林業作業 salaryaverage ¥3.61M · percentiles · top pay · projected pay in 10 years
林業作業 salary
The average annual pay for 林業作業 in Japan is ¥3.61M (≈ $22,941; Basic Survey on Wage Structure (2025), national). The estimated median is ¥3.35M, the typical range is ¥2.60M–¥5.88M and the top 10% earn about ¥5.12M.
How does your pay compare with people your age?
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Pay by ageest.
Estimated from the average pay and average age (49.1) using the age-wage curve of the Basic Survey on Wage Structure.
Pay by experienceest.
Pay by employment typeest.
The average hourly wage of ¥1,708 is 1.5× 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
| Year | Average pay | Employment | Openings ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | ¥3.44M | — | — |
| 2022 | ¥3.61M | — | — |
| 2023 | ¥3.74M | — | 2.22x |
| 2024 | ¥3.52M | — | 2.25x |
| 2025 | ¥3.61M | — | 2.21x |
Projected pay for 林業作業 (3, 5 and 10 years)est.
Today ¥3.61M → in 3 years ¥3.96M → in 5 years ¥4.21M → in 10 years ¥4.91M (10-year range ¥4.23M–¥5.70M). The model assumes pay growth of +3.1% per year.
What drives the annual growth rate
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
| 林業作業 Japan | Forest and Conservation Workers United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Median / average pay | ¥3.61M ≈ $22,941 | $43,680 |
| Pay in 10 years (est.) | ¥4.91M | $58,200 |
| Outlook score | 57 | 51 |
| AI replacement risk | 16% Very low | 24% Low |
| Workers | — | 6,050 |
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.