🇯🇵 Updated April 17, 2026

Data Scientist in Japan

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

Annual Salary (per year)

9,899,400 JPY

Salary in USD / year

$65,255.9

National Percentile

Top 12%

About This Role

Data Engineers design and maintain data pipelines, ensuring data availability and quality for analysis and reporting purposes.

Key Responsibilities

Design, build, and maintain data pipelines and ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) processes.
Ensure data accessibility and availability for analytics and reporting.
Collaborate with data scientists and analysts.

Required Skills

Data integration ETL (ExtractTransformLoad) Big data technologies (e.g.Hadoop

Role Requirements & Work Profile

Experience Required

2–12 years

Typical experience range for this role

Work Arrangement

Temporary

37%

Part-Time

21%

Contract

21%

Intern

16%

Full-Time

5%

Common Qualifications

B.Com

16%

MCA

16%

BCA

13%

BA

13%

M.Tech

13%

MBA

11%

Related Specializations

Professionals with the Data Scientist title in Japan often specialize in these roles:

Data Engineer Machine Learning Engineer

Common Benefits

Casual Dress Code

Social and Recreational Activities

Employee Referral Programs

Health and Wellness Facilities

Life and Disability Insurance

Stock Options or Equity Grants

Employee Recognition Programs

Health Insurance

Job Details

Job TitleData Scientist

CategoryScience and Technical Services

Country🇯🇵 Japan

CurrencyJPY

Annual Salary (per year)9,899,400 JPY

Annual Salary in USD (per year)$65,255.9

Income TierMiddle 40%

Income Distribution Comparison

How this salary compares to national income brackets

This Salary

9,899,400

Bottom 50% Avg

890,007

Middle 40% Avg

4,653,794

Top 10% Avg

21,147,317

Top 1% Avg

61,483,597

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