Power Plant Operators
発電員，変電員
Quick Facts
Salary Ranking
#32 of 145 occupations
Top 22%
Best Paying Region
Shiga: ¥602,700
Lowest: Yamanashi (-)
Career Growth
+0% salary change
¥386,000 (2020) → ¥387,600 (2023)
Company Size Impact
Large companies pay +49% more
¥449,800 vs ¥302,500
Workforce
~3k workers nationwide
Specialized field
National Average (2023, By Gender)
Total
Monthly Salary
¥387,600
Base Salary
¥340,200
Annual Bonus
¥1.15M
Average Age:44.1 yrs
Overtime Hours:14 hrs
By Prefecture (2023)
| Prefecture | Monthly Salary | Annual Bonus | Average Age | Overtime Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shiga | ¥602,700 | ¥1.22M | 57.5 | 45 |
| Tottori | ¥542,900 | ¥1.69M | 49.1 | 22 |
| Nagano | ¥498,200 | ¥1.73M | 43.1 | 15 |
| Aichi | ¥491,000 | ¥1.63M | 42.7 | 15 |
| Gifu | ¥481,800 | ¥1.23M | 43 | 22 |
| Shizuoka | ¥480,700 | ¥1.56M | 43.4 | 18 |
| Miyagi | ¥476,000 | ¥1.51M | 42.2 | 15 |
| Fukuoka | ¥475,600 | ¥751,600 | 50.3 | 4 |
| Wakayama | ¥464,200 | ¥1.51M | 50.5 | 14 |
| Hyogo | ¥452,500 | ¥1.99M | 43.6 | 23 |
| Toyama | ¥436,600 | ¥1.31M | 40.1 | 27 |
| Shimane | ¥436,500 | ¥1.33M | 40.1 | 18 |
| Fukushima | ¥434,500 | ¥990,800 | 41.5 | 15 |
| Oita | ¥420,400 | ¥1.55M | 40.6 | 8 |
| Ehime | ¥412,700 | ¥1.30M | 41.7 | 15 |
| Niigata | ¥410,900 | ¥1.67M | 46.7 | 19 |
| Ishikawa | ¥406,900 | ¥1.50M | 43.1 | 7 |
| Mie | ¥406,400 | ¥1.30M | 48.6 | 9 |
| Kochi | ¥406,200 | ¥1.20M | 39.6 | 20 |
| Okayama | ¥404,400 | ¥1.36M | 42.2 | 20 |
| Nara | ¥402,200 | ¥1.33M | 33.5 | 18 |
| Osaka | ¥397,300 | ¥1.46M | 46.5 | 9 |
| Tokushima | ¥396,700 | ¥1.17M | 37.5 | 23 |
| Iwate | ¥396,600 | ¥1.59M | 43.4 | 13 |
| Kanagawa | ¥393,600 | ¥1.67M | 41.4 | 12 |
| Chiba | ¥393,100 | ¥1.58M | 38.2 | 18 |
| Yamaguchi | ¥390,500 | ¥1.34M | 37.7 | 14 |
| Kagawa | ¥382,900 | ¥1.06M | 36.3 | 19 |
| Kagoshima | ¥380,300 | ¥1.24M | 41 | 12 |
| Kyoto | ¥376,500 | ¥1.74M | 38.5 | 32 |
| Fukui | ¥368,500 | ¥1.07M | 41.4 | 11 |
| Miyazaki | ¥359,500 | ¥1.19M | 44.4 | 10 |
| Kumamoto | ¥355,600 | ¥1.04M | 37.6 | 11 |
| Hiroshima | ¥344,100 | ¥1.23M | 41 | 12 |
| Ibaraki | ¥342,000 | ¥1.25M | 34.7 | 23 |
| Akita | ¥331,700 | ¥894,600 | 41.4 | 15 |
| Saga | ¥331,700 | ¥1.27M | 36.1 | 18 |
| Aomori | ¥317,700 | ¥1.07M | 50.1 | 30 |
| Tokyo | ¥291,600 | ¥425,400 | 53.3 | 9 |
| Nagasaki | ¥290,800 | ¥1.31M | 40.4 | 7 |
| Hokkaido | ¥287,700 | ¥353,100 | 49.7 | 22 |
| Tochigi | ¥277,600 | ¥677,300 | 40.5 | 0 |
| Okinawa | ¥276,500 | ¥510,600 | 39 | 14 |
| Yamagata | ¥264,800 | ¥659,400 | 62.4 | 7 |
| Gunma | ¥238,900 | ¥1.30M | 25.5 | 13 |
Showing data for 45 of 47 prefectures. Some prefectures excluded due to insufficient sample size in government survey.
By Company Size (2023)
| Company Size | Monthly Salary | Annual Bonus | Average Age | Overtime Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000+ employees | ¥449,800 | ¥1.51M | 42 | 17 |
| 100-999 employees | ¥374,400 | ¥1.24M | 42.4 | 12 |
| 10-99 employees | ¥302,500 | ¥548,900 | 48.5 | 11 |
Trends (2020-2023)
2020
¥386,000
2021
¥436,700
2022
¥413,500
2023
¥387,600