Home Care Workers Average Monthly Salary in Japan
Based on 2023 Government Wage Data
Quick Facts
Salary Ranking
#116 of 145 occupations
Top 80%
Best Paying Region
Kagoshima: ¥383,200
Lowest: Okinawa (¥202,400)
Gender Pay Gap
Women earn 88% of male salary
Moderate gap (¥273,000 vs ¥309,200)
Career Growth
+9% salary change
¥260,200 (2020) → ¥284,100 (2023)
Company Size Impact
Large companies pay 1% below average
¥282,200 vs National Avg ¥284,100
Workforce
~8k workers nationwide
Specialized field
Nationwide
Latest (2023)
Gross Salary
¥284,100
Base Salary
¥264,800
Annual Bonus
¥490,300
Average Age:48.8 yrs
Overtime Hours:8 hrs
Trends (2020-2023)
By Gender (2023)
Male
Gross Salary
¥309,200
Base Salary
¥287,000
Annual Bonus
¥549,000
Average Age:45 yrs
Overtime Hours:8 hrs
Female
Gross Salary
¥273,000
Base Salary
¥255,000
Annual Bonus
¥464,600
Average Age:50.5 yrs
Overtime Hours:8 hrs
By Company Size
| Company Size | Monthly Salary | Annual Bonus | Average Age | Overtime Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Companies (10+ employees) | ¥284,100 | ¥490,300 | 48.8 | 8 |
| 10-99 employees | ¥289,000 | ¥524,700 | 49.3 | 9 |
| 100-999 employees | ¥271,700 | ¥458,600 | 48.4 | 7 |
| 1000+ employees | ¥282,200 | ¥389,400 | 47.3 | 9 |
By Prefecture
| Prefecture | Monthly Salary | Annual Bonus | Average Age | Overtime Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kagoshima | ¥383,200 | ¥186,700 | 59.2 | 1 |
| Kanagawa | ¥342,700 | ¥179,700 | 54.3 | 4 |
| Nara | ¥335,600 | ¥473,700 | 49.8 | 24 |
| Ibaraki | ¥334,700 | ¥442,500 | 48 | 32 |
| Tokyo | ¥326,800 | ¥774,800 | 47 | 12 |
| Ehime | ¥324,100 | ¥506,900 | 46.8 | 3 |
| Saitama | ¥316,000 | ¥688,500 | 55.5 | 12 |
| Osaka | ¥299,600 | ¥484,000 | 48.7 | 8 |
| Nagano | ¥292,600 | ¥513,700 | 42.6 | 20 |
| Aichi | ¥288,400 | ¥502,300 | 49.8 | 7 |
| Shiga | ¥285,800 | ¥719,300 | 48.6 | 7 |
| Hyogo | ¥282,700 | ¥301,800 | 48 | 17 |
| Kyoto | ¥282,500 | ¥325,900 | 49.8 | 4 |
| Tottori | ¥278,800 | ¥762,600 | 38.3 | 1 |
| Saga | ¥272,900 | ¥376,000 | 48.8 | 0 |
| Miyazaki | ¥272,600 | ¥447,900 | 51 | 15 |
| Wakayama | ¥272,400 | ¥465,300 | 52.4 | 5 |
| Mie | ¥271,500 | ¥522,200 | 49.9 | 6 |
| Toyama | ¥268,500 | ¥727,900 | 47.3 | 13 |
| Fukuoka | ¥267,500 | ¥405,500 | 47.5 | 4 |
| Shimane | ¥267,300 | ¥256,500 | 45.9 | 4 |
| Gifu | ¥262,900 | ¥520,500 | 46.3 | 1 |
| Yamanashi | ¥256,400 | ¥525,600 | 47.5 | 11 |
| Tochigi | ¥251,500 | ¥359,300 | 53.9 | 10 |
| Fukui | ¥246,200 | ¥634,700 | 57.2 | 3 |
| Gunma | ¥245,100 | ¥486,200 | 47.3 | 6 |
| Tokushima | ¥244,000 | ¥815,100 | 51.1 | 1 |
| Ishikawa | ¥243,300 | ¥1.31M | 42.5 | 8 |
| Oita | ¥242,700 | ¥233,300 | 57 | 14 |
| Miyagi | ¥239,400 | ¥449,900 | 54.6 | 1 |
| Niigata | ¥237,500 | ¥476,400 | 50.6 | 2 |
| Okayama | ¥235,500 | ¥277,200 | 36.8 | 3 |
| Hiroshima | ¥234,100 | ¥827,300 | 51.9 | 10 |
| Nagasaki | ¥231,300 | ¥203,500 | 50.5 | 10 |
| Iwate | ¥229,600 | ¥88,600 | 49.9 | 0 |
| Hokkaido | ¥229,400 | ¥336,000 | 48.6 | 3 |
| Kochi | ¥225,300 | ¥353,200 | 54.3 | 1 |
| Chiba | ¥224,200 | ¥536,600 | 62.7 | 17 |
| Fukushima | ¥222,600 | ¥84,100 | 53.6 | 29 |
| Yamagata | ¥219,300 | ¥323,300 | 44.3 | 5 |
| Kagawa | ¥219,200 | ¥362,800 | 54.1 | 0 |
| Yamaguchi | ¥213,100 | ¥575,700 | 48.8 | 1 |
| Kumamoto | ¥212,500 | ¥154,400 | 49.5 | 5 |
| Shizuoka | ¥209,600 | ¥119,800 | 42.9 | 0 |
| Aomori | ¥208,700 | ¥355,900 | 46.2 | 2 |
| Akita | ¥206,200 | ¥424,700 | 44.7 | 0 |
| Okinawa | ¥202,400 | ¥546,600 | 56 | 0 |