Japan · 俸給表 (18 salary schedules) · FY 2026
MR2-4 Schedule · Grade (俸給表 · 級) Salary
海事職（二） 4級 — Maritime II. Other maritime staff.
2026 salary range
￥3,914,400 – ￥4,356,000
Annual base in JPY (¥). Excludes locality pay, allowances, and performance bonuses.
Step-by-step pay table
| Step (号俸) | Annual | Monthly (approx) | Hourly (approx) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ￥3,914,400 | ￥326,200 | ￥1,882 |
| 2 | ￥3,932,400 | ￥327,700 | ￥1,891 |
| 3 | ￥3,950,400 | ￥329,200 | ￥1,899 |
| 4 | ￥3,962,400 | ￥330,200 | ￥1,905 |
| 5 | ￥3,970,800 | ￥330,900 | ￥1,909 |
| 6 | ￥3,979,200 | ￥331,600 | ￥1,913 |
| 7 | ￥3,988,800 | ￥332,400 | ￥1,918 |
| 8 | ￥3,998,400 | ￥333,200 | ￥1,922 |
| 9 | ￥4,009,200 | ￥334,100 | ￥1,928 |
| 10 | ￥4,021,200 | ￥335,100 | ￥1,933 |
| 11 | ￥4,033,200 | ￥336,100 | ￥1,939 |
| 12 | ￥4,045,200 | ￥337,100 | ￥1,945 |
| 13 | ￥4,054,800 | ￥337,900 | ￥1,949 |
| 14 | ￥4,062,000 | ￥338,500 | ￥1,953 |
| 15 | ￥4,068,000 | ￥339,000 | ￥1,956 |
| 16 | ￥4,074,000 | ￥339,500 | ￥1,959 |
| 17 | ￥4,078,800 | ￥339,900 | ￥1,961 |
| 18 | ￥4,084,800 | ￥340,400 | ￥1,964 |
| 19 | ￥4,090,800 | ￥340,900 | ￥1,967 |
| 20 | ￥4,095,600 | ￥341,300 | ￥1,969 |
| 21 | ￥4,100,400 | ￥341,700 | ￥1,971 |
| 22 | ￥4,104,000 | ￥342,000 | ￥1,973 |
| 23 | ￥4,107,600 | ￥342,300 | ￥1,975 |
| 24 | ￥4,111,200 | ￥342,600 | ￥1,977 |
| 25 | ￥4,114,800 | ￥342,900 | ￥1,978 |
| 26 | ￥4,118,400 | ￥343,200 | ￥1,980 |
| 27 | ￥4,122,000 | ￥343,500 | ￥1,982 |
| 28 | ￥4,125,600 | ￥343,800 | ￥1,983 |
| 29 | ￥4,128,000 | ￥344,000 | ￥1,985 |
| 30 | ￥4,131,600 | ￥344,300 | ￥1,986 |
| 31 | ￥4,135,200 | ￥344,600 | ￥1,988 |
| 32 | ￥4,137,600 | ￥344,800 | ￥1,989 |
| 33 | ￥4,140,000 | ￥345,000 | ￥1,990 |
| 34 | ￥4,142,400 | ￥345,200 | ￥1,992 |
| 35 | ￥4,144,800 | ￥345,400 | ￥1,993 |
| 36 | ￥4,148,400 | ￥345,700 | ￥1,994 |
| 37 | ￥4,152,000 | ￥346,000 | ￥1,996 |
| 38 | ￥4,155,600 | ￥346,300 | ￥1,998 |
| 39 | ￥4,159,200 | ￥346,600 | ￥2,000 |
| 40 | ￥4,161,600 | ￥346,800 | ￥2,001 |
| 41 | ￥4,164,000 | ￥347,000 | ￥2,002 |
| 42 | ￥4,167,600 | ￥347,300 | ￥2,004 |
| 43 | ￥4,171,200 | ￥347,600 | ￥2,005 |
| 44 | ￥4,173,600 | ￥347,800 | ￥2,007 |
| 45 | ￥4,176,000 | ￥348,000 | ￥2,008 |
| 46 | ￥4,179,600 | ￥348,300 | ￥2,009 |
| 47 | ￥4,183,200 | ￥348,600 | ￥2,011 |
| 48 | ￥4,185,600 | ￥348,800 | ￥2,012 |
| 49 | ￥4,188,000 | ￥349,000 | ￥2,013 |
| 50 | ￥4,191,600 | ￥349,300 | ￥2,015 |
| 51 | ￥4,195,200 | ￥349,600 | ￥2,017 |
| 52 | ￥4,197,600 | ￥349,800 | ￥2,018 |
| 53 | ￥4,200,000 | ￥350,000 | ￥2,019 |
| 54 | ￥4,203,600 | ￥350,300 | ￥2,021 |
| 55 | ￥4,207,200 | ￥350,600 | ￥2,023 |
