非破壊検査技術者 salaryaverage ¥4.60M · percentiles · top pay · projected pay in 10 years

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Average annual pay
¥4.60M
≈ $29,283
Top pay (est.)
¥7.66M
Top 10% ¥6.64M
Pay in 5 years
¥5.13Mest.
2031
Pay in 10 years
¥5.72Mest.
¥4.92M–¥6.64M
Outlook score
48/100
★★☆☆☆ Average
AI replacement risk
48%
Moderate
Labor demand
Average
Openings-to-applicants 1.07x

非破壊検査技術者 salary

The average annual pay for 非破壊検査技術者 in Japan is ¥4.60M (≈ $29,283; Basic Survey on Wage Structure (2025), national). The estimated median is ¥4.28M, the typical range is ¥3.25M–¥7.66M and the top 10% earn about ¥6.64M.

Average pay
¥4.60M
≈ $29,283
Median (est.)
¥4.28M
≈ $27,218
Low end (est.)
¥3.25M
Entry level, early 20s
Top 10% (est.)
¥6.64M
≈ $42,226
Top pay (est.)
¥7.66M
≈ $48,712
Hourly wage
¥2,144
1.8× the national minimum wage (¥1,177)
Advertised monthly wage
¥235,000
vs. last year +¥7,000

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
¥3.49M
30s
¥4.10M
40s
¥4.63M
50s
¥5.10M

Estimated from the average pay and average age (44.0) using the age-wage curve of the Basic Survey on Wage Structure.

Pay by experienceest.

Entry level
¥3.47M
1–3 yrs
¥3.85M
3–5 yrs
¥4.23M
5–10 yrs
¥4.72M
10+ yrs
¥5.28M

Pay by employment typeest.

Full-time employee ¥4.60MPart-time ¥1.93MFreelance / self-employed ¥4.84MContract / temp ¥3.59M

The average hourly wage of ¥2,144 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¥4.17M——
2022¥4.12M——
2023¥4.28M—1.24x
2024¥4.27M—1.06x
2025¥4.60M—1.07x

How median, percentiles and the pay range are defined →

Projected pay for 非破壊検査技術者 (3, 5 and 10 years)est.

Today ¥4.60M → in 3 years ¥4.91M → in 5 years ¥5.13M → in 10 years ¥5.72M (10-year range ¥4.92M–¥6.64M). The model assumes pay growth of +2.2% per year.

¥4.60M
Now
2026
¥4.91M
In 3 yrs
2029
¥4.54M–¥5.35M
¥5.13M
In 5 yrs
2031
¥4.62M–¥5.72M
¥5.72M
In 10 yrs
2036
¥4.92M–¥6.64M

What drives the annual growth rate

Base wage growth +1.8%Labor demand -0.06%Wage momentum +0.44%AI impact +0.01%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 →

The same job in the United States

非破壊検査技術者
Japan
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other
United States
Median / average pay¥4.60M
≈ $29,283
$78,350
Pay in 10 years (est.)¥5.72M$105,800
Outlook score4859
AI replacement risk48% Moderate35% Low
Workers—60K

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.