鍛造工/鍛造設備オペレーター salaryaverage ¥5.07M · percentiles · top pay · projected pay in 10 years

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Average annual pay
¥5.07M
≈ $32,273
Top pay (est.)
¥8.58M
Top 10% ¥7.41M
Pay in 5 years
¥5.70Mest.
2031
Pay in 10 years
¥6.39Mest.
¥5.50M–¥7.42M
Outlook score
52/100
★★★☆☆ Average
AI replacement risk
53%
Moderate
Labor demand
High
Openings-to-applicants 1.98x

鍛造工/鍛造設備オペレーター salary

The average annual pay for 鍛造工/鍛造設備オペレーター in Japan is ¥5.07M (≈ $32,273; Basic Survey on Wage Structure (2025), national). The estimated median is ¥4.72M, the typical range is ¥3.52M–¥8.58M and the top 10% earn about ¥7.41M.

Average pay
¥5.07M
≈ $32,273
Median (est.)
¥4.72M
≈ $30,016
Low end (est.)
¥3.52M
Entry level, early 20s
Top 10% (est.)
¥7.41M
≈ $47,122
Top pay (est.)
¥8.58M
≈ $54,563
Hourly wage
¥2,311
2.0× the national minimum wage (¥1,177)
Advertised monthly wage
¥249,000
vs. last year +¥6,000

How does your pay compare with people your age?

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Pay by ageest.

20s
¥3.82M
30s
¥4.53M
40s
¥5.14M
50s
¥5.68M

Estimated from the average pay and average age (43.4) using the age-wage curve of the Basic Survey on Wage Structure.

Pay by experienceest.

Entry level
¥3.80M
1–3 yrs
¥4.23M
3–5 yrs
¥4.65M
5–10 yrs
¥5.20M
10+ yrs
¥5.84M

Pay by employment typeest.

Full-time employee ¥5.07MPart-time ¥2.13MFreelance / self-employed ¥5.33MContract / temp ¥3.96M

The average hourly wage of ¥2,311 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¥4.61M——
2022¥4.80M——
2023¥5.16M—2.41x
2024¥4.89M—2.08x
2025¥5.07M—1.98x

How median, percentiles and the pay range are defined →

Projected pay for 鍛造工/鍛造設備オペレーター (3, 5 and 10 years)est.

Today ¥5.07M → in 3 years ¥5.44M → in 5 years ¥5.70M → in 10 years ¥6.39M (10-year range ¥5.50M–¥7.42M). The model assumes pay growth of +2.3% per year.

¥5.07M
Now
2026
¥5.44M
In 3 yrs
2029
¥5.02M–¥5.92M
¥5.70M
In 5 yrs
2031
¥5.13M–¥6.34M
¥6.39M
In 10 yrs
2036
¥5.50M–¥7.42M

What drives the annual growth rate

Base wage growth +1.8%Labor demand +0.39%Wage momentum +0.23%AI impact -0.09%Total +2.3% / 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

鍛造工/鍛造設備オペレーター
Japan
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
United States
Median / average pay¥5.07M
≈ $32,273
$49,030
Pay in 10 years (est.)¥6.39M$61,200
Outlook score5227
AI replacement risk53% Moderate45% Moderate
Workers—8,930

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.