システムエンジニア(組込み、IoT) salaryaverage ¥5.78M · percentiles · top pay · projected pay in 10 years

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Average annual pay
¥5.78M
≈ $36,787
Top pay (est.)
¥10.01M
Top 10% ¥8.60M
Pay in 5 years
¥6.23Mest.
2031
Pay in 10 years
¥6.71Mest.
¥5.77M–¥7.79M
Outlook score
41/100
★★☆☆☆ Below average
AI replacement risk
78%
High
Labor demand
Average
Openings-to-applicants 1.45x

システムエンジニア(組込み、IoT) salary

The average annual pay for システムエンジニア(組込み、IoT) in Japan is ¥5.78M (≈ $36,787; Basic Survey on Wage Structure (2025), national). The estimated median is ¥5.38M, the typical range is ¥3.91M–¥10.01M and the top 10% earn about ¥8.60M.

Average pay
¥5.78M
≈ $36,787
Median (est.)
¥5.38M
≈ $34,213
Low end (est.)
¥3.91M
Entry level, early 20s
Top 10% (est.)
¥8.60M
≈ $54,690
Top pay (est.)
¥10.01M
≈ $63,657
Hourly wage
¥2,819
2.4× the national minimum wage (¥1,177)
Advertised monthly wage
¥347,000
vs. last year +¥10,000

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
¥4.65M
30s
¥5.57M
40s
¥6.36M
50s
¥7.08M

Estimated from the average pay and average age (37.1) using the age-wage curve of the Basic Survey on Wage Structure.

Pay by experienceest.

Entry level
¥4.29M
1–3 yrs
¥4.79M
3–5 yrs
¥5.29M
5–10 yrs
¥5.93M
10+ yrs
¥6.68M

Pay by employment typeest.

Full-time employee ¥5.78MPart-time ¥2.43MFreelance / self-employed ¥6.07MContract / temp ¥4.51M

The average hourly wage of ¥2,819 is 2.4× 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¥5.23M——
2022¥5.50M——
2023¥5.58M—1.53x
2024¥5.74M—1.53x
2025¥5.78M—1.45x

How median, percentiles and the pay range are defined →

Projected pay for システムエンジニア(組込み、IoT) (3, 5 and 10 years)est.

Today ¥5.78M → in 3 years ¥6.05M → in 5 years ¥6.23M → in 10 years ¥6.71M (10-year range ¥5.77M–¥7.79M). The model assumes pay growth of +1.5% per year.

¥5.78M
Now
2026
¥6.05M
In 3 yrs
2029
¥5.58M–¥6.58M
¥6.23M
In 5 yrs
2031
¥5.61M–¥6.94M
¥6.71M
In 10 yrs
2036
¥5.77M–¥7.79M

What drives the annual growth rate

Base wage growth +1.8%Labor demand +0.12%Wage momentum +0.41%AI impact -0.84%Total +1.5% / 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

システムエンジニア(組込み、IoT)
Japan
Software Developers
United States
Median / average pay¥5.78M
≈ $36,787
$135,980
Pay in 10 years (est.)¥6.71M$174,600
Outlook score4159
AI replacement risk78% High76% High
Workers—1.7M

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.