鉄道車両の設計・開発 salaryaverage ¥7.25M · percentiles · top pay · projected pay in 10 years

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Average annual pay
¥7.25M
≈ $46,127
Top pay (est.)
¥13.15M
Top 10% ¥11.18M
Pay in 5 years
¥8.11Mest.
2031
Pay in 10 years
¥9.07Mest.
¥7.80M–¥10.53M
Outlook score
52/100
★★★☆☆ Average
AI replacement risk
60%
Moderate
Labor demand
High
Openings-to-applicants 1.88x

鉄道車両の設計・開発 salary

The average annual pay for 鉄道車両の設計・開発 in Japan is ¥7.25M (≈ $46,127; Basic Survey on Wage Structure (2025), national). The estimated median is ¥6.75M, the typical range is ¥4.63M–¥13.15M and the top 10% earn about ¥11.18M.

Average pay
¥7.25M
≈ $46,127
Median (est.)
¥6.75M
≈ $42,925
Low end (est.)
¥4.63M
Entry level, early 20s
Top 10% (est.)
¥11.18M
≈ $71,097
Top pay (est.)
¥13.15M
≈ $83,625
Hourly wage
¥3,358
2.9× the national minimum wage (¥1,177)
Advertised monthly wage
¥308,000
vs. last year +¥9,000

How does your pay compare with people your age?

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Pay by ageest.

20s
¥5.34M
30s
¥6.52M
40s
¥7.57M
50s
¥8.52M

Estimated from the average pay and average age (41.4) using the age-wage curve of the Basic Survey on Wage Structure.

Pay by experienceest.

Entry level
¥5.28M
1–3 yrs
¥5.94M
3–5 yrs
¥6.59M
5–10 yrs
¥7.45M
10+ yrs
¥8.44M

Pay by employment typeest.

Full-time employee ¥7.25MPart-time ¥3.05MFreelance / self-employed ¥7.62MContract / temp ¥5.66M

The average hourly wage of ¥3,358 is 2.9× 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¥6.47M——
2022¥6.12M——
2023¥7.12M—1.95x
2024¥7.01M—2.01x
2025¥7.25M—1.88x

How median, percentiles and the pay range are defined →

Projected pay for 鉄道車両の設計・開発 (3, 5 and 10 years)est.

Today ¥7.25M → in 3 years ¥7.76M → in 5 years ¥8.11M → in 10 years ¥9.07M (10-year range ¥7.80M–¥10.53M). The model assumes pay growth of +2.3% per year.

¥7.25M
Now
2026
¥7.76M
In 3 yrs
2029
¥7.16M–¥8.44M
¥8.11M
In 5 yrs
2031
¥7.31M–¥9.04M
¥9.07M
In 10 yrs
2036
¥7.80M–¥10.53M

What drives the annual growth rate

Base wage growth +1.8%Labor demand +0.34%Wage momentum +0.42%AI impact -0.3%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 →

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.