Finance Professionals Top Job Salary Rankings at 9.58M Yen; Tokyo Leads Regions in Both Mean and Median

Job service 'RESUMY JOBS' has released its latest annual salary rankings by job category and prefecture, following a proprietary analysis of 11,169 active listings. The overall average offered salary stood at approximately 5.53 million yen, with a median of 5.10 million yen, providing a clear view of current market trends and hiring demand.

Job Category Rankings: Finance Leads, IT/Construction/Sales Offer Best Balance Of the 17 job categories analyzed, 'Finance Professionals' took the top spot with an average of 9.587 million yen. However, the median for this group is 7.0 million yen, indicating that elite high-class listings significantly pull up the average. Other high-ranking roles included 'Consultants & Professionals' (7.275 million yen) and 'Management/Admin/HR' (6.489 million yen), both requiring specialized expertise or management skills.

Notably, 'IT Engineers & PMs' (avg. 5.9M yen), 'Construction & Real Estate Professionals', and 'Sales' (avg. 5.575M yen) provide an optimal balance of high pay and listing volume. Sales boasted the most listings at 2,871. These fields are recommended for professionals seeking diverse career paths alongside competitive compensation.

Entry-level friendly roles like Clerical (3.934M yen), Logistics/Transport (4.163M yen), and Retail/Service (4.202M yen) hovered around the 4 million yen mark, maintaining a steady supply of opportunities for those new to these fields.

Regional Rankings: Tokyo Dominates; Remote Work skews Rural Averages By location, Tokyo secured the top spot nationwide with an average of 6.105 million yen and a median of 5.60 million yen. Tokyo also accounted for nearly half of the total listings (5,598), serving as the primary hub for high-paying opportunities.

While rural prefectures like Akita, Kochi, and Nagasaki occasionally ranked high in mean averages, analysts noted this is due to 'Nationwide/Remote-eligible' high-salary listings being counted across all applicable regions. Medians—which settle around 5 million yen for most prefectures—are considered a more reliable indicator of local economic realities.

Survey Overview - Data Source: H4 Inc. Job Database (as of May 29, 2026) - Sample Size: 11,169 job listings - Methodology: Calculated using the median of the stated annual salary range (lower to upper limit) for each listing.