プラスチック成形 salaryaverage ¥4.58M · percentiles · top pay · projected pay in 10 years

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Average annual pay
¥4.58M
≈ $29,141
Top pay (est.)
¥7.62M
Top 10% ¥6.61M
Pay in 5 years
¥5.10Mest.
2031
Pay in 10 years
¥5.67Mest.
¥4.87M–¥6.58M
Outlook score
48/100
★★☆☆☆ Average
AI replacement risk
63%
High
Labor demand
Average
Openings-to-applicants 1.67x

プラスチック成形 salary

The average annual pay for プラスチック成形 in Japan is ¥4.58M (≈ $29,141; Basic Survey on Wage Structure (2025), national). The estimated median is ¥4.26M, the typical range is ¥3.23M–¥7.62M and the top 10% earn about ¥6.61M.

Average pay
¥4.58M
≈ $29,141
Median (est.)
¥4.26M
≈ $27,091
Low end (est.)
¥3.23M
Entry level, early 20s
Top 10% (est.)
¥6.61M
≈ $42,035
Top pay (est.)
¥7.62M
≈ $48,458
Hourly wage
¥2,121
1.8× the national minimum wage (¥1,177)
Advertised monthly wage
¥224,000
vs. last year +¥7,000

How does your pay compare with people your age?

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Pay by ageest.

20s
¥3.51M
30s
¥4.13M
40s
¥4.66M
50s
¥5.13M

Estimated from the average pay and average age (43.0) using the age-wage curve of the Basic Survey on Wage Structure.

Pay by experienceest.

Entry level
¥3.46M
1–3 yrs
¥3.83M
3–5 yrs
¥4.21M
5–10 yrs
¥4.70M
10+ yrs
¥5.26M

Pay by employment typeest.

Full-time employee ¥4.58MPart-time ¥1.92MFreelance / self-employed ¥4.81MContract / temp ¥3.57M

The average hourly wage of ¥2,121 is 1.8× 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¥4.21M——
2022¥4.30M——
2023¥4.36M—1.96x
2024¥4.39M—1.78x
2025¥4.58M—1.67x

How median, percentiles and the pay range are defined →

Projected pay for プラスチック成形 (3, 5 and 10 years)est.

Today ¥4.58M → in 3 years ¥4.88M → in 5 years ¥5.10M → in 10 years ¥5.67M (10-year range ¥4.87M–¥6.58M). The model assumes pay growth of +2.1% per year.

¥4.58M
Now
2026
¥4.88M
In 3 yrs
2029
¥4.51M–¥5.31M
¥5.10M
In 5 yrs
2031
¥4.59M–¥5.68M
¥5.67M
In 10 yrs
2036
¥4.87M–¥6.58M

What drives the annual growth rate

Base wage growth +1.8%Labor demand +0.23%Wage momentum +0.5%AI impact -0.39%Total +2.1% / 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

プラスチック成形
Japan
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
United States
Median / average pay¥4.58M
≈ $29,141
$44,350
Pay in 10 years (est.)¥5.67M$58,200
Outlook score4837
AI replacement risk63% High33% 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.