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Last updated: April 16, 2024

Captain Ship Salary
in Japan

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JPY 8,780,494

Average Salary

JPY 4,221/hr

Average Hourly

JPY 335,415

Average Bonus

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Last updated: April 16, 2024

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The average pay for a Captain Ship is JPY 8,780,494 a year and JPY 4,221 an hour in Japan. The average salary range for a Captain Ship is between JPY 6,093,663 and JPY 10,694,642. On average, a High School Degree is the highest level of education for a Captain Ship. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Japan.

ERI's compensation data are based on salary surveys conducted and researched by ERI. Cost of labor data in the Assessor Series are based on actual housing sales data from commercially available sources, plus rental rates, gasoline prices, consumables, medical care premium costs, property taxes, effective income tax rates, etc.

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Estimated salary in 2029:
JPY 9,364,411
5 Year Change:
7 %

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Japan Cost of Living Score:

Description: Japan is an island country in East Asia. It is in the northwest Pacific Ocean and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north toward the East China Sea, Philippine Sea, and Taiwan in the south. Japan is a part of the Ring of Fire, and spans an archipelago of 14,125 islands, with the five main islands being Hokkaido, Honshu (the "mainland"), Shikoku, Kyushu, and Okinawa. Tokyo is the country's capital and largest city, followed by Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Fukuoka, Kobe, and Kyoto. Japan has over 125 million inhabitants and is the 11th most populous country in...
Description:
  • Commands ship to transport passengers, freight, and other cargo across oceans, bays, lakes, and in coastal waters.
  • Sets course of ship, using navigational aids, such as charts, area plotting sheets, compass, and sextant, and orders crew worker at helm to steer ship.
  • Requires licensed by US Coast Guard for steam, motor, or sail ship according to waters navigated and tonnage of ship.

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The average pay for a Captain Ship is JPY 8,780,494 a year and JPY 4,221 an hour in Japan. The average salary range for a Captain Ship is between JPY 6,093,663 and JPY 10,694,642. On average, a High School Degree is the highest level of education for a Captain Ship. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Japan.

ERI's compensation data are based on salary surveys conducted and researched by ERI. Cost of labor data in the Assessor Series are based on actual housing sales data from commercially available sources, plus rental rates, gasoline prices, consumables, medical care premium costs, property taxes, effective income tax rates, etc.

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Japan Cost of Living Score:

Description: Japan is an island country in East Asia. It is in the northwest Pacific Ocean and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north toward the East China Sea, Philippine Sea, and Taiwan in the south. Japan is a part of the Ring of Fire, and spans an archipelago of 14,125 islands, with the five main islands being Hokkaido, Honshu (the "mainland"), Shikoku, Kyushu, and Okinawa. Tokyo is the country's capital and largest city, followed by Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Fukuoka, Kobe, and Kyoto. Japan has over 125 million inhabitants and is the 11th most populous country in...
Description:
  • Commands ship to transport passengers, freight, and other cargo across oceans, bays, lakes, and in coastal waters.
  • Sets course of ship, using navigational aids, such as charts, area plotting sheets, compass, and sextant, and orders crew worker at helm to steer ship.
  • Requires licensed by US Coast Guard for steam, motor, or sail ship according to waters navigated and tonnage of ship.

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