Remote Software Engineer Salaries in Japan

How much do remote developers in Japan expect to make? $68,091 per year on average (based on self-reported data).

This estimated average salary is based on the expected salaries of Arc Developers in that location. Remote software engineer salaries in Japan are amongst the highest for Asia.
Below are some things to consider when hiring developers based in this location or building your next engineering hub.

$68,091USD
Avg. Developer Salary
$85,023USD
Avg. Senior Developer Salary

Salary breakdown by expertise

Use the dropdown to compare software engineer salaries in Japan with another location.

Compare with:
Singapore
Front-end Developer
$66,186
$68,588
Back-end Developer
$68,881
$72,064
Data Scientist
$71,985
$74,222
App Developer
$65,552
$70,122
DevOps Engineer
$73,748
$79,600

English Proficiency in Japan

#53
Ranking out of 100 countries/regions

About software engineer salary in Japan

Work with great developers — who just happen to be outside your zip code.We built this tool to help you understand how much remote developers expect to be paid annually across different countries around the world. Software engineer salary in Japan are calculated using self-reported data from remote developers based in Japan, and may not be representative of local salaries.Learn More

The salary data is based on the expected salary of over 300,000 remote developers in Arc's network. Developers provide us with their expected salary after passing our comprehensive vetting process (click here to learn more about Arc’s vetting process).

In addition to software development experience, our research indicates two other major factors that affect salary expectations:

・Local rent and cost of living.
・English ability (in countries where English is not the primary language, developers with a good command of English can often charge a premium compared to local rates).

In addition to providing a base salary, organizations may offer remote developers a more comprehensive package when hired long-term. This package may include benefits such as health insurance, equipment stipends, cash bonuses for high performance, company equity, etc. (For more information on benefits frequently offered to remote developers, click here.)

Hire remote developers in Japan with Arc

Thomas L. - developer in Japan
Software Engineer @ Amazon
5.00 / 5.0
OsakaJapan

Hello everyone, I have been working in the CS industry for ~10 years. I have mainly been working on back-end and research oriented projects involving image processing. If you are looking for understanding how computers work at a deep level (as far as assembly), or want to know how big tech companies (such as Amazon) scale their projects, then I have knowledge to share with you!

Eiji K. - developer in Japan
Full-stack web/mobile app developer
TokyoJapan

Passionate and experienced web & mobile developer and software engineer with 7+ years of development & business career.

Devendra D. - developer in Japan
Lead Data Scientist
4.97 / 5.0
TokyoJapan

I have worked on the machine learning and big data projects. Helped organisations to build models, data science pipelines and scaling them in different environments which are running in java, Scala, python and Hadoop ecosystem. I have also worked on micro-service and REST based architectures to build systems to handle millions of requests. For Codementor users. Best way to confirm time with me is having a confirmed session booked. There are many ad-hoc requests or last minute stuff people approach for, it does get difficult to allocate time to everyone. Last thing, please don't miss your booked sessions or pre-commited timings, I usually stay away from requests where someone disregards my time commitments.

Salary reports by technologies

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