🇯🇵 Market Updated March 2, 2026

Legal Salaries in Japan

Explore comprehensive salary data, career paths, and job opportunities in the legal sector across Japan based on real-time market data.

Avg Category Salary / year
7,708,218 JPY
Highest Salary / year
18,720,200 JPY
Entry Level / year
2,304,300 JPY

Job Roles & Compensation

Job TitleSalary / year (JPY)Salary / year (USD)National Tier
Magistrate Judge 18,720,200 JPY $123,401.77 Top 10%
Administrative Law Judge 17,519,700 JPY $115,488.19 Top 10%
Crown Prosecution Service Lawyer 17,039,100 JPY $112,320.12 Top 10%
General Counsel 15,960,700 JPY $105,211.41 Top 10%
Litigation Attorney 15,480,300 JPY $102,044.66 Top 10%
Legal Services Manager 14,038,300 JPY $92,539.13 Top 10%
Judge Advocate 13,919,600 JPY $91,756.67 Top 10%
Legal Services Director 13,798,900 JPY $90,961.03 Top 10%
Attorney 12,958,200 JPY $85,419.22 Top 10%
Lawyer 12,481,200 JPY $82,274.88 Middle 40%
Legal Executive 11,050,300 JPY $72,842.52 Middle 40%
Staff Attorney 9,946,300 JPY $65,565.06 Middle 40%
Corporate Counsel 9,142,700 JPY $60,267.8 Middle 40%
Patent Attorney 9,001,900 JPY $59,339.66 Middle 40%
Legal Counsel 8,902,700 JPY $58,685.75 Middle 40%
Counsel 8,845,500 JPY $58,308.69 Middle 40%
In House Counsel 8,820,700 JPY $58,145.21 Middle 40%
Immigration Executive 8,508,800 JPY $56,089.2 Middle 40%
Associate Attorney 8,401,800 JPY $55,383.86 Middle 40%
Arbitrator 7,823,800 JPY $51,573.74 Middle 40%
Litigation Paralegal 7,655,900 JPY $50,466.96 Middle 40%
Legal Consultant 7,606,200 JPY $50,139.34 Middle 40%
Legal Advisor 7,548,300 JPY $49,757.67 Middle 40%
Candidate Attorney 7,331,800 JPY $48,330.52 Middle 40%
Legal Consultant 7,309,600 JPY $48,184.18 Middle 40%
Contracts Manager 7,259,000 JPY $47,850.63 Middle 40%
Conciliator 6,118,800 JPY $40,334.54 Middle 40%
Legal Associate 6,058,300 JPY $39,935.73 Middle 40%
Intellectual Property Specialist 6,035,400 JPY $39,784.78 Middle 40%
Legislative Liaison 5,940,300 JPY $39,157.89 Middle 40%
Legal Editor 5,735,900 JPY $37,810.5 Middle 40%
Contracts Negotiator 5,686,100 JPY $37,482.23 Middle 40%
Court Liaison Specialist 5,531,100 JPY $36,460.48 Middle 40%
Court Judicial Assistant 4,726,900 JPY $31,159.27 Middle 40%
Court Reporter 4,654,300 JPY $30,680.7 Middle 40%
Paralegal 4,585,100 JPY $30,224.54 Middle 40%
Contracts Specialist 4,152,200 JPY $27,370.91 Middle 40%
Contracts Associate 4,129,300 JPY $27,219.95 Middle 40%
Bailiff 3,946,200 JPY $26,012.97 Middle 40%
Court Representative 3,840,400 JPY $25,315.55 Middle 40%
Legal Officer 3,685,200 JPY $24,292.49 Middle 40%
Legal Assistant 3,514,400 JPY $23,166.59 Middle 40%
Barrister 3,395,900 JPY $22,385.45 Middle 40%
Legal Executive Secretary 3,395,900 JPY $22,385.45 Middle 40%
Legal Secretary 3,349,100 JPY $22,076.95 Middle 40%
Conveyancing Secretary 3,239,400 JPY $21,353.82 Middle 40%
Legal Administrative Assistant 3,229,900 JPY $21,291.19 Middle 40%
Legal IP Officer 3,118,900 JPY $20,559.49 Middle 40%
Law Clerk 2,854,700 JPY $18,817.91 Middle 40%
Court Clerk 2,819,600 JPY $18,586.53 Middle 40%
Legal Support Worker 2,304,300 JPY $15,189.73 Middle 40%

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