NC工作機械オペレーター salaryaverage ¥4.84M · percentiles · top pay · projected pay in 10 years

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Average annual pay
¥4.84M
≈ $30,771
Top pay (est.)
¥8.12M
Top 10% ¥7.02M
Pay in 5 years
¥5.34Mest.
2031
Pay in 10 years
¥5.88Mest.
¥5.06M–¥6.83M
Outlook score
46/100
★★☆☆☆ Average
AI replacement risk
65%
High
Labor demand
High
Openings-to-applicants 1.98x

NC工作機械オペレーター salary

The average annual pay for NC工作機械オペレーター in Japan is ¥4.84M (≈ $30,771; Basic Survey on Wage Structure (2025), national). The estimated median is ¥4.50M, the typical range is ¥3.38M–¥8.12M and the top 10% earn about ¥7.02M.

Average pay
¥4.84M
≈ $30,771
Median (est.)
¥4.50M
≈ $28,617
Low end (est.)
¥3.38M
Entry level, early 20s
Top 10% (est.)
¥7.02M
≈ $44,642
Top pay (est.)
¥8.12M
≈ $51,638
Hourly wage
¥2,191
1.9× 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?

Your numbers are not sent or stored. The distribution is estimated from Japan's national wage statistics, including pay differences by age.

Pay by ageest.

20s
¥3.69M
30s
¥4.36M
40s
¥4.93M
50s
¥5.44M

Estimated from the average pay and average age (42.8) using the age-wage curve of the Basic Survey on Wage Structure.

Pay by experienceest.

Entry level
¥3.64M
1–3 yrs
¥4.04M
3–5 yrs
¥4.44M
5–10 yrs
¥4.96M
10+ yrs
¥5.56M

Pay by employment typeest.

Full-time employee ¥4.84MPart-time ¥2.03MFreelance / self-employed ¥5.08MContract / temp ¥3.77M

The average hourly wage of ¥2,191 is 1.9× 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¥4.40M——
2022¥4.75M——
2023¥4.70M—2.41x
2024¥4.66M—2.08x
2025¥4.84M—1.98x

How median, percentiles and the pay range are defined →

Projected pay for NC工作機械オペレーター (3, 5 and 10 years)est.

Today ¥4.84M → in 3 years ¥5.13M → in 5 years ¥5.34M → in 10 years ¥5.88M (10-year range ¥5.06M–¥6.83M). The model assumes pay growth of +2.0% per year.

¥4.84M
Now
2026
¥5.13M
In 3 yrs
2029
¥4.74M–¥5.58M
¥5.34M
In 5 yrs
2031
¥4.81M–¥5.94M
¥5.88M
In 10 yrs
2036
¥5.06M–¥6.83M

What drives the annual growth rate

Base wage growth +1.8%Labor demand +0.39%Wage momentum +0.23%AI impact -0.45%Total +2.0% / 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

NC工作機械オペレーター
Japan
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
United States
Median / average pay¥4.84M
≈ $30,771
$50,690
Pay in 10 years (est.)¥5.88M$64,000
Outlook score4630
AI replacement risk65% High47% Moderate
Workers—169K

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.