Elderly care is one of the important issues in Japan. Our society needs many workers for elderly care, but their salaries are not high. Care Work Foundation conducted a survey of workers' salaries in care service business. According to it, the average salary of workers was 166,591 yen ($1,398 €1,234) per month in 2013. It includes part-time workers. In terms of full-time workers, the average is 235,269 yen per month.
Table : Monthly Salary of Elderly Care Workers in Japan by Prefecture, 2013
Total | Full-time worker (monthly payment) | |||||
Prefecture | Number of sample | Amount (Yen) | Number of sample | Amount (Yen) | Amount ($) | Amount (Euro) |
Average | 62,449 | 166,591 | 30,863 | 235,269 | 1974 | 1742 |
Hokkaido | 3,391 | 166,607 | 1,943 | 217,031 | 1821 | 1607 |
Aomori | 1,067 | 166,860 | 743 | 192,318 | 1614 | 1424 |
Iwate | 791 | 167,158 | 484 | 205,281 | 1723 | 1520 |
Miyagi | 833 | 175,252 | 458 | 223,986 | 1880 | 1659 |
Akita | 1,117 | 176,240 | 758 | 203,733 | 1710 | 1509 |
Yamagata | 693 | 189,457 | 482 | 221,565 | 1859 | 1641 |
Fukushima | 1,042 | 167,654 | 504 | 230,143 | 1931 | 1704 |
Ibaraki | 976 | 181,261 | 557 | 239,027 | 2006 | 1770 |
Tochigi | 746 | 176,454 | 386 | 241,532 | 2027 | 1789 |
Gunma | 908 | 165,110 | 433 | 234,862 | 1971 | 1739 |
Saitama | 2,041 | 159,664 | 831 | 255,456 | 2144 | 1892 |
Chiba | 2,006 | 167,422 | 917 | 249,396 | 2093 | 1847 |
Tokyo | 4,734 | 183,324 | 2,112 | 278,268 | 2335 | 2061 |
Kanagawa | 3,207 | 162,625 | 1,201 | 270,379 | 2269 | 2002 |
Niigata | 1,533 | 190,376 | 997 | 233,085 | 1956 | 1726 |
Toyama | 667 | 175,124 | 368 | 234,621 | 1969 | 1738 |
Ishikawa | 651 | 197,201 | 411 | 238,770 | 2004 | 1768 |
Fukui | 428 | 190,409 | 281 | 236,336 | 1983 | 1750 |
Yamanashi | 372 | 169,585 | 182 | 237,759 | 1995 | 1761 |
Nagano | 1,358 | 181,395 | 653 | 253,277 | 2126 | 1876 |
Gifu | 1,063 | 165,599 | 523 | 237,415 | 1992 | 1758 |
Shizuoka | 1,681 | 175,710 | 859 | 242,525 | 2035 | 1796 |
Aichi | 3,136 | 162,702 | 1,274 | 258,942 | 2173 | 1918 |
Mie | 951 | 181,856 | 512 | 250,959 | 2106 | 1859 |
Shiga | 716 | 166,209 | 363 | 229,468 | 1926 | 1699 |
Kyoto | 959 | 178,297 | 497 | 244,727 | 2054 | 1812 |
Osaka | 5,122 | 139,931 | 1,726 | 246,997 | 2073 | 1829 |
Hyogo | 2,839 | 160,479 | 1,230 | 252,420 | 2118 | 1869 |
Nara | 696 | 165,337 | 312 | 253,408 | 2127 | 1877 |
Wakayama | 602 | 170,517 | 294 | 237,671 | 1995 | 1760 |
Tottori | 345 | 181,379 | 208 | 230,350 | 1933 | 1706 |
Shimane | 561 | 180,625 | 328 | 222,005 | 1863 | 1644 |
