How much a Childcare workers (hoikushi) earns in each prefecture of Japan: monthly pay, annual bonus, working hours, average age. Official survey, all workers (men and women), full-time.
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保育士 — Childcare workers (hoikushi)
| Prefecture | Monthly pay (yen) | Annual bonus (yen) | Hours / month | Avg age | Workers in sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan (all) | 285,700 | 847,900 | 166 | 40.3 | 291,510 |
| Tokyo | 315,200 | 848,600 | 164 | 38.1 | 40,280 |
| Chiba | 312,800 | 736,200 | 167 | 40.6 | 20,500 |
| Aichi | 308,600 | 860,100 | 170 | 40 | 9,770 |
| Kanagawa | 301,800 | 690,100 | 166 | 36.5 | 26,270 |
| Shizuoka | 298,100 | 1,118,800 | 164 | 40.9 | 8,620 |
| Shiga | 297,200 | 952,900 | 167 | 37.3 | 2,480 |
| Osaka | 295,500 | 806,900 | 167 | 39.7 | 16,820 |
| Yamanashi | 290,500 | 1,243,100 | 159 | 40.4 | 1,270 |
| Hyogo | 288,800 | 796,300 | 166 | 42.8 | 4,950 |
| Kyoto | 287,900 | 1,112,200 | 159 | 41.7 | 8,880 |
| Tokushima | 285,700 | 890,300 | 166 | 40.6 | 1,840 |
| Fukuoka | 285,400 | 836,200 | 166 | 41.1 | 18,200 |
| Ibaraki | 284,000 | 799,600 | 172 | 36.6 | 6,770 |
| Kagoshima | 282,500 | 1,166,400 | 162 | 46 | 3,510 |
| Hokkaido | 281,300 | 1,029,800 | 158 | 48.5 | 9,000 |
| Ehime | 280,200 | 1,128,700 | 168 | 43.8 | 2,860 |
| Saitama | 276,700 | 796,400 | 165 | 39.4 | 16,310 |
| Kochi | 273,800 | 826,500 | 165 | 42.3 | 2,520 |
| Mie | 273,300 | 762,600 | 171 | 41.3 | 2,270 |
| Nagasaki | 273,200 | 1,036,400 | 164 | 44.5 | 5,260 |
| Gifu | 271,000 | 796,300 | 165 | 43.2 | 3,770 |
| Okinawa | 268,600 | 669,100 | 167 | 40.9 | 9,730 |
| Fukui | 267,300 | 869,700 | 164 | 41.4 | 930 |
| Akita | 265,800 | 987,000 | 163 | 42 | 2,600 |
| Okayama | 263,600 | 1,081,700 | 170 | 40.8 | 5,750 |
| Hiroshima | 263,500 | 640,300 | 169 | 38.4 | 3,060 |
| Yamaguchi | 263,200 | 755,300 | 174 | 39.5 | 4,170 |
| Nagano | 263,000 | 926,800 | 168 | 38.4 | 1,890 |
| Saga | 262,300 | 913,900 | 168 | 44.2 | 2,520 |
| Tottori | 262,000 | 742,700 | 165 | 38.9 | 1,130 |
| Shimane | 261,700 | 714,400 | 164 | 38 | 1,920 |
| Nara | 261,400 | 634,300 | 162 | 47.5 | 560 |
| Fukushima | 259,200 | 1,130,600 | 161 | 41.3 | 4,530 |
| Niigata | 258,100 | 764,700 | 174 | 39 | 2,620 |
| Iwate | 256,300 | 749,300 | 162 | 40.7 | 2,310 |
| Gunma | 256,200 | 992,100 | 160 | 41.5 | 5,720 |
| Wakayama | 255,800 | 795,400 | 179 | 39.2 | 1,340 |
| Miyagi | 251,800 | 566,200 | 165 | 35.2 | 4,900 |
| Oita | 251,600 | 1,135,900 | 165 | 42.8 | 2,600 |
| Kumamoto | 251,400 | 667,700 | 171 | 44.8 | 3,390 |
| Ishikawa | 248,100 | 1,007,200 | 171 | 46.1 | 1,140 |
| Tochigi | 245,000 | 753,600 | 163 | 39.2 | 3,970 |
| Toyama | 242,200 | 557,600 | 166 | 40.2 | 830 |
| Yamagata | 241,900 | 505,600 | 168 | 41.7 | 2,880 |
| Aomori | 240,200 | 792,300 | 171 | 44.2 | 2,560 |
| Miyazaki | 239,800 | 1,165,500 | 164 | 43.1 | 5,460 |
| Kagawa | 230,100 | 473,300 | 162 | 41.5 | 860 |
* fewer than 200 workers in sample — treat as rough
Source: Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Basic Survey on Wage Structure 2025, prefecture × occupation table (一般労働者・都道府県別 第3表 職種（特掲）). Monthly pay = きまって支給する現金給与額 (includes overtime, before tax). Government Standard Terms of Use v2.0.