自動車整備士 salaryaverage ¥5.04M · percentiles · top pay · projected pay in 10 years

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Average annual pay
¥5.04M
≈ $32,038
Top pay (est.)
¥8.51M
Top 10% ¥7.35M
Pay in 5 years
¥5.98Mest.
2031
Pay in 10 years
¥7.11Mest.
¥6.11M–¥8.25M
Outlook score
67/100
★★★☆☆ Good
AI replacement risk
30%
Low
Labor demand
Very high
Openings-to-applicants 4.04x

自動車整備士 salary

The average annual pay for 自動車整備士 in Japan is ¥5.04M (≈ $32,038; Basic Survey on Wage Structure (2025), national). The estimated median is ¥4.69M, the typical range is ¥3.50M–¥8.51M and the top 10% earn about ¥7.35M.

Average pay
¥5.04M
≈ $32,038
Median (est.)
¥4.69M
≈ $29,825
Low end (est.)
¥3.50M
Entry level, early 20s
Top 10% (est.)
¥7.35M
≈ $46,741
Top pay (est.)
¥8.51M
≈ $54,118
Hourly wage
¥2,320
2.0× the national minimum wage (¥1,177)
Advertised monthly wage
¥262,000
vs. last year +¥9,000

How does your pay compare with people your age?

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Pay by ageest.

20s
¥3.93M
30s
¥4.65M
40s
¥5.27M
50s
¥5.83M

Estimated from the average pay and average age (40.6) using the age-wage curve of the Basic Survey on Wage Structure.

Pay by experienceest.

Entry level
¥3.78M
1–3 yrs
¥4.20M
3–5 yrs
¥4.62M
5–10 yrs
¥5.16M
10+ yrs
¥5.79M

Pay by employment typeest.

Full-time employee ¥5.04MPart-time ¥2.12MFreelance / self-employed ¥5.29MContract / temp ¥3.93M

The average hourly wage of ¥2,320 is 2.0× 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¥4.69M——
2023¥4.88M—4.21x
2024¥5.13M—4.13x
2025¥5.04M—4.04x

How median, percentiles and the pay range are defined →

Projected pay for 自動車整備士 (3, 5 and 10 years)est.

Today ¥5.04M → in 3 years ¥5.59M → in 5 years ¥5.98M → in 10 years ¥7.11M (10-year range ¥6.11M–¥8.25M). The model assumes pay growth of +3.5% per year.

¥5.04M
Now
2026
¥5.59M
In 3 yrs
2029
¥5.16M–¥6.08M
¥5.98M
In 5 yrs
2031
¥5.39M–¥6.66M
¥7.11M
In 10 yrs
2036
¥6.11M–¥8.25M

What drives the annual growth rate

Base wage growth +1.8%Labor demand +1.0%Wage momentum +0.62%AI impact +0.15%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

自動車整備士
Japan
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
United States
Median / average pay¥5.04M
≈ $32,038
$50,620
Pay in 10 years (est.)¥7.11M$69,500
Outlook score6761
AI replacement risk30% Low27% Low
Workers—705K

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.