鉄鋼製造オペレーター salaryaverage ¥5.88M · percentiles · top pay · projected pay in 10 years

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Average annual pay
¥5.88M
≈ $37,364
Top pay (est.)
¥10.20M
Top 10% ¥8.76M
Pay in 5 years
¥6.34Mest.
2031
Pay in 10 years
¥6.85Mest.
¥5.89M–¥7.95M
Outlook score
41/100
★★☆☆☆ Below average
AI replacement risk
63%
High
Labor demand
Low
Openings-to-applicants 0.96x

鉄鋼製造オペレーター salary

The average annual pay for 鉄鋼製造オペレーター in Japan is ¥5.88M (≈ $37,364; Basic Survey on Wage Structure (2025), national). The estimated median is ¥5.46M, the typical range is ¥3.95M–¥10.20M and the top 10% earn about ¥8.76M.

Average pay
¥5.88M
≈ $37,364
Median (est.)
¥5.46M
≈ $34,722
Low end (est.)
¥3.95M
Entry level, early 20s
Top 10% (est.)
¥8.76M
≈ $55,707
Top pay (est.)
¥10.20M
≈ $64,865
Hourly wage
¥2,705
2.3× the national minimum wage (¥1,177)
Advertised monthly wage
¥243,000
vs. last year +¥6,000

How does your pay compare with people your age?

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Pay by ageest.

20s
¥4.41M
30s
¥5.29M
40s
¥6.05M
50s
¥6.73M

Estimated from the average pay and average age (42.1) using the age-wage curve of the Basic Survey on Wage Structure.

Pay by experienceest.

Entry level
¥4.36M
1–3 yrs
¥4.86M
3–5 yrs
¥5.37M
5–10 yrs
¥6.03M
10+ yrs
¥6.79M

Pay by employment typeest.

Full-time employee ¥5.88MPart-time ¥2.47MFreelance / self-employed ¥6.17MContract / temp ¥4.58M

The average hourly wage of ¥2,705 is 2.3× 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¥5.16M——
2022¥5.02M——
2023¥5.52M—1.12x
2024¥5.29M—0.98x
2025¥5.88M—0.96x

How median, percentiles and the pay range are defined →

Projected pay for 鉄鋼製造オペレーター (3, 5 and 10 years)est.

Today ¥5.88M → in 3 years ¥6.15M → in 5 years ¥6.34M → in 10 years ¥6.85M (10-year range ¥5.89M–¥7.95M). The model assumes pay growth of +1.6% per year.

¥5.88M
Now
2026
¥6.15M
In 3 yrs
2029
¥5.68M–¥6.69M
¥6.34M
In 5 yrs
2031
¥5.72M–¥7.07M
¥6.85M
In 10 yrs
2036
¥5.89M–¥7.95M

What drives the annual growth rate

Base wage growth +1.8%Labor demand -0.12%Wage momentum +0.26%AI impact -0.39%Total +1.6% / 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

鉄鋼製造オペレーター
Japan
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders
United States
Median / average pay¥5.88M
≈ $37,364
$54,430
Pay in 10 years (est.)¥6.85M$71,400
Outlook score4141
AI replacement risk63% High38% Low
Workers—17K

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.