航空機開発エンジニア(ジェットエンジン) salaryaverage ¥6.59M · percentiles · top pay · projected pay in 10 years

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Average annual pay
¥6.59M
≈ $41,910
Top pay (est.)
¥11.70M
Top 10% ¥10.00M
Pay in 5 years
¥7.46Mest.
2031
Pay in 10 years
¥8.44Mest.
¥7.26M–¥9.80M
Outlook score
58/100
★★★☆☆ Average
AI replacement risk
52%
Moderate
Labor demand
High
Openings-to-applicants 1.88x

航空機開発エンジニア(ジェットエンジン) salary

The average annual pay for 航空機開発エンジニア(ジェットエンジン) in Japan is ¥6.59M (≈ $41,910; Basic Survey on Wage Structure (2025), national). The estimated median is ¥6.13M, the typical range is ¥4.32M–¥11.70M and the top 10% earn about ¥10.00M.

Average pay
¥6.59M
≈ $41,910
Median (est.)
¥6.13M
≈ $38,983
Low end (est.)
¥4.32M
Entry level, early 20s
Top 10% (est.)
¥10.00M
≈ $63,593
Top pay (est.)
¥11.70M
≈ $74,404
Hourly wage
¥3,085
2.6× the national minimum wage (¥1,177)
Advertised monthly wage
¥308,000
vs. last year +¥9,000

How does your pay compare with people your age?

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Pay by ageest.

20s
¥4.86M
30s
¥5.88M
40s
¥6.78M
50s
¥7.59M

Estimated from the average pay and average age (42.3) using the age-wage curve of the Basic Survey on Wage Structure.

Pay by experienceest.

Entry level
¥4.84M
1–3 yrs
¥5.42M
3–5 yrs
¥6.01M
5–10 yrs
¥6.77M
10+ yrs
¥7.64M

Pay by employment typeest.

Full-time employee ¥6.59MPart-time ¥2.77MFreelance / self-employed ¥6.92MContract / temp ¥5.14M

The average hourly wage of ¥3,085 is 2.6× 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¥5.87M——
2022¥6.06M——
2023¥6.12M—1.95x
2024¥6.69M—2.01x
2025¥6.59M—1.88x

How median, percentiles and the pay range are defined →

Projected pay for 航空機開発エンジニア(ジェットエンジン) (3, 5 and 10 years)est.

Today ¥6.59M → in 3 years ¥7.10M → in 5 years ¥7.46M → in 10 years ¥8.44M (10-year range ¥7.26M–¥9.80M). The model assumes pay growth of +2.5% per year.

¥6.59M
Now
2026
¥7.10M
In 3 yrs
2029
¥6.55M–¥7.72M
¥7.46M
In 5 yrs
2031
¥6.72M–¥8.31M
¥8.44M
In 10 yrs
2036
¥7.26M–¥9.80M

What drives the annual growth rate

Base wage growth +1.8%Labor demand +0.34%Wage momentum +0.42%AI impact -0.06%Total +2.5% / 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

航空機開発エンジニア(ジェットエンジン)
Japan
Aerospace Engineers
United States
Median / average pay¥6.59M
≈ $41,910
$134,960
Pay in 10 years (est.)¥8.44M$176,800
Outlook score5858
AI replacement risk52% Moderate66% High
Workers—68K

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.