# 厚生年金保険法 / Employees' Pension Insurance Act — 第二十条 (Article 20) - Law: 厚生年金保険法 (Employees' Pension Insurance Act), 昭和二十九年法律第百十五号 - English title "Employees' Pension Insurance Act": Ministry of Justice translation - Kind: Act — the distinction between 法律 (Act), 政令 (Cabinet Order), 省令 (Ministerial Order) and 条例 (local ordinance) decides who may issue it and what it may say. - Provision: 第二十条 (Article 20)（標準報酬月額） — address `art-20` - Text in force since: 2026-10-01 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-20 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-20 - Every provision below carries its address and both URLs on the line under it. - Japanese text: e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁). English: as marked on each line below. Only the Japanese as published by the government has legal effect; the text below is a copy of it. 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They are never merged and never substituted for one another. --- ### 第二十条（標準報酬月額） — (Standardized Monthly Amount of Remuneration) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-20 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-20 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-20 **第一項** 標準報酬月額は、被保険者の報酬月額に基づき、次の等級区分（次項の規定により等級区分の改定が行われたときは、改定後の等級区分）によつて定める。 標準報酬月額等級 標準報酬月額 報酬月額 第一級 八八、〇〇〇円 九三、〇〇〇円未満 第二級 九八、〇〇〇円 九三、〇〇〇円以上一〇一、〇〇〇円未満 第三級 一〇四、〇〇〇円 一〇一、〇〇〇円以上一〇七、〇〇〇円未満 第四級 一一〇、〇〇〇円 一〇七、〇〇〇円以上一一四、〇〇〇円未満 第五級 一一八、〇〇〇円 一一四、〇〇〇円以上一二二、〇〇〇円未満 第六級 一二六、〇〇〇円 一二二、〇〇〇円以上一三〇、〇〇〇円未満 第七級 一三四、〇〇〇円 一三〇、〇〇〇円以上一三八、〇〇〇円未満 第八級 一四二、〇〇〇円 一三八、〇〇〇円以上一四六、〇〇〇円未満 第九級 一五〇、〇〇〇円 一四六、〇〇〇円以上一五五、〇〇〇円未満 第一〇級 一六〇、〇〇〇円 一五五、〇〇〇円以上一六五、〇〇〇円未満 第一一級 一七〇、〇〇〇円 一六五、〇〇〇円以上一七五、〇〇〇円未満 第一二級 一八〇、〇〇〇円 一七五、〇〇〇円以上一八五、〇〇〇円未満 第一三級 一九〇、〇〇〇円 一八五、〇〇〇円以上一九五、〇〇〇円未満 第一四級 二〇〇、〇〇〇円 一九五、〇〇〇円以上二一〇、〇〇〇円未満 第一五級 二二〇、〇〇〇円 二一〇、〇〇〇円以上二三〇、〇〇〇円未満 第一六級 二四〇、〇〇〇円 二三〇、〇〇〇円以上二五〇、〇〇〇円未満 第一七級 二六〇、〇〇〇円 二五〇、〇〇〇円以上二七〇、〇〇〇円未満 第一八級 二八〇、〇〇〇円 二七〇、〇〇〇円以上二九〇、〇〇〇円未満 第一九級 三〇〇、〇〇〇円 二九〇、〇〇〇円以上三一〇、〇〇〇円未満 第二〇級 三二〇、〇〇〇円 三一〇、〇〇〇円以上三三〇、〇〇〇円未満 第二一級 三四〇、〇〇〇円 三三〇、〇〇〇円以上三五〇、〇〇〇円未満 第二二級 三六〇、〇〇〇円 三五〇、〇〇〇円以上三七〇、〇〇〇円未満 第二三級 三八〇、〇〇〇円 三七〇、〇〇〇円以上三九五、〇〇〇円未満 第二四級 四一〇、〇〇〇円 三九五、〇〇〇円以上四二五、〇〇〇円未満 第二五級 四四〇、〇〇〇円 四二五、〇〇〇円以上四五五、〇〇〇円未満 第二六級 四七〇、〇〇〇円 四五五、〇〇〇円以上四八五、〇〇〇円未満 第二七級 五〇〇、〇〇〇円 四八五、〇〇〇円以上五一五、〇〇〇円未満 第二八級 五三〇、〇〇〇円 五一五、〇〇〇円以上五四五、〇〇〇円未満 第二九級 五六〇、〇〇〇円 五四五、〇〇〇円以上五七五、〇〇〇円未満 第三〇級 五九〇、〇〇〇円 五七五、〇〇〇円以上六〇五、〇〇〇円未満 第三一級 六二〇、〇〇〇円 六〇五、〇〇〇円以上 art-20/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-20/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-20/par-1 An insured's standardized monthly amount of remuneration is established according to the following grade classification (or the grade classification following the revision, if a grade classification has been revised pursuant to the provisions of the following paragraph) based on the insured's amount of monthly remuneration: Standardized monthly remuneration grade Standardized monthly amount of remuneration Monthly amount of remuneration Grade 1 88,000 yen Less than 93,000 yen Grade 2 98,000 yen 93,000 yen or more, less than 101,000 yen Grade 3 104,000 yen 101,000 yen or more, less than 107,000 yen Grade 4 110,000 yen 107,000 yen or more, less than 114,000 yen Grade 5 118,000 yen 114,000 yen or more, less than 122,000 yen Grade 6 126,000 yen 122,000 yen or more, less than 130,000 yen Grade 7 134,000 yen 130,000 yen or more, less than 138,000 yen Grade 8 142,000 yen 138,000 yen or more, less than 146,000 yen Grade 9 150,000 yen 146,000 yen or more, less than 155,000 yen Grade 10 160,000 yen 155,000 yen or more, less than 165,000 yen Grade 11 170,000 yen 165,000 yen or more, less than 175,000 yen Grade 12 180,000 yen 175,000 yen or more, less than 185,000 yen Grade 13 190,000 yen 185,000 yen or more, less than 195,000 yen Grade 14 200,000 yen 195,000 yen or more, less than 210,000 yen Grade 15 220,000 yen 210,000 yen or more, less than 230,000 yen Grade 16 240,000 yen 230,000 yen or more, less than 250,000 yen Grade 17 260,000 yen 250,000 yen or more, less than 270,000 yen Grade 18 280,000 yen 270,000 yen or more, less than 290,000 yen Grade 19 300,000 yen 290,000 yen or more, less than 310,000 yen Grade 20 320,000 yen 310,000 yen or more, less than 330,000 yen Grade 21 340,000 yen 330,000 yen or more, less than 350,000 yen Grade 22 360,000 yen 350,000 yen or more, less than 370,000 yen Grade 23 380,000 yen 370,000 yen or more, less than 395,000 yen Grade 24 410,000 yen 395,000 yen or more, less than 425,000 yen Grade 25 440,000 yen 425,000 yen or more, less than 455,000 yen Grade 26 470,000 yen 455,000 yen or more, less than 485,000 yen Grade 27 500,000 yen 485,000 yen or more, less than 515,000 yen Grade 28 530,000 yen 515,000 yen or more, less than 545,000 yen Grade 29 560,000 yen 545,000 yen or more, less than 575,000 yen Grade 30 590,000 yen 575,000 yen or more, less than 605,000 yen Grade 31 620,000 yen 605,000 yen or more machine translation, not official **第二項** 毎年三月三十一日における全被保険者の標準報酬月額を平均した額の百分の二百に相当する額が標準報酬月額等級の最高等級の標準報酬月額を超える場合において、その状態が継続すると認められるときは、その年の九月一日から、健康保険法（大正十一年法律第七十号）第四十条第一項に規定する標準報酬月額の等級区分を参酌して、政令で、当該最高等級の上に更に等級を加える標準報酬月額の等級区分の改定を行うことができる。 