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πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅ Japan

Saitama Β· 2026-09-28

Prefectural general minimum wage. Industry-specific higher rates may apply.

Intelligence Hours Index
2h 46m

Gross minimum-wage work for one month of this subscription benchmark.

Time, made visible1 bar = 8 hours
0.35 workdays8h is a visual unit, not a legal working day.

Behind the number

Monthly USD price
$20
Hourly minimum wage
JPY 1,141
Local currency per USD
157.52
Reference FX date
2026-09-28
Wage effective / source-reference date
2025-11-01
Last wage verification
2026-09-28
Data status
verified
Service availability
Not yet verified

US list price Β· before taxes Β· gross minimum wage

General adult, non-tipped employee; sector and coverage exceptions may apply.

Official hourly rate; no working-time conversion.

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Regional comparison

One country, local realities.

Only verified statutory values enter the ranking. Unverified regions and systems without a general minimum remain distinct.

RegionHours of workHourly wage, localStatus
Tokyo2h 34m1,226verified
Kanagawa2h 34m1,225verified
Osaka2h 41m1,177verified
Saitama2h 46m1,141verified
Chiba2h 46m1,140verified
Aichi2h 46m1,140verified
Kyoto2h 48m1,122verified
Hyogo2h 49m1,116verified
Shizuoka2h 52m1,097verified
Mie2h 54m1,087verified
Hiroshima2h 54m1,085verified
Shiga2h 55m1,080verified
Hokkaido2h 56m1,075verified
Ibaraki2h 56m1,074verified
Tochigi2h 57m1,068verified
Gifu2h 57m1,065verified
Gunma2h 58m1,063verified
Toyama2h 58m1,062verified
Nagano2h 58m1,061verified
Fukuoka2h 59m1,057verified
Ishikawa2h 59m1,054verified
Fukui3h 00m1,053verified
Yamanashi3h 00m1,052verified
Nara3h 00m1,051verified
Niigata3h 00m1,050verified
Okayama3h 01m1,047verified
Tokushima3h 01m1,046verified
Wakayama3h 01m1,045verified
Yamaguchi3h 01m1,043verified
Miyagi3h 02m1,038verified
Kagawa3h 02m1,036verified
Oita3h 03m1,035verified
Kumamoto3h 03m1,034verified
Fukushima3h 03m1,033verified
Shimane3h 03m1,033verified
Ehime3h 03m1,033verified
Yamagata3h 03m1,032verified
Iwate3h 03m1,031verified
Akita3h 03m1,031verified
Nagasaki3h 03m1,031verified
Tottori3h 04m1,030verified
Saga3h 04m1,030verified
Aomori3h 04m1,029verified
Kagoshima3h 04m1,026verified
Kochi3h 05m1,023verified
Miyazaki3h 05m1,023verified
Okinawa3h 05m1,023verified
Actual observations only

A history that starts with evidence.

The first recorded observation is 2026-09-28. A trend will appear once more dated observations accumulate. We do not invent a historical line.

Recorded data table
DateHoursRevision
2026-09-282.76108676599473
Monthly plans

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Source trail

Every input has a source.

chatgpt-plus Β· verified 2026-09-28

ChatGPT Plus: USD 20 per month, regular monthly web subscription. Monthly billing / United States USD price selected on the official page. Promotions and annual equivalents excluded.

Observation chatgpt-plus-2026-09-28. Source openai-pricing. Approved 2026-09-28.

claude-pro Β· verified 2026-09-28

Claude Pro: USD 20 per month, regular monthly web subscription. Monthly billing / United States USD price selected on the official page. Promotions and annual equivalents excluded.

Observation claude-pro-2026-09-28. Source anthropic-pricing. Approved 2026-09-28.

google-ai-pro Β· verified 2026-09-28

Google AI Pro: USD 19.99 per month, regular monthly web subscription. Monthly billing / United States USD price selected on the official page. Promotions and annual equivalents excluded.

Observation google-ai-pro-2026-09-28. Source google-pricing. Approved 2026-09-28.

JP-11 Β· verified 2026-09-28

εŸΌηŽ‰ηœŒ 1,141円 (δ»€ε’Œ8.10.01からは1,196円) δ»€ε’Œ7.11.01

Observation JP-11-2025-11-01-1141. Source jp-mhlw. Approved 2026-09-28.

Approved wage changes

What changed, and when.

Effective / reference datePublished rateState
2026-10-011196 JPY / hourApproved Β· future effective date
2025-11-011141 JPY / hourPublished observation