Salaries
RIKEN offers competitive salaries and benefits that are commensurate with experience and skills. Researchers will find that they are able to live comfortably in Japan.
Employment can be full-time or part-time and either on a discretionary or non-discretionary work system.
Discretionary work system
Most researchers and some technical staff are on the discretionary work system. Under this system employees are free to set their own work hours and are paid a base salary plus a discretionary work allowance in lieu of any further payment for overtime work.
Non-discretionary work system
Some technical staff and administrative employees are on the non-discretionary work system. Under this system, employees are required to work regular business hours and are paid extra hourly rates for overtime work.
Salaries for full-time positions are calculated as an annual remuneration paid on a monthly basis. There are as well a variety of allowances for those who are eligible. Mandatory taxes and social insurance premium payments, generally amounting to roughly 20% of gross salary, and mandatory membership dues for the RIKEN Mutual Benefit Society (Kyosaikai) are automatically deducted from gross salary.
Major allowances and other payments made in addition to base salary
- Discretionary work allowance (discretionary work system only)
- Overtime pay (non-discretionary work system only)
- Commuting allowance
- Housing allowance
Deductions
- Health insurance premium
- National pension premium
- Science and Technology Pension Fund premium
- Science and Technology Pension Fund supplementary pension premium
- Long-term care insurance premium (only deducted for those age 40 and older)
- Unemployment insurance premium
- National income tax
- Local residence tax
- RIKEN Mutual Benefit Society (Kyosaikai) dues