How much does a nursing assistant make in Japan?
a year · about $12 an hour
The average nursing assistant in Japan makes $22,472 (¥3.37M) a year, monthly pay × 12 plus bonus, below a typical worker in Japan ($33,720) (average, 2025, Japan's Basic Survey on Wage Structure).
What do they do?
After a morning team huddle, they wheel patients to tests or rehab and make beds or clean the ward. At lunch they serve meals and help patients eat; later they restock supplies and sort paperwork.
Did you know? With nurses, nursing assistants may turn patients at set times to help prevent bedsores.
Is that a lot?
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How do you become one?
In Japan, you can apply for a nursing assistant job without a set school degree or qualification. Once hired, you learn on the job under nurses’ direction; some hospitals also let people try the work beforehand.
Why does pay differ?
In Japan, pay can differ with experience, and some hospitals favor applicants with care qualifications. It also depends on the hospital’s size and type, the area, full- or part-time hours, and whether or how often someone works nights.
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Data table and sources
| Company size | Everyone | Men | Women | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any size | $22,472 | $24,507 | $22,036 | 48.7 |
| Big company | $23,667 | $28,129 | $23,231 | 50 |
| Mid-size | $22,203 | $24,083 | $21,711 | 48.3 |
| Small company | $21,894 | $24,036 | $21,463 | 48.3 |
Source: MHLW Basic Survey on Wage Structure 2025 (regular workers, by occupation) (e-Stat). Yearly pay = monthly contractual cash earnings × 12 + annual bonus. Averages for regular workers at firms with 10+ employees. Public employees (teachers, police, firefighters) and company executives are not in this survey. e-stat.go.jp
Pages used for the text
- shigoto.mhlw.go.jp/User/Occupation/Detail/246
- www.mhlw.go.jp/stf/newpage_37785.html
- www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/files?page=1&layout=datalist&toukei=00450091&tstat=
- job-gear.net/kagamidohp2/all/PLj_1_20_DUD%2CID/MLkyujin_l.htm
Data: MHLW Basic Survey on Wage Structure 2025 · 1 USD = 150 JPY