石工 salaryaverage ¥4.68M · percentiles · top pay · projected pay in 10 years

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Average annual pay
¥4.68M
≈ $29,735
Top pay (est.)
¥7.80M
Top 10% ¥6.76M
Pay in 5 years
¥5.35Mest.
2031
Pay in 10 years
¥6.12Mest.
¥5.26M–¥7.11M
Outlook score
61/100
★★★☆☆ Average
AI replacement risk
24%
Low
Labor demand
Average
Openings-to-applicants 1.67x

石工 salary

The average annual pay for 石工 in Japan is ¥4.68M (≈ $29,735; Basic Survey on Wage Structure (2025), national). The estimated median is ¥4.35M, the typical range is ¥3.29M–¥7.80M and the top 10% earn about ¥6.76M.

Average pay
¥4.68M
≈ $29,735
Median (est.)
¥4.35M
≈ $27,663
Low end (est.)
¥3.29M
Entry level, early 20s
Top 10% (est.)
¥6.76M
≈ $42,989
Top pay (est.)
¥7.80M
≈ $49,603
Hourly wage
¥2,214
1.9× the national minimum wage (¥1,177)
Advertised monthly wage
¥224,000
vs. last year +¥7,000

How does your pay compare with people your age?

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Pay by ageest.

20s
¥3.54M
30s
¥4.17M
40s
¥4.71M
50s
¥5.19M

Estimated from the average pay and average age (43.8) using the age-wage curve of the Basic Survey on Wage Structure.

Pay by experienceest.

Entry level
¥3.52M
1–3 yrs
¥3.91M
3–5 yrs
¥4.29M
5–10 yrs
¥4.79M
10+ yrs
¥5.37M

Pay by employment typeest.

Full-time employee ¥4.68MPart-time ¥1.96MFreelance / self-employed ¥4.91MContract / temp ¥3.65M

The average hourly wage of ¥2,214 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¥4.27M——
2022¥4.38M——
2023¥4.39M—1.96x
2024¥4.61M—1.78x
2025¥4.68M—1.67x

How median, percentiles and the pay range are defined →

Projected pay for 石工 (3, 5 and 10 years)est.

Today ¥4.68M → in 3 years ¥5.07M → in 5 years ¥5.35M → in 10 years ¥6.12M (10-year range ¥5.26M–¥7.11M). The model assumes pay growth of +2.7% per year.

¥4.68M
Now
2026
¥5.07M
In 3 yrs
2029
¥4.68M–¥5.52M
¥5.35M
In 5 yrs
2031
¥4.82M–¥5.96M
¥6.12M
In 10 yrs
2036
¥5.26M–¥7.11M

What drives the annual growth rate

Base wage growth +1.8%Labor demand +0.23%Wage momentum +0.5%AI impact +0.2%Total +2.7% / 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

石工
Japan
Stonemasons
United States
Median / average pay¥4.68M
≈ $29,735
$57,390
Pay in 10 years (est.)¥6.12M$76,100
Outlook score6145
AI replacement risk24% Low6% Very low
Workers—7,820

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.