In a ranking of 6 manufacturing sectors listed for fiscal 2025 covering companies with 1,000 or more employees, Keyence ranked first with average annual pay of ¥21.78 million, followed by DISCO in second place.
Annual pay was compared among 365 listed manufacturing companies with 1,000 or more employees, based on the period covered by their fiscal 2025 securities reports, from July 2025 through the fiscal year ending June 2026.
The companies had approximately 1.53 million employees in total, with an average age of 42.2 and average annual pay of ¥8.4 million, up 3.9% from fiscal 2024.
The ranking was compiled based on Nikkei classifications, giving priority to the figures listed by each company under average annual pay.
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