SPEC-SECRETARY Schedule · Grade (俸給表 · 級) Salary
秘書官 (Private Secretary to Cabinet/Judges). 12 号俸 pay points.
Step-by-step pay table
| Step (号俸) | Annual | Monthly (approx) | Hourly (approx) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ￥3,452,400 | ￥287,700 | ￥1,660 |
| 2 | ￥3,478,800 | ￥289,900 | ￥1,673 |
| 3 | ￥3,751,200 | ￥312,600 | ￥1,803 |
| 4 | ￥4,125,600 | ￥343,800 | ￥1,983 |
| 5 | ￥4,570,800 | ￥380,900 | ￥2,198 |
| 6 | ￥5,032,800 | ￥419,400 | ￥2,420 |
| 7 | ￥5,456,400 | ￥454,700 | ￥2,623 |
| 8 | ￥5,785,200 | ￥482,100 | ￥2,781 |
| 9 | ￥6,163,200 | ￥513,600 | ￥2,963 |
| 10 | ￥6,565,200 | ￥547,100 | ￥3,156 |
| 11 | ￥6,925,200 | ￥577,100 | ￥3,329 |
| 12 | ￥7,310,400 | ￥609,200 | ￥3,515 |
Beyond base: annual adjustments
Base tables understate real take-home. Japan federal employees receive the following annual adjustments on top of the SPEC-SECRETARY 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 | +￥1,294,650 | +￥2,741,400 |
| SPEC-SECRETARY total with mandatory adjustments | ￥4,747,050 | ￥10,051,800 |
Frequently asked
A SPEC-SECRETARY in the Japan federal civil service earns between ￥3,452,400 and ￥7,310,400 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.