経営コンサルタント 経営コンサルタント

Japan Education 分類:03_013-99 Confidence ★★★★★

Average annual pay
¥11.35M
≈ $72,155
Top pay (est.)
¥23.18M
Top 10% ¥19.24M
Pay in 5 years
¥12.39Mest.
2031
Pay in 10 years
¥13.53Mest.
¥11.63M–¥15.70M
Outlook score
48/100
★★☆☆☆ Average
AI replacement risk
55%
Moderate
Labor demand
Low
Openings-to-applicants 0.62x

What 経営コンサルタント do

An English description is being prepared. Japanese description:

企業に対して、経営戦略、組織・人事戦略、マーケティング、業務改善などを提案し、その実現へ向けてアドバイスや支援をする。
 経営コンサルタントの仕事の範囲は広く、相談・診断・調査・企画・支援・教育訓練などが含まれ、DXの進展や経済のグローバル化の中、経営上の様々な問題を経営者や現場の社員とともに解決していく。
 仕事の流れとしては、まず、経営課題について経営者をはじめ各層の社員から情報を収集し、整理する。また、取引先を含めた関係者と話し合いの場を持ち、現場視察を行って実態を把握する。収集した定量面・定性面のデータを分析し、課題を明らかにするとともに、報告書等にまとめ、経営戦略、組織・人事戦略、業務改善等の課題解決策を経営者等に提案する。提案が会社から承認されたら、その方針に沿った具体的な計画やマニュアルを作成したり、方針が実現されるよう従業員に対する研修を行う。その後、改革や改善が適切に実施されているか、現場での視察や聞き取りを行い、経営が改善されるよう支援やアドバイスを続けていく。
 企業のM&A、知的所有権の活用、技術マネジメント、人材育成など専門性が高いサービスについては、中小企業診断士や公認会計士、弁理士、弁護士、社会保険労務士などの専門家とチームを組んで業務を行うこともある。
 また、経営コンサルタントの仕事としてデジタル技術を用い業務改革、企業の海外事業戦略の立案、生産性の向上に関するコンサルティング等が、最近では注目されている。

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Employment type of workers

経営コンサルタント salary

The average annual pay for 経営コンサルタント in Japan is ¥11.35M (≈ $72,155; Basic Survey on Wage Structure (2025), national). The estimated median is ¥10.55M, the typical range is ¥6.09M–¥23.18M and the top 10% earn about ¥19.24M.

Average pay
¥11.35M
≈ $72,155
Median (est.)
¥10.55M
≈ $67,091
Low end (est.)
¥6.09M
Entry level, early 20s
Top 10% (est.)
¥19.24M
≈ $122,353
Top pay (est.)
¥23.18M
≈ $147,409
Hourly wage
¥5,497
4.7× the national minimum wage (¥1,177)
Advertised monthly wage
¥311,000
vs. last year +¥9,000

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
¥7.92M
30s
¥10.26M
40s
¥12.44M
50s
¥14.50M

Estimated from the average pay and average age (39.4) using the age-wage curve of the Basic Survey on Wage Structure.

Pay by experienceest.

Entry level
¥7.79M
1–3 yrs
¥8.98M
3–5 yrs
¥10.16M
5–10 yrs
¥11.70M
10+ yrs
¥13.48M

Pay by employment typeest.

Full-time employee ¥11.35MPart-time ¥4.77MFreelance / self-employed ¥11.91MContract / temp ¥8.85M

The average hourly wage of ¥5,497 is 4.7× 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¥10.30M——
2022¥7.81M——
2023¥9.48M—0.70x
2024¥9.03M—0.64x
2025¥11.35M—0.62x

How median, percentiles and the pay range are defined →

Projected pay for 経営コンサルタント (3, 5 and 10 years)est.

Today ¥11.35M → in 3 years ¥11.96M → in 5 years ¥12.39M → in 10 years ¥13.53M (10-year range ¥11.63M–¥15.70M). The model assumes pay growth of +1.8% per year.

¥11.35M
Now
2026
¥11.96M
In 3 yrs
2029
¥11.04M–¥13.02M
¥12.39M
In 5 yrs
2031
¥11.16M–¥13.80M
¥13.53M
In 10 yrs
2036
¥11.63M–¥15.70M

What drives the annual growth rate

Base wage growth +1.8%Labor demand -0.29%Wage momentum +0.41%AI impact -0.15%Total +1.8% / 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 →

Outlook score for 経営コンサルタント

48/100
★★☆☆☆
Average · ranked #325 of all Japanese occupations
AI resistance
45 pts
Entry barrier
97 pts
Pay level
98 pts
Labor demand
17 pts
Wage momentum
42 pts
Aging workforce
13 pts

Each component is a percentile rank among all occupations in the same country (0–100). Weights: labor demand 25, wage momentum / openings 15, pay level 15, AI resistance 25, aging workforce 10 (Japan only), entry barrier 10.

