{"id":53823,"date":"2025-11-12T14:20:07","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T05:20:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=53823"},"modified":"2025-11-12T14:20:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T05:20:12","slug":"sega-raises-starting-salaries-for-new-hires-and-base-pay-of-existing-full-time-employees-in-japan-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/sega-raises-starting-salaries-for-new-hires-and-base-pay-of-existing-full-time-employees-in-japan-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Sega raises starting salaries for new hires and base pay of existing full-time employees in Japan (again)\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Sega announced revisions to its employee compensation system on November 12. This will include both a raise for current full-time staff and an increase in starting salaries for new entry-level hires.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sega.co.jp\/release\/251112_1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">new system<\/a>, Sega will introduce a more flexible pay structure based on employee roles, while also converting part of annual bonuses into base pay and implementing a general base pay increase. Starting April 1, 2026, base salaries for Sega\u2019s existing full-time employees in Japan will rise by an average of about 10%.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the same time, Sega\u2019s starting monthly salary for new university graduates (the standard pay offered to fresh hires straight out of college in Japan) will rise from 300,000 to 330,000 yen (around $2,140 USD), likewise a 10% increase.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The company says the goal of these revisions is to create an environment where employees can work with peace of mind amidst rising living costs and broader social changes. It\u2019s also intended to give Sega an advantage when it comes to recruiting and developing talent in the face of increasing global competition.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This move follows <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20230217-17912\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sega\u2019s previous raise in July 2023<\/a>, when the company boosted its entry-level salaries from 222,000 to 300,000 yen. With this latest increase, Sega joins the growing number of major Japanese game companies raising wages to attract and retain skilled development staff, like <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/amidst-mass-industry-layoffs-konami-is-raising-salaries-for-the-fourth-year-in-a-row-human-resources-are-the-source-of-our-competitiveness\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Konami<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20240306-28197\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Capcom<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Related articles: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/sony-and-bandai-namco-abolish-employee-bonuses-in-favor-of-raising-average-salaries\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Sony and Bandai Namco abolish employee bonuses in favor of raising average salaries<\/strong><\/a><strong><\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/interviews\/even-small-scale-japanese-game-companies-like-gemdrops-are-raising-entry-level-dev-salaries-significantly-we-ask-them-if-they-can-keep-it-up\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Even small-scale Japanese game companies like Gemdrops are raising entry-level dev salaries significantly. We ask them if they can keep it up<\/strong><\/a><strong><\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following base salary increases in 2023, Sega has announced an additional raise to existing staff&#8217;s salaries as well as new hires.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":53826,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-53823","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Sega raises starting salaries for new hires and base pay of existing full-time employees in Japan (again)\u00a0 - AUTOMATON WEST<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Following base salary increases in 2023, Sega has announced an additional raise to existing staff&#039;s salaries as well as new hires.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/sega-raises-starting-salaries-for-new-hires-and-base-pay-of-existing-full-time-employees-in-japan-again\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Sega raises starting salaries for new hires and base pay of existing full-time employees in Japan (again)\u00a0 - 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