Average Annual Salary for Dental Hygienists in Japan
Nationwide
Latest
Annual salary (est.)年収
¥3.96M
Monthly gross:¥292,500
Monthly base excl. overtime:¥281,600
Annual Bonus:¥450,300
Age:36.4 yrs
Overtime Hours:5 hrs
Trends
Quick Facts
Salary Ranking
#122 of 145 occupations
Top 84%
Best Paying Region
Wakayama: ¥5.25M
Lowest: Yamanashi (¥3.16M)
Gender Pay Gap
Women earn 115% of male salary
Small gap (¥3.96M vs ¥3.44M)
Career Growth
+11% salary change
¥3.56M (2020) → ¥3.96M (2025)
Company Size Impact
Large companies pay 11% above average
¥4.39M vs National Avg ¥3.96M
Workforce
~5k workers nationwide
Specialized field
By Gender
Male
Annual salary (est.)年収
¥3.44M
Monthly gross:¥252,700
Monthly base excl. overtime:¥235,200
Annual Bonus:¥409,500
Age:30.2 yrs
Overtime Hours:10 hrs
Female
Annual salary (est.)年収
¥3.96M
Monthly gross:¥292,600
Monthly base excl. overtime:¥281,700
Annual Bonus:¥450,400
Age:36.4 yrs
Overtime Hours:5 hrs
By Company Size
| Company Size | Annual salary (est.) | Monthly gross | Annual Bonus | Age | Overtime Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Companies (10+ employees) | ¥3.96M | ¥292,500 | ¥450,300 | 36.4 | 5 |
| 10-99 employees | ¥3.90M | ¥293,400 | ¥383,800 | 35.5 | 5 |
| 100-999 employees | ¥3.95M | ¥266,000 | ¥754,400 | 44.4 | 3 |
| 1000+ employees | ¥4.39M | ¥305,200 | ¥727,700 | 37.6 | 4 |
By Prefecture
| Prefecture | Annual salary (est.) | Monthly gross | Annual Bonus | Age | Overtime Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wakayama | ¥5.25M | ¥331,200 | ¥1.27M | 37.2 | 13 |
| Tokushima | ¥5.19M | ¥328,800 | ¥1.24M | 32.5 | 8 |
| Hokkaido | ¥4.85M | ¥348,100 | ¥669,600 | 38.1 | 12 |
| Tokyo | ¥4.76M | ¥375,000 | ¥258,100 | 37.3 | 4 |
| Ibaraki | ¥4.58M | ¥350,900 | ¥366,300 | 53.7 | 0 |
| Okayama | ¥4.52M | ¥319,700 | ¥683,100 | 42.1 | 13 |
| Kanagawa | ¥4.49M | ¥333,700 | ¥483,900 | 40.8 | 4 |
| Hiroshima | ¥4.44M | ¥297,600 | ¥865,700 | 35.4 | 2 |
| Aichi | ¥4.39M | ¥319,200 | ¥559,000 | 31.2 | 8 |
| Miyagi | ¥4.35M | ¥309,500 | ¥635,100 | 39.5 | 0 |
| Fukui | ¥4.23M | ¥291,400 | ¥734,400 | 42.3 | 0 |
| Niigata | ¥4.23M | ¥318,700 | ¥406,200 | 34.6 | 15 |
| Shiga | ¥4.22M | ¥290,600 | ¥734,300 | 26.1 | 1 |
| Nagasaki | ¥4.20M | ¥250,300 | ¥1.20M | 34.7 | 4 |
| Kyoto | ¥4.15M | ¥301,800 | ¥531,400 | 45.2 | 6 |
| Kumamoto | ¥4.14M | ¥298,600 | ¥560,000 | 32.6 | 1 |
| Toyama | ¥4.09M | ¥285,400 | ¥667,200 | 39.3 | 2 |
| Ishikawa | ¥3.96M | ¥306,600 | ¥284,700 | 33.7 | 5 |
| Kochi | ¥3.95M | ¥262,700 | ¥793,800 | 30.8 | 1 |
| Shizuoka | ¥3.89M | ¥258,900 | ¥785,200 | 45.2 | 9 |
| Gunma | ¥3.87M | ¥287,000 | ¥429,600 | 34.5 | 26 |
| Osaka | ¥3.83M | ¥291,500 | ¥327,600 | 38.9 | 3 |
| Mie | ¥3.80M | ¥277,700 | ¥465,700 | 35.5 | 6 |
| Yamagata | ¥3.79M | ¥251,800 | ¥770,300 | 36.4 | 5 |
| Kagoshima | ¥3.77M | ¥246,800 | ¥807,200 | 49.3 | 0 |
| Gifu | ¥3.76M | ¥268,600 | ¥536,200 | 35.7 | 4 |
| Aomori | ¥3.73M | ¥283,600 | ¥326,600 | 41.8 | 10 |
| Chiba | ¥3.69M | ¥284,100 | ¥276,000 | 27.1 | 0 |
| Yamaguchi | ¥3.68M | ¥291,700 | ¥182,000 | 31.8 | 3 |
| Kagawa | ¥3.66M | ¥233,000 | ¥866,000 | 51.5 | 0 |
| Tottori | ¥3.63M | ¥271,500 | ¥370,000 | 43 | 15 |
| Nagano | ¥3.59M | ¥239,200 | ¥723,000 | 38.3 | 1 |
| Fukuoka | ¥3.55M | ¥260,500 | ¥428,400 | 37 | 9 |
| Tochigi | ¥3.47M | ¥245,300 | ¥523,200 | 52.9 | 1 |
| Ehime | ¥3.42M | ¥280,400 | ¥53,800 | 54.5 | 1 |
| Miyazaki | ¥3.37M | ¥236,000 | ¥541,900 | 43 | 0 |
| Saga | ¥3.35M | ¥249,000 | ¥360,700 | 29.2 | 3 |
| Nara | ¥3.31M | ¥221,700 | ¥646,000 | 43.5 | 0 |
| Saitama | ¥3.28M | ¥246,500 | ¥324,900 | 28.6 | 2 |
| Okinawa | ¥3.24M | ¥268,300 | ¥20,900 | 39.9 | 0 |
| Fukushima | ¥3.21M | ¥226,600 | ¥493,500 | 40.1 | 6 |
| Shimane | ¥3.16M | ¥236,400 | ¥321,500 | 34.4 | 10 |
| Yamanashi | ¥3.16M | ¥263,100 | ¥0 | 39.3 | 0 |
Showing data for 43 of 47 prefectures. Some prefectures excluded due to insufficient sample size in government survey.