鉄道線路管理 salaryaverage ¥4.35M · percentiles · top pay · projected pay in 10 years

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Average annual pay
¥4.35M
≈ $27,676
Top pay (est.)
¥7.18M
Top 10% ¥6.24M
Pay in 5 years
¥5.06Mest.
2031
Pay in 10 years
¥5.89Mest.
¥5.06M–¥6.83M
Outlook score
61/100
★★★☆☆ Average
AI replacement risk
33%
Low
Labor demand
High
Openings-to-applicants 6.21x

鉄道線路管理 salary

The average annual pay for 鉄道線路管理 in Japan is ¥4.35M (≈ $27,676; Basic Survey on Wage Structure (2025), national). The estimated median is ¥4.05M, the typical range is ¥3.10M–¥7.18M and the top 10% earn about ¥6.24M.

Average pay
¥4.35M
≈ $27,676
Median (est.)
¥4.05M
≈ $25,755
Low end (est.)
¥3.10M
Entry level, early 20s
Top 10% (est.)
¥6.24M
≈ $39,682
Top pay (est.)
¥7.18M
≈ $45,660
Hourly wage
¥2,109
1.8× the national minimum wage (¥1,177)
Advertised monthly wage
¥279,000
vs. last year +¥6,000

How does your pay compare with people your age?

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Pay by ageest.

20s
¥3.22M
30s
¥3.78M
40s
¥4.26M
50s
¥4.68M

Estimated from the average pay and average age (46.7) using the age-wage curve of the Basic Survey on Wage Structure.

Pay by experienceest.

Entry level
¥3.29M
1–3 yrs
¥3.65M
3–5 yrs
¥4.00M
5–10 yrs
¥4.46M
10+ yrs
¥4.99M

Pay by employment typeest.

Full-time employee ¥4.35MPart-time ¥1.83MFreelance / self-employed ¥4.57MContract / temp ¥3.39M

The average hourly wage of ¥2,109 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¥3.96M——
2022¥4.17M——
2023¥4.11M—6.14x
2024¥4.15M—6.10x
2025¥4.35M—6.21x

How median, percentiles and the pay range are defined →

Projected pay for 鉄道線路管理 (3, 5 and 10 years)est.

Today ¥4.35M → in 3 years ¥4.76M → in 5 years ¥5.06M → in 10 years ¥5.89M (10-year range ¥5.06M–¥6.83M). The model assumes pay growth of +3.1% per year.

¥4.35M
Now
2026
¥4.76M
In 3 yrs
2029
¥4.40M–¥5.19M
¥5.06M
In 5 yrs
2031
¥4.56M–¥5.64M
¥5.89M
In 10 yrs
2036
¥5.06M–¥6.83M

What drives the annual growth rate

Base wage growth +1.8%Labor demand +1.0%Wage momentum +0.14%AI impact +0.13%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

鉄道線路管理
Japan
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators
United States
Median / average pay¥4.35M
≈ $27,676
$70,070
Pay in 10 years (est.)¥5.89M$95,100
Outlook score6147
AI replacement risk33% Low20% Very low
Workers—20K

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.