施設介護員 salaryaverage ¥3.88M · percentiles · top pay · projected pay in 10 years

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Average annual pay
¥3.88M
≈ $24,675
Top pay (est.)
¥6.32M
Top 10% ¥5.51M
Pay in 5 years
¥4.61Mest.
2031
Pay in 10 years
¥5.47Mest.
¥4.71M–¥6.35M
Outlook score
69/100
★★★☆☆ Good
AI replacement risk
5%
Very low
Labor demand
Very high
Openings-to-applicants 3.84x

施設介護員 salary

The average annual pay for 施設介護員 in Japan is ¥3.88M (≈ $24,675; Basic Survey on Wage Structure (2025), national). The estimated median is ¥3.61M, the typical range is ¥2.79M–¥6.32M and the top 10% earn about ¥5.51M.

Average pay
¥3.88M
≈ $24,675
Median (est.)
¥3.61M
≈ $22,957
Low end (est.)
¥2.79M
Entry level, early 20s
Top 10% (est.)
¥5.51M
≈ $35,040
Top pay (est.)
¥6.32M
≈ $40,191
Hourly wage
¥1,948
1.7× 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
¥2.95M
30s
¥3.44M
40s
¥3.85M
50s
¥4.21M

Estimated from the average pay and average age (45.3) using the age-wage curve of the Basic Survey on Wage Structure.

Pay by experienceest.

Entry level
¥2.95M
1–3 yrs
¥3.26M
3–5 yrs
¥3.57M
5–10 yrs
¥3.97M
10+ yrs
¥4.44M

Pay by employment typeest.

Full-time employee ¥3.88MPart-time ¥1.63MFreelance / self-employed ¥4.07MContract / temp ¥3.03M

The average hourly wage of ¥1,948 is 1.7× 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¥3.53M——
2022¥3.63M——
2023¥3.71M—3.85x
2024¥3.76M—3.92x
2025¥3.88M—3.84x

How median, percentiles and the pay range are defined →

Projected pay for 施設介護員 (3, 5 and 10 years)est.

Today ¥3.88M → in 3 years ¥4.30M → in 5 years ¥4.61M → in 10 years ¥5.47M (10-year range ¥4.71M–¥6.35M). The model assumes pay growth of +3.5% per year.

¥3.88M
Now
2026
¥4.30M
In 3 yrs
2029
¥3.97M–¥4.68M
¥4.61M
In 5 yrs
2031
¥4.15M–¥5.13M
¥5.47M
In 10 yrs
2036
¥4.71M–¥6.35M

What drives the annual growth rate

Base wage growth +1.8%Labor demand +1.0%Wage momentum +0.64%AI impact +0.34%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

施設介護員
Japan
Nursing Assistants
United States
Median / average pay¥3.88M
≈ $24,675
$42,260
Pay in 10 years (est.)¥5.47M$57,400
Outlook score6953
AI replacement risk5% Very low26% Low
Workers—1.4M

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.