Japanese salary in 2012 was the lowest in 22 years

Average monthly salary of Japanese including overtime payment and bonuses was 314,236 yen($3,423.92) in 2012 marking the lowest since 1990. It is decreased by 0.6 percent from 2011. Average amount of bonus usually paid twice a year was 52,586 yen($572.98) decreased by 3.1 percent from 2011. Average working hours was 147.1 hours per month increased by 0.5 percent from the year before nevertheless.
The research was conducted by Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare to 33,000 enterprises with more than 5 workers.


12年の給与が過去最低　賞与減で月31万4236円　―日本経済新聞
http://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXNASFS31005_R30C13A1MM0000/


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