Metal Product Inspectors
製品検査従事者（金属製品）
Quick Facts
Salary Ranking
#109 of 145 occupations
Top 75%
Best Paying Region
Kagawa: ¥446,500
Lowest: Tottori (¥225,800)
Gender Pay Gap
Women earn 70% of male salary
Significant gap (¥231,800 vs ¥331,400)
Career Growth
+6% salary change
¥275,700 (2020) → ¥292,300 (2023)
Company Size Impact
Large companies pay +42% more
¥369,700 vs ¥259,900
Workforce
~10k workers nationwide
Specialized field
National Average (2023, By Gender)
Total
Monthly Salary
¥292,300
Base Salary
¥260,300
Annual Bonus
¥770,300
Average Age:43.6 yrs
Overtime Hours:14 hrs
Male
Monthly Salary
¥331,400
Base Salary
¥289,300
Annual Bonus
¥945,000
Average Age:44 yrs
Overtime Hours:17 hrs
Female
Monthly Salary
¥231,800
Base Salary
¥215,400
Annual Bonus
¥500,300
Average Age:42.9 yrs
Overtime Hours:9 hrs
By Prefecture (2023)
| Prefecture | Monthly Salary | Annual Bonus | Average Age | Overtime Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kagawa | ¥446,500 | ¥1.73M | 46.8 | 41 |
| Aichi | ¥345,500 | ¥1.21M | 42.5 | 19 |
| Ibaraki | ¥342,000 | ¥1.10M | 48 | 26 |
| Yamaguchi | ¥341,300 | ¥1.23M | 41.3 | 17 |
| Okayama | ¥336,500 | ¥1.06M | 45.5 | 14 |
| Osaka | ¥323,700 | ¥878,900 | 39.5 | 22 |
| Saitama | ¥323,100 | ¥901,400 | 45 | 11 |
| Hokkaido | ¥323,000 | ¥1.09M | 41.3 | 18 |
| Shiga | ¥312,200 | ¥1.07M | 43.7 | 13 |
| Hyogo | ¥308,900 | ¥663,000 | 42.5 | 18 |
| Toyama | ¥305,200 | ¥1.05M | 45.4 | 12 |
| Kanagawa | ¥303,300 | ¥932,000 | 42.1 | 17 |
| Hiroshima | ¥301,700 | ¥857,800 | 47.3 | 16 |
| Tochigi | ¥301,300 | ¥761,500 | 43.8 | 11 |
| Fukui | ¥298,200 | ¥690,700 | 44.9 | 8 |
| Wakayama | ¥298,100 | ¥500,600 | 42.6 | 25 |
| Chiba | ¥296,900 | ¥673,600 | 40.4 | 8 |
| Mie | ¥292,300 | ¥740,800 | 40 | 17 |
| Gunma | ¥292,000 | ¥418,200 | 47.5 | 16 |
| Shimane | ¥291,500 | ¥857,000 | 40.9 | 12 |
| Ishikawa | ¥288,700 | ¥978,200 | 42.8 | 10 |
| Fukuoka | ¥285,200 | ¥627,000 | 42.4 | 9 |
| Iwate | ¥277,100 | ¥882,700 | 41.3 | 15 |
| Kochi | ¥275,400 | ¥778,400 | 42.9 | 15 |
| Miyagi | ¥275,100 | ¥728,600 | 45.3 | 9 |
| Fukushima | ¥274,600 | ¥692,800 | 46.7 | 13 |
| Tokyo | ¥274,400 | ¥821,400 | 44.5 | 5 |
| Akita | ¥274,300 | ¥814,800 | 44.6 | 13 |
| Shizuoka | ¥271,000 | ¥473,600 | 44.7 | 12 |
| Nagasaki | ¥269,900 | ¥504,600 | 48.4 | 16 |
| Ehime | ¥267,400 | ¥711,000 | 47.7 | 10 |
| Gifu | ¥264,600 | ¥616,900 | 44.3 | 15 |
| Nara | ¥264,300 | ¥623,100 | 45.2 | 14 |
| Kyoto | ¥263,500 | ¥394,400 | 46.4 | 7 |
| Okinawa | ¥257,800 | ¥428,700 | 40.9 | 8 |
| Yamanashi | ¥257,700 | ¥554,200 | 46.3 | 16 |
| Saga | ¥255,000 | ¥880,500 | 46.5 | 8 |
| Yamagata | ¥253,600 | ¥680,300 | 45.5 | 12 |
| Nagano | ¥251,900 | ¥602,700 | 43.4 | 6 |
| Oita | ¥251,700 | ¥473,800 | 39.5 | 18 |
| Kagoshima | ¥249,700 | ¥499,700 | 48.3 | 17 |
| Niigata | ¥249,500 | ¥715,800 | 43 | 10 |
| Kumamoto | ¥248,100 | ¥631,700 | 43.2 | 6 |
| Aomori | ¥242,300 | ¥1.06M | 44 | 4 |
| Miyazaki | ¥231,700 | ¥546,900 | 40.4 | 19 |
| Tokushima | ¥229,300 | ¥403,300 | 45.3 | 9 |
| Tottori | ¥225,800 | ¥517,300 | 43 | 9 |
By Company Size (2023)
| Company Size | Monthly Salary | Annual Bonus | Average Age | Overtime Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000+ employees | ¥369,700 | ¥1.29M | 41.7 | 19 |
| 100-999 employees | ¥293,600 | ¥816,800 | 42.3 | 15 |
| 10-99 employees | ¥259,900 | ¥509,700 | 45.7 | 11 |
Trends (2020-2023)
2020
¥275,700
2021
¥292,000
2022
¥281,500
2023
¥292,300