TOKYO, Sept. 28 (Xinhua) — The common annual wage of feminine private-sector employees in Japan got here to three.02 million yen (20,867 U.S. {dollars}) in 2021, exceeding 3 million yen for the primary time ever, authorities statistics revealed Wednesday.
According to a survey launched by the National Tax Agency, the common wage of all private-sector employees was 4.43 million yen (30,613 {dollars}) final 12 months, a 2.4-percent enhance from 2020, up for the primary time in three years.
The common pay for males in 2021 stood at 5.45 million yen (37,661 {dollars}), the very best since 2002 however nonetheless under the document 5.77 million yen (39,872 {dollars}) logged in 1997.
The gender pay hole remained giant in Japan, with girls being paid about 45 p.c lower than that for males.