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Regional minimum wage (hourly), national weighted average, FY2026 revision

1177 JPY/hour

2026, from 2026-10-01 · verified 2026-11-02 against the official source · next expected change 2027-10-01

全国加重平均 1,177 （ 1,121 ) 56 5.0%

key: jp/minimum-wage/national-weighted-average
value: 1177 JPY/hour
period: 2026
effective: 2026-10-01 to date
source: https://www.mhlw.go.jp/content/11200000/001753404.pdf
verified: 2026-11-02 — fresh (4 days ago; next check by 2026-11-28)
next expected change: 2027-10-01 (annual: a fixed day each year)
source checked: 2026-11-02 (the newest day the automated check fetched the source page)
previous: 1121 JPY/hour (2025)
scope: Hourly 地域別最低賃金 for each of the 47 prefectures and the national weighted average (MHLW). Each prefecture has its own 発効日 between 2026-10-01 and 2026-12-02: before a prefecture's effectiveFrom the previous (FY2025) amount in `previous` still applies. Industry-specific 特定最低賃金 are not included.
hash: sha256:4ccb492e700f3cfb26a28a4616e30a65c38a6abbcc12ec457ce6e6b5158bdd9d
signature: EdDSA, key db-2026-10 — keys

As JSON

curl -s https://databutler.dev/f/jp/minimum-wage/national-weighted-average?max_age=30d — schema; verify with npx verified-facts verify https://databutler.dev/f/jp/minimum-wage/national-weighted-average

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