RS-5 Schedule · Grade (俸給表 · 級) Salary
研究職 5級 — Research. Researchers at national research institutes.
Step-by-step pay table
| Step (号俸) | Annual | Monthly (approx) | Hourly (approx) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ￥5,521,200 | ￥460,100 | ￥2,654 |
| 2 | ￥5,643,600 | ￥470,300 | ￥2,713 |
| 3 | ￥5,760,000 | ￥480,000 | ￥2,769 |
| 4 | ￥5,878,800 | ￥489,900 | ￥2,826 |
| 5 | ￥5,997,600 | ￥499,800 | ￥2,883 |
| 6 | ￥6,117,600 | ￥509,800 | ￥2,941 |
| 7 | ￥6,222,000 | ￥518,500 | ￥2,991 |
| 8 | ￥6,316,800 | ￥526,400 | ￥3,037 |
| 9 | ￥6,410,400 | ￥534,200 | ￥3,082 |
| 10 | ￥6,495,600 | ￥541,300 | ￥3,123 |
| 11 | ￥6,559,200 | ￥546,600 | ￥3,153 |
| 12 | ￥6,613,200 | ￥551,100 | ￥3,179 |
| 13 | ￥6,649,200 | ￥554,100 | ￥3,197 |
| 14 | ￥6,673,200 | ￥556,100 | ￥3,208 |
Beyond base: annual adjustments
Base tables understate real take-home. Japan federal employees receive the following annual adjustments on top of the RS-5 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 | +￥2,070,450 | +￥2,502,450 |
| RS-5 total with mandatory adjustments | ￥7,591,650 | ￥9,175,650 |
Frequently asked
A RS-5 in the Japan federal civil service earns between ￥5,521,200 and ￥6,673,200 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.