15 companies · FY2026 results (annual securities reports)
JFE ranks first for average salary in the Steel industry at ¥12.3M. The top three are JFE (¥12.3M), Yamato Kogyo (¥9.53M) and Nippon Steel (¥9.09M).
Across the 15 companies the average is ¥8.23M and the median ¥7.82M. Chubu Steel Plate comes last at ¥7.06M, a gap of about 1.7x to the leader.
4 of 15 companies are above the average. 1 pay an average of ¥10M or more.
Steel Industry TOP3
Shares 1Y is a closing-price reference (vs. about a year earlier).
| Rank | Company | Average salary | Revenue | Operating profit | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JFE5411 | ¥12.3M | ¥4.5T | ¥135.4B | 3.0% |
| 2 | Yamato Kogyo5444 | ¥9.53M | ¥160.4B | ¥4.5B | 2.8% |
| 3 | Nippon Steel5401 | ¥9.09M | ¥10.1T | ¥242.9B | 2.4% |
| 4 | Tokyo Steel5423 | ¥8.71M | ¥268.1B | ¥7.2B | 2.7% |
| 5 | Kobe Steel5406 | ¥8.12M | ¥2.4T | ¥129.9B | 5.3% |
| 6 | Daido Steel5471 | ¥8.11M | ¥578.1B | ¥42.1B | 7.3% |
| 7 | Aichi Steel5482 | ¥8.02M | ¥304.3B | ¥17.4B | 5.7% |
| 8 | Yodoko5451 | ¥7.82M | ¥195.4B | ¥11.9B | 6.1% |
| 9 | Godo Steel5410 | ¥7.78M | ¥191.8B | ¥9.8B | 5.1% |
| 10 | Nippon Denko5563 | ¥7.58M | ¥77.3B | ¥5.2B | 6.7% |
| 11 | Tokyo Tekko5445 | ¥7.58M | ¥72.5B | ¥12.0B | 16.6% |
| 12 | Kyoei Steel5440 | ¥7.43M | ¥315.1B | ¥17.0B | 5.4% |
| 13 | Maruichi5463 | ¥7.22M | ¥243.8B | ¥32.0B | 13.1% |
| 14 | Nippon Yakin5480 | ¥7.19M | ¥150.9B | ¥11.0B | 7.3% |
| 15 | Chubu Steel Plate5461 | ¥7.06M | ¥51.1B | ¥923M | 1.8% |
Revenue and operating profit are from the latest full-year consolidated results. Average salary is for the reporting entity per its annual securities report; pure holding companies with fewer than 50 staff are excluded.
