港湾荷役作業員 salaryaverage ¥6.01M · percentiles · top pay · projected pay in 10 years

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Average annual pay
¥6.01M
≈ $38,234
Top pay (est.)
¥10.48M
Top 10% ¥8.99M
Pay in 5 years
¥6.75Mest.
2031
Pay in 10 years
¥7.57Mest.
¥6.51M–¥8.79M
Outlook score
54/100
★★★☆☆ Average
AI replacement risk
30%
Low
Labor demand
Average
Openings-to-applicants 1.08x

港湾荷役作業員 salary

The average annual pay for 港湾荷役作業員 in Japan is ¥6.01M (≈ $38,234; Basic Survey on Wage Structure (2025), national). The estimated median is ¥5.59M, the typical range is ¥4.03M–¥10.48M and the top 10% earn about ¥8.99M.

Average pay
¥6.01M
≈ $38,234
Median (est.)
¥5.59M
≈ $35,548
Low end (est.)
¥4.03M
Entry level, early 20s
Top 10% (est.)
¥8.99M
≈ $57,170
Top pay (est.)
¥10.48M
≈ $66,645
Hourly wage
¥2,637
2.2× the national minimum wage (¥1,177)
Advertised monthly wage
¥235,000
vs. last year +¥7,000

How does your pay compare with people your age?

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Pay by ageest.

20s
¥4.46M
30s
¥5.35M
40s
¥6.13M
50s
¥6.83M

Estimated from the average pay and average age (42.9) using the age-wage curve of the Basic Survey on Wage Structure.

Pay by experienceest.

Entry level
¥4.45M
1–3 yrs
¥4.97M
3–5 yrs
¥5.49M
5–10 yrs
¥6.17M
10+ yrs
¥6.95M

Pay by employment typeest.

Full-time employee ¥6.01MPart-time ¥2.53MFreelance / self-employed ¥6.31MContract / temp ¥4.69M

The average hourly wage of ¥2,637 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¥5.56M——
2022¥5.86M——
2023¥6.06M—1.21x
2024¥5.91M—1.14x
2025¥6.01M—1.08x

How median, percentiles and the pay range are defined →

Projected pay for 港湾荷役作業員 (3, 5 and 10 years)est.

Today ¥6.01M → in 3 years ¥6.44M → in 5 years ¥6.75M → in 10 years ¥7.57M (10-year range ¥6.51M–¥8.79M). The model assumes pay growth of +2.3% per year.

¥6.01M
Now
2026
¥6.44M
In 3 yrs
2029
¥5.95M–¥7.01M
¥6.75M
In 5 yrs
2031
¥6.08M–¥7.52M
¥7.57M
In 10 yrs
2036
¥6.51M–¥8.79M

What drives the annual growth rate

Base wage growth +1.8%Labor demand -0.06%Wage momentum +0.44%AI impact +0.15%Total +2.3% / 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

港湾荷役作業員
Japan
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
United States
Median / average pay¥6.01M
≈ $38,234
$40,240
Pay in 10 years (est.)¥7.57M$54,200
Outlook score5445
AI replacement risk30% Low33% Low
Workers—3.0M

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.