WWII: Japanese military wages by rank 1944

Basic monthly wage rates in the Japanese Army during the Second World War in 1944

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Release date

September 2022

Region

Japan

Survey time period

1941 to 1944

Supplementary notes

*For display purposes, middle values have been given in cases where a range of wages was given. Ranks with multiple classes and their wage ranges are as follows:
Colonel: 310 - 370 yen (three pay classes)
Lieutenant colonel: 220 - 310 yen (four pay classes)
Major: 170 - 220 yen (four pay classes)
Captain: 122 - 155 yen (three pay classes)
First lieutenant: 85 - 94.16 yen (two pay classes)
Warrant officer: 80-110 yen (four pay classes)
Sergeant major: 32 - 75 yen (four pay classes)
Sergeant: 23 - 30 yen (three pay classes)
Second-class private: 6 - 9 yen (Grades B and A respectively)

The source notes that one yen was equal to approximately 0.23 U.S. dollars (or 14 pre-decimal British pence) before December 7, 1941.

Release data is date of most recent online access. Original date of publication: September 15, 1944.

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