PS2-8 Schedule · Grade (俸給表 · 級) Salary
公安職（二） 8級 — Public Safety II. Other public-safety personnel.
Step-by-step pay table
| Step (号俸) | Annual | Monthly (approx) | Hourly (approx) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ￥5,757,600 | ￥479,800 | ￥2,768 |
| 2 | ￥5,829,600 | ￥485,800 | ￥2,803 |
| 3 | ￥5,888,400 | ￥490,700 | ￥2,831 |
| 4 | ￥5,938,800 | ￥494,900 | ￥2,855 |
| 5 | ￥5,986,800 | ￥498,900 | ￥2,878 |
| 6 | ￥6,027,600 | ￥502,300 | ￥2,898 |
| 7 | ￥6,062,400 | ￥505,200 | ￥2,915 |
| 8 | ￥6,092,400 | ￥507,700 | ￥2,929 |
| 9 | ￥6,118,800 | ￥509,900 | ￥2,942 |
Beyond base: annual adjustments
Base tables understate real take-home. Japan federal employees receive the following annual adjustments on top of the PS2-8 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 | +￥2,159,100 | +￥2,294,550 |
| PS2-8 total with mandatory adjustments | ￥7,916,700 | ￥8,413,350 |
Frequently asked
A PS2-8 in the Japan federal civil service earns between ￥5,757,600 and ￥6,118,800 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.