Persona developer Atlus raising average annual salary by 15 percent
The Japanese studio hopes the move will enable to it become more competitive on the global stage.
A press release (run through Google translate) notes the company wants to ensure it can attract and retain talent as it "promotes global expansion" by "creating an environment where employees can perform to the best of their ability through stable income."
"As a result of this revision, the starting salary for new graduates will increase from 257,000 yen to 300,000 yen, and the average annual salary for current employees will increase by 15 percent. Additionally, due to strong overseas business development, starting in fiscal 2021, we will be paying performance bonuses funded by worldwide profits," reads the release.
Atlus said its projects have garnered "worldwide recognition" in recent years and that it must make a "major revision" to its compensation structure in order to strengthen its sales performance and ability to develop and support franchises.
The Japanese publisher had already increased its annual average salary by 5 percent in April 2023, but now feels the time is right to slap another 15 percent raise on top.
