RS-6 Schedule · Grade (俸給表 · 級) Salary
研究職 6級 — Research. Researchers at national research institutes.
Step-by-step pay table
| Step (号俸) | Annual | Monthly (approx) | Hourly (approx) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ￥6,828,000 | ￥569,000 | ￥3,283 |
| 2 | ￥6,910,800 | ￥575,900 | ￥3,323 |
| 3 | ￥6,972,000 | ￥581,000 | ￥3,352 |
| 4 | ￥7,023,600 | ￥585,300 | ￥3,377 |
| 5 | ￥7,070,400 | ￥589,200 | ￥3,399 |
| 6 | ￥7,106,400 | ￥592,200 | ￥3,417 |
| 7 | ￥7,131,600 | ￥594,300 | ￥3,429 |
| 8 | ￥7,155,600 | ￥596,300 | ￥3,440 |
Beyond base: annual adjustments
Base tables understate real take-home. Japan federal employees receive the following annual adjustments on top of the RS-6 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 | +￥2,560,500 | +￥2,683,350 |
| RS-6 total with mandatory adjustments | ￥9,388,500 | ￥9,838,950 |
Frequently asked
A RS-6 in the Japan federal civil service earns between ￥6,828,000 and ￥7,155,600 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.