土木設計技術者 salaryaverage ¥6.25M · percentiles · top pay · projected pay in 10 years

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Average annual pay
¥6.25M
≈ $39,742
Top pay (est.)
¥10.98M
Top 10% ¥9.40M
Pay in 5 years
¥7.18Mest.
2031
Pay in 10 years
¥8.24Mest.
¥7.09M–¥9.57M
Outlook score
67/100
★★★☆☆ Good
AI replacement risk
53%
Moderate
Labor demand
High
Openings-to-applicants 5.58x

土木設計技術者 salary

The average annual pay for 土木設計技術者 in Japan is ¥6.25M (≈ $39,742; Basic Survey on Wage Structure (2025), national). The estimated median is ¥5.81M, the typical range is ¥4.15M–¥10.98M and the top 10% earn about ¥9.40M.

Average pay
¥6.25M
≈ $39,742
Median (est.)
¥5.81M
≈ $36,948
Low end (est.)
¥4.15M
Entry level, early 20s
Top 10% (est.)
¥9.40M
≈ $59,777
Top pay (est.)
¥10.98M
≈ $69,825
Hourly wage
¥2,993
2.5× the national minimum wage (¥1,177)
Advertised monthly wage
¥343,000
vs. last year +¥7,000

How does your pay compare with people your age?

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Pay by ageest.

20s
¥4.44M
30s
¥5.34M
40s
¥6.14M
50s
¥6.85M

Estimated from the average pay and average age (46.0) using the age-wage curve of the Basic Survey on Wage Structure.

Pay by experienceest.

Entry level
¥4.61M
1–3 yrs
¥5.16M
3–5 yrs
¥5.70M
5–10 yrs
¥6.41M
10+ yrs
¥7.23M

Pay by employment typeest.

Full-time employee ¥6.25MPart-time ¥2.62MFreelance / self-employed ¥6.56MContract / temp ¥4.87M

The average hourly wage of ¥2,993 is 2.5× 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¥5.67M——
2022¥5.73M——
2023¥6.04M—5.57x
2024¥5.97M—5.58x
2025¥6.25M—5.58x

How median, percentiles and the pay range are defined →

Projected pay for 土木設計技術者 (3, 5 and 10 years)est.

Today ¥6.25M → in 3 years ¥6.79M → in 5 years ¥7.18M → in 10 years ¥8.24M (10-year range ¥7.09M–¥9.57M). The model assumes pay growth of +2.8% per year.

¥6.25M
Now
2026
¥6.79M
In 3 yrs
2029
¥6.27M–¥7.39M
¥7.18M
In 5 yrs
2031
¥6.47M–¥8.00M
¥8.24M
In 10 yrs
2036
¥7.09M–¥9.57M

What drives the annual growth rate

Base wage growth +1.8%Labor demand +1.0%Wage momentum +0.1%AI impact -0.09%Total +2.8% / 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

土木設計技術者
Japan
Civil Engineers
United States
Median / average pay¥6.25M
≈ $39,742
$100,840
Pay in 10 years (est.)¥8.24M$130,100
Outlook score6756
AI replacement risk53% Moderate68% High
Workers—368K

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.