Civil Engineers
土木技術者
Quick Facts
Salary Ranking
#26 of 145 occupations
Top 18%
Best Paying Region
Tokyo: ¥460,200
Lowest: Iwate (¥296,200)
Gender Pay Gap
Women earn 78% of male salary
Significant gap (¥321,000 vs ¥411,600)
Career Growth
+6% salary change
¥380,000 (2020) → ¥404,000 (2023)
Company Size Impact
Large companies pay +32% more
¥491,000 vs ¥371,600
Workforce
~30k workers nationwide
Mid-size field
National Average (2023, By Gender)
Total
Monthly Salary
¥404,000
Base Salary
¥368,600
Annual Bonus
¥1.19M
Average Age:46.5 yrs
Overtime Hours:13 hrs
Male
Monthly Salary
¥411,600
Base Salary
¥375,900
Annual Bonus
¥1.20M
Average Age:47.1 yrs
Overtime Hours:13 hrs
Female
Monthly Salary
¥321,000
Base Salary
¥289,300
Annual Bonus
¥1.07M
Average Age:39.7 yrs
Overtime Hours:13 hrs
By Prefecture (2023)
| Prefecture | Monthly Salary | Annual Bonus | Average Age | Overtime Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo | ¥460,200 | ¥1.54M | 44.1 | 19 |
| Chiba | ¥447,400 | ¥1.08M | 50.6 | 13 |
| Yamanashi | ¥434,900 | ¥635,000 | 51.2 | 10 |
| Kanagawa | ¥432,200 | ¥1.05M | 44 | 15 |
| Osaka | ¥423,400 | ¥1.26M | 45 | 11 |
| Saitama | ¥419,800 | ¥996,500 | 45.3 | 9 |
| Kyoto | ¥413,100 | ¥1.53M | 46 | 4 |
| Hiroshima | ¥412,400 | ¥1.23M | 49 | 6 |
| Tochigi | ¥410,800 | ¥1.05M | 40.5 | 14 |
| Nara | ¥410,400 | ¥945,900 | 52.1 | 6 |
| Mie | ¥407,000 | ¥595,400 | 56.5 | 3 |
| Hyogo | ¥406,100 | ¥1.19M | 48.9 | 16 |
| Aichi | ¥403,000 | ¥1.37M | 41.9 | 20 |
| Ishikawa | ¥402,000 | ¥1.52M | 44.6 | 6 |
| Kagawa | ¥399,700 | ¥1.17M | 46.7 | 14 |
| Miyagi | ¥399,100 | ¥951,600 | 46.9 | 13 |
| Shizuoka | ¥393,800 | ¥1.14M | 45.1 | 14 |
| Shiga | ¥392,400 | ¥1.17M | 46.8 | 15 |
| Gifu | ¥389,900 | ¥1.03M | 47.4 | 9 |
| Wakayama | ¥389,500 | ¥982,900 | 46.7 | 11 |
| Yamaguchi | ¥387,600 | ¥1.19M | 48.6 | 10 |
| Fukui | ¥385,100 | ¥877,600 | 48.6 | 21 |
| Aomori | ¥383,700 | ¥901,100 | 47 | 32 |
| Fukuoka | ¥381,100 | ¥1.08M | 46.3 | 14 |
| Okayama | ¥379,000 | ¥1.18M | 46.1 | 16 |
| Toyama | ¥376,300 | ¥833,000 | 48.2 | 13 |
| Hokkaido | ¥375,700 | ¥1.32M | 47.6 | 13 |
| Gunma | ¥375,400 | ¥1.21M | 46.5 | 15 |
| Ibaraki | ¥375,200 | ¥894,900 | 47.9 | 11 |
| Nagano | ¥369,300 | ¥1.21M | 44.7 | 15 |
| Fukushima | ¥362,700 | ¥700,800 | 48 | 4 |
| Kochi | ¥361,500 | ¥699,200 | 48.6 | 13 |
| Miyazaki | ¥360,500 | ¥1.10M | 48.3 | 11 |
| Kagoshima | ¥353,600 | ¥802,400 | 52.5 | 5 |
| Niigata | ¥347,800 | ¥928,100 | 47.9 | 8 |
| Tokushima | ¥347,200 | ¥1.18M | 46.6 | 8 |
| Nagasaki | ¥347,100 | ¥1.06M | 49.1 | 13 |
| Shimane | ¥344,800 | ¥835,400 | 51 | 12 |
| Yamagata | ¥335,300 | ¥918,300 | 40.9 | 6 |
| Ehime | ¥334,900 | ¥659,600 | 53.7 | 7 |
| Kumamoto | ¥333,200 | ¥1.05M | 51.2 | 7 |
| Tottori | ¥329,900 | ¥722,000 | 48.8 | 3 |
| Oita | ¥329,400 | ¥775,600 | 46.2 | 2 |
| Okinawa | ¥328,700 | ¥630,000 | 54.1 | 5 |
| Akita | ¥326,400 | ¥870,700 | 49.7 | 8 |
| Saga | ¥318,000 | ¥819,000 | 45.7 | 4 |
| Iwate | ¥296,200 | ¥957,100 | 51.9 | 7 |
By Company Size (2023)
| Company Size | Monthly Salary | Annual Bonus | Average Age | Overtime Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000+ employees | ¥491,000 | ¥1.86M | 41.8 | 24 |
| 100-999 employees | ¥401,600 | ¥1.32M | 43.9 | 13 |
| 10-99 employees | ¥371,600 | ¥861,600 | 49.7 | 9 |
Trends (2020-2023)
2020
¥380,000
2021
¥379,800
2022
¥386,300
2023
¥404,000