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

¥3.50M¥3.60M¥3.70M¥3.80M¥3.90M¥4M¥4.10M202020212022202320242025

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 SizeAnnual salary (est.)Monthly grossAnnual BonusAgeOvertime Hours
All Companies (10+ employees)¥3.96M¥292,500¥450,30036.45
10-99 employees¥3.90M¥293,400¥383,80035.55
100-999 employees¥3.95M¥266,000¥754,40044.43
1000+ employees¥4.39M¥305,200¥727,70037.64

By Prefecture

PrefectureAnnual salary (est.)Monthly grossAnnual BonusAgeOvertime Hours
Wakayama¥5.25M¥331,200¥1.27M37.213
Tokushima¥5.19M¥328,800¥1.24M32.58
Hokkaido¥4.85M¥348,100¥669,60038.112
Tokyo¥4.76M¥375,000¥258,10037.34
Ibaraki¥4.58M¥350,900¥366,30053.70
Okayama¥4.52M¥319,700¥683,10042.113
Kanagawa¥4.49M¥333,700¥483,90040.84
Hiroshima¥4.44M¥297,600¥865,70035.42
Aichi¥4.39M¥319,200¥559,00031.28
Miyagi¥4.35M¥309,500¥635,10039.50
Fukui¥4.23M¥291,400¥734,40042.30
Niigata¥4.23M¥318,700¥406,20034.615
Shiga¥4.22M¥290,600¥734,30026.11
Nagasaki¥4.20M¥250,300¥1.20M34.74
Kyoto¥4.15M¥301,800¥531,40045.26
Kumamoto¥4.14M¥298,600¥560,00032.61
Toyama¥4.09M¥285,400¥667,20039.32
Ishikawa¥3.96M¥306,600¥284,70033.75
Kochi¥3.95M¥262,700¥793,80030.81
Shizuoka¥3.89M¥258,900¥785,20045.29
Gunma¥3.87M¥287,000¥429,60034.526
Osaka¥3.83M¥291,500¥327,60038.93
Mie¥3.80M¥277,700¥465,70035.56
Yamagata¥3.79M¥251,800¥770,30036.45
Kagoshima¥3.77M¥246,800¥807,20049.30
Gifu¥3.76M¥268,600¥536,20035.74
Aomori¥3.73M¥283,600¥326,60041.810
Chiba¥3.69M¥284,100¥276,00027.10
Yamaguchi¥3.68M¥291,700¥182,00031.83
Kagawa¥3.66M¥233,000¥866,00051.50
Tottori¥3.63M¥271,500¥370,0004315
Nagano¥3.59M¥239,200¥723,00038.31
Fukuoka¥3.55M¥260,500¥428,400379
Tochigi¥3.47M¥245,300¥523,20052.91
Ehime¥3.42M¥280,400¥53,80054.51
Miyazaki¥3.37M¥236,000¥541,900430
Saga¥3.35M¥249,000¥360,70029.23
Nara¥3.31M¥221,700¥646,00043.50
Saitama¥3.28M¥246,500¥324,90028.62
Okinawa¥3.24M¥268,300¥20,90039.90
Fukushima¥3.21M¥226,600¥493,50040.16
Shimane¥3.16M¥236,400¥321,50034.410
Yamanashi¥3.16M¥263,100¥039.30

Showing data for 43 of 47 prefectures. Some prefectures excluded due to insufficient sample size in government survey.