Personal Care Workers
身の回り世話従事者
Quick Facts
Salary Ranking
#136 of 145 occupations
Top 94%
Best Paying Region
Tokyo: ¥296,200
Lowest: Yamagata (¥189,700)
Gender Pay Gap
Women earn 83% of male salary
Significant gap (¥232,700 vs ¥278,900)
Career Growth
+8% salary change
¥234,500 (2020) → ¥254,300 (2023)
Company Size Impact
Large companies pay +13% more
¥272,500 vs ¥240,700
Workforce
~8k workers nationwide
Specialized field
National Average (2023, By Gender)
Total
Monthly Salary
¥254,300
Base Salary
¥233,200
Annual Bonus
¥244,700
Average Age:41.8 yrs
Overtime Hours:10 hrs
Male
Monthly Salary
¥278,900
Base Salary
¥253,300
Annual Bonus
¥283,100
Average Age:43.3 yrs
Overtime Hours:12 hrs
Female
Monthly Salary
¥232,700
Base Salary
¥215,500
Annual Bonus
¥211,000
Average Age:40.6 yrs
Overtime Hours:9 hrs
By Prefecture (2023)
| Prefecture | Monthly Salary | Annual Bonus | Average Age | Overtime Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo | ¥296,200 | ¥349,900 | 39.5 | 14 |
| Osaka | ¥287,600 | ¥283,900 | 38 | 10 |
| Kyoto | ¥284,700 | ¥370,700 | 36 | 18 |
| Aichi | ¥275,900 | ¥255,700 | 51 | 3 |
| Wakayama | ¥273,700 | ¥474,200 | 42.5 | 15 |
| Nagano | ¥272,800 | ¥224,600 | 44.6 | 10 |
| Hyogo | ¥262,300 | ¥243,800 | 36.2 | 12 |
| Gunma | ¥261,300 | ¥265,800 | 45.5 | 13 |
| Niigata | ¥257,700 | ¥301,700 | 44.1 | 12 |
| Fukuoka | ¥257,700 | ¥307,600 | 44.3 | 6 |
| Kanagawa | ¥257,300 | ¥325,700 | 37.8 | 12 |
| Okinawa | ¥257,200 | ¥136,500 | 37.4 | 13 |
| Shizuoka | ¥256,400 | ¥261,600 | 40 | 7 |
| Yamanashi | ¥256,200 | ¥141,400 | 43 | 18 |
| Toyama | ¥255,400 | ¥275,500 | 40.1 | 7 |
| Chiba | ¥251,600 | ¥189,900 | 39.5 | 9 |
| Nara | ¥251,400 | ¥305,700 | 42.2 | 9 |
| Okayama | ¥249,000 | ¥337,000 | 44.1 | 5 |
| Mie | ¥247,500 | ¥359,700 | 48.3 | 13 |
| Shiga | ¥244,000 | ¥130,200 | 40.3 | 14 |
| Ehime | ¥243,100 | ¥339,000 | 39.3 | 7 |
| Saitama | ¥242,600 | ¥387,700 | 46.9 | 5 |
| Oita | ¥240,900 | ¥230,400 | 42.7 | 9 |
| Tochigi | ¥238,400 | ¥175,100 | 45.1 | 8 |
| Shimane | ¥237,800 | ¥101,100 | 40.1 | 12 |
| Hokkaido | ¥235,200 | ¥113,100 | 39.1 | 10 |
| Miyazaki | ¥233,700 | ¥171,900 | 43.4 | 11 |
| Miyagi | ¥232,000 | ¥49,600 | 49.4 | 7 |
| Hiroshima | ¥231,200 | ¥186,800 | 45.9 | 8 |
| Nagasaki | ¥230,400 | ¥135,400 | 46.6 | 8 |
| Kagoshima | ¥230,200 | ¥179,400 | 44.5 | 9 |
| Kumamoto | ¥229,800 | ¥136,100 | 43 | 11 |
| Gifu | ¥229,700 | ¥209,100 | 37.8 | 13 |
| Ishikawa | ¥229,600 | ¥248,100 | 44.1 | 11 |
| Tokushima | ¥228,800 | ¥272,400 | 47 | 9 |
| Kagawa | ¥227,600 | ¥188,900 | 38.6 | 8 |
| Yamaguchi | ¥227,500 | ¥197,000 | 45.4 | 9 |
| Tottori | ¥225,900 | ¥215,700 | 47 | 9 |
| Fukui | ¥225,000 | ¥301,800 | 40.6 | 14 |
| Fukushima | ¥224,900 | ¥157,200 | 49.5 | 11 |
| Iwate | ¥218,600 | ¥159,400 | 46.8 | 10 |
| Saga | ¥213,200 | ¥161,900 | 47.4 | 10 |
| Ibaraki | ¥211,400 | ¥139,000 | 52.3 | 4 |
| Akita | ¥210,900 | ¥57,000 | 48.7 | 24 |
| Kochi | ¥207,400 | ¥60,400 | 44.3 | 8 |
| Aomori | ¥196,200 | ¥60,200 | 48.6 | 6 |
| Yamagata | ¥189,700 | ¥96,700 | 43.9 | 4 |
By Company Size (2023)
| Company Size | Monthly Salary | Annual Bonus | Average Age | Overtime Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000+ employees | ¥272,500 | ¥391,800 | 39.1 | 11 |
| 100-999 employees | ¥265,700 | ¥297,300 | 38.5 | 13 |
| 10-99 employees | ¥240,700 | ¥165,800 | 45.2 | 8 |
Trends (2020-2023)
2020
¥234,500
2021
¥248,100
2022
¥248,200
2023
¥254,300