Japan’s overtime pay growth held steady in February 2026, posting a year-on-year increase of 3.30%, unchanged from the previous month’s pace. The data, updated on 07 April 2026, show that the rate of change in overtime compensation has effectively plateaued after rising to 3.30% in January 2026 on a year-over-year basis.
Both the January and February readings compare each month’s overtime pay to the same month a year earlier, indicating that the momentum seen at the start of the year has neither accelerated nor weakened. The stabilization at 3.30% suggests that, at least for now, Japanese employers are maintaining overtime compensation at a consistently higher level than a year ago, without further incremental gains in growth.
