Employees
Over 300,000 employees (worldwide)
Over 14,000 employees (Japan)
Members
Over 100 million members
Ratio of
mid-career hires
2023 97％
2022 98％
2021 98％
Ratio of
male/female employees
43％：57％
Wage Table
Costco applies the same wage table to all employees.
Gender wage difference
(% of female employee’s pay to male employee’s pay)
| Overall | 79.3% | |
| Salaried | 92.2% | |
| Full-Time | 96.0% | |
| Part-Time | 97.6% | |
Note: Disclosure period is from Sep 1 to August 31 of the following year.
Ratio of
female management
27％
Excellence Award from the Minister of Health,
Labor and Welfare
Costco Japan is honored to be awarded for these two prestigious awards in 2010 ・Corporation Awards
for the Promotion of Gender Equality and Family Friendly Corporation Awards. MHLW solicits and gives awards
only to premium companies who truly ensure equal opportunities and treatment between men and women
in the field of employment. Costco Japan was officially recognized as a leading company to be a role model to all other companies in Japan.
Certification of “Eruboshi”
Costco Japan is also certified for Eruboshi which is the certification MHLW gives only to the companies that promote
women’s active participation
in the
workplace. Costco
received the best award,
“Three stars”.
Certification of “Kurumin”
Costco Japan is certified for the company that supports
child-raising.
Ratio of taking annual paid vacation leaves
99％
Ratio of taking child care leaves
male 96％
* Special leave is included.
(44％ when special leave days are excluded)
female 100％
Ratio of returning from child care leaves
male 100％
female 97％