ボイラーオペレーター salaryaverage ¥4.52M · percentiles · top pay · projected pay in 10 years

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Average annual pay
¥4.52M
≈ $28,761
Top pay (est.)
¥7.50M
Top 10% ¥6.51M
Pay in 5 years
¥5.09Mest.
2031
Pay in 10 years
¥5.73Mest.
¥4.92M–¥6.65M
Outlook score
50/100
★★★☆☆ Average
AI replacement risk
58%
Moderate
Labor demand
Average
Openings-to-applicants 1.80x

ボイラーオペレーター salary

The average annual pay for ボイラーオペレーター in Japan is ¥4.52M (≈ $28,761; Basic Survey on Wage Structure (2025), national). The estimated median is ¥4.21M, the typical range is ¥3.20M–¥7.50M and the top 10% earn about ¥6.51M.

Average pay
¥4.52M
≈ $28,761
Median (est.)
¥4.21M
≈ $26,773
Low end (est.)
¥3.20M
Entry level, early 20s
Top 10% (est.)
¥6.51M
≈ $41,399
Top pay (est.)
¥7.50M
≈ $47,695
Hourly wage
¥2,117
1.8× the national minimum wage (¥1,177)
Advertised monthly wage
¥263,000
vs. last year +¥7,000

How does your pay compare with people your age?

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Pay by ageest.

20s
¥3.32M
30s
¥3.90M
40s
¥4.39M
50s
¥4.84M

Estimated from the average pay and average age (47.3) using the age-wage curve of the Basic Survey on Wage Structure.

Pay by experienceest.

Entry level
¥3.41M
1–3 yrs
¥3.78M
3–5 yrs
¥4.15M
5–10 yrs
¥4.63M
10+ yrs
¥5.19M

Pay by employment typeest.

Full-time employee ¥4.52MPart-time ¥1.90MFreelance / self-employed ¥4.75MContract / temp ¥3.53M

The average hourly wage of ¥2,117 is 1.8× 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¥4.29M——
2022¥4.33M——
2023¥4.42M—1.88x
2024¥4.58M—1.85x
2025¥4.52M—1.80x

How median, percentiles and the pay range are defined →

Projected pay for ボイラーオペレーター (3, 5 and 10 years)est.

Today ¥4.52M → in 3 years ¥4.85M → in 5 years ¥5.09M → in 10 years ¥5.73M (10-year range ¥4.92M–¥6.65M). The model assumes pay growth of +2.4% per year.

¥4.52M
Now
2026
¥4.85M
In 3 yrs
2029
¥4.48M–¥5.28M
¥5.09M
In 5 yrs
2031
¥4.59M–¥5.67M
¥5.73M
In 10 yrs
2036
¥4.92M–¥6.65M

What drives the annual growth rate

Base wage growth +1.8%Labor demand +0.3%Wage momentum +0.33%AI impact -0.24%Retirement shortage +0.2%Total +2.4% / 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

ボイラーオペレーター
Japan
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators
United States
Median / average pay¥4.52M
≈ $28,761
$78,620
Pay in 10 years (est.)¥5.73M$106,000
Outlook score5062
AI replacement risk58% Moderate39% Low
Workers—28K

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.