貿易事務 salaryaverage ¥5.25M · percentiles · top pay · projected pay in 10 years

Japan Office & Admin Confidence ★★★★★

Average annual pay
¥5.25M
≈ $33,395
Top pay (est.)
¥8.93M
Top 10% ¥7.70M
Pay in 5 years
¥5.48Mest.
2031
Pay in 10 years
¥5.72Mest.
¥4.92M–¥6.64M
Outlook score
34/100
★★☆☆☆ Below average
AI replacement risk
91%
Very high
Labor demand
Low
Openings-to-applicants 0.98x

貿易事務 salary

The average annual pay for 貿易事務 in Japan is ¥5.25M (≈ $33,395; Basic Survey on Wage Structure (2025), national). The estimated median is ¥4.88M, the typical range is ¥3.62M–¥8.93M and the top 10% earn about ¥7.70M.

Average pay
¥5.25M
≈ $33,395
Median (est.)
¥4.88M
≈ $31,033
Low end (est.)
¥3.62M
Entry level, early 20s
Top 10% (est.)
¥7.70M
≈ $48,967
Top pay (est.)
¥8.93M
≈ $56,789
Hourly wage
¥2,605
2.2× the national minimum wage (¥1,177)
Advertised monthly wage
¥245,000
vs. last year +¥7,000

How does your pay compare with people your age?

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Pay by ageest.

20s
¥3.95M
30s
¥4.69M
40s
¥5.32M
50s
¥5.89M

Estimated from the average pay and average age (43.3) using the age-wage curve of the Basic Survey on Wage Structure.

Pay by experienceest.

Entry level
¥3.93M
1–3 yrs
¥4.37M
3–5 yrs
¥4.81M
5–10 yrs
¥5.38M
10+ yrs
¥6.05M

Pay by employment typeest.

Full-time employee ¥5.25MPart-time ¥2.21MFreelance / self-employed ¥5.51MContract / temp ¥4.10M

The average hourly wage of ¥2,605 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¥4.64M——
2022¥4.71M——
2023¥4.96M—1.06x
2024¥5.12M—1.03x
2025¥5.25M—0.98x

How median, percentiles and the pay range are defined →

Projected pay for 貿易事務 (3, 5 and 10 years)est.

Today ¥5.25M → in 3 years ¥5.39M → in 5 years ¥5.48M → in 10 years ¥5.72M (10-year range ¥4.92M–¥6.64M). The model assumes pay growth of +0.9% per year.

¥5.25M
Now
2026
¥5.39M
In 3 yrs
2029
¥4.97M–¥5.86M
¥5.48M
In 5 yrs
2031
¥4.94M–¥6.10M
¥5.72M
In 10 yrs
2036
¥4.92M–¥6.64M

What drives the annual growth rate

Base wage growth +1.8%Labor demand -0.11%Wage momentum +0.4%AI impact -1.23%Total +0.9% / 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

貿易事務
Japan
Cargo and Freight Agents
United States
Median / average pay¥5.25M
≈ $33,395
$52,260
Pay in 10 years (est.)¥5.72M$70,800
Outlook score3455
AI replacement risk91% Very high51% Moderate
Workers—98K

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.