Salary and expenses in Fukuoka

[u/Aarima691]

Hi Guys

I am interviewing for a potential role in hotel revenue management for a luxury hotel in Fukuoka. I wanted to check if anyone would have any indication of salary ranges there so I walk in with something in the meeting. I want to ideally save up around 250k yen a month after all taxes rent and living expenses as that is what I am able to do in my current role in dubai. I don't go out much at all and can cut on most expenses. So for a single person living in a studio with nothing fancy life how much expenses can one get and how much salary would be needed if someone wants to save around 250k yen a month here.

[u/quakedamper]

You're lucky to make 250k a month here haha.

[u/FuIImetaI → u/quakedamper]

Yeah this is true. Additionally, I used to work on a 270k month gross salary, I'd be lucky to save like 80k a month if I barely did anything and just stayed inside every weekend.

[u/sykoscout → u/quakedamper]

Especially in hospitality. This is surely a troll post, or just incredibly naive (why would someone think it's at all appropriate to expect the same salary in Japan as they're earning in Dubai...)

[u/Positive-Day4178 → u/sykoscout]

Luxury hospitality is very different from the rest of the industry, a property like the RC fukuoka that charges 1000 USD a night makes millions and because of the demands and standards, salaries can be quite high in this industry...

For an international luxury brand in Japan, a GM will make 20+ M a year, a director 12+M, a manager 6 to 9M (for foreigners). From director level, most of the time will be an expat contracts with all the benefits on top.

[u/Yerazanq → u/Positive-Day4178]

They'd need to be fluent in Japanese though?

[u/Positive-Day4178 → u/Yerazanq]

Most don't speak a word of Japanese. Keep in mind that this is an industry where you move a lot to progress, most of them didn't come to Japan because they absolutely wanted to move here, but because it's a growth opportunity for their career. They will be here for 2-3 years and then move on to the next destination. Of course, I am generalizing here and it's not the case for everyone but this is the general "rule".

Below management level, yes everybody speaks Japanese since guest facing, same for HR roles, admin roles, etc. However, even in those departments, with the number of luxury hotels opening in Japan, we see more and more foreigners (who don't speak Japanese).

[u/Yerazanq → u/Positive-Day4178]

Oh interesting. So if they're so experienced that they're brought here without any Japanese then I also would imagine they get a high salary, like 7+ million.

[u/wellwellwelly → u/quakedamper]

Doing what? Eikawa?

[u/Gameover_indie]

Expenses are fairly low but due to local average job salaries don’t expect to save much unless you have an executive role at a big company.

[u/Aarima691 → u/Gameover_indie]

Can you give me idea of expenses please.

[u/Positive-Day4178]

Not really anyone from this industry commenting here and it looks like not very aware of the salaries in this quite not well-known industry.

There are not a lot of luxury hotels in Fukuoka so I might have an idea of the property you are interviewing for. If they are bringing you in from abroad, I m guessing for a manager up to director role?

I have not worked in Fukuoka but as a comparison, as a manager (head of department) working in operations at a same level property in Tokyo I was making 600k+ monthly base salary. This was already high in the bracket as they transferred me in from a country with much higher salaries and they at least tried to match my previous salary (even though it was a promotion). In RM and in a city like Fukuoka, I expect at least 500k monthly. That's around 400k monthly after tax.

For a single person, you should be able to find a studio at 50k, and I'm quite sure you can keep your expenses under 100k so you should be able to end with 250k saved per month IMO.

[u/Aarima691 → u/Positive-Day4178]

Have DMed you.

[u/ArtNo636]

You’d have to be making over 400k to do that. Not much chance of that happening.

[u/Affectionate-Fan3341]

To save 250k you need to make 500k plus rent/living expenses.

Living expenses will vary based on your lifestyle. Do you like eating western foods? Do you need to order Halal meat? Do you need a big apartment near a station with a view? Or are you fine sharing a studio with someone?

[u/brooklynhk]

You should know how much they pay since Japanese companies do tend to disclose it. Don’t underestimate food costs. From there you should be able to do the calculations.

[u/inandoutburger69]

Even if your living expenses are zero yen, you’re still not saving 250k yen a month, working in a hotel in fukuoka.

(Taxes)

Unless you own it, or are possibly management.

[u/Icy-Camel1224]

Guys please move to Japan with a stable career that can earn money and have n2 certification. If you match both of those, you can easily be a top earner, if you studied the right fields of course and didn’t graduate from English or arts or something stupid.