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tforcram | 3 years ago

How would that compare with US based pay?

I'm bilingual (brushing up on my kanji with wanikani) and considering moving to Japan, but I've always heard the comp packages aren't great.

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ryan_lane|3 years ago

Software Engineering salaries at Japanese companies range between $100-200k (with a normal exchange rate, right now it's closer to $80-160k), with no equity, for senior (10+ YOE) engineers. Most companies also include a yearly bonus that's equivalent to 1 month salary.

The highest paying Japanese companies tend to pay less than 1/2 of the total comp you can expect in the bay area, but may be closer to competitive to a comp package in somewhere like Atlanta or Austin.