How much a Associate professors earns in each prefecture of Japan: monthly pay, annual bonus, working hours, average age. Official survey, all workers (men and women), full-time.
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大学准教授（高専含む） — Associate professors
| Prefecture | Monthly pay (yen) | Annual bonus (yen) | Hours / month | Avg age | Workers in sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan (all) | 555,900 | 2,093,500 | 164 | 49.3 | 41,450 |
| Wakayama | 641,900 | 2,478,500 | 184 | 48.6 | 220 |
| Aichi | 629,400 | 2,597,400 | 170 | 48.8 | 2,670 |
| Kyoto | 599,400 | 2,400,400 | 158 | 48.1 | 1,230 |
| Chiba | 594,200 | 2,020,000 | 162 | 48.9 | 1,090 |
| Tokyo | 589,600 | 1,971,200 | 160 | 48.1 | 6,510 |
| Osaka | 583,800 | 2,513,700 | 165 | 49.9 | 2,900 |
| Ibaraki | 582,300 | 2,039,300 | 161 | 53.7 | 650 |
| Toyama | 577,200 | 1,439,000 | 165 | 48.8 | 300 |
| Gifu | 572,800 | 1,317,200 | 160 | 49.4 | 380 |
| Shiga | 571,600 | 2,105,900 | 169 | 49.6 | 250 |
| Kanagawa | 570,600 | 2,513,400 | 161 | 50 | 2,200 |
| Hokkaido | 556,500 | 2,285,100 | 170 | 48.7 | 2,160 |
| Saitama | 555,600 | 2,061,300 | 164 | 49.2 | 1,030 |
| Okayama | 554,700 | 2,064,900 | 165 | 51.4 | 840 |
| Hyogo | 552,900 | 2,229,200 | 167 | 50.4 | 1,850 |
| Fukushima | 548,500 | 1,622,700 | 168 | 48.9 | 250 |
| Nara | 546,700 | 2,318,800 | 164 | 48.3 | 1,150 |
| Nagasaki | 545,300 | 1,636,100 | 166 | 48.3 | 610 |
| Iwate | 543,400 | 2,095,400 | 169 | 49.2 | 290 |
| Niigata | 543,200 | 1,634,400 | 162 | 49 | 710 |
| Miyagi | 540,200 | 1,739,700 | 165 | 48.5 | 1,430 |
| Tochigi | 539,900 | 2,199,600 | 168 | 48.2 | 500 |
| Mie | 538,900 | 1,886,500 | 163 | 51.6 | 440 |
| Gunma | 536,800 | 1,853,600 | 161 | 50.8 | 420 |
| Shizuoka | 533,800 | 1,863,800 | 163 | 49.6 | 1,000 |
| Nagano | 531,400 | 1,704,500 | 163 | 48.6 | 270 |
| Tottori | 531,400 | 1,614,400 | 164 | 51.2 | 230 |
| Aomori | 529,600 | 1,998,100 | 157 | 51.7 | 370 |
| Yamanashi | 525,900 | 1,789,600 | 164 | 49.8 | 200 |
| Fukuoka | 517,700 | 2,270,000 | 164 | 48.7 | 2,400 |
| Ishikawa | 512,600 | 1,374,900 | 165 | 49.5 | 730 |
| Yamaguchi | 511,800 | 2,186,400 | 163 | 48.5 | 480 |
| Akita | 507,700 | 1,444,300 | 163 | 53.2 | 290 |
| Hiroshima | 505,400 | 2,068,900 | 165 | 48.8 | 1,000 |
| Fukui | 499,500 | 2,169,300 | 162 | 47 | 260 |
| Okinawa | 499,500 | 1,953,600 | 166 | 49.9 | 410 |
| Tokushima | 494,900 | 1,646,500 | 166 | 54.4 | 400 |
| Ehime | 487,400 | 2,113,100 | 165 | 51.1 | 320 |
| Yamagata | 484,200 | 1,922,700 | 162 | 48.4 | 280 |
| Oita | 481,300 | 1,676,500 | 164 | 47.8 | 340 |
| Shimane | 480,800 | 1,912,500 | 162 | 48.3 | 210 |
| Kochi | 477,500 | 1,867,500 | 162 | 50.1 | 220 |
| Kagawa | 477,100 | 1,686,800 | 164 | 52.8 | 280 |
| Saga | 475,400 | 1,815,000 | 165 | 52.3 | 170 * |
| Kagoshima | 470,800 | 1,879,800 | 163 | 51.5 | 510 |
| Kumamoto | 470,000 | 1,908,200 | 164 | 49.5 | 630 |
| Miyazaki | 447,000 | 1,132,000 | 171 | 51.2 | 360 |
* fewer than 200 workers in sample — treat as rough
Source: Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Basic Survey on Wage Structure 2025, prefecture × occupation table (一般労働者・都道府県別 第3表 職種（特掲）). Monthly pay = きまって支給する現金給与額 (includes overtime, before tax). Government Standard Terms of Use v2.0.