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🇯🇵 Updated March 2, 2026

Bookkeeper in Japan

Detailed salary information for Bookkeeper positions in Japan, including pay in JPY and USD with national income comparison.

Annual Salary (per year)
2,902,500 JPY
Salary in USD / year
$19,133
National Percentile
Top 88%

Job Details

Job TitleBookkeeper
CategoryAccounting and Finance
Country🇯🇵 Japan
CurrencyJPY
Annual Salary (per year)2,902,500 JPY
Annual Salary in USD (per year)$19,133
Income TierMiddle 40%

Income Distribution Comparison

How this salary compares to national income brackets

This Salary
2,902,500
Bottom 50% Avg
890,007
Middle 40% Avg
4,653,794
Top 10% Avg
21,147,317
Top 1% Avg
61,483,597

Salary Insight

0.6x
compared to national average

A Bookkeeper in Japan earns 0.6x the national average income of 4,861,806 JPY.

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