no4h wrote...
Japanese average salary rankings (2011):
1. Pro baseball players: 34,430,000 yen
2. Politicians: 22,280,000 yen
3. Lawyers: 21,010,000 yen
4. Pilots: 17,130,000 yen
5. Orthodontists: 13,290,000 yen
6. Doctors: 12,270,000 yen
7. Police officers: 8,400,000 yen
8. Salary men working for large corporations: 8,080,000 yen
9. Farmers: 7,650,000 yen
10. Local government officers: 7,280,000 yen
11. Government officials: 6,280,000 yen
12. Salary men working for a listed company: 5,760,000 yen
13. Average salary men: 4,390,000 yen
14. Programmers: 4,120,000 yen
15. Boiler technicians: 4,030,000 yen
16. Store clerks: 3,900,000 yen
17. Carpenters: 3,650,000 yen
18. Construction workers: 3,570,000 yen
19. Kindergarten teachers: 3,280,000 yen
20. Security guards: 3,150,000 yen
21. Hairdressers: 2,950,000 yen
22. Cleaners: 2,330,000 yen
23. Animators: 1,100,000 yen
24. Freeters: 1,060,000 yen
Keep in mind that 1 USD =/= 100 Yen.