臨床検査技師 salaryaverage ¥4.82M · percentiles · top pay · projected pay in 10 years

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Average annual pay
¥4.82M
≈ $30,651
Top pay (est.)
¥8.08M
Top 10% ¥6.99M
Pay in 5 years
¥5.62Mest.
2031
Pay in 10 years
¥6.56Mest.
¥5.64M–¥7.62M
Outlook score
56/100
★★★☆☆ Average
AI replacement risk
39%
Low
Labor demand
High
Openings-to-applicants 3.08x

臨床検査技師 salary

The average annual pay for 臨床検査技師 in Japan is ¥4.82M (≈ $30,651; Basic Survey on Wage Structure (2025), national). The estimated median is ¥4.48M, the typical range is ¥3.37M–¥8.08M and the top 10% earn about ¥6.99M.

Average pay
¥4.82M
≈ $30,651
Median (est.)
¥4.48M
≈ $28,490
Low end (est.)
¥3.37M
Entry level, early 20s
Top 10% (est.)
¥6.99M
≈ $44,452
Top pay (est.)
¥8.08M
≈ $51,383
Hourly wage
¥2,420
2.1× the national minimum wage (¥1,177)
Advertised monthly wage
¥267,000
vs. last year +¥7,000

How does your pay compare with people your age?

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Pay by ageest.

20s
¥3.79M
30s
¥4.48M
40s
¥5.06M
50s
¥5.59M

Estimated from the average pay and average age (40.2) using the age-wage curve of the Basic Survey on Wage Structure.

Pay by experienceest.

Entry level
¥3.62M
1–3 yrs
¥4.02M
3–5 yrs
¥4.42M
5–10 yrs
¥4.94M
10+ yrs
¥5.54M

Pay by employment typeest.

Full-time employee ¥4.82MPart-time ¥2.02MFreelance / self-employed ¥5.06MContract / temp ¥3.76M

The average hourly wage of ¥2,420 is 2.1× 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¥4.96M——
2022¥5.09M——
2023¥5.08M—3.06x
2024¥5.04M—3.09x
2025¥4.82M—3.08x

How median, percentiles and the pay range are defined →

Projected pay for 臨床検査技師 (3, 5 and 10 years)est.

Today ¥4.82M → in 3 years ¥5.29M → in 5 years ¥5.62M → in 10 years ¥6.56M (10-year range ¥5.64M–¥7.62M). The model assumes pay growth of +3.1% per year.

¥4.82M
Now
2026
¥5.29M
In 3 yrs
2029
¥4.88M–¥5.75M
¥5.62M
In 5 yrs
2031
¥5.07M–¥6.26M
¥6.56M
In 10 yrs
2036
¥5.64M–¥7.62M

What drives the annual growth rate

Base wage growth +1.8%Labor demand +0.94%Wage momentum +0.31%AI impact +0.08%Total +3.1% / 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

臨床検査技師
Japan
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists
United States
Median / average pay¥4.82M
≈ $30,651
—
Pay in 10 years (est.)¥6.56M—
Outlook score5653
AI replacement risk39% Low50% Moderate
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.