大学・短期大学教員 salaryaverage ¥10.83M · percentiles · top pay · projected pay in 10 years

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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

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?

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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 →

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.

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.