Salaries
Realistic pay ranges by occupation
Caregiver Salary
What foreign caregivers earn in Japan, how night shifts and qualifications change pay, and which visa routes lead to caregiving jobs.
Construction Worker Salary
What construction workers earn in Japan, how day rates and overtime caps work, and why the labor shortage keeps pushing conditions up.
Driver Salary
What truck, delivery and taxi drivers earn in Japan, the license conversion process, and how the "2024 problem" opened this field to foreign workers.
Factory Worker Salary
What factory work pays in Japan, why the direct-hire/dispatch split matters more than the industry, shift premiums, and the regions where manufacturing money goes furthest.
Hotel Worker Salary
What hotel staff earn in Japan, how the tourism boom changed hiring, the SSW accommodation field, and which roles multilingual workers should target.
Interpreter Salary
What interpreters and translators earn in Japan, in-house versus freelance economics, which language pairs pay, and how AI is reshaping the work.
IT Support Salary
What IT support and helpdesk roles pay in Japan, why bilingual support is a hiring hotspot, and how support work ladders into higher-paid tech careers.
Nurse Salary
What nurses earn in Japan, why the national license is the real gatekeeper for foreign nurses, and the EPA and exam routes that actually work.
Restaurant Worker Salary
What restaurant staff earn in Japan, chain versus independent pay, the food-service SSW field, and how kitchen careers actually progress.
Software Engineer Salary
What software engineers actually earn in Japan, how pay differs between Japanese and international companies, and what affects your offer.