Okayama | 869 | 168,846 | 472 | 222,722 | 1869 | 1649 |
Hiroshima | 1,431 | 170,349 | 746 | 236,565 | 1985 | 1752 |
Yamaguchi | 873 | 167,104 | 419 | 237,083 | 1990 | 1756 |
Tokushima | 444 | 169,522 | 261 | 217,169 | 1822 | 1608 |
Kagawa | 488 | 161,990 | 256 | 221,669 | 1860 | 1642 |
Ehime | 1,262 | 155,591 | 624 | 209,129 | 1755 | 1549 |
Kochi | 521 | 163,727 | 251 | 221,687 | 1860 | 1642 |
Fukuoka | 3,185 | 149,151 | 1,461 | 221,265 | 1857 | 1639 |
Saga | 510 | 158,943 | 321 | 205,321 | 1723 | 1521 |
Nagasaki | 993 | 163,506 | 584 | 211,011 | 1771 | 1563 |
Kumamoto | 1,266 | 158,845 | 711 | 203,657 | 1709 | 1508 |
Oita | 804 | 169,173 | 492 | 214,726 | 1802 | 1590 |
Miyazaki | 785 | 160,369 | 496 | 199,382 | 1673 | 1477 |
Kagoshima | 1,158 | 164,726 | 634 | 214,725 | 1802 | 1590 |
Okinawa | 583 | 160,767 | 298 | 204,449 | 1716 | 1514 |
Figure : Monthly Salary of Elderly Care Workers by Prefecture
Figure : Monthly Salary of Full-Time Care Workers by Prefecture
Table : Monthly Salary of Daily-wage Part-time Care Workers in Japan, 2013
Part-time worker (daily payment) | ||||
Number of sample | Amount (Yen) | Amount ($) | Amount (Euro) | |
Average | 1,940 | 143,189 | 1202 | 1060 |
Hokkaido | 147 | 129,361 | 1086 | 958 |
Aomori | 54 | 134,532 | 1129 | 996 |
Iwate | 31 | 152,060 | 1276 | 1126 |
Miyagi | 45 | 165,515 | 1389 | 1226 |
Akita | 68 | 149,557 | 1255 | 1108 |
Yamagata | 38 | 151,124 | 1268 | 1119 |
Fukushima | 79 | 165,466 | 1389 | 1225 |
Ibaraki | 17 | 119,098 | 999 | 882 |
Tochigi | 33 | 113,773 | 955 | 843 |
Gunma | 16 | 149,343 | 1253 | 1106 |
Saitama | 31 | 156,954 | 1317 | 1162 |
Chiba | 84 | 143,489 | 1204 | 1063 |
Tokyo | 50 | 131,478 | 1103 | 974 |
Kanagawa | 63 | 140,782 | 1181 | 1043 |
Niigata | 76 | 158,152 | 1327 | 1171 |
Toyama | 25 | 99,190 | 832 | 735 |
Ishikawa | 24 | 120,793 | 1014 | 895 |
Fukui | 5 | 112,924 | 948 | 836 |
Yamanashi | 12 | 163,584 | 1373 | 1212 |
Nagano | 36 | 180,579 | 1515 | 1337 |
Gifu | 18 | 112,118 | 941 | 830 |
Shizuoka | 6 | 138,431 | 1162 | 1025 |
Aichi | 39 | 150,823 | 1266 | 1117 |
Mie | 20 | 164,716 | 1382 | 1220 |
Shiga | 21 | 161,745 | 1357 | 1198 |
Kyoto | 35 | 135,132 | 1134 | 1001 |
Osaka | 76 | 126,440 | 1061 | 936 |
Hyogo | 47 | 125,405 | 1052 | 929 |
Nara | 6 | 72,850 | 611 | 540 |
Wakayama | 49 | 161,306 | 1354 | 1195 |
Tottori | 28 | 155,982 | 1309 | 1155 |
Shimane | 30 | 132,941 | 1116 | 985 |
Okayama | 28 | 140,333 | 1178 | 1039 |
Hiroshima | 52 | 135,081 | 1134 | 1000 |
Yamaguchi | 27 | 152,137 | 1277 | 1127 |
