ITコンサルタント salaryaverage ¥8.89M · percentiles · top pay · projected pay in 10 years

Japan IT & Software Confidence ★★★★★

Average annual pay
¥8.89M
≈ $56,537
Top pay (est.)
¥16.94M
Top 10% ¥14.25M
Pay in 5 years
¥9.63Mest.
2031
Pay in 10 years
¥10.43Mest.
¥8.97M–¥12.11M
Outlook score
48/100
★★☆☆☆ Average
AI replacement risk
74%
High
Labor demand
Average
Openings-to-applicants 1.45x

ITコンサルタント salary

The average annual pay for ITコンサルタント in Japan is ¥8.89M (≈ $56,537; Basic Survey on Wage Structure (2025), national). The estimated median is ¥8.27M, the typical range is ¥5.31M–¥16.94M and the top 10% earn about ¥14.25M.

Average pay
¥8.89M
≈ $56,537
Median (est.)
¥8.27M
≈ $52,591
Low end (est.)
¥5.31M
Entry level, early 20s
Top 10% (est.)
¥14.25M
≈ $90,620
Top pay (est.)
¥16.94M
≈ $107,727
Hourly wage
¥4,026
3.4× 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
¥6.64M
30s
¥8.30M
40s
¥9.81M
50s
¥11.20M

Estimated from the average pay and average age (38.3) using the age-wage curve of the Basic Survey on Wage Structure.

Pay by experienceest.

Entry level
¥6.32M
1–3 yrs
¥7.18M
3–5 yrs
¥8.03M
5–10 yrs
¥9.15M
10+ yrs
¥10.43M

Pay by employment typeest.

Full-time employee ¥8.89MPart-time ¥3.73MFreelance / self-employed ¥9.33MContract / temp ¥6.93M

The average hourly wage of ¥4,026 is 3.4× 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¥7.34M——
2022¥6.60M——
2023¥6.85M—1.53x
2024¥7.53M—1.53x
2025¥8.89M—1.45x

How median, percentiles and the pay range are defined →

Projected pay for ITコンサルタント (3, 5 and 10 years)est.

Today ¥8.89M → in 3 years ¥9.33M → in 5 years ¥9.63M → in 10 years ¥10.43M (10-year range ¥8.97M–¥12.11M). The model assumes pay growth of +1.6% per year.

¥8.89M
Now
2026
¥9.33M
In 3 yrs
2029
¥8.61M–¥10.15M
¥9.63M
In 5 yrs
2031
¥8.68M–¥10.73M
¥10.43M
In 10 yrs
2036
¥8.97M–¥12.11M

What drives the annual growth rate

Base wage growth +1.8%Labor demand +0.12%Wage momentum +0.41%AI impact -0.72%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 →

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 Oct 31, 2026); Occupational Information Database (JILPT). Pay ranges, projections and scores are Shigoto Zukan estimates.