SP-8 Schedule · Grade (俸給表 · 級) Salary
専門行政職 8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 | ￥6,805,200 | ￥567,100 | ￥3,272 |
| 2 | ￥6,889,200 | ￥574,100 | ￥3,312 |
| 3 | ￥6,960,000 | ￥580,000 | ￥3,346 |
| 4 | ￥7,017,600 | ￥584,800 | ￥3,374 |
| 5 | ￥7,065,600 | ￥588,800 | ￥3,397 |
| 6 | ￥7,100,400 | ￥591,700 | ￥3,414 |
| 7 | ￥7,129,200 | ￥594,100 | ￥3,428 |
| 8 | ￥7,152,000 | ￥596,000 | ￥3,438 |
Beyond base: annual adjustments
Base tables understate real take-home. Japan federal employees receive the following annual adjustments on top of the SP-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 | +￥2,551,950 | +￥2,682,000 |
| SP-8 total with mandatory adjustments | ￥9,357,150 | ￥9,834,000 |
Frequently asked
A SP-8 in the Japan federal civil service earns between ￥6,805,200 and ￥7,152,000 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.