養護教諭 salaryaverage ¥7.35M · percentiles · top pay · projected pay in 10 years

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Average annual pay
¥7.35M
≈ $46,752
Top pay (est.)
¥13.37M
Top 10% ¥11.36M
Pay in 5 years
¥8.16Mest.
2031
Pay in 10 years
¥9.06Mest.
¥7.80M–¥10.52M
Outlook score
49/100
★★☆☆☆ Average
AI replacement risk
33%
Low
Labor demand
Low
Openings-to-applicants 1.38x

養護教諭 salary

The average annual pay for 養護教諭 in Japan is ¥7.35M (≈ $46,752; Basic Survey on Wage Structure (2025), national). The estimated median is ¥6.84M, the typical range is ¥4.68M–¥13.37M and the top 10% earn about ¥11.36M.

Average pay
¥7.35M
≈ $46,752
Median (est.)
¥6.84M
≈ $43,498
Low end (est.)
¥4.68M
Entry level, early 20s
Top 10% (est.)
¥11.36M
≈ $72,242
Top pay (est.)
¥13.37M
≈ $85,024
Hourly wage
¥3,481
3.0× the national minimum wage (¥1,177)
Advertised monthly wage
¥245,000
vs. last year +¥5,000

How does your pay compare with people your age?

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Pay by ageest.

20s
¥5.34M
30s
¥6.53M
40s
¥7.59M
50s
¥8.55M

Estimated from the average pay and average age (42.2) using the age-wage curve of the Basic Survey on Wage Structure.

Pay by experienceest.

Entry level
¥5.34M
1–3 yrs
¥6.01M
3–5 yrs
¥6.68M
5–10 yrs
¥7.55M
10+ yrs
¥8.56M

Pay by employment typeest.

Full-time employee ¥7.35MPart-time ¥3.09MFreelance / self-employed ¥7.72MContract / temp ¥5.73M

The average hourly wage of ¥3,481 is 3.0× 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¥6.99M——
2022¥7.40M——
2023¥6.61M—1.35x
2024¥7.27M—1.37x
2025¥7.35M—1.38x

How median, percentiles and the pay range are defined →

Projected pay for 養護教諭 (3, 5 and 10 years)est.

Today ¥7.35M → in 3 years ¥7.83M → in 5 years ¥8.16M → in 10 years ¥9.06M (10-year range ¥7.80M–¥10.52M). The model assumes pay growth of +2.1% per year.

¥7.35M
Now
2026
¥7.83M
In 3 yrs
2029
¥7.23M–¥8.52M
¥8.16M
In 5 yrs
2031
¥7.36M–¥9.09M
¥9.06M
In 10 yrs
2036
¥7.80M–¥10.52M

What drives the annual growth rate

Base wage growth +1.8%Labor demand +0.09%Wage momentum +0.1%AI impact +0.13%Total +2.1% / 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

養護教諭
Japan
Registered Nurses
United States
Median / average pay¥7.35M
≈ $46,752
$97,550
Pay in 10 years (est.)¥9.06M$133,800
Outlook score4961
AI replacement risk33% Low33% 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.