Sony leads the ranking of the most wage game companies in Japan

The company Salesnow Recently released a ranking with Japanese game developers that offer the highest annual average salary to their employees. At the top of the list is Sonywith an average of ¥ 11,132,231 per year (about R $ 418,791.26).

Other remuneration highlights include the Bandai Namco and Nintendo. A remarkable absence also draws attention: the Square Enix It does not appear on the list.

Check out the ranking of companies with the highest annual salary averages:

1. Sony Group Corporation – ¥11.132.231 (R$ 418.791,26)
2. Bandai Namco Holdings – ¥10.950.000 (R$ 412.539,00)
3. Nintendo – ¥9.626.857 (R$ 362.351,25)
4. Sega Sammy Holdings – ¥8.791.596 (R$ 330.785,63)
5. Akatsuki – ¥8.557.000 (R$ 321.918,43)
6. DeNA – ¥8.540.000 (R$ 321.284,80)
7. Capcom – ¥8.328.000 (R$ 313.390,56)
8. Koei Tecmo Holdings – ¥8.105.686 (R$ 304.979,42)
9. GungHo Online Entertainment – ¥7.504.000 (R$ 282.417,65)
10. Bank of Innovation – ¥7.421.000 (R$ 279.470,60)
11. Crooz – ¥7.290.000 (R$ 274.435,80)
12. Nexon – ¥7.256.000 (R$ 273.143,47)
13. Drecom – ¥7.188.223 (R$ 270.625,39)
14. Konami Group Corporation – ¥7.108.375 (R$ 267.649,25)
15. Digital Hearts Holdings – ¥6.743.000 (R$ 253.797,27)
16. Colopl – ¥6.719.000 (R$ 252.908,08)
17. Imagineer – ¥6.528.603 (R$ 245.797,46)
18. Klab – ¥ 6.449.000 (R $ 242.801,39)
19. MYNET – ¥ 6.339.917 (R $ 238.841,27)
20. Furyu – ¥ 6.231.302 (R $ 234.887.01)

It is worth noting that Bandai Namco e Sony Also stand out by a recent decision: earlier this year, both announced the end of the annual bonuses, replacing them with fixed wage increases to all employees.

To get an idea of the weight of these values within the Japanese market, by 2024 the national average salary was approximately ¥ 4.26 million (about R $ 160,211). This demonstrates that the game industry in Japan offers salaries significantly above the country’s average.

Fonte: Automaton Media