SPEC-AMBASSADOR Schedule · Grade (俸給表 · 級) Salary
特命全権大使 (Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary). 3 号俸 pay points.
Step-by-step pay table
| Step (号俸) | Annual | Monthly (approx) | Hourly (approx) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ￥11,424,000 | ￥952,000 | ￥5,492 |
| 2 | ￥12,936,000 | ￥1,078,000 | ￥6,219 |
| 3 | ￥14,688,000 | ￥1,224,000 | ￥7,062 |
Beyond base: annual adjustments
Base tables understate real take-home. Japan federal employees receive the following annual adjustments on top of the SPEC-AMBASSADOR 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 | +￥4,284,000 | +￥5,508,000 |
| SPEC-AMBASSADOR total with mandatory adjustments | ￥15,708,000 | ￥20,196,000 |
Frequently asked
A SPEC-AMBASSADOR in the Japan federal civil service earns between ￥11,424,000 and ￥14,688,000 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.