Tokyo
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Japan · Capital · Tech Hub
Tokyo is the world's largest metropolitan economy and Japan's center for technology, finance, and media. While salaries are modest compared to US tech hubs, the comprehensive benefits system (bonuses, transport allowances, housing subsidies) significantly increases total compensation.
Median Salary
$42.000,00
CoL Index
68,00
Population
13.960.000
Timezone
Asia/Tokyo
Cost of Living Breakdown
All indices use New York City = 100 as baseline.
Overall
68,00
Rent
62,00
Groceries
72,00
Restaurants
55,00
Transport
65,00
Salaries by Role
Estimated City salaries are derived from country-level data adjusted for local cost of living.
| Role | Median (USD) | Net (USD) | Entry | Senior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CTO | $137.133,00 | $102.849,00 | $99.733,00 | $236.867,00 |
| Engineering Manager | $109.083,00 | $81.812,00 | $84.150,00 | $155.833,00 |
| AI/ML Researcher | $99.733,00 | $74.799,00 | $68.567,00 | $155.833,00 |
| Cloud Architect | $96.617,00 | $72.462,00 | $71.683,00 | $140.250,00 |
| Tech Lead | $96.617,00 | $72.462,00 | $71.683,00 | $137.133,00 |
| ML Engineer | $87.267,00 | $65.450,00 | $62.333,00 | $130.900,00 |
| Site Reliability Engineer | $84.150,00 | $63.112,00 | $59.217,00 | $124.667,00 |
| Security Engineer | $81.033,00 | $60.774,00 | $57.347,00 | $121.550,00 |
| Blockchain Developer | $81.033,00 | $60.774,00 | $56.100,00 | $124.667,00 |
| Product Manager | $81.033,00 | $60.774,00 | $56.100,00 | $124.667,00 |
| Data Scientist | $77.917,00 | $58.437,00 | $52.983,00 | $118.433,00 |
| DevOps Engineer | $77.917,00 | $58.437,00 | $54.853,00 | $118.433,00 |
| Data Engineer | $74.800,00 | $56.100,00 | $51.113,00 | $115.317,00 |
| Software Engineer | $74.800,00 | $56.100,00 | $52.983,00 | $115.317,00 |
| Backend Developer | $71.683,00 | $53.762,00 | $49.867,00 | $109.083,00 |
| Full Stack Developer | $69.813,00 | $52.359,00 | $48.620,00 | $105.967,00 |
| Mobile Developer | $68.567,00 | $51.425,00 | $46.750,00 | $104.720,00 |
| Frontend Developer | $65.450,00 | $49.087,00 | $44.880,00 | $99.733,00 |
| UI/UX Designer | $62.333,00 | $46.749,00 | $42.387,00 | $93.500,00 |
| QA Engineer | $52.983,00 | $39.737,00 | $36.153,00 | $77.917,00 |