Pay of the Imperial Japanese Army, 1945

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Pay of the military personnel of the Imperial Japanese Army, 1945 (in Japanese Yen)

At December 1941, 1 yen was approximately equivalent to 23 US cents (0,23 US dollar) and 1 shilling and 2 pence (British).

Pay to both officers and enlisted personnel varies according to the length of service within each grade (two to four pay classes).

Extra pay is also granted to technicians and bandsmen; warrant and noncommissioned officers in the Military police; and personnel employed as interpreters.

Note, that Sakhalin and Chishima (Kurile) Islands were not considered overseas territories and personnel, serving there, received no overseas pay.

Officers are usually paid in the last 10 days of each month, and other ranks every 10 days. Before going into the field 10 days’ pay or more may be advanced.

Rank	Monthly basic pay		Non-combat zone overseas pay		Combat zone pay			Deployment allowance	Death payment
Rank	Monthly basic pay		Manchuria	Korea/Taiwan	China	South-East Asia	Other areas	Deployment allowance	Death payment
General (大将)	550		275	220	470	495	545	710	2200
Lieutenant General (中符)	483,33		241,66	193,33	410	435	480	450	1934
Major General (少将)	416,66		208,33	166,66	355	375	410	400	1667
Colonel (大佐)	1	370	185	148	300	315	345	330	1384
	2	340	170	136	300	315	345
	3	310	155	124	300	315	345
Lieutenant Colonel (中佐)	1	310	155	124	235	245	270	310	1173
	2	280	140	112	235	245	270
	3	250	125	100	235	245	270
	4	220	110	88	235	245	270
Major (少佐)	1	220	110	88	175	180	200	290	965
	2	2	100	80	175	180	200
	3	185	92,50	74	175	180	200
	4	170	85	68	175	180	200
Captain (大尉)	1	155	85	68	125	130	145	250	706
	2	137,50	85	68	125	130	145
	3	122,50	83	66	125	130	145
1st Lieutenant (中尉)	1	94,16	70,62	56,49	95	100	115	230	520
1st Lieutenant (中尉)	2	85	63,75	51	95	100	115	230	520
2nd Lieutenant (少尉)	70,83		53,12	42,49	90	95	105		434
Offcier cadet (?)	40		16	12	40	45	50
Warrant officer (准尉)	1	110	82,50	66	95	100	110	200	388
	2	95	71,25	57	95	100	110
	3	85	63,75	51	95	100	110
	4	80	60	48	95	100	110
Master Sergeant (曹長)	1	75	56,25	45	75	80	&5	170	285
	2	70	52,50	42	75	80	85
	3	35	14	10,50	37	38	41
	4	32	12,80	9,60	37	38	41
Sergeant (軍曹)	1	30	12	9	30	31	34		255
	2	26	10,40	7,80	30	31	34
	3	23	9,20	6,90	30	31	34
Corporal (伍長)	20		8	6	23	24	27		225
Lance- Corporal (兵長)	15,50		5,40	4,05	15	16	18		200
Superior Private (上等兵)	10,50		4,20	3,15	12	13	14		180
1st Class Private (一等兵)	9		3,60	2,70	10	11	12		165
2nd Class Private (二等兵)	A	9	3,60	2,70	10	11	12		150
2nd Class Private (二等兵)	B	6	2,40	1,80	7	8	9		150
Recruit (?)	3