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Delving into Securities Filings - 2: Average Annual Pay at 3 Generic Majors Tops 7 Mil. Yen
Annual pay at 27 drug makers surveyed averaged 8.125 million yen (average age: 41.0) in FY2015. While this figure was high compared to other industries, it was down 0.6%, or 50,000 yen, from the previous year due to performance-based compensation…
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