Other healthcare service workers: pay in Japan

MHLW's Basic Survey on Wage Structure, 2025.

¥3.52mestimated annual pay
¥247,300monthly base pay
¥0.37mannual bonus and other special pay
38.0average age

Other healthcare service workers in Japan earn on average ¥247,300 a month in base pay and ¥262,000 including overtime and allowances, plus ¥0.37m in annual bonuses: about ¥3.52m a year (2025; all occupations ¥5.46m). Average age 38.0, average tenure 6.9 years. Women's base pay is 89.5% of men's.

By sex

Monthly base payAnnual pay (est.)AgeTenure
Men¥273,500¥4.00m41.110.8
Women¥244,800¥3.47m37.76.6

By company size

Company sizeMonthly base payAnnual pay (est.)
1,000+ employees¥271,600¥3.86m
100–999 employees¥230,400¥3.37m
10–99 employees¥245,300¥3.47m

By age (monthly base pay)

19 and under¥182,300
20-24¥216,800
25-29¥236,200
30-34¥254,700
35-39¥256,900
40-44¥268,000
45-49¥266,600
50-54¥265,700
55-59¥227,800
60-64¥256,700
65-69¥184,800
70+¥194,000

Basic Survey on Wage Structure 2025 (MHLW, published 2026-03-24). Full-time ("general") employees at private establishments of companies with 10 or more employees. Monthly pay is for June; bonuses are for the previous calendar year. Estimated annual pay = monthly contractual pay × 12 + annual bonus. Source: Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW), via e-Stat. Compiled and translated by The Hardest Market.

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