検査工(食料品等) salaryaverage ¥4.21M · percentiles · top pay · projected pay in 10 years

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Average annual pay
¥4.21M
≈ $26,787
Top pay (est.)
¥6.92M
Top 10% ¥6.01M
Pay in 5 years
¥4.69Mest.
2031
Pay in 10 years
¥5.22Mest.
¥4.49M–¥6.06M
Outlook score
42/100
★★☆☆☆ Below average
AI replacement risk
58%
Moderate
Labor demand
Average
Openings-to-applicants 1.71x

検査工(食料品等) salary

The average annual pay for 検査工(食料品等) in Japan is ¥4.21M (≈ $26,787; Basic Survey on Wage Structure (2025), national). The estimated median is ¥3.92M, the typical range is ¥3.01M–¥6.92M and the top 10% earn about ¥6.01M.

Average pay
¥4.21M
≈ $26,787
Median (est.)
¥3.92M
≈ $24,928
Low end (est.)
¥3.01M
Entry level, early 20s
Top 10% (est.)
¥6.01M
≈ $38,219
Top pay (est.)
¥6.92M
≈ $44,006
Hourly wage
¥2,029
1.7× the national minimum wage (¥1,177)
Advertised monthly wage
¥218,000
vs. last year +¥6,000

How does your pay compare with people your age?

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Pay by ageest.

20s
¥3.25M
30s
¥3.80M
40s
¥4.27M
50s
¥4.69M

Estimated from the average pay and average age (43.2) using the age-wage curve of the Basic Survey on Wage Structure.

Pay by experienceest.

Entry level
¥3.19M
1–3 yrs
¥3.53M
3–5 yrs
¥3.87M
5–10 yrs
¥4.31M
10+ yrs
¥4.82M

Pay by employment typeest.

Full-time employee ¥4.21MPart-time ¥1.77MFreelance / self-employed ¥4.42MContract / temp ¥3.29M

The average hourly wage of ¥2,029 is 1.7× 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¥3.79M——
2022¥3.96M——
2023¥4.07M—2.00x
2024¥4.26M—1.73x
2025¥4.21M—1.71x

How median, percentiles and the pay range are defined →

Projected pay for 検査工(食料品等) (3, 5 and 10 years)est.

Today ¥4.21M → in 3 years ¥4.49M → in 5 years ¥4.69M → in 10 years ¥5.22M (10-year range ¥4.49M–¥6.06M). The model assumes pay growth of +2.2% per year.

¥4.21M
Now
2026
¥4.49M
In 3 yrs
2029
¥4.15M–¥4.89M
¥4.69M
In 5 yrs
2031
¥4.23M–¥5.22M
¥5.22M
In 10 yrs
2036
¥4.49M–¥6.06M

What drives the annual growth rate

Base wage growth +1.8%Labor demand +0.26%Wage momentum +0.36%AI impact -0.24%Total +2.2% / 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 →

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 Oct 31, 2026); Occupational Information Database (JILPT). Pay ranges, projections and scores are Shigoto Zukan estimates.