The average total salary per worker in February was about 265,000 yen, a decrease of 0.2% from the same month of the previous year, and has been negative for 11 consecutive months.

According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, "overtime salaries have decreased significantly in industries affected by the state of emergency."

The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare is conducting a "Monthly Labor Statistics Survey" targeting more than 30,000 business establishments nationwide with five or more employees, and released preliminary figures for February on the 6th.



According to this, the average total cash salary per worker in February, including basic salary and overtime pay, was 265,972 yen.



This is a 0.2% decrease from the same month of the previous year, and has been negative compared to the same month of the previous year for 11 consecutive months.



Of this amount, overtime pay and other overtime pay were 17,577 yen, a decrease of 9.3% from the same month of the previous year.



Looking at the rate of decrease in overtime salary by industry compared to the same month of the previous year, 54% for "accommodation / restaurant service", 35.5% for "life-related service / entertainment", and "wholesale / wholesale" “Retail” was 15.2%, and the rate of decrease was larger than in the January survey.



On the other hand, real wages, which reflect price fluctuations, exceeded the same month of the previous year by 0.2%, the highest since February last year.



According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, "Overtime salaries have decreased significantly in industries affected by the state of emergency. Although the effects of the new coronavirus have continued, the rate of decrease in total salaries has become smaller, and future trends It is necessary to keep an eye on. "



In addition, the bonus at the end of last year was 380,646 yen per worker on average, a 2.6% decrease from the same month of the previous year, and the rate of decrease is comparable in 2013. Since then, it has become the largest.