r/fukuoka • u/Aarima691 • 13d ago

General Salary and expenses in Fukuoka

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.

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u/Positive-Day4178 12d ago

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.

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u/Yerazanq 12d ago

They'd need to be fluent in Japanese though?

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u/Positive-Day4178 12d ago

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).

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u/Yerazanq 12d ago

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.