検疫官(看護師) salaryaverage ¥5.25M · percentiles · top pay · projected pay in 10 years

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Average annual pay
¥5.25M
≈ $33,369
Top pay (est.)
¥8.92M
Top 10% ¥7.70M
Pay in 5 years
¥5.85Mest.
2031
Pay in 10 years
¥6.52Mest.
¥5.61M–¥7.57M
Outlook score
52/100
★★★☆☆ Average
AI replacement risk
52%
Moderate
Labor demand
Average
Openings-to-applicants 2.04x

検疫官(看護師) salary

The average annual pay for 検疫官(看護師) in Japan is ¥5.25M (≈ $33,369; Basic Survey on Wage Structure (2025), national). The estimated median is ¥4.88M, the typical range is ¥3.61M–¥8.92M and the top 10% earn about ¥7.70M.

Average pay
¥5.25M
≈ $33,369
Median (est.)
¥4.88M
≈ $31,033
Low end (est.)
¥3.61M
Entry level, early 20s
Top 10% (est.)
¥7.70M
≈ $48,967
Top pay (est.)
¥8.92M
≈ $56,725
Hourly wage
¥2,699
2.3× the national minimum wage (¥1,177)
Advertised monthly wage
¥266,000
vs. last year +¥5,000

How does your pay compare with people your age?

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Pay by ageest.

20s
¥4.00M
30s
¥4.75M
40s
¥5.40M
50s
¥5.97M

Estimated from the average pay and average age (42.1) using the age-wage curve of the Basic Survey on Wage Structure.

Pay by experienceest.

Entry level
¥3.92M
1–3 yrs
¥4.36M
3–5 yrs
¥4.81M
5–10 yrs
¥5.38M
10+ yrs
¥6.04M

Pay by employment typeest.

Full-time employee ¥5.25MPart-time ¥2.20MFreelance / self-employed ¥5.51MContract / temp ¥4.09M

The average hourly wage of ¥2,699 is 2.3× 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¥4.99M——
2022¥5.08M——
2023¥5.08M—1.99x
2024¥5.20M—2.06x
2025¥5.25M—2.04x

How median, percentiles and the pay range are defined →

Projected pay for 検疫官(看護師) (3, 5 and 10 years)est.

Today ¥5.25M → in 3 years ¥5.60M → in 5 years ¥5.85M → in 10 years ¥6.52M (10-year range ¥5.61M–¥7.57M). The model assumes pay growth of +2.2% per year.

¥5.25M
Now
2026
¥5.60M
In 3 yrs
2029
¥5.17M–¥6.10M
¥5.85M
In 5 yrs
2031
¥5.27M–¥6.52M
¥6.52M
In 10 yrs
2036
¥5.61M–¥7.57M

What drives the annual growth rate

Base wage growth +1.8%Labor demand +0.42%Wage momentum +0.04%AI impact -0.06%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 →

The same job in the United States

検疫官(看護師)
Japan
Registered Nurses
United States
Median / average pay¥5.25M
≈ $33,369
$97,550
Pay in 10 years (est.)¥6.52M$133,800
Outlook score5261
AI replacement risk52% Moderate33% Low
Workers—3.4M

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.