Licensed Practical Nurses
准看護師
Quick Facts
Salary Ranking
#114 of 145 occupations
Top 79%
Best Paying Region
Kanagawa: ¥350,000
Lowest: Hiroshima (¥228,900)
Gender Pay Gap
Women earn 92% of male salary
Moderate gap (¥284,200 vs ¥307,900)
Career Growth
+0% salary change
¥288,000 (2020) → ¥286,800 (2023)
Company Size Impact
Large companies pay +11% more
¥304,200 vs ¥274,200
Workforce
~14k workers nationwide
Mid-size field
National Average (2023, By Gender)
Total
Monthly Salary
¥286,800
Base Salary
¥266,900
Annual Bonus
¥629,500
Average Age:51.2 yrs
Overtime Hours:4 hrs
Male
Monthly Salary
¥307,900
Base Salary
¥282,300
Annual Bonus
¥689,000
Average Age:46.7 yrs
Overtime Hours:3 hrs
Female
Monthly Salary
¥284,200
Base Salary
¥265,000
Annual Bonus
¥622,200
Average Age:51.7 yrs
Overtime Hours:4 hrs
By Prefecture (2023)
| Prefecture | Monthly Salary | Annual Bonus | Average Age | Overtime Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kanagawa | ¥350,000 | ¥589,900 | 55.4 | 5 |
| Tokyo | ¥335,700 | ¥779,800 | 50 | 4 |
| Chiba | ¥333,800 | ¥728,500 | 50.2 | 3 |
| Nagano | ¥333,300 | ¥541,900 | 53.6 | 3 |
| Gifu | ¥329,600 | ¥714,200 | 52.9 | 13 |
| Nara | ¥328,300 | ¥690,600 | 52.6 | 2 |
| Shiga | ¥321,700 | ¥533,000 | 52.4 | 2 |
| Kagawa | ¥321,200 | ¥788,800 | 51.8 | 1 |
| Okayama | ¥321,100 | ¥804,800 | 53.4 | 7 |
| Tochigi | ¥318,800 | ¥824,800 | 45.7 | 4 |
| Aichi | ¥317,200 | ¥680,100 | 49.1 | 4 |
| Mie | ¥317,100 | ¥736,800 | 53.4 | 4 |
| Kyoto | ¥314,800 | ¥539,200 | 55.9 | 4 |
| Osaka | ¥310,900 | ¥606,100 | 52.9 | 4 |
| Saitama | ¥309,900 | ¥662,300 | 51.2 | 2 |
| Shizuoka | ¥306,500 | ¥597,600 | 47.8 | 6 |
| Gunma | ¥303,500 | ¥682,300 | 49.4 | 9 |
| Wakayama | ¥303,000 | ¥770,800 | 53.2 | 4 |
| Yamagata | ¥295,600 | ¥709,200 | 52 | 4 |
| Hyogo | ¥295,500 | ¥579,400 | 54.4 | 6 |
| Ibaraki | ¥290,300 | ¥624,800 | 44.4 | 7 |
| Toyama | ¥287,600 | ¥591,800 | 53.3 | 0 |
| Okinawa | ¥284,200 | ¥744,300 | 54 | 3 |
| Akita | ¥283,100 | ¥1.03M | 53.9 | 1 |
| Ehime | ¥283,000 | ¥622,100 | 55.6 | 5 |
| Hokkaido | ¥279,300 | ¥651,500 | 50.9 | 3 |
| Ishikawa | ¥277,400 | ¥632,300 | 57.8 | 4 |
| Tottori | ¥275,000 | ¥718,200 | 51.2 | 6 |
| Miyagi | ¥274,900 | ¥566,500 | 49.9 | 2 |
| Tokushima | ¥274,200 | ¥602,000 | 54.1 | 2 |
| Yamaguchi | ¥270,800 | ¥634,900 | 49.7 | 2 |
| Niigata | ¥268,800 | ¥719,900 | 56.1 | 3 |
| Iwate | ¥268,200 | ¥767,600 | 52.9 | 1 |
| Fukui | ¥267,700 | ¥763,800 | 54.3 | 1 |
| Kochi | ¥265,200 | ¥600,300 | 50.8 | 2 |
| Saga | ¥262,900 | ¥560,700 | 51.6 | 3 |
| Yamanashi | ¥261,900 | ¥473,600 | 56.2 | 1 |
| Fukuoka | ¥261,000 | ¥491,300 | 50.3 | 3 |
| Miyazaki | ¥258,000 | ¥497,700 | 46.7 | 9 |
| Fukushima | ¥255,700 | ¥412,000 | 49.7 | 5 |
| Shimane | ¥253,700 | ¥605,400 | 52.7 | 7 |
| Kagoshima | ¥250,000 | ¥663,500 | 54.5 | 2 |
| Oita | ¥249,700 | ¥581,800 | 52.8 | 3 |
| Kumamoto | ¥248,100 | ¥549,100 | 47.8 | 6 |
| Aomori | ¥236,500 | ¥385,000 | 46.8 | 4 |
| Nagasaki | ¥235,600 | ¥569,900 | 56.8 | 3 |
| Hiroshima | ¥228,900 | ¥664,700 | 46 | 4 |
By Company Size (2023)
| Company Size | Monthly Salary | Annual Bonus | Average Age | Overtime Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000+ employees | ¥304,200 | ¥688,600 | 52.7 | 4 |
| 100-999 employees | ¥290,800 | ¥648,100 | 51 | 3 |
| 10-99 employees | ¥274,200 | ¥577,200 | 51.2 | 5 |
Trends (2020-2023)
2020
¥288,000
2021
¥286,700
2022
¥296,200
2023
¥286,800