駅務員 salaryaverage ¥5.80M · percentiles · top pay · projected pay in 10 years

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Average annual pay
¥5.80M
≈ $36,865
Top pay (est.)
¥10.04M
Top 10% ¥8.62M
Pay in 5 years
¥6.89Mest.
2031
Pay in 10 years
¥8.18Mest.
¥7.03M–¥9.49M
Outlook score
69/100
★★★☆☆ Good
AI replacement risk
47%
Moderate
Labor demand
Very high
Openings-to-applicants 3.00x

駅務員 salary

The average annual pay for 駅務員 in Japan is ¥5.80M (≈ $36,865; Basic Survey on Wage Structure (2025), national). The estimated median is ¥5.39M, the typical range is ¥3.91M–¥10.04M and the top 10% earn about ¥8.62M.

Average pay
¥5.80M
≈ $36,865
Median (est.)
¥5.39M
≈ $34,277
Low end (est.)
¥3.91M
Entry level, early 20s
Top 10% (est.)
¥8.62M
≈ $54,817
Top pay (est.)
¥10.04M
≈ $63,847
Hourly wage
¥2,729
2.3× the national minimum wage (¥1,177)
Advertised monthly wage
¥242,000
vs. last year +¥12,000

How does your pay compare with people your age?

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Pay by ageest.

20s
¥4.05M
30s
¥4.84M
40s
¥5.53M
50s
¥6.16M

Estimated from the average pay and average age (48.6) using the age-wage curve of the Basic Survey on Wage Structure.

Pay by experienceest.

Entry level
¥4.30M
1–3 yrs
¥4.80M
3–5 yrs
¥5.30M
5–10 yrs
¥5.95M
10+ yrs
¥6.69M

Pay by employment typeest.

Full-time employee ¥5.80MPart-time ¥2.43MFreelance / self-employed ¥6.09MContract / temp ¥4.52M

The average hourly wage of ¥2,729 is 2.3× 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¥4.54M——
2022¥4.85M——
2023¥4.91M—3.22x
2024¥5.06M—3.33x
2025¥5.80M—3.00x

How median, percentiles and the pay range are defined →

Projected pay for 駅務員 (3, 5 and 10 years)est.

Today ¥5.80M → in 3 years ¥6.43M → in 5 years ¥6.89M → in 10 years ¥8.18M (10-year range ¥7.03M–¥9.49M). The model assumes pay growth of +3.5% per year.

¥5.80M
Now
2026
¥6.43M
In 3 yrs
2029
¥5.93M–¥6.99M
¥6.89M
In 5 yrs
2031
¥6.20M–¥7.67M
¥8.18M
In 10 yrs
2036
¥7.03M–¥9.49M

What drives the annual growth rate

Base wage growth +1.8%Labor demand +0.9%Wage momentum +1.2%AI impact +0.02%Retirement shortage +0.2%Total +3.5% / 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

駅務員
Japan
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks
United States
Median / average pay¥5.80M
≈ $36,865
$44,390
Pay in 10 years (est.)¥8.18M$56,000
Outlook score6935
AI replacement risk47% Moderate69% High
Workers—119K

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.