Zenken published the results of a survey examining the gap between minimum wages offered in beauty industry job postings in Saitama Prefecture and the minimum wage in September 2026. The survey shows pay differences by occupation for full-time, temporary and part-time positions.
Zenken extracted salary data for hairstylists, estheticians, nail technicians and eyelash technicians in Saitama Prefecture from job postings listed on the Bipro beauty jobs site in September 2026, and announced that it had calculated the differences from the minimum wage for full-time, temporary and part-time positions. The survey was conducted internally, and its calculation method for converting hourly wages into monthly salaries is also provided.
For full-time positions, the difference from the minimum wage was ¥46,801/month for hairstylist jobs, ¥51,184/month for esthetician jobs, ¥51,684/month for nail technician jobs and ¥34,740/month for eyelash technician jobs. For temporary and part-time positions, the differences were ¥136/month for hairstylist jobs, ¥259/month for nail technician jobs and ¥79/month for eyelash technician jobs.
The survey covered job postings for hairstylists, estheticians, nail technicians and eyelash technicians in Saitama Prefecture. The survey period was September 2026, the survey was conducted internally, and the target population was defined as job postings listed on Bipro. The minimum wage used as the benchmark was ¥1,141.