医薬品製造 salaryaverage ¥5.50M · percentiles · top pay · projected pay in 10 years

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Average annual pay
¥5.50M
≈ $34,974
Top pay (est.)
¥9.43M
Top 10% ¥8.12M
Pay in 5 years
¥5.95Mest.
2031
Pay in 10 years
¥6.44Mest.
¥5.54M–¥7.48M
Outlook score
46/100
★★☆☆☆ Average
AI replacement risk
77%
High
Labor demand
Average
Openings-to-applicants 1.81x

医薬品製造 salary

The average annual pay for 医薬品製造 in Japan is ¥5.50M (≈ $34,974; Basic Survey on Wage Structure (2025), national). The estimated median is ¥5.11M, the typical range is ¥3.75M–¥9.43M and the top 10% earn about ¥8.12M.

Average pay
¥5.50M
≈ $34,974
Median (est.)
¥5.11M
≈ $32,496
Low end (est.)
¥3.75M
Entry level, early 20s
Top 10% (est.)
¥8.12M
≈ $51,638
Top pay (est.)
¥9.43M
≈ $59,968
Hourly wage
¥2,712
2.3× the national minimum wage (¥1,177)
Advertised monthly wage
¥232,000
vs. last year +¥6,000

How does your pay compare with people your age?

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Pay by ageest.

20s
¥4.19M
30s
¥4.99M
40s
¥5.69M
50s
¥6.31M

Estimated from the average pay and average age (41.7) using the age-wage curve of the Basic Survey on Wage Structure.

Pay by experienceest.

Entry level
¥4.10M
1–3 yrs
¥4.56M
3–5 yrs
¥5.03M
5–10 yrs
¥5.64M
10+ yrs
¥6.34M

Pay by employment typeest.

Full-time employee ¥5.50MPart-time ¥2.31MFreelance / self-employed ¥5.77MContract / temp ¥4.29M

The average hourly wage of ¥2,712 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¥4.86M——
2022¥5.10M——
2023¥5.09M—2.06x
2024¥5.37M—1.94x
2025¥5.50M—1.81x

How median, percentiles and the pay range are defined →

Projected pay for 医薬品製造 (3, 5 and 10 years)est.

Today ¥5.50M → in 3 years ¥5.77M → in 5 years ¥5.95M → in 10 years ¥6.44M (10-year range ¥5.54M–¥7.48M). The model assumes pay growth of +1.6% per year.

¥5.50M
Now
2026
¥5.77M
In 3 yrs
2029
¥5.32M–¥6.28M
¥5.95M
In 5 yrs
2031
¥5.36M–¥6.63M
¥6.44M
In 10 yrs
2036
¥5.54M–¥7.48M

What drives the annual growth rate

Base wage growth +1.8%Labor demand +0.31%Wage momentum +0.3%AI impact -0.81%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

医薬品製造
Japan
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
United States
Median / average pay¥5.50M
≈ $34,974
$58,040
Pay in 10 years (est.)¥6.44M$77,200
Outlook score4649
AI replacement risk77% High53% Moderate
Workers—140K

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.