Saitama beauty-job pay runs well above minimum wage; salon stylists’ full-time pay about ¥248,000 a month (Bipro survey)
Bipro, a job site for the beauty industry run by Zenken Corp., published a survey comparing pay in Saitama Prefecture job ads in September 2026 with the minimum wage of ¥1,141 an hour. Full-time monthly pay is ¥247,617 for hair stylists and ¥252,000 for estheticians, about ¥35,000–¥52,000 above the minimum-wage equivalent.
Key points
- Full-time monthly pay: stylist ¥247,617 (+¥46,801 vs minimum-wage equivalent), esthetician ¥252,000 (+¥51,184), nail artist ¥252,500 (+¥51,684), eyelist ¥235,556 (+¥34,740)
- Part-time hourly pay: stylist ¥1,277 (+¥136), nail artist ¥1,400 (+¥259), eyelist ¥1,220 (+¥79)
- Based on Saitama’s ¥1,141 minimum wage; an in-house survey of ads on Bipro
Background
Zenken extracted pay from Bipro listings in Saitama for stylists, estheticians, nail artists and eyelists. Full-time monthly pay is compared with a minimum-wage monthly figure calculated as hourly rate × 22 days × 8 hours; part-time monthly pay is converted into an hourly figure.
These are advertised pay levels on one job site, so actual pay, other job media and other prefectures may differ.
What it means for shops
The figures offer a reference for setting salon pay and writing job ads. Roles with a smaller gap above the minimum wage are more exposed to labour-cost pressure when the minimum wage is revised. Candidates also compare working conditions, not just pay.
What shops should do
- Compare your own job ads and pay with the local minimum hourly wage
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