水産技術者 salaryaverage ¥6.12M · percentiles · top pay · projected pay in 10 years

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Average annual pay
¥6.12M
≈ $38,915
Top pay (est.)
¥10.70M
Top 10% ¥9.18M
Pay in 5 years
¥6.93Mest.
2031
Pay in 10 years
¥7.85Mest.
¥6.75M–¥9.11M
Outlook score
61/100
★★★☆☆ Average
AI replacement risk
39%
Low
Labor demand
Average
Openings-to-applicants 0.87x

水産技術者 salary

The average annual pay for 水産技術者 in Japan is ¥6.12M (≈ $38,915; Basic Survey on Wage Structure (2025), national). The estimated median is ¥5.69M, the typical range is ¥4.08M–¥10.70M and the top 10% earn about ¥9.18M.

Average pay
¥6.12M
≈ $38,915
Median (est.)
¥5.69M
≈ $36,184
Low end (est.)
¥4.08M
Entry level, early 20s
Top 10% (est.)
¥9.18M
≈ $58,378
Top pay (est.)
¥10.70M
≈ $68,045
Hourly wage
¥3,000
2.5× the national minimum wage (¥1,177)
Advertised monthly wage
¥229,000
vs. last year +¥9,000

How does your pay compare with people your age?

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Pay by ageest.

20s
¥4.47M
30s
¥5.37M
40s
¥6.16M
50s
¥6.88M

Estimated from the average pay and average age (43.9) using the age-wage curve of the Basic Survey on Wage Structure.

Pay by experienceest.

Entry level
¥4.52M
1–3 yrs
¥5.05M
3–5 yrs
¥5.59M
5–10 yrs
¥6.28M
10+ yrs
¥7.08M

Pay by employment typeest.

Full-time employee ¥6.12MPart-time ¥2.57MFreelance / self-employed ¥6.43MContract / temp ¥4.77M

The average hourly wage of ¥3,000 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¥5.32M——
2022¥5.58M——
2023¥5.54M—0.70x
2024¥5.73M—0.73x
2025¥6.12M—0.87x

How median, percentiles and the pay range are defined →

Projected pay for 水産技術者 (3, 5 and 10 years)est.

Today ¥6.12M → in 3 years ¥6.59M → in 5 years ¥6.93M → in 10 years ¥7.85M (10-year range ¥6.75M–¥9.11M). The model assumes pay growth of +2.5% per year.

¥6.12M
Now
2026
¥6.59M
In 3 yrs
2029
¥6.09M–¥7.18M
¥6.93M
In 5 yrs
2031
¥6.24M–¥7.72M
¥7.85M
In 10 yrs
2036
¥6.75M–¥9.11M

What drives the annual growth rate

Base wage growth +1.8%Labor demand -0.16%Wage momentum +0.8%AI impact +0.08%Total +2.5% / 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 →

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 Oct 31, 2026); Occupational Information Database (JILPT). Pay ranges, projections and scores are Shigoto Zukan estimates.