歯科医師 salaryaverage ¥10.63M · percentiles · top pay · projected pay in 10 years

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Average annual pay
¥10.63M
≈ $67,580
Top pay (est.)
¥21.28M
Top 10% ¥17.73M
Pay in 5 years
¥12.13Mest.
2031
Pay in 10 years
¥13.86Mest.
¥11.92M–¥16.09M
Outlook score
67/100
★★★☆☆ Good
AI replacement risk
19%
Very low
Labor demand
High
Openings-to-applicants 1.95x

歯科医師 salary

The average annual pay for 歯科医師 in Japan is ¥10.63M (≈ $67,580; Basic Survey on Wage Structure (2025), national). The estimated median is ¥9.88M, the typical range is ¥5.89M–¥21.28M and the top 10% earn about ¥17.73M.

Average pay
¥10.63M
≈ $67,580
Median (est.)
¥9.88M
≈ $62,830
Low end (est.)
¥5.89M
Entry level, early 20s
Top 10% (est.)
¥17.73M
≈ $112,750
Top pay (est.)
¥21.28M
≈ $135,326
Hourly wage
¥5,335
4.5× the national minimum wage (¥1,177)
Advertised monthly wage
¥394,000
vs. last year +¥10,000

How does your pay compare with people your age?

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Pay by ageest.

20s
¥7.50M
30s
¥9.61M
40s
¥11.57M
50s
¥13.40M

Estimated from the average pay and average age (39.6) using the age-wage curve of the Basic Survey on Wage Structure.

Pay by experienceest.

Entry level
¥7.37M
1–3 yrs
¥8.46M
3–5 yrs
¥9.54M
5–10 yrs
¥10.95M
10+ yrs
¥12.58M

Pay by employment typeest.

Full-time employee ¥10.63MPart-time ¥4.46MFreelance / self-employed ¥11.16MContract / temp ¥8.29M

The average hourly wage of ¥5,335 is 4.5× 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¥7.87M——
2022¥8.10M——
2023¥9.24M—2.18x
2024¥11.36M—2.21x
2025¥10.63M—1.95x

How median, percentiles and the pay range are defined →

Projected pay for 歯科医師 (3, 5 and 10 years)est.

Today ¥10.63M → in 3 years ¥11.51M → in 5 years ¥12.13M → in 10 years ¥13.86M (10-year range ¥11.92M–¥16.09M). The model assumes pay growth of +2.7% per year.

¥10.63M
Now
2026
¥11.51M
In 3 yrs
2029
¥10.63M–¥12.52M
¥12.13M
In 5 yrs
2031
¥10.93M–¥13.52M
¥13.86M
In 10 yrs
2036
¥11.92M–¥16.09M

What drives the annual growth rate

Base wage growth +1.8%Labor demand +0.38%Wage momentum +0.28%AI impact +0.23%Total +2.7% / 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

歯科医師
Japan
Dentists, General
United States
Median / average pay¥10.63M
≈ $67,580
$170,950
Pay in 10 years (est.)¥13.86M$236,200
Outlook score6769
AI replacement risk19% Very low23% Low
Workers—124K

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.