Japan vs United States of America: Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap
Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap over time
- Japan
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports -1.19 Percentage of prime-age employees wage against -2.97 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in Japan, a difference of 1.78 Percentage of prime-age employees wage.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 12th and United States of America ranks 10th of 36 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.19 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 4.26 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 7.93 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | Japan |
| 1980s | 10.28 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -2.09 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 12.38 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | Japan |
| 1990s | 3.17 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -5.95 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 9.13 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | Japan |
| 2000s | -1.32 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -7.61 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 6.29 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.3945 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -10.51 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 10.91 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | Japan |
| 2020s | -3.12 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -7.99 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 4.88 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap, Japan or United States of America?
- United States of America, at -1.19 Percentage of prime-age employees wage against -2.97 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap between Japan and United States of America?
- 1.78 Percentage of prime-age employees wage, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States of America?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2022.
- How do Japan and United States of America rank globally for wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap?
- Japan ranks 12th and United States of America ranks 10th of 36 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset contains age wage gaps defined as the difference between mean (median) earnings of 25-54 year-olds and that of 15-24 year-olds (respectively 55-64 year-olds) relative to mean (median) earnings of 25-54 year-olds. Earnings refer to gross earnings of full-time dependent employees unless otherwise indicated.