歯科衛生士 salaryaverage ¥3.96M · percentiles · top pay · projected pay in 10 years

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Average annual pay
¥3.96M
≈ $25,185
Top pay (est.)
¥6.46M
Top 10% ¥5.62M
Pay in 5 years
¥4.66Mest.
2031
Pay in 10 years
¥5.49Mest.
¥4.72M–¥6.37M
Outlook score
55/100
★★★☆☆ Average
AI replacement risk
15%
Very low
Labor demand
High
Openings-to-applicants 3.08x

歯科衛生士 salary

The average annual pay for 歯科衛生士 in Japan is ¥3.96M (≈ $25,185; Basic Survey on Wage Structure (2025), national). The estimated median is ¥3.68M, the typical range is ¥2.85M–¥6.46M and the top 10% earn about ¥5.62M.

Average pay
¥3.96M
≈ $25,185
Median (est.)
¥3.68M
≈ $23,402
Low end (est.)
¥2.85M
Entry level, early 20s
Top 10% (est.)
¥5.62M
≈ $35,739
Top pay (est.)
¥6.46M
≈ $41,081
Hourly wage
¥1,976
1.7× 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
¥3.32M
30s
¥3.87M
40s
¥4.33M
50s
¥4.75M

Estimated from the average pay and average age (36.4) using the age-wage curve of the Basic Survey on Wage Structure.

Pay by experienceest.

Entry level
¥3.01M
1–3 yrs
¥3.33M
3–5 yrs
¥3.64M
5–10 yrs
¥4.06M
10+ yrs
¥4.53M

Pay by employment typeest.

Full-time employee ¥3.96MPart-time ¥1.66MFreelance / self-employed ¥4.16MContract / temp ¥3.09M

The average hourly wage of ¥1,976 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¥3.87M——
2022¥3.82M——
2023¥4.04M—3.06x
2024¥4.06M—3.09x
2025¥3.96M—3.08x

How median, percentiles and the pay range are defined →

Projected pay for 歯科衛生士 (3, 5 and 10 years)est.

Today ¥3.96M → in 3 years ¥4.37M → in 5 years ¥4.66M → in 10 years ¥5.49M (10-year range ¥4.72M–¥6.37M). The model assumes pay growth of +3.3% per year.

¥3.96M
Now
2026
¥4.37M
In 3 yrs
2029
¥4.03M–¥4.75M
¥4.66M
In 5 yrs
2031
¥4.20M–¥5.19M
¥5.49M
In 10 yrs
2036
¥4.72M–¥6.37M

What drives the annual growth rate

Base wage growth +1.8%Labor demand +0.94%Wage momentum +0.31%AI impact +0.26%Total +3.3% / 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

歯科衛生士
Japan
Dental Hygienists
United States
Median / average pay¥3.96M
≈ $25,185
$98,100
Pay in 10 years (est.)¥5.49M$137,200
Outlook score5568
AI replacement risk15% Very low22% Low
Workers—223K

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.