司法書士 司法書士

Japan Legal 分類:03_012-03 Confidence ★★★★★

Average annual pay
¥9.81M
≈ $62,392
Top pay (est.)
¥19.20M
Top 10% ¥16.07M
Pay in 5 years
¥10.22Mest.
2031
Pay in 10 years
¥10.65Mest.
¥9.16M–¥12.36M
Outlook score
43/100
★★☆☆☆ Below average
AI replacement risk
76%
High
Labor demand
Very low
Openings-to-applicants 0.71x

What 司法書士 do

An English description is being prepared. Japanese description:

専門的な法律知識に基づき、不動産や会社の登記を代理したり、裁判所等に提出する書類を作成する。また一定の条件のもとに簡易裁判所における民事訴訟・和解・調停などの代理業務を行う。このほか、高齢者や障がい者などの判断能力が不十分な人々の権利や財産を保護するため、専門職後見人として財産管理や法律面での支援を行っている。
 土地を購入・相続したり、家を新築した場合に、法的な権利を主張するためには登記の手続が必要となる。新たに会社を設立した場合にも登記の手続が必要となる。また、金銭の貸し借りでトラブルが起きた場合などには、法律に基づいて所要の手続をしなければならず、訴訟が必要になることもある。これらの手続は法律の専門的な知識に基づいて的確に行うことが必要であり、このような市民社会を支える法律手続を代理して行っているのが司法書士である。
 仕事の範囲は広く、その中で最も多いのが、土地や建物を売買するときに必要な「不動産登記」の手続である。「登記」とは、土地や建物などの財産についての権利を公的に示すために、法務局にある「登記ファイル(登記簿)」と呼ばれる台帳に記録することである。
 土地の登記の依頼を受けた場合、まず登記事項証明書を確認し、土地の場所や広さ、所有権の名義人などを確認する。次にその土地を売却した人と購入した人から登記申請を代理として行うための委任状を受け取り、売買契約書や法務局の発行した登記識別情報又は権利証、市町村の発行する売主の印鑑証明書などを精査した上で、申請書などの必要書類を作成し、法務局へ提出する。
また、法務大臣の認定を受けた司法書士は、簡易裁判所の事物管轄の範囲内での民事訴訟手続、即決和解手続、支払督促手続、民事調停手続、裁判外の和解等の代理及びこれらに関する相談業務を行うことができる。
 この他に、会社の設立や合併、支店の開設などの登記手続、供託の手続を代理して行っている。また、金銭面のトラブルや職場のトラブル、契約のトラブルなど、日常生活で発生する様々な法的トラブルに巻き込まれたときなどに、弁護士等の代理人を立てずに自分で裁判を行う場合、依頼を受けて司法書士が訴訟関係の裁判所提出書類の作成を行うこともある。

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Employment type of workers

司法書士 salary

The average annual pay for 司法書士 in Japan is ¥9.81M (≈ $62,392; Basic Survey on Wage Structure (2025), national). The estimated median is ¥9.12M, the typical range is ¥5.64M–¥19.20M and the top 10% earn about ¥16.07M.

Average pay
¥9.81M
≈ $62,392
Median (est.)
¥9.12M
≈ $57,997
Low end (est.)
¥5.64M
Entry level, early 20s
Top 10% (est.)
¥16.07M
≈ $102,194
Top pay (est.)
¥19.20M
≈ $122,099
Hourly wage
¥5,016
4.3× the national minimum wage (¥1,177)
Advertised monthly wage
¥316,000
vs. last year +¥6,000

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
¥6.30M
30s
¥7.98M
40s
¥9.52M
50s
¥10.95M

Estimated from the average pay and average age (46.5) using the age-wage curve of the Basic Survey on Wage Structure.

Pay by experienceest.

Entry level
¥6.89M
1–3 yrs
¥7.86M
3–5 yrs
¥8.84M
5–10 yrs
¥10.10M
10+ yrs
¥11.57M

Pay by employment typeest.

Full-time employee ¥9.81MPart-time ¥4.12MFreelance / self-employed ¥10.30MContract / temp ¥7.65M

The average hourly wage of ¥5,016 is 4.3× 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¥9.45M——
2022¥9.71M——
2023¥11.22M—0.96x
2024¥7.65M—0.85x
2025¥9.81M—0.71x

How median, percentiles and the pay range are defined →

Projected pay for 司法書士 (3, 5 and 10 years)est.

Today ¥9.81M → in 3 years ¥10.06M → in 5 years ¥10.22M → in 10 years ¥10.65M (10-year range ¥9.16M–¥12.36M). The model assumes pay growth of +0.8% per year.

¥9.81M
Now
2026
¥10.06M
In 3 yrs
2029
¥9.28M–¥10.94M
¥10.22M
In 5 yrs
2031
¥9.21M–¥11.38M
¥10.65M
In 10 yrs
2036
¥9.16M–¥12.36M

What drives the annual growth rate

Base wage growth +1.8%Labor demand -0.24%Wage momentum +0.05%AI impact -0.78%Total +0.8% / 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 司法書士

43/100
★★☆☆☆
Below average · ranked #417 of all Japanese occupations
AI resistance
24 pts
Entry barrier
81 pts
Pay level
96 pts
Labor demand
19 pts
Wage momentum
8 pts
Aging workforce
85 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 司法書士? AI replacement risk

76%
High
Ranked #468 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 司法書士

Openings-to-applicants ratio
0.71x
ranked #439 of all Japanese jobs
Demand score
Very low
16/100
Advertised monthly wage
¥316,000
Hello Work postings
Workers
—
Population Census
Average age
46.5
Hours per month
159
Openings in 5 years
−1.6%
est.
Openings in 10 years
−2.8%
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.

Skills, education and requirements for 司法書士

Key skills

Active Listening
5.3
Speaking
5.0
Reading Comprehension
5.0
Writing
4.9
Persuasion
4.5
Complex Problem Solving
4.4
Coordination
4.3
Negotiation
4.3

Skill levels from the MHLW job tag worker survey.

Key knowledge areas

Law and Government
4.1
Administrative
3.4
English Language
2.4
Customer and Personal Service
2.4
Communications and Media
1.6
Personnel and Human Resources
1.5
Administration and Management
1.5
Economics and Accounting
1.5

What the work involves

Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with StandardsUpdating and Using Relevant KnowledgeOrganizing, Planning, and Prioritizing WorkWorking with ComputersGetting InformationInterpreting the Meaning of Information for OthersIdentifying Objects, Actions, and EventsMonitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings

Important abilities

Written ExpressionOral ExpressionWritten ComprehensionOral ComprehensionProblem SensitivityMemorization

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 司法書士

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)
国家試験である司法書士試験に合格し、日本司法書士会連合会の司法書士名簿への登録と司法書士会への入会が必要である。受験資格に制限はないが、法的専門知識及び実務についての知識が必要とされる。
 合格後すぐに事務所を開業することは少なく、司法書士事務所に勤めて、経験を積んでから開業するのが一般的である。
 新しい法律や法令改正の動きを常に把握しておくために、開業後も日本司法書士会連合会や司法書士会が実施する研修会や研究会に積極的に参加し、勉強を続ける努力が必要である。

Career path and how to earn more as 司法書士

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 Oct 31, 2026); Occupational Information Database (JILPT). Pay ranges, projections and scores are Shigoto Zukan estimates.