SP-6 Schedule · Grade (俸給表 · 級) Salary
専門行政職 6級 — Specialist Administration. Patent examiners, air-traffic controllers, and similar specialists.
Step-by-step pay table
| Step (号俸) | Annual | Monthly (approx) | Hourly (approx) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ￥5,662,800 | ￥471,900 | ￥2,723 |
| 2 | ￥5,726,400 | ￥477,200 | ￥2,753 |
| 3 | ￥5,785,200 | ￥482,100 | ￥2,781 |
| 4 | ￥5,840,400 | ￥486,700 | ￥2,808 |
| 5 | ￥5,888,400 | ￥490,700 | ￥2,831 |
| 6 | ￥5,929,200 | ￥494,100 | ￥2,851 |
| 7 | ￥5,964,000 | ￥497,000 | ￥2,867 |
| 8 | ￥5,994,000 | ￥499,500 | ￥2,882 |
| 9 | ￥6,018,000 | ￥501,500 | ￥2,893 |
Beyond base: annual adjustments
Base tables understate real take-home. Japan federal employees receive the following annual adjustments on top of the SP-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 | +￥2,123,550 | +￥2,256,750 |
| SP-6 total with mandatory adjustments | ￥7,786,350 | ￥8,274,750 |
Frequently asked
A SP-6 in the Japan federal civil service earns between ￥5,662,800 and ￥6,018,000 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.