Midwives
助産師
Quick Facts
Salary Ranking
#30 of 145 occupations
Top 21%
Best Paying Region
Okayama: ¥550,000
Lowest: Tottori (-)
Career Growth
+3% salary change
¥384,800 (2020) → ¥395,800 (2023)
Company Size Impact
Large companies pay -9% more
¥379,900 vs ¥418,000
Workforce
~2k workers nationwide
Specialized field
National Average (2023, By Gender)
Total
Monthly Salary
¥395,800
Base Salary
¥353,800
Annual Bonus
¥919,900
Average Age:40.5 yrs
Overtime Hours:6 hrs
Male
Monthly Salary
-
Base Salary
-
Annual Bonus
-
Average Age:- yrs
Overtime Hours:- hrs
Female
Monthly Salary
¥395,800
Base Salary
¥353,800
Annual Bonus
¥919,900
Average Age:40.5 yrs
Overtime Hours:6 hrs
By Prefecture (2023)
| Prefecture | Monthly Salary | Annual Bonus | Average Age | Overtime Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Okayama | ¥550,000 | ¥1.66M | 49.5 | 3 |
| Aomori | ¥519,900 | ¥790,600 | 49.8 | 8 |
| Hokkaido | ¥471,500 | ¥1.27M | 42.8 | 9 |
| Tokyo | ¥466,000 | ¥1.16M | 49.9 | 11 |
| Mie | ¥462,300 | ¥1.19M | 35.3 | 5 |
| Kagoshima | ¥458,900 | ¥1.54M | 50.5 | 31 |
| Tochigi | ¥452,600 | ¥1.49M | 40.8 | 9 |
| Chiba | ¥447,000 | ¥1.02M | 50.2 | 5 |
| Nara | ¥437,200 | ¥1.04M | 35.8 | 9 |
| Aichi | ¥435,300 | ¥530,100 | 37.5 | 5 |
| Iwate | ¥434,000 | ¥1.53M | 48.9 | 2 |
| Fukushima | ¥415,200 | ¥1.61M | 53 | 9 |
| Gifu | ¥408,900 | ¥1.22M | 35.1 | 15 |
| Shizuoka | ¥407,400 | ¥581,500 | 41.2 | 1 |
| Ehime | ¥406,800 | ¥1.19M | 35.5 | 16 |
| Yamanashi | ¥406,300 | ¥979,500 | 31.9 | 51 |
| Saitama | ¥399,900 | ¥1.18M | 32.3 | 5 |
| Ishikawa | ¥399,500 | ¥1.33M | 33.5 | 13 |
| Nagasaki | ¥398,200 | ¥601,200 | 44.9 | 1 |
| Miyagi | ¥396,300 | ¥1.10M | 41.4 | 5 |
| Kochi | ¥393,700 | ¥1.31M | 48.2 | 5 |
| Akita | ¥391,200 | ¥1.33M | 39.2 | 3 |
| Fukuoka | ¥388,400 | ¥851,000 | 44.6 | 6 |
| Ibaraki | ¥382,700 | ¥601,400 | 36.5 | 7 |
| Kyoto | ¥382,700 | ¥1.18M | 42.5 | 6 |
| Hiroshima | ¥377,000 | ¥1.24M | 40.5 | 8 |
| Toyama | ¥368,900 | ¥781,400 | 42.5 | 9 |
| Kanagawa | ¥364,300 | ¥648,400 | 27.8 | 6 |
| Osaka | ¥364,200 | ¥1.02M | 35.8 | 6 |
| Kagawa | ¥360,100 | ¥867,600 | 38.2 | 5 |
| Niigata | ¥357,200 | ¥1.01M | 43.6 | 5 |
| Shimane | ¥357,100 | ¥1.01M | 37.6 | 6 |
| Oita | ¥354,500 | ¥1.16M | 32.8 | 32 |
| Gunma | ¥350,000 | ¥998,100 | 37.2 | 7 |
| Nagano | ¥346,400 | ¥639,500 | 33 | 7 |
| Yamaguchi | ¥335,600 | ¥765,800 | 31 | 4 |
| Saga | ¥333,900 | ¥833,500 | 47.5 | 4 |
| Okinawa | ¥333,600 | ¥644,600 | 33.7 | 2 |
| Hyogo | ¥330,800 | ¥773,000 | 32.7 | 8 |
| Fukui | ¥330,200 | ¥886,700 | 27.2 | 7 |
| Shiga | ¥323,800 | ¥905,100 | 31.5 | 3 |
| Kumamoto | ¥317,600 | ¥1.01M | 26.5 | 4 |
| Yamagata | ¥311,000 | ¥682,000 | 41.5 | 3 |
| Miyazaki | ¥304,700 | ¥255,000 | 24.9 | 13 |
| Wakayama | ¥302,300 | ¥458,700 | 31.8 | 4 |
| Tokushima | ¥268,900 | ¥539,600 | 32 | 5 |
Showing data for 46 of 47 prefectures. Some prefectures excluded due to insufficient sample size in government survey.
By Company Size (2023)
| Company Size | Monthly Salary | Annual Bonus | Average Age | Overtime Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-99 employees | ¥418,000 | ¥791,000 | 45.3 | 6 |
| 1000+ employees | ¥379,900 | ¥1.01M | 35.8 | 7 |
| 100-999 employees | ¥378,600 | ¥1.01M | 42 | 8 |
Trends (2020-2023)
2020
¥384,800
2021
¥387,600
2022
¥398,700
2023
¥395,800