訪問介護員/ホームヘルパー salaryaverage ¥3.82M · percentiles · top pay · projected pay in 10 years

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Average annual pay
¥3.82M
≈ $24,286
Top pay (est.)
¥6.22M
Top 10% ¥5.42M
Pay in 5 years
¥4.54Mest.
2031
Pay in 10 years
¥5.39Mest.
¥4.63M–¥6.25M
Outlook score
68/100
★★★☆☆ Good
AI replacement risk
6%
Very low
Labor demand
Very high
Openings-to-applicants 3.84x

訪問介護員/ホームヘルパー salary

The average annual pay for 訪問介護員/ホームヘルパー in Japan is ¥3.82M (≈ $24,286; Basic Survey on Wage Structure (2025), national). The estimated median is ¥3.55M, the typical range is ¥2.75M–¥6.22M and the top 10% earn about ¥5.42M.

Average pay
¥3.82M
≈ $24,286
Median (est.)
¥3.55M
≈ $22,576
Low end (est.)
¥2.75M
Entry level, early 20s
Top 10% (est.)
¥5.42M
≈ $34,467
Top pay (est.)
¥6.22M
≈ $39,555
Hourly wage
¥1,883
1.6× the national minimum wage (¥1,177)
Advertised monthly wage
¥229,000
vs. last year +¥8,000

How does your pay compare with people your age?

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Pay by ageest.

20s
¥2.76M
30s
¥3.21M
40s
¥3.59M
50s
¥3.93M

Estimated from the average pay and average age (51.2) using the age-wage curve of the Basic Survey on Wage Structure.

Pay by experienceest.

Entry level
¥2.90M
1–3 yrs
¥3.21M
3–5 yrs
¥3.51M
5–10 yrs
¥3.91M
10+ yrs
¥4.37M

Pay by employment typeest.

Full-time employee ¥3.82MPart-time ¥1.60MFreelance / self-employed ¥4.01MContract / temp ¥2.98M

The average hourly wage of ¥1,883 is 1.6× 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

YearAverage payEmploymentOpenings ratio
2021¥3.64M——
2022¥3.53M——
2023¥3.90M—3.85x
2024¥3.81M—3.92x
2025¥3.82M—3.84x

How median, percentiles and the pay range are defined →

Projected pay for 訪問介護員/ホームヘルパー (3, 5 and 10 years)est.

Today ¥3.82M → in 3 years ¥4.23M → in 5 years ¥4.54M → in 10 years ¥5.39M (10-year range ¥4.63M–¥6.25M). The model assumes pay growth of +3.5% per year.

¥3.82M
Now
2026
¥4.23M
In 3 yrs
2029
¥3.91M–¥4.61M
¥4.54M
In 5 yrs
2031
¥4.09M–¥5.05M
¥5.39M
In 10 yrs
2036
¥4.63M–¥6.25M

What drives the annual growth rate

Base wage growth +1.8%Labor demand +1.0%Wage momentum +0.64%AI impact +0.33%Retirement shortage +0.2%Total +3.5% / yr

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

訪問介護員/ホームヘルパー
Japan
Home Health Aides
United States
Median / average pay¥3.82M
≈ $24,286
—
Pay in 10 years (est.)¥5.39M—
Outlook score6854
AI replacement risk6% Very low25% Low
Workers——

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.

Pay and employment figures are national statistics. Projected pay, outlook scores and AI replacement risk are estimates from the Shigoto Zukan model, not guarantees. To request a correction, use the contact form. How to read the data
Sources: Basic Survey on Wage Structure (2025), Population Census and Hello Work employment statistics as published on the MHLW job tag site (retrieved Nov 1, 2026); Occupational Information Database (JILPT). Pay ranges, projections and scores are Shigoto Zukan estimates.