保育士 salaryaverage ¥4.28M · percentiles · top pay · projected pay in 10 years
保育士 salary
The average annual pay for 保育士 in Japan is ¥4.28M (≈ $27,194; Basic Survey on Wage Structure (2025), national). The estimated median is ¥3.98M, the typical range is ¥3.05M–¥7.04M and the top 10% earn about ¥6.12M.
How does your pay compare with people your age?
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Pay by ageest.
Estimated from the average pay and average age (40.3) using the age-wage curve of the Basic Survey on Wage Structure.
Pay by experienceest.
Pay by employment typeest.
The average hourly wage of ¥2,147 is 1.8× Japan's national average minimum wage of ¥1,177 (fiscal 2026). Minimum wage by prefecture →
Japanese pay is shown in yen (¥5.57M = 5.57 million yen ≈ 557万円). Dollar figures use the current rate of 157.25 yen per dollar and are for reference only; purchasing power differs.
Pay over time
| Year | Average pay | Employment | Openings ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | ¥3.82M | — | — |
| 2022 | ¥3.91M | — | — |
| 2023 | ¥3.97M | — | 2.79x |
| 2024 | ¥4.07M | — | 2.72x |
| 2025 | ¥4.28M | — | 2.65x |
Projected pay for 保育士 (3, 5 and 10 years)est.
Today ¥4.28M → in 3 years ¥4.74M → in 5 years ¥5.08M → in 10 years ¥6.03M (10-year range ¥5.19M–¥7.00M). The model assumes pay growth of +3.5% per year.
What drives the annual growth rate
Projected pay = current pay × (1 + annual growth)^years. The annual growth rate starts from a base wage-growth rate and adds or subtracts labor demand (the job-openings-to-applicants ratio), wage momentum and AI replacement risk for each occupation. Projections are not guarantees. How it is calculated →
The same job in the United States
| 保育士 Japan | Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Median / average pay | ¥4.28M ≈ $27,194 | $38,140 |
| Pay in 10 years (est.) | ¥6.03M | $52,700 |
| Outlook score | 64 | 62 |
| AI replacement risk | 7% Very low | 16% Very low |
| Workers | — | 479K |
Matched by occupation (SOC code). Yen converted at 157.25 JPY/USD for reference; Japanese figures are averages, U.S. figures are medians, and the surveys define occupations differently.