Care Workers (Medical/Welfare Facilities)
介護職員（医療・福祉施設等）
Quick Facts
Salary Ranking
#132 of 145 occupations
Top 91%
Best Paying Region
Tokyo: ¥291,800
Lowest: Aomori (¥224,300)
Gender Pay Gap
Women earn 89% of male salary
Moderate gap (¥252,600 vs ¥282,400)
Career Growth
+4% salary change
¥252,300 (2020) → ¥263,600 (2023)
Company Size Impact
Large companies pay +10% more
¥276,500 vs ¥251,800
Workforce
~124k workers nationwide
Major field
National Average (2023, By Gender)
Total
Monthly Salary
¥263,600
Base Salary
¥248,400
Annual Bonus
¥550,600
Average Age:44.4 yrs
Overtime Hours:4 hrs
Male
Monthly Salary
¥282,400
Base Salary
¥264,800
Annual Bonus
¥621,400
Average Age:41.8 yrs
Overtime Hours:5 hrs
Female
Monthly Salary
¥252,600
Base Salary
¥238,900
Annual Bonus
¥509,100
Average Age:45.9 yrs
Overtime Hours:4 hrs
By Prefecture (2023)
| Prefecture | Monthly Salary | Annual Bonus | Average Age | Overtime Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo | ¥291,800 | ¥607,900 | 44.9 | 6 |
| Kanagawa | ¥289,100 | ¥594,400 | 45.6 | 7 |
| Ibaraki | ¥286,700 | ¥575,400 | 42.4 | 4 |
| Chiba | ¥284,700 | ¥624,800 | 44.5 | 4 |
| Nara | ¥283,700 | ¥551,900 | 44.4 | 6 |
| Aichi | ¥282,400 | ¥593,300 | 44.7 | 4 |
| Hiroshima | ¥280,400 | ¥748,600 | 42.8 | 5 |
| Saitama | ¥279,000 | ¥474,900 | 43.9 | 5 |
| Hyogo | ¥276,100 | ¥542,500 | 42.9 | 6 |
| Kyoto | ¥274,100 | ¥543,600 | 44.9 | 3 |
| Tochigi | ¥274,000 | ¥629,500 | 44.2 | 4 |
| Osaka | ¥270,600 | ¥501,000 | 43.7 | 5 |
| Okayama | ¥268,000 | ¥600,100 | 43.4 | 1 |
| Shiga | ¥264,900 | ¥547,800 | 45.9 | 5 |
| Ishikawa | ¥264,700 | ¥638,900 | 45.4 | 2 |
| Mie | ¥263,300 | ¥543,200 | 48.7 | 5 |
| Shizuoka | ¥263,200 | ¥690,200 | 41.7 | 5 |
| Gunma | ¥262,000 | ¥574,500 | 43.5 | 2 |
| Gifu | ¥260,200 | ¥481,300 | 46.6 | 6 |
| Wakayama | ¥258,800 | ¥505,500 | 45.2 | 3 |
| Fukui | ¥258,200 | ¥624,500 | 44.7 | 1 |
| Yamanashi | ¥258,100 | ¥600,600 | 45.8 | 5 |
| Miyagi | ¥257,600 | ¥552,000 | 43.8 | 4 |
| Kagoshima | ¥256,400 | ¥601,500 | 42.2 | 4 |
| Toyama | ¥254,000 | ¥568,900 | 46.6 | 3 |
| Yamaguchi | ¥250,800 | ¥565,400 | 48.8 | 3 |
| Hokkaido | ¥248,800 | ¥509,400 | 43.6 | 4 |
| Nagano | ¥247,400 | ¥426,900 | 46.6 | 6 |
| Yamagata | ¥246,500 | ¥591,900 | 44.5 | 5 |
| Ehime | ¥246,000 | ¥391,900 | 48.7 | 8 |
| Kagawa | ¥245,500 | ¥547,600 | 44.4 | 1 |
| Tokushima | ¥245,300 | ¥463,900 | 45.7 | 4 |
| Shimane | ¥244,300 | ¥607,800 | 45.3 | 5 |
| Fukuoka | ¥243,400 | ¥458,100 | 43.6 | 5 |
| Niigata | ¥243,100 | ¥544,600 | 43.7 | 3 |
| Fukushima | ¥239,300 | ¥668,800 | 41.3 | 4 |
| Saga | ¥238,900 | ¥375,200 | 43.6 | 1 |
| Kochi | ¥236,500 | ¥493,400 | 43.7 | 5 |
| Kumamoto | ¥236,500 | ¥436,500 | 43.4 | 3 |
| Iwate | ¥232,300 | ¥487,500 | 44.9 | 3 |
| Okinawa | ¥230,700 | ¥351,500 | 47.1 | 5 |
| Nagasaki | ¥229,600 | ¥476,200 | 44.5 | 3 |
| Tottori | ¥228,900 | ¥561,600 | 46.3 | 4 |
| Akita | ¥228,600 | ¥600,500 | 45.2 | 2 |
| Oita | ¥226,400 | ¥369,500 | 47.3 | 3 |
| Miyazaki | ¥225,600 | ¥429,600 | 45 | 2 |
| Aomori | ¥224,300 | ¥435,200 | 44.1 | 4 |
By Company Size (2023)
| Company Size | Monthly Salary | Annual Bonus | Average Age | Overtime Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000+ employees | ¥276,500 | ¥514,000 | 44.1 | 8 |
| 100-999 employees | ¥267,900 | ¥587,500 | 43.6 | 4 |
| 10-99 employees | ¥251,800 | ¥497,400 | 46 | 5 |
Trends (2020-2023)
2020
¥252,300
2021
¥250,600
2022
¥257,500
2023
¥263,600