Key Facts: Nagano, Japan Wages
- Location
- Nagano, Japan
- Currency
- Japanese Yen (JPY)
- Minimum Wage
- ¥1,061 /hr (-5% vs national rate)
- Average Gross Monthly Salary
- ¥298,600 /month
- Data Source
- Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) / Basic Survey on Wage Structure
- Last Updated
- 2026-05-28
Average Salary in Nagano
Prefecture of Japan · Data verified 2026-01-01
Minimum wage
¥1,061 /hr
Average salary ¥298,600 /mo
With a population of 1.9 million, Nagano is a prefecture of Japan whose economy centers on precision machinery and electronics. Its minimum wage of ¥1,061 per hour is 5% below the national rate. Workers earn an average gross salary of ¥298,600 per month.
• AT A GLANCE
- Rank
- #21 of 47
- prefecture
- vs National
- -5%
- Japan floor
- Annual (est.)
- ¥2,206,880
- full-time, before tax
Wage Breakdown
- Hourly
- ¥1,061
- Monthly
- ¥183,903 Based on 173.33 hours/month (40 hrs/week)
- Annual
- ¥2,206,880 Based on 2,080 hours/year
Regional minimum wage set by Nagano Labor Bureau.
At this rate, a full-time worker earns approximately ¥2,206,880 /yr before tax. Whether that covers living costs depends on local prices. See Japan purchasing power context.
Average Salary
¥298,600 /mo gross
¥3,583,200 /yr gross
MHLW Basic Survey on Wage Structure (賃金構造基本統計調査) 2024 · 2024