きもの着付指導員 salaryaverage ¥3.54M · percentiles · top pay · projected pay in 10 years

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Average annual pay
¥3.54M
≈ $22,504
Top pay (est.)
¥5.77M
Top 10% ¥5.02M
Pay in 5 years
¥4.13Mest.
2031
Pay in 10 years
¥4.81Mest.
¥4.14M–¥5.59M
Outlook score
52/100
★★★☆☆ Average
AI replacement risk
24%
Low
Labor demand
High
Openings-to-applicants 3.13x

きもの着付指導員 salary

The average annual pay for きもの着付指導員 in Japan is ¥3.54M (≈ $22,504; Basic Survey on Wage Structure (2025), national). The estimated median is ¥3.29M, the typical range is ¥2.55M–¥5.77M and the top 10% earn about ¥5.02M.

Average pay
¥3.54M
≈ $22,504
Median (est.)
¥3.29M
≈ $20,922
Low end (est.)
¥2.55M
Entry level, early 20s
Top 10% (est.)
¥5.02M
≈ $31,924
Top pay (est.)
¥5.77M
≈ $36,693
Hourly wage
¥1,725
1.5× the national minimum wage (¥1,177)
Advertised monthly wage
¥272,000
vs. last year +¥6,000

How does your pay compare with people your age?

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Pay by ageest.

20s
¥2.93M
30s
¥3.40M
40s
¥3.79M
50s
¥4.14M

Estimated from the average pay and average age (37.9) using the age-wage curve of the Basic Survey on Wage Structure.

Pay by experienceest.

Entry level
¥2.69M
1–3 yrs
¥2.97M
3–5 yrs
¥3.26M
5–10 yrs
¥3.62M
10+ yrs
¥4.05M

Pay by employment typeest.

Full-time employee ¥3.54MPart-time ¥1.49MFreelance / self-employed ¥3.72MContract / temp ¥2.76M

The average hourly wage of ¥1,725 is 1.5× 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¥3.20M——
2022¥3.23M——
2023¥3.21M—3.27x
2024¥3.29M—3.22x
2025¥3.54M—3.13x

How median, percentiles and the pay range are defined →

Projected pay for きもの着付指導員 (3, 5 and 10 years)est.

Today ¥3.54M → in 3 years ¥3.88M → in 5 years ¥4.13M → in 10 years ¥4.81M (10-year range ¥4.14M–¥5.59M). The model assumes pay growth of +3.1% per year.

¥3.54M
Now
2026
¥3.88M
In 3 yrs
2029
¥3.58M–¥4.22M
¥4.13M
In 5 yrs
2031
¥3.72M–¥4.60M
¥4.81M
In 10 yrs
2036
¥4.14M–¥5.59M

What drives the annual growth rate

Base wage growth +1.8%Labor demand +0.96%Wage momentum +0.16%AI impact +0.2%Total +3.1% / 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

きもの着付指導員
Japan
Self-Enrichment Teachers
United States
Median / average pay¥3.54M
≈ $22,504
$46,800
Pay in 10 years (est.)¥4.81M$64,000
Outlook score5261
AI replacement risk24% Low22% Low
Workers—332K

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.