How Much Do Home Medical Care Physicians Earn in Japan? 2025 Physician Income Data
Physicians working in home medical care in Japan reported a median annual income of ¥19 million (approximately £91,000) in the latest specialty-level physician income survey from the Physician Career Research Institute.
The 2025 survey, based on responses from 2,055 physicians overall, provides a useful benchmark for doctors whose work is centred on delivering medical care in patients’ homes.
Among the Home Medical Care respondents:
Median annual income: ¥19 million (approximately £91,000)
Proportion earning ¥20 million or more: 38.46%
¥20 million threshold: approximately £96,000
Home Medical Care respondents: 26
Importantly, these figures include income from a physician’s main workplace as well as additional or side work.
For home medical care physicians, that distinction is essential when interpreting the headline figure.
What is the median income for a Home Medical Care physician in Japan?
The reported median annual income for physicians working in Home Medical Care was:
¥19 million (approximately £91,000)
This represents total annual professional income including side work, rather than simply the salary paid by a physician’s principal employer.
That matters because doctors in Japan may earn income through more than one clinical role.
A physician working primarily in home medical care may also undertake additional paid clinical work elsewhere.
The ¥19 million figure is therefore best understood as a benchmark for total professional earnings.
It should not be interpreted as an expected base salary.
38.46% of Home Medical Care physicians reported earning ¥20 million or more
The survey provides another useful benchmark for physicians working in home-based medical care.
38.46% of Home Medical Care respondents reported annual income of ¥20 million or more (approximately £96,000+).
That means more than a third of the physicians in this specialty group reported total annual professional income at or above this level.
For a Home Medical Care physician assessing their own compensation, the two core figures are:
Median annual income: ¥19 million (approximately £91,000)
Earning ¥20 million+ (approximately £96,000+): 38.46%
Together, these figures provide a clearer indication of the earnings reported within this area of practice.
Why does side work matter for Home Medical Care physicians?
Additional clinical work is an important part of physician income in Japan.
Doctors may work across more than one hospital, clinic or care setting, and income from those secondary roles can contribute materially to total annual earnings.
The Physician Career Research Institute therefore reports annual income including side work.
For physicians working in Home Medical Care, this means that income from a main employer or primary practice may not reflect their complete annual compensation.
A physician whose principal income is below ¥19 million may still reach or exceed the survey benchmark once additional professional work is included.
Equally, the survey does not indicate that a Home Medical Care physician should expect a ¥19 million basic salary.
The figure is a broader measure of total annual professional income.
What does the ¥19 million median actually represent?
The survey collected physician income using ranges rather than asking respondents to provide an exact annual amount.
The reported median of ¥19 million (approximately £91,000) therefore represents the midpoint of the relevant ¥18 million–¥20 million income band.
It should be treated as an approximate compensation benchmark rather than a precise salary figure.
For a physician assessing their own position, it may therefore be more useful to think of the benchmark as:
around ¥18 million–¥20 million in total annual professional income
rather than treating ¥19 million as an exact expected earnings figure.
How strong is the Home Medical Care sample?
The wider survey included 2,055 physicians, while the Home Medical Care specialty analysis was based on 26 respondents.
That is an important limitation.
The research only published specialty-level figures for groups with at least 15 respondents, so Home Medical Care met the threshold for inclusion.
However, a sample of 26 physicians is still relatively small.
The results should therefore be treated as a useful specialist benchmark rather than a definitive national estimate for every physician working in home medical care in Japan.
Actual earnings may vary according to factors such as:
career stage;
seniority;
employment model;
practice structure;
working hours;
geographic location;
volume of home visits; and
additional clinical work.
Is ¥19 million a Home Medical Care salary?
No.
The clearest interpretation is:
¥19 million is the reported median total annual professional income for the Home Medical Care physicians surveyed, including side work.
It is not a published basic salary.
For physicians working in this area, it can therefore be useful to separate:
guaranteed income from a principal employer or practice;
additional paid clinical work;
other professional income; and
total annual professional earnings.
The survey benchmark relates most closely to the final category.
What should Home Medical Care physicians take from the latest data?
For physicians working in Home Medical Care in Japan, the 2025 survey provides two clear compensation benchmarks.
Median annual professional income, including side work, was:
¥19 million (approximately £91,000)
And:
38.46% reported earning ¥20 million or more (approximately £96,000+).
For an individual physician, these figures provide a useful reference point when considering total annual professional earnings.
The key is to compare like with like.
Income from a single employer or practice should not be compared directly with a survey figure that includes additional clinical work.
For Home Medical Care physicians, the more useful question is therefore not simply:
“What is the salary for a Home Medical Care physician in Japan?”
It is:
“What is my total annual professional income from Home Medical Care and other clinical work, and how does it compare with the ¥19 million benchmark?”
That is the most meaningful way to use the available compensation data.
Source: Physician Career Research Institute / Mediwel, 2025 Physician Income Survey.
Currency note: Sterling equivalents are approximate conversions using the JPY/GBP exchange rate on 11 September 2026. At that rate, ¥19 million is approximately £91,000 and ¥20 million approximately £96,000. GBP figures are included for reader context only and were not reported by the original Japanese survey.
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