舞台照明スタッフ salaryaverage ¥5.44M · percentiles · top pay · projected pay in 10 years

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Average annual pay
¥5.44M
≈ $34,593
Top pay (est.)
¥9.31M
Top 10% ¥8.02M
Pay in 5 years
¥6.27Mest.
2031
Pay in 10 years
¥7.24Mest.
¥6.22M–¥8.40M
Outlook score
48/100
★★☆☆☆ Average
AI replacement risk
36%
Low
Labor demand
Low
Openings-to-applicants 0.29x

舞台照明スタッフ salary

The average annual pay for 舞台照明スタッフ in Japan is ¥5.44M (≈ $34,593; Basic Survey on Wage Structure (2025), national). The estimated median is ¥5.06M, the typical range is ¥3.72M–¥9.31M and the top 10% earn about ¥8.02M.

Average pay
¥5.44M
≈ $34,593
Median (est.)
¥5.06M
≈ $32,178
Low end (est.)
¥3.72M
Entry level, early 20s
Top 10% (est.)
¥8.02M
≈ $51,002
Top pay (est.)
¥9.31M
≈ $59,205
Hourly wage
¥2,561
2.2× the national minimum wage (¥1,177)
Advertised monthly wage
¥268,000
vs. last year +¥15,000

How does your pay compare with people your age?

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Pay by ageest.

20s
¥4.40M
30s
¥5.23M
40s
¥5.96M
50s
¥6.61M

Estimated from the average pay and average age (37.2) using the age-wage curve of the Basic Survey on Wage Structure.

Pay by experienceest.

Entry level
¥4.06M
1–3 yrs
¥4.52M
3–5 yrs
¥4.98M
5–10 yrs
¥5.58M
10+ yrs
¥6.27M

Pay by employment typeest.

Full-time employee ¥5.44MPart-time ¥2.28MFreelance / self-employed ¥5.71MContract / temp ¥4.24M

The average hourly wage of ¥2,561 is 2.2× 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¥6.47M——
2022¥4.90M——
2023¥5.74M—0.31x
2024¥5.89M—0.31x
2025¥5.44M—0.29x

How median, percentiles and the pay range are defined →

Projected pay for 舞台照明スタッフ (3, 5 and 10 years)est.

Today ¥5.44M → in 3 years ¥5.93M → in 5 years ¥6.27M → in 10 years ¥7.24M (10-year range ¥6.22M–¥8.40M). The model assumes pay growth of +2.9% per year.

¥5.44M
Now
2026
¥5.93M
In 3 yrs
2029
¥5.47M–¥6.45M
¥6.27M
In 5 yrs
2031
¥5.65M–¥6.99M
¥7.24M
In 10 yrs
2036
¥6.22M–¥8.40M

What drives the annual growth rate

Base wage growth +1.8%Labor demand -0.45%Wage momentum +1.45%AI impact +0.1%Total +2.9% / 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

舞台照明スタッフ
Japan
Lighting Technicians
United States
Median / average pay¥5.44M
≈ $34,593
$68,060
Pay in 10 years (est.)¥7.24M$88,000
Outlook score4839
AI replacement risk36% Low45% Moderate
Workers—8,900

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.