600 | ￥535,800 | ￥3,091 |
| 5 | ￥6,441,600 | ￥536,800 | ￥3,097 |
| 6 | ￥6,448,800 | ￥537,400 | ￥3,100 |
| 7 | ￥6,458,400 | ￥538,200 | ￥3,105 |
| 8 | ￥6,468,000 | ￥539,000 | ￥3,110 |
| 9 | ￥6,476,400 | ￥539,700 | ￥3,114 |
| 10 | ￥6,482,400 | ￥540,200 | ￥3,117 |
| 11 | ￥6,489,600 | ￥540,800 | ￥3,120 |
| 12 | ￥6,496,800 | ￥541,400 | ￥3,123 |
| 13 | ￥6,504,000 | ￥542,000 | ￥3,127 |
Beyond base: annual adjustments
Base tables understate real take-home. Japan federal employees receive the following annual adjustments on top of the MR1-7 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 | +￥2,396,700 | +￥2,439,000 |
| MR1-7 total with mandatory adjustments | ￥8,787,900 | ￥8,943,000 |
Frequently asked
A MR1-7 in the Japan federal civil service earns between ￥6,391,200 and ￥6,504,000 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.