| 56 | ￥4,209,600 | ￥350,800 | ￥2,024 |
| 57 | ￥4,212,000 | ￥351,000 | ￥2,025 |
| 58 | ￥4,215,600 | ￥351,300 | ￥2,027 |
| 59 | ￥4,219,200 | ￥351,600 | ￥2,028 |
| 60 | ￥4,221,600 | ￥351,800 | ￥2,030 |
| 61 | ￥4,224,000 | ￥352,000 | ￥2,031 |
| 62 | ￥4,227,600 | ￥352,300 | ￥2,033 |
| 63 | ￥4,231,200 | ￥352,600 | ￥2,034 |
| 64 | ￥4,233,600 | ￥352,800 | ￥2,035 |
| 65 | ￥4,236,000 | ￥353,000 | ￥2,037 |
| 66 | ￥4,239,600 | ￥353,300 | ￥2,038 |
| 67 | ￥4,243,200 | ￥353,600 | ￥2,040 |
| 68 | ￥4,245,600 | ￥353,800 | ￥2,041 |
| 69 | ￥4,248,000 | ￥354,000 | ￥2,042 |
| 70 | ￥4,250,400 | ￥354,200 | ￥2,043 |
| 71 | ￥4,252,800 | ￥354,400 | ￥2,045 |
| 72 | ￥4,255,200 | ￥354,600 | ￥2,046 |
| 73 | ￥4,260,000 | ￥355,000 | ￥2,048 |
| 74 | ￥4,262,400 | ￥355,200 | ￥2,049 |
| 75 | ￥4,266,000 | ￥355,500 | ￥2,051 |
| 76 | ￥4,269,600 | ￥355,800 | ￥2,053 |
| 77 | ￥4,272,000 | ￥356,000 | ￥2,054 |
| 78 | ￥4,275,600 | ￥356,300 | ￥2,056 |
| 79 | ￥4,279,200 | ￥356,600 | ￥2,057 |
| 80 | ￥4,281,600 | ￥356,800 | ￥2,058 |
| 81 | ￥4,284,000 | ￥357,000 | ￥2,060 |
| 82 | ￥4,287,600 | ￥357,300 | ￥2,061 |
| 83 | ￥4,291,200 | ￥357,600 | ￥2,063 |
| 84 | ￥4,293,600 | ￥357,800 | ￥2,064 |
| 85 | ￥4,296,000 | ￥358,000 | ￥2,065 |
| 86 | ￥4,299,600 | ￥358,300 | ￥2,067 |
| 87 | ￥4,303,200 | ￥358,600 | ￥2,069 |
| 88 | ￥4,305,600 | ￥358,800 | ￥2,070 |
| 89 | ￥4,308,000 | ￥359,000 | ￥2,071 |
| 90 | ￥4,310,400 | ￥359,200 | ￥2,072 |
| 91 | ￥4,314,000 | ￥359,500 | ￥2,074 |
| 92 | ￥4,316,400 | ￥359,700 | ￥2,075 |
| 93 | ￥4,320,000 | ￥360,000 | ￥2,077 |
| 94 | ￥4,323,600 | ￥360,300 | ￥2,079 |
| 95 | ￥4,327,200 | ￥360,600 | ￥2,080 |
| 96 | ￥4,329,600 | ￥360,800 | ￥2,082 |
| 97 | ￥4,332,000 | ￥361,000 | ￥2,083 |
| 98 | ￥4,335,600 | ￥361,300 | ￥2,084 |
| 99 | ￥4,339,200 | ￥361,600 | ￥2,086 |
| 100 | ￥4,341,600 | ￥361,800 | ￥2,087 |
| 101 | ￥4,344,000 | ￥362,000 | ￥2,088 |
| 102 | ￥4,348,800 | ￥362,400 | ￥2,091 |
| 103 | ￥4,351,200 | ￥362,600 | ￥2,092 |
| 104 | ￥4,353,600 | ￥362,800 | ￥2,093 |
| 105 | ￥4,356,000 | ￥363,000 | ￥2,094 |
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 MR2-4 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 | +￥1,467,900 | +￥1,633,500 |
| MR2-4 total with mandatory adjustments | ￥5,382,300 | ￥5,989,500 |
Frequently asked
How much does a MR2-4 make in the Japan federal government?
A MR2-4 in the Japan federal civil service earns between ￥3,914,400 and ￥4,356,000 per year in 2026, before locality adjustments, allowances, and bonuses. These figures are published by National Personnel Authority (人事院 / Jinjiin).
Is the MR2-4 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.