大学・短期大学教員 大学・短期大学教員

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Average annual pay
¥10.83M
≈ $68,848
Top pay (est.)
¥21.80M
Top 10% ¥18.14M
Pay in 5 years
¥12.18Mest.
2031
Pay in 10 years
¥13.69Mest.
¥11.78M–¥15.90M
Outlook score
62/100
★★★☆☆ Average
AI replacement risk
25%
Low
Labor demand
Low
Openings-to-applicants 1.38x

What 大学・短期大学教員 do

An English description is being prepared. Japanese description:

高校卒業後、高度で専門的な技術や知識を得る教育の場として、大学と短期大学がある。この大学及び短期大学で、各自の専門分野について学生を教育し、また、基礎研究や先端研究に取り組むのが大学・短期大学の教員である(以下、特筆しない限り短期大学教員も含めて「大学教員」という。)。
 大学は4年課程で文学、法学、経済学、商学、理学、工学、農学、国際、情報などの学部・学科がある。この他に6年課程の医学、歯学、薬学、獣医学の学部がある。短期大学は一般的に2年課程で、教育、家政、外国語などの教育を行う。
 大学教員は、職位によって教授、准教授、講師、助教等に分かれている。「学問の最高学府」の教員として、学術文化の水準を向上させ、継承していくことが求められる。教授・准教授・講師として、講義、演習、実習といった形で授業を行い、学生の卒業論文や卒業制作の指導にあたるとともに、卒論発表会なども指導する。短期大学では、研究よりも学生の教育に重点が置かれていることが多い。
 また、学内では教授会、入試委員会、カリキュラム委員会、就職委員会などの仕事に携わる。学外では学識経験者として講演を行ったり、国や都道府県の各種の審議会等で委員を務めたりすることもある。
 研究の成果を学会で発表したり論文を学術誌に投稿し学問の発展に寄与すること、社会問題に対して専門的な立場から意見を述べ、自らの知識を社会に還元すること等も大学教員に期待される社会的役割である。

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大学・短期大学教員 salary

The average annual pay for 大学・短期大学教員 in Japan is ¥10.83M (≈ $68,848; Basic Survey on Wage Structure (2025), national). The estimated median is ¥10.07M, the typical range is ¥5.95M–¥21.80M and the top 10% earn about ¥18.14M.

Average pay
¥10.83M
≈ $68,848
Median (est.)
¥10.07M
≈ $64,038
Low end (est.)
¥5.95M
Entry level, early 20s
Top 10% (est.)
¥18.14M
≈ $115,358
Top pay (est.)
¥21.80M
≈ $138,633
Hourly wage
¥5,569
4.7× the national minimum wage (¥1,177)
Advertised monthly wage
¥245,000
vs. last year +¥5,000

How does your pay compare with people your age?

Your numbers are not sent or stored. The distribution is estimated from Japan's national wage statistics, including pay differences by age.

Pay by ageest.

20s
¥5.79M
30s
¥7.44M
40s
¥8.97M
50s
¥10.41M

Estimated from the average pay and average age (57.5) using the age-wage curve of the Basic Survey on Wage Structure.

Pay by experienceest.

Entry level
¥7.49M
1–3 yrs
¥8.60M
3–5 yrs
¥9.71M
5–10 yrs
¥11.16M
10+ yrs
¥12.83M

Pay by employment typeest.

Full-time employee ¥10.83MPart-time ¥4.55MFreelance / self-employed ¥11.37MContract / temp ¥8.44M

The average hourly wage of ¥5,569 is 4.7× 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¥10.72M——
2022¥10.66M——
2023¥10.75M—1.35x
2024¥10.93M—1.37x
2025¥10.83M—1.38x

How median, percentiles and the pay range are defined →

Projected pay for 大学・短期大学教員 (3, 5 and 10 years)est.

Today ¥10.83M → in 3 years ¥11.62M → in 5 years ¥12.18M → in 10 years ¥13.69M (10-year range ¥11.78M–¥15.90M). The model assumes pay growth of +2.4% per year.

