Software Engineer Salary in Tokyo, Japan

$105,547

Average Base Salary

$142,652

Average Total Compensation

Min: $54K
Max: $172K
Min: $53K
Max: $270K

Normalized Software Engineer Salaries in Tokyo, Japan


Average total compensation
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Cost of living
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Years of experience
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The average base salary for Software Engineer in Tokyo, Japan is in the top 82% compared to all other cities salaries.

The average base salary for Software Engineer in Tokyo, Japan is $105,547 while the average Software Engineer base salary is $115,498.

If we normalize the salaries in Tokyo, Japan by the cost of living, then the average base salary for Software Engineer in Tokyo, Japan is in the top 17% compared to all other cities.

If we normalize the salaries in Tokyo, Japan by the years of experience, then the average base salary for Software Engineer in Tokyo, Japan is in the top 92% compared to all other cities.

Software Engineer Salary in Tokyo, Japan by Seniority Levels

$89K
$169K
$56K
$184K
$44K
$121K
$90K
$98K

Seniority can increase the pay of a Software Engineer in Tokyo, Japan. Here are the base salaries of a Software Engineer in Tokyo, Japan grouped into 4 seniority categories.

Software Engineer Salary in Tokyo, Japan Compared to other Positions

$93K
$133K
Business Intelligence*
$95K
Machine Learning Engineer*
$70K
Data Engineer*
$53K
$60K
Data Scientist*
$43K
$48K

Most data science positions fall under different position titles depending on the actual role.

From the graph we can see that on average the Product Manager role pays the most with a $113,333 base salary while the Data Scientist role on average pays the least with a $45,500 base salary.

Software Engineer Salary in Tokyo, Japan Compared to other Cities


The Software Engineer salary in Zurich, Switzerland is the highest paying salary with a $169,105 average base salary. The Software Engineer salary in Manila, Philippines is the lowest paying salary with $42,000 average base salary.

Top Companies for Software Engineer Salaries in Tokyo, Japan

$214K
$149K
$90K
$177K
$94K
$173K
$123K
$77K
$128K
$91K
$107K
$85K
$101K
$90K
$52K
$119K
$60K
$44K

The Software Engineer at Mozilla salary is the highest paying salary with a $214,000 average base salary. The Software Engineer at Fujitsu salary is the lowest paying salary with $44,000 average base salary.