金属プレス工 salaryaverage ¥4.58M · percentiles · top pay · projected pay in 10 years

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Average annual pay
¥4.58M
≈ $29,129
Top pay (est.)
¥7.62M
Top 10% ¥6.60M
Pay in 5 years
¥5.12Mest.
2031
Pay in 10 years
¥5.72Mest.
¥4.92M–¥6.64M
Outlook score
45/100
★★☆☆☆ Average
AI replacement risk
56%
Moderate
Labor demand
High
Openings-to-applicants 1.98x

金属プレス工 salary

The average annual pay for 金属プレス工 in Japan is ¥4.58M (≈ $29,129; Basic Survey on Wage Structure (2025), national). The estimated median is ¥4.26M, the typical range is ¥3.23M–¥7.62M and the top 10% earn about ¥6.60M.

Average pay
¥4.58M
≈ $29,129
Median (est.)
¥4.26M
≈ $27,091
Low end (est.)
¥3.23M
Entry level, early 20s
Top 10% (est.)
¥6.60M
≈ $41,971
Top pay (est.)
¥7.62M
≈ $48,458
Hourly wage
¥2,097
1.8× 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
¥3.52M
30s
¥4.14M
40s
¥4.67M
50s
¥5.14M

Estimated from the average pay and average age (42.7) using the age-wage curve of the Basic Survey on Wage Structure.

Pay by experienceest.

Entry level
¥3.45M
1–3 yrs
¥3.83M
3–5 yrs
¥4.21M
5–10 yrs
¥4.69M
10+ yrs
¥5.26M

Pay by employment typeest.

Full-time employee ¥4.58MPart-time ¥1.92MFreelance / self-employed ¥4.81MContract / temp ¥3.57M

The average hourly wage of ¥2,097 is 1.8× 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¥4.31M——
2022¥4.28M——
2023¥4.18M—2.41x
2024¥4.17M—2.08x
2025¥4.58M—1.98x

How median, percentiles and the pay range are defined →

Projected pay for 金属プレス工 (3, 5 and 10 years)est.

Today ¥4.58M → in 3 years ¥4.90M → in 5 years ¥5.12M → in 10 years ¥5.72M (10-year range ¥4.92M–¥6.64M). The model assumes pay growth of +2.2% per year.

¥4.58M
Now
2026
¥4.90M
In 3 yrs
2029
¥4.52M–¥5.33M
¥5.12M
In 5 yrs
2031
¥4.61M–¥5.70M
¥5.72M
In 10 yrs
2036
¥4.92M–¥6.64M

What drives the annual growth rate

Base wage growth +1.8%Labor demand +0.39%Wage momentum +0.23%AI impact -0.18%Total +2.2% / 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.