Who Earns What

How much does a safety worker make in Japan?

Other Protective Service Workers, NEC
$22,351 (¥3.35M)

a year · about $12 an hour

The average safety worker in Japan makes $22,351 (¥3.35M) 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?

There is no single daily routine in this broad group. For example, an immigration security officer reviews information, interviews people, helps secure a facility, and may escort someone to another country.

Did you know? Japan's official “other protective” category includes pool and beach lifeguards as well as immigration security officers.

Is that a lot?

Compared with jobs you know
This job$22,351
Typical worker$33,720
Elementary teacher$49,011
Doctor$100,817
Cashier$25,651

What if you were…

In Japan, age and company size matter most

Pick a company size, sex or age to see that group's average here.

How it changes with age

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How it changes with company size

Any size$22,351
Big company$27,617
Mid-size$22,916
Small company$19,872
Men$22,431
Women$20,955

How do you become one?

In Japan, the immigration-security route is to finish high school (or be due to graduate) and pass the national exam, including written, interview, medical and fitness checks. New hires then train in law, languages and practical skills; other roles have different routes.

Why does pay differ?

In Japan, pay can vary with experience and rank, the employer (government or private, and its size), location, and full- or part-time hours; night work and overtime can also affect pay. Specialist duties and relevant licenses may matter, but this broad group has no single shared license.

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Who earns more?

In the US, a typical security worker makes $42,540 → see more

Data table and sources
Safety worker pay in Japan (2025, averages by company size and sex) — Data: MHLW Basic Survey on Wage Structure 2025
Company sizeEveryoneMenWomenAge
Any size$22,351$22,431$20,95556.6
Big company$27,617$28,179$23,20349.6
Mid-size$22,916$23,049$20,06457.2
Small company$19,872$19,851$20,20358.3

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

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Data: MHLW Basic Survey on Wage Structure 2025 · 1 USD = 150 JPY