How much a University 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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大学教授（高専含む） — University professors
| Prefecture | Monthly pay (yen) | Annual bonus (yen) | Hours / month | Avg age | Workers in sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan (all) | 667,800 | 2,812,800 | 162 | 57.5 | 69,370 |
| Kyoto | 739,000 | 3,586,400 | 158 | 57.8 | 2,360 |
| Aichi | 729,500 | 3,413,300 | 160 | 58.5 | 4,420 |
| Kanagawa | 724,400 | 3,591,300 | 160 | 58.1 | 3,560 |
| Hyogo | 717,800 | 3,145,600 | 168 | 58.2 | 3,330 |
| Tokyo | 717,400 | 3,093,600 | 159 | 57 | 13,800 |
| Miyagi | 715,100 | 2,389,500 | 164 | 57.4 | 2,070 |
| Tochigi | 699,600 | 2,725,200 | 161 | 57.7 | 1,100 |
| Toyama | 691,600 | 1,970,400 | 163 | 58.3 | 440 |
| Chiba | 690,600 | 2,875,000 | 162 | 56.8 | 2,080 |
| Niigata | 680,000 | 1,998,900 | 161 | 61.2 | 820 |
| Aomori | 671,600 | 2,408,600 | 157 | 58.7 | 430 |
| Saitama | 666,600 | 3,136,700 | 165 | 58.4 | 1,780 |
| Fukuoka | 656,100 | 3,002,700 | 163 | 57.3 | 3,570 |
| Shiga | 636,500 | 3,057,500 | 162 | 59.3 | 140 * |
| Fukushima | 634,500 | 2,265,900 | 165 | 57 | 520 |
| Shimane | 633,300 | 2,401,900 | 161 | 57.1 | 270 |
| Ibaraki | 633,200 | 2,744,900 | 159 | 60.4 | 1,000 |
| Gifu | 629,800 | 2,401,700 | 158 | 58.3 | 770 |
| Wakayama | 627,100 | 3,000,900 | 165 | 58.7 | 370 |
| Osaka | 626,200 | 2,521,300 | 161 | 55.3 | 7,870 |
| Ehime | 623,300 | 2,632,300 | 164 | 57.8 | 430 |
| Hokkaido | 623,100 | 2,317,900 | 163 | 56.1 | 2,830 |
| Hiroshima | 621,500 | 2,604,200 | 162 | 58.7 | 1,430 |
| Nara | 621,000 | 2,508,900 | 166 | 58.1 | 770 |
| Okinawa | 617,900 | 2,631,500 | 168 | 56.5 | 570 |
| Shizuoka | 615,800 | 2,539,000 | 162 | 57.8 | 1,480 |
| Okayama | 612,500 | 2,404,400 | 160 | 59.3 | 1,180 |
| Yamaguchi | 605,000 | 2,794,800 | 168 | 56.4 | 770 |
| Mie | 604,400 | 2,579,100 | 163 | 58.2 | 460 |
| Saga | 602,200 | 2,125,400 | 166 | 58.2 | 280 |
| Ishikawa | 601,500 | 2,051,700 | 163 | 61.1 | 1,340 |
| Iwate | 600,200 | 2,603,500 | 163 | 57.8 | 270 |
| Nagasaki | 597,700 | 2,016,500 | 166 | 57.9 | 570 |
| Nagano | 595,200 | 2,223,200 | 161 | 57.7 | 480 |
| Yamanashi | 594,000 | 2,169,500 | 166 | 56.6 | 260 |
| Kumamoto | 588,000 | 2,581,100 | 165 | 59 | 870 |
| Fukui | 587,100 | 2,535,000 | 164 | 56.7 | 480 |
| Tokushima | 585,400 | 2,154,900 | 165 | 60 | 590 |
| Akita | 583,400 | 1,849,800 | 168 | 58.4 | 350 |
| Tottori | 579,400 | 1,780,900 | 162 | 57.3 | 190 * |
| Kochi | 578,200 | 2,381,900 | 161 | 57.8 | 390 |
| Yamagata | 577,400 | 2,353,000 | 165 | 58 | 430 |
| Gunma | 573,900 | 2,229,600 | 158 | 58.7 | 630 |
| Kagoshima | 570,800 | 2,501,600 | 165 | 57.9 | 550 |
| Miyazaki | 569,700 | 1,574,000 | 165 | 62.6 | 370 |
| Oita | 560,600 | 1,899,400 | 164 | 57.6 | 290 |
| Kagawa | 556,500 | 2,111,500 | 166 | 54 | 410 |
* 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.