Key Facts: Iwate, Japan Wages
- Location
- Iwate, Japan
- Currency
- Japanese Yen (JPY)
- Minimum Wage
- ¥1,031 /hr (-8% vs national rate)
- Average Gross Monthly Salary
- ¥267,000 /month
- Data Source
- Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) / Basic Survey on Wage Structure
- Last Updated
- 2026-05-28
Average Salary in Iwate
Prefecture of Japan · Data verified 2026-01-01
Minimum wage
¥1,031 /hr
Average salary ¥267,000 /mo
With a population of 1.1 million, Iwate is a prefecture of Japan whose economy centers on agriculture and manufacturing. Its minimum wage of ¥1,031 per hour is 8% below the national rate. Workers earn an average gross salary of ¥267,000 per month.
• AT A GLANCE
- Rank
- #37 of 47
- prefecture
- vs National
- -8%
- Japan floor
- Annual (est.)
- ¥2,144,480
- full-time, before tax
Wage Breakdown
- Hourly
- ¥1,031
- Monthly
- ¥178,703 Based on 173.33 hours/month (40 hrs/week)
- Annual
- ¥2,144,480 Based on 2,080 hours/year
Regional minimum wage set by Iwate Labor Bureau.
At this rate, a full-time worker earns approximately ¥2,144,480 /yr before tax. Whether that covers living costs depends on local prices. See Japan purchasing power context.
Average Salary
¥267,000 /mo gross
¥3,204,000 /yr gross
MHLW Basic Survey on Wage Structure (賃金構造基本統計調査) 2024 · 2024