Average Annual Salary for Construction Machine Operators in Japan
Nationwide
Latest
Annual salary (est.)年収
¥4.88M
Monthly gross:¥362,600
Monthly base excl. overtime:¥335,700
Annual Bonus:¥527,300
Age:49.5 yrs
Overtime Hours:11 hrs
Trends
Quick Facts
Salary Ranking
#76 of 145 occupations
Top 53%
Best Paying Region
Chiba: ¥7.81M
Lowest: Miyazaki (¥3.63M)
Career Growth
+8% salary change
¥4.52M (2020) → ¥4.88M (2025)
Company Size Impact
Large companies pay 4% above average
¥5.08M vs National Avg ¥4.88M
Workforce
~4k workers nationwide
Specialized field
By Company Size
| Company Size | Annual salary (est.) | Monthly gross | Annual Bonus | Age | Overtime Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Companies (10+ employees) | ¥4.88M | ¥362,600 | ¥527,300 | 49.5 | 11 |
| 10-99 employees | ¥4.78M | ¥357,900 | ¥489,000 | 49.7 | 10 |
| 100-999 employees | ¥5.74M | ¥409,100 | ¥833,900 | 48.2 | 22 |
| 1000+ employees | ¥5.08M | ¥351,100 | ¥866,000 | 45.2 | 25 |
By Prefecture
| Prefecture | Annual salary (est.) | Monthly gross | Annual Bonus | Age | Overtime Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiba | ¥7.81M | ¥522,400 | ¥1.54M | 45.9 | 18 |
| Hiroshima | ¥6.75M | ¥469,900 | ¥1.11M | 54.4 | 3 |
| Osaka | ¥6.70M | ¥467,400 | ¥1.09M | 49.9 | 8 |
| Mie | ¥5.94M | ¥444,000 | ¥607,400 | 57 | 26 |
| Shiga | ¥5.82M | ¥419,600 | ¥783,500 | 63 | 1 |
| Oita | ¥5.72M | ¥368,700 | ¥1.30M | 54.8 | 4 |
| Gunma | ¥5.55M | ¥377,400 | ¥1.02M | 55.6 | 24 |
| Ibaraki | ¥5.51M | ¥419,400 | ¥478,400 | 63.6 | 1 |
| Yamanashi | ¥5.35M | ¥396,500 | ¥591,000 | 52.3 | 26 |
| Aomori | ¥5.28M | ¥379,000 | ¥728,400 | 46.9 | 20 |
| Ehime | ¥5.23M | ¥392,100 | ¥527,700 | 42.9 | 38 |
| Tochigi | ¥5.21M | ¥377,200 | ¥680,100 | 47.8 | 10 |
| Aichi | ¥5.19M | ¥404,600 | ¥331,000 | 52.9 | 6 |
| Shizuoka | ¥5.18M | ¥407,500 | ¥294,200 | 49.8 | 32 |
| Tokyo | ¥5.18M | ¥389,000 | ¥511,700 | 41.3 | 4 |
| Fukuoka | ¥5.16M | ¥363,700 | ¥792,000 | 48.5 | 33 |
| Tottori | ¥5.11M | ¥358,800 | ¥807,600 | 52.5 | 26 |
| Fukui | ¥5.07M | ¥353,800 | ¥823,000 | 53.2 | 6 |
| Niigata | ¥5.05M | ¥370,000 | ¥607,900 | 52.8 | 17 |
| Yamaguchi | ¥4.94M | ¥318,800 | ¥1.12M | 50.9 | 4 |
| Miyagi | ¥4.87M | ¥375,500 | ¥366,500 | 52.7 | 17 |
| Kyoto | ¥4.76M | ¥347,000 | ¥592,400 | 46.5 | 3 |
| Kochi | ¥4.70M | ¥307,600 | ¥1.01M | 54 | 5 |
| Okinawa | ¥4.64M | ¥315,200 | ¥853,000 | 34.5 | 0 |
| Toyama | ¥4.62M | ¥331,300 | ¥642,800 | 48.1 | 4 |
| Fukushima | ¥4.52M | ¥330,300 | ¥558,400 | 54.3 | 8 |
| Shimane | ¥4.48M | ¥316,300 | ¥679,600 | 54.6 | 3 |
| Saitama | ¥4.46M | ¥337,400 | ¥410,100 | 49.6 | 5 |
| Hokkaido | ¥4.39M | ¥339,400 | ¥315,400 | 49.3 | 15 |
| Okayama | ¥4.37M | ¥335,900 | ¥342,900 | 42.5 | 14 |
| Ishikawa | ¥4.35M | ¥311,300 | ¥619,100 | 49 | 5 |
| Kagoshima | ¥4.34M | ¥286,700 | ¥903,300 | 55.4 | 10 |
| Kanagawa | ¥4.32M | ¥351,800 | ¥99,600 | 52.9 | 9 |
| Nagasaki | ¥4.31M | ¥322,800 | ¥432,500 | 61.2 | 9 |
| Tokushima | ¥4.31M | ¥331,900 | ¥323,000 | 50.5 | 0 |
| Hyogo | ¥4.27M | ¥327,900 | ¥332,200 | 41.9 | 8 |
| Nagano | ¥4.22M | ¥341,800 | ¥120,900 | 49.3 | 6 |
| Kagawa | ¥4.21M | ¥317,900 | ¥398,800 | 52 | 7 |
| Wakayama | ¥4.16M | ¥331,100 | ¥182,700 | 53.4 | 12 |
| Kumamoto | ¥4.13M | ¥306,500 | ¥452,700 | 49.9 | 19 |
| Saga | ¥4.12M | ¥311,300 | ¥385,300 | 50.5 | 15 |
| Yamagata | ¥4.09M | ¥290,300 | ¥608,200 | 52.7 | 3 |
| Gifu | ¥4.03M | ¥292,200 | ¥526,500 | 61.5 | 17 |
| Iwate | ¥3.93M | ¥298,200 | ¥354,300 | 48.5 | 13 |
| Akita | ¥3.81M | ¥270,200 | ¥570,000 | 58.7 | 2 |
| Miyazaki | ¥3.63M | ¥275,900 | ¥321,300 | 49.3 | 5 |
Showing data for 46 of 47 prefectures. Some prefectures excluded due to insufficient sample size in government survey.