In 2023, real wages in Japan dropped by 2.5 percent, declining for the second consecutive year. In the past decade, the sharpest decline in real wages of establishments with five or more employees was recorded in 2014 at 2.8 percent.
Annual growth rate of real wages in Japan from 2014 to 2023
Based on total cash earnings including the amount of contractual and special cash earnings before deducting income tax, social insurance premium, trade union dues or purchase price, etc.
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