Abstract
Day-nursery teacher’s salaries have been generally low level since the childcare system reform was initiated in the late 1990s. In this paper, I analyzed the decrease in these salaries since 2000 and the factors underlying this decline. Using a pooled regression analysis with aggregate data of prefectural average salaries surveyed at eight points every 5 years between 1980 and 2015. It has become clear that day-nursery teacher’s salaries have fallen below the average for female workers since 2000. With regard to factors contributing to this decline, salaries growth based on average length of service has been reduced. The above results suggest that it is necessary to recover a national minimum wage according to work experience.