Tokushima | 29 | 164,392 | 1380 | 1217 |
Kagawa | 4 | 165,292 | 1387 | 1224 |
Ehime | 60 | 156,926 | 1317 | 1162 |
Kochi | 55 | 151,898 | 1275 | 1125 |
Fukuoka | 103 | 139,353 | 1169 | 1032 |
Saga | 20 | 92,493 | 776 | 685 |
Nagasaki | 27 | 138,373 | 1161 | 1025 |
Kumamoto | 70 | 145,406 | 1220 | 1077 |
Oita | 47 | 134,002 | 1125 | 992 |
Miyazaki | 31 | 163,749 | 1374 | 1213 |
Kagoshima | 60 | 146,997 | 1234 | 1089 |
Okinawa | 18 | 137,740 | 1156 | 1020 |
Table : Monthly Salary of Hourly-wage Part-time Care Workers in Japan, 2013
Part-time worker (hourly payment) | ||||
Number of sample | Amount (Yen) | Amount ($) | Amount (Euro) | |
Average | 29,646 | 96,625 | 811 | 716 |
Hokkaido | 1,301 | 95,508 | 802 | 707 |
Aomori | 270 | 103,270 | 867 | 765 |
Iwate | 276 | 101,998 | 856 | 755 |
Miyagi | 330 | 108,943 | 914 | 807 |
Akita | 291 | 110,860 | 930 | 821 |
Yamagata | 173 | 108,419 | 910 | 803 |
Fukushima | 459 | 99,414 | 834 | 736 |
Ibaraki | 402 | 103,851 | 872 | 769 |
Tochigi | 327 | 105,960 | 889 | 785 |
Gunma | 459 | 99,858 | 838 | 740 |
Saitama | 1,179 | 92,218 | 774 | 683 |
Chiba | 1,005 | 94,626 | 794 | 701 |
Tokyo | 2,572 | 106,368 | 893 | 788 |
Kanagawa | 1,943 | 96,729 | 812 | 716 |
Niigata | 460 | 103,133 | 865 | 764 |
Toyama | 274 | 102,145 | 857 | 756 |
Ishikawa | 216 | 126,596 | 1062 | 938 |
Fukui | 142 | 102,252 | 858 | 757 |
Yamanashi | 178 | 100,283 | 842 | 743 |
Nagano | 669 | 111,276 | 934 | 824 |
Gifu | 522 | 95,490 | 801 | 707 |
Shizuoka | 816 | 105,648 | 887 | 782 |
Aichi | 1,823 | 95,699 | 803 | 709 |
Mie | 419 | 98,234 | 824 | 728 |
Shiga | 332 | 97,325 | 817 | 721 |
Kyoto | 427 | 104,514 | 877 | 774 |
Osaka | 3,320 | 84,578 | 710 | 626 |
Hyogo | 1,562 | 89,135 | 748 | 660 |
Nara | 378 | 94,111 | 790 | 697 |
Wakayama | 259 | 96,032 | 806 | 711 |
Tottori | 109 | 94,455 | 793 | 700 |
Shimane | 203 | 120,812 | 1014 | 895 |
Okayama | 369 | 102,094 | 857 | 756 |
Hiroshima | 633 | 95,210 | 799 | 705 |
Yamaguchi | 427 | 99,383 | 834 | 736 |
Tokushima | 154 | 89,736 | 753 | 665 |
Kagawa | 228 | 94,924 | 797 | 703 |
Ehime | 578 | 97,655 | 820 | 723 |
Kochi | 215 | 99,089 | 832 | 734 |
Fukuoka | 1,621 | 84,777 | 711 | 628 |
Saga | 169 | 78,718 | 661 | 583 |
Nagasaki | 382 | 92,656 | 778 | 686 |
Kumamoto | 485 | 95,092 | 798 | 704 |
Oita | 265 | 90,836 | 762 | 673 |
Miyazaki | 258 | 84,962 | 713 | 629 |
Kagoshima | 464 | 98,701 | 828 | 731 |
Okinawa | 267 | 113,566 | 953 | 841 |
Source is Care Work Foundation.
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