¥10.83M
Now
2026
¥11.62M
In 3 yrs
2029
¥10.73M–¥12.64M
¥12.18M
In 5 yrs
2031
¥10.97M–¥13.56M
¥13.69M
In 10 yrs
2036
¥11.78M–¥15.90M

What drives the annual growth rate

Base wage growth +1.8%Labor demand +0.09%Wage momentum +0.1%AI impact +0.19%Retirement shortage +0.2%Total +2.4% / 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 →

Outlook score for 大学・短期大学教員

62/100
★★★☆☆
Average · ranked #98 of all Japanese occupations
AI resistance
75 pts
Pay level
97 pts
Labor demand
44 pts
Wage momentum
10 pts
Aging workforce
100 pts

Each component is a percentile rank among all occupations in the same country (0–100). Weights: labor demand 25, wage momentum / openings 15, pay level 15, AI resistance 25, aging workforce 10 (Japan only), entry barrier 10.

Will AI replace 大学・短期大学教員? AI replacement risk

25%
Low
Ranked #121 safest from AI among all Japanese occupations
Very lowLowModerateHighVery high

How AI is changing this job

A written analysis for this occupation is being prepared.

AI replacement risk compares the parts of a job that are easy to hand to AI or software (processing information, documentation, repetitive computer work) with the parts that are hard to automate (physical work, working closely with people, judgment in unpredictable settings), using the MHLW job tag survey on work activities, work context, skills and knowledge. The result is a relative position among all occupations in the country, scaled to 0–100%. Methodology →

Labor demand for 大学・短期大学教員

Openings-to-applicants ratio
1.38x
ranked #301 of all Japanese jobs
Demand score
Low
37/100
Advertised monthly wage
¥245,000
Hello Work postings
Workers
—
Population Census
Average age
57.5
Hours per month
161
Openings in 5 years
+9.4%
est.
Openings in 10 years
+16.9%
est.

A ratio above 1.0 means there are more job openings than applicants (a labor shortage). The 5- and 10-year figures are estimates from the openings ratio, wage momentum and AI replacement risk.

The same job in the United States

大学・短期大学教員
Japan
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
United States
Median / average pay¥10.83M
≈ $68,848
$77,640
Pay in 10 years (est.)¥13.69M$105,200
Outlook score6257
AI replacement risk25% Low25% Low
Workers—150K

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.

Skills, education and requirements for 大学・短期大学教員

Licenses and certifications (Japan)

No specific license or certification is required.

How to become 大学・短期大学教員

The typical path in Japan is shown by the education, training and experience of current workers above and in the Japanese guidance below. A detailed English guide for this occupation is being prepared.

Guidance from job tag (Japanese)
大学が欠員補充等のため不定期に出す公募に応募し、書類選考、面接試験等を経て採用されるのが一般的である。公募に応募するには大学が求める学歴(学位)、専門性、研究業績、教育実績等の要件を満たす必要がある。
 公募の要件は多様だが、任期が定められておらず定年まで働ける教員(任期なし教員)のほうが、3~5年程度の任期が定められている教員(任期つき教員)よりも求められる実績等は高くなる。
 ただし、大学によっては学内の大学院生を助手や助教として優先的に採用したり、官公庁や企業において高い専門性を有する人物や、作家、芸術家、スポーツ選手等を任期つき教員として採用するなど、公募以外の入職経路もある。
 近年では大学院生が博士後期課程修了後に直ちに任期なし教員に採用されるケースは少なく、国内外の大学等の公募情報を集めつつ、ポスドク、任期つき教員等の職を経て研究業績を積み、任期なし教員を目指すことが多い。一度任期なし教員に採用された後は、(常勤)講師、准教授、教授へと採用時の職位から順に昇格し、定年まで勤めるケースが一般的である。
 学問に対する熱意だけでなく、学生への指導力、学内運営業務への貢献等も求められる。

Career path and how to earn more as 大学・短期大学教員

Career-path guidance is being prepared. Pay by experience is shown in the Pay section.

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.