Will AI replace 経営コンサルタント? AI replacement risk

55%
Moderate
Ranked #333 safest from AI among all Japanese occupations
Very lowLowModerateHighVery high

How AI is changing this job

A written analysis for this occupation is being prepared.

AI replacement risk compares the parts of a job that are easy to hand to AI or software (processing information, documentation, repetitive computer work) with the parts that are hard to automate (physical work, working closely with people, judgment in unpredictable settings), using the MHLW job tag survey on work activities, work context, skills and knowledge. The result is a relative position among all occupations in the country, scaled to 0–100%. Methodology →

Labor demand for 経営コンサルタント

Openings-to-applicants ratio
0.62x
ranked #448 of all Japanese jobs
Demand score
Low
23/100
Advertised monthly wage
¥311,000
Hello Work postings
Workers
—
Population Census
Average age
39.4
Hours per month
162
Openings in 5 years
+2.3%
est.
Openings in 10 years
+4.1%
est.

A ratio above 1.0 means there are more job openings than applicants (a labor shortage). The 5- and 10-year figures are estimates from the openings ratio, wage momentum and AI replacement risk.

The same job in the United States

経営コンサルタント
Japan
Management Analysts
United States
Median / average pay¥11.35M
≈ $72,155
$101,860
Pay in 10 years (est.)¥13.53M$134,600
Outlook score4869
AI replacement risk55% Moderate66% High
Workers—898K

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.

Skills, education and requirements for 経営コンサルタント

Key skills

Active Listening
5.1
Speaking
5.0
Instructing
4.9
Writing
4.8
Negotiation
4.8
Reading Comprehension
4.8
Monitoring
4.6
Coordination
4.6

Skill levels from the MHLW job tag worker survey.

Key knowledge areas

Administration and Management
3.6
Customer and Personal Service
2.9
Sales and Marketing
2.7
Administrative
2.6
Economics and Accounting
2.6
Personnel and Human Resources
2.2
Communications and Media
2.2
Education and Training
2.1

What the work involves

Making Decisions and Solving ProblemsDeveloping Objectives and StrategiesOrganizing, Planning, and Prioritizing WorkGetting InformationIdentifying Objects, Actions, and EventsUpdating and Using Relevant KnowledgeScheduling Work and ActivitiesProviding Consultation and Advice to Others

Important abilities

Written ExpressionInductive ReasoningDeductive ReasoningOral ExpressionOral ComprehensionProblem Sensitivity

Licenses and certifications (Japan)

Related qualifications listed on job tag (names in Japanese). Some are mandatory, others recommended.

Education of workers

Training before entry

Related work experience

Difficulty of entry: ★★★★★ Hard to enter (from education, training, experience, licenses)

How to become 経営コンサルタント

The typical path in Japan is shown by the education, training and experience of current workers above and in the Japanese guidance below. A detailed English guide for this occupation is being prepared.

Guidance from job tag (Japanese)
新卒者が経営コンサルタントになるには、経営学部や商学部、工学部(経営工学科)などの大学や大学院を卒業して経営コンサルティング会社(コンサルティングファーム)に就職するのが一般的である。外資系の経営コンサルティング会社では、MBA取得者の割合が高い。
 経営コンサルタント関連の資格としては中小企業診断士や経営士などがある。ただし、これらの資格がなくても経営コンサルタントになることは可能である。また、税理士などの士業が専門知識を活かして経営コンサルタントを行う業務に参入する例もある。
 大企業等において、金融、財務、国際、技術、人事など、様々な専門業務を経験した後、その経験を活かして経営コンサルタントに転身する人もいる。その場合は学歴よりも、どのような専門業務を経験してきたかという職歴が重視される。また、専門分野を特化し、「ISOコンサルタント」など、得意分野がわかる肩書を名乗るコンサルタントもいる。比較的若い30~40代の経営コンサルタントはDXコンサルティングなどを行う者が多い。
 経営コンサルタントは経営環境の変化に対応できるよう、絶えず専門分野を中心に様々な分野の情報を収集していくことが求められる。また、論理的な思考、分析力、自分の考え方を表現する能力、更に人間性など、幅広い様々な能力と資質が必要とされる。

Career path and how to earn more as 経営コンサルタント

Career-path guidance is being prepared. Pay by experience is shown in the Pay section.

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.