3Dプリンター技術者 salaryaverage ¥4.11M · percentiles · top pay · projected pay in 10 years

Japan Engineering & Science Confidence ★★★★★

Average annual pay
¥4.11M
≈ $26,111
Top pay (est.)
¥6.72M
Top 10% ¥5.85M
Pay in 5 years
¥4.68Mest.
2031
Pay in 10 years
¥5.33Mest.
¥4.59M–¥6.19M
Outlook score
52/100
★★★☆☆ Average
AI replacement risk
35%
Low
Labor demand
Average
Openings-to-applicants 1.67x

3Dプリンター技術者 salary

The average annual pay for 3Dプリンター技術者 in Japan is ¥4.11M (≈ $26,111; Basic Survey on Wage Structure (2025), national). The estimated median is ¥3.82M, the typical range is ¥2.95M–¥6.72M and the top 10% earn about ¥5.85M.

Average pay
¥4.11M
≈ $26,111
Median (est.)
¥3.82M
≈ $24,293
Low end (est.)
¥2.95M
Entry level, early 20s
Top 10% (est.)
¥5.85M
≈ $37,202
Top pay (est.)
¥6.72M
≈ $42,734
Hourly wage
¥2,013
1.7× the national minimum wage (¥1,177)
Advertised monthly wage
¥224,000
vs. last year +¥7,000

How does your pay compare with people your age?

Your numbers are not sent or stored. The distribution is estimated from Japan's national wage statistics, including pay differences by age.

Pay by ageest.

20s
¥3.15M
30s
¥3.68M
40s
¥4.13M
50s
¥4.53M

Estimated from the average pay and average age (44.0) using the age-wage curve of the Basic Survey on Wage Structure.

Pay by experienceest.

Entry level
¥3.12M
1–3 yrs
¥3.45M
3–5 yrs
¥3.78M
5–10 yrs
¥4.20M
10+ yrs
¥4.70M

Pay by employment typeest.

Full-time employee ¥4.11MPart-time ¥1.72MFreelance / self-employed ¥4.31MContract / temp ¥3.20M

The average hourly wage of ¥2,013 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¥3.90M——
2022¥3.98M——
2023¥4.15M—1.96x
2024¥4.13M—1.78x
2025¥4.11M—1.67x

How median, percentiles and the pay range are defined →

Projected pay for 3Dプリンター技術者 (3, 5 and 10 years)est.

Today ¥4.11M → in 3 years ¥4.44M → in 5 years ¥4.68M → in 10 years ¥5.33M (10-year range ¥4.59M–¥6.19M). The model assumes pay growth of +2.6% per year.

¥4.11M
Now
2026
¥4.44M
In 3 yrs
2029
¥4.10M–¥4.83M
¥4.68M
In 5 yrs
2031
¥4.22M–¥5.21M
¥5.33M
In 10 yrs
2036
¥4.59M–¥6.19M

What drives the annual growth rate

Base wage growth +1.8%Labor demand +0.23%Wage momentum +0.5%AI impact +0.11%Total +2.6% / 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

3Dプリンター技術者
Japan
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other
United States
Median / average pay¥4.11M
≈ $26,111
$78,350
Pay in 10 years (est.)¥5.33M$105,800
Outlook score5259
AI replacement risk35% Low35% Low
Workers—60K

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.