art-20/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-20/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-20/par-2 If, as of March 31 of any year, an amount equivalent to 200 percent of the average standardized monthly amount of remuneration for all insureds exceeds the standardized monthly amount of remuneration in the highest standardized monthly remuneration grade, and it is found that those circumstances will continue, the grade classification of the standardized monthly amount of remuneration may be revised to add an additional grade above the highest grade, in accordance with Cabinet Order and in consideration of the grade classifications of the standardized monthly amount of remuneration under Article 40, paragraph (1) of National Health Insurance Act (Act No. 70 of 1922), beginning September 1 of that year. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System --- ## Cites - art-20/par-1: 次項 → 厚生年金保険法 第二十条第二項 (Article 20, paragraph (2)), art-20/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-20/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-20/par-2 - art-20/par-2: 健康保険法（大正十一年法律第七十号）第四十条第一項 → 健康保険法 第四十条第一項 (Article 40, paragraph (1)), art-40/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/health-insurance-act/art-40/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/211AC0000000070/art-40/par-1 ## Cited by 11 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 厚生年金保険法 第二十条第一項（標準報酬月額） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-20/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-20/par-1 - 厚生年金保険法 第二十四条の四第一項（標準賞与額の決定） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-24-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-24-4/par-1 - 厚生年金保険法 第四十六条第二項（支給停止） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-46/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-46/par-2 - 厚生年金保険法 附則第三十九条第一項（第二条の規定の施行に伴う経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-3601-34/art-39/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-3601-34/art-39/par-1 - 厚生年金保険法 附則第一条第二項第二号（施行期日等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4011-86/art-1/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4011-86/art-1/par-2/item-2 - 厚生年金保険法 附則第九条第一項（標準報酬月額に関する経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4011-86/art-9/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4011-86/art-9/par-1 - 厚生年金保険法 附則第一条第二項第二号（施行期日等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4061-95/art-1/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4061-95/art-1/par-2/item-2 - 厚生年金保険法 附則第十三条第一項（標準報酬月額に関する経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4061-95/art-13/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4061-95/art-13/par-1 - 厚生年金保険法 附則第五条第一項（標準報酬月額に関する経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4121-18/art-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4121-18/art-5/par-1 - 厚生年金保険法 附則第十七条の四第一項（標準報酬月額に関する経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4241-62/art-17-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4241-62/art-17-4/par-1 - 厚生年金保険法 附則第二十二条第八項（短時間被保険者に係る厚生年金保険料に関する経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-5071-74/art-22/par-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-5071-74/art-22/par-8 --- ## Sources - e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 厚生年金保険法 — the text in force from 2026-10-01 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/329AC0000000115/20261001_507AC0000000074), retrieved 2026-10-13 - Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Employees' Pension Insurance Act — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/3554/tb), retrieved 2026-10-13 - claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch employees-pension-insurance-act-20261013T073658-001, translated 2026-10-13 - This site's parser, version 190 — 厚生年金保険法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-13