診療放射線技師 salaryaverage ¥5.56M · percentiles · top pay · projected pay in 10 years

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Average annual pay
¥5.56M
≈ $35,388
Top pay (est.)
¥9.56M
Top 10% ¥8.23M
Pay in 5 years
¥6.50Mest.
2031
Pay in 10 years
¥7.60Mest.
¥6.54M–¥8.82M
Outlook score
61/100
★★★☆☆ Average
AI replacement risk
35%
Low
Labor demand
High
Openings-to-applicants 3.08x

診療放射線技師 salary

The average annual pay for 診療放射線技師 in Japan is ¥5.56M (≈ $35,388; Basic Survey on Wage Structure (2025), national). The estimated median is ¥5.18M, the typical range is ¥3.79M–¥9.56M and the top 10% earn about ¥8.23M.

Average pay
¥5.56M
≈ $35,388
Median (est.)
¥5.18M
≈ $32,941
Low end (est.)
¥3.79M
Entry level, early 20s
Top 10% (est.)
¥8.23M
≈ $52,337
Top pay (est.)
¥9.56M
≈ $60,795
Hourly wage
¥2,794
2.4× 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
¥4.26M
30s
¥5.08M
40s
¥5.80M
50s
¥6.44M

Estimated from the average pay and average age (41.1) using the age-wage curve of the Basic Survey on Wage Structure.

Pay by experienceest.

Entry level
¥4.14M
1–3 yrs
¥4.62M
3–5 yrs
¥5.09M
5–10 yrs
¥5.71M
10+ yrs
¥6.42M

Pay by employment typeest.

Full-time employee ¥5.56MPart-time ¥2.34MFreelance / self-employed ¥5.84MContract / temp ¥4.34M

The average hourly wage of ¥2,794 is 2.4× 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¥5.47M——
2022¥5.44M——
2023¥5.37M—3.06x
2024¥5.50M—3.09x
2025¥5.56M—3.08x

How median, percentiles and the pay range are defined →

Projected pay for 診療放射線技師 (3, 5 and 10 years)est.

Today ¥5.56M → in 3 years ¥6.11M → in 5 years ¥6.50M → in 10 years ¥7.60M (10-year range ¥6.54M–¥8.82M). The model assumes pay growth of +3.2% per year.

¥5.56M
Now
2026
¥6.11M
In 3 yrs
2029
¥5.64M–¥6.65M
¥6.50M
In 5 yrs
2031
¥5.86M–¥7.24M
¥7.60M
In 10 yrs
2036
¥6.54M–¥8.82M

What drives the annual growth rate

Base wage growth +1.8%Labor demand +0.94%Wage momentum +0.31%AI impact +0.11%Total +3.2% / 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

診療放射線技師
Japan
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
United States
Median / average pay¥5.56M
≈ $35,388
$80,110
Pay in 10 years (est.)¥7.60M$109,000
Outlook score6154
AI replacement risk35% Low40% Low
Workers—230K

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.