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Koei Tecmo announced that it is raising the average employee salary again! This time by 7.7%. This follows a 23% raise last year!
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Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
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Champomade
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305k yen a month is so ridiculously low for a graduate in business, engineering, etc. though
Sad that salaries in Japan have stagnated so much over last decades...
You would make around 5x-10x more as a graduate in the silicon valley, after much easier studies. Cost of life is lower in tokyo vs SV but not that much lower obviously...
Sad that salaries in Japan have stagnated so much over last decades...
You would make around 5x-10x more as a graduate in the silicon valley, after much easier studies. Cost of life is lower in tokyo vs SV but not that much lower obviously...
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Fart Knight
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That Game Pass money
Captain Toad
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Tecmo Bowl '24?
Kaleinc
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To make games with ps2 visuals on ps5?
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CamHostage
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This salary now roughly translates to $26K USD annual.
They make $2175 a month and a "typical" Tokyo apartment is $1900 (although you would probably get an apartment outside Tokyo and commute in, so more like $400-$1200 depending on the area and access.) This pay bump does keep them just below the next income tax level, which would go from 10% to 20%.
It's not the lowest pay rate against the regional average, and it is a starter job (albeit after graduating university,) but it doesn't feel like a compelling financial start to a career...
Jobs and salaries in Tokyo, Japan - Teleport Cities
How much can I make in Tokyo, Japan? Teleport Cities provides detailed information about salaries by profession.
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StereoVsn
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Salaries are low, but it's not one to one compared to say US. Medical is included, usually companies pay an allowance for public transport, sometimes there is an allowance for housing, and there are other aspects.This salary now roughly translates to $26K USD annual.
They make $2175 a month and a "typical" Tokyo apartment is $1900 (although you would probably get an apartment outside Tokyo and commute in, so more like $400-$1200 depending on the area and access.) This pay bump does keep them just below the next income tax level, which would go from 10% to 20%.
It's not the lowest pay rate against the regional average, and it is a starter job (albeit after graduating university,) but it doesn't feel like a compelling financial start to a career...
Jobs and salaries in Tokyo, Japan - Teleport Cities
How much can I make in Tokyo, Japan? Teleport Cities provides detailed information about salaries by profession.teleport.org
Tokyo is also quite a general term and consists of multiple towns really. A modest apartment can be had like you say for $500-1000 and if one is willing to have a roommate, it gets cheaper.
You also don't need a car as public transport in major cities is very good. That apartment above is going to be 10-15 min walk from a metro station and overall commute will be under an hour even from relative outskirts.
That said, yeah, these salaries are pretty bad.
Edit: Also overall cost of living is quite a bit lower (outside central Tokyo), except for a few specific things. So food expenses in general will be quite a bit less.
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GreatnessRD
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You don't count. You're rich! We've seen your gaming setup!
rofif
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lol I wish
March Climber
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Mibu no ookami
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It's actually significantly cheaper.
https://livingcost.org/cost/san-jose-us/yokohama
I chose Yokohama rather than Tokyo, because that is where Koei Tecmo is located and I think that's relevant. The cost of living in tokyo is also still significantly cheaper.
I think you also overstate what the average graduate would make in the same industry.
https://www.ziprecruiter.com/Salaries/Video-Game-Developer-Salary-in-San-Jose,CA#Monthly
FunkMiller
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Japanese gaming companies continuing to make western ones look fucking stupid. Repeatedly.
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Salaries in the US blow them out of the water, regardless of cost of living differences.
FunkMiller
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Salaries in the US blow them out of the water, regardless of cost of living differences.
Fair play
