Telephone Operators
電話応接事務員
Quick Facts
Salary Ranking
#122 of 145 occupations
Top 84%
Best Paying Region
Tokyo: ¥315,200
Lowest: Yamagata (¥199,500)
Gender Pay Gap
Women earn 80% of male salary
Significant gap (¥256,200 vs ¥318,700)
Career Growth
+5% salary change
¥261,700 (2020) → ¥273,800 (2023)
Company Size Impact
Large companies pay +1% more
¥276,100 vs ¥272,300
Workforce
~18k workers nationwide
Mid-size field
National Average (2023, By Gender)
Total
Monthly Salary
¥273,800
Base Salary
¥255,700
Annual Bonus
¥384,300
Average Age:42.8 yrs
Overtime Hours:9 hrs
Male
Monthly Salary
¥318,700
Base Salary
¥288,400
Annual Bonus
¥539,000
Average Age:43.7 yrs
Overtime Hours:13 hrs
Female
Monthly Salary
¥256,200
Base Salary
¥242,800
Annual Bonus
¥323,400
Average Age:42.4 yrs
Overtime Hours:7 hrs
By Prefecture (2023)
| Prefecture | Monthly Salary | Annual Bonus | Average Age | Overtime Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo | ¥315,200 | ¥510,800 | 40.2 | 9 |
| Kanagawa | ¥300,700 | ¥697,100 | 47 | 6 |
| Gunma | ¥298,300 | ¥488,200 | 49.1 | 12 |
| Tochigi | ¥287,800 | ¥1.14M | 46.1 | 6 |
| Osaka | ¥284,300 | ¥298,900 | 46.8 | 6 |
| Shizuoka | ¥281,300 | ¥675,000 | 45.2 | 11 |
| Hyogo | ¥277,100 | ¥487,300 | 45.4 | 10 |
| Aichi | ¥276,600 | ¥360,600 | 46.9 | 9 |
| Gifu | ¥274,400 | ¥1.01M | 43.3 | 4 |
| Shiga | ¥273,900 | ¥871,800 | 53.7 | 7 |
| Fukui | ¥273,600 | ¥642,700 | 39.3 | 9 |
| Kyoto | ¥273,200 | ¥270,800 | 44.3 | 11 |
| Fukuoka | ¥271,400 | ¥359,600 | 44.1 | 7 |
| Yamaguchi | ¥267,900 | ¥414,300 | 46 | 8 |
| Kagoshima | ¥266,300 | ¥348,600 | 41.7 | 9 |
| Ehime | ¥263,300 | ¥25,800 | 41.7 | 12 |
| Wakayama | ¥256,300 | ¥450,000 | 45.4 | 1 |
| Hokkaido | ¥251,300 | ¥154,200 | 40.5 | 11 |
| Nara | ¥250,700 | ¥734,100 | 48 | 5 |
| Saitama | ¥250,500 | ¥627,100 | 45.4 | 3 |
| Miyagi | ¥249,700 | ¥563,400 | 44 | 9 |
| Saga | ¥249,700 | ¥575,600 | 38.2 | 11 |
| Okayama | ¥248,000 | ¥523,300 | 48.5 | 5 |
| Akita | ¥242,900 | ¥723,800 | 40.2 | 6 |
| Mie | ¥242,900 | ¥393,200 | 39.5 | 7 |
| Kumamoto | ¥242,000 | ¥316,600 | 42.6 | 12 |
| Hiroshima | ¥241,900 | ¥241,600 | 39.1 | 10 |
| Nagano | ¥239,700 | ¥475,600 | 42.6 | 6 |
| Tokushima | ¥239,300 | ¥524,800 | 42 | 8 |
| Niigata | ¥237,900 | ¥427,300 | 45 | 7 |
| Chiba | ¥234,300 | ¥403,000 | 47.4 | 4 |
| Nagasaki | ¥233,200 | ¥258,800 | 44.5 | 6 |
| Kochi | ¥231,500 | ¥246,900 | 38.5 | 6 |
| Iwate | ¥230,800 | ¥390,800 | 46.9 | 17 |
| Tottori | ¥229,200 | ¥171,700 | 41.6 | 5 |
| Ibaraki | ¥228,900 | ¥454,700 | 39.7 | 3 |
| Yamanashi | ¥226,500 | ¥253,400 | 44.8 | 10 |
| Toyama | ¥224,100 | ¥525,000 | 47.2 | 1 |
| Kagawa | ¥223,900 | ¥105,700 | 41.7 | 1 |
| Ishikawa | ¥222,600 | ¥312,900 | 49.2 | 6 |
| Fukushima | ¥220,800 | ¥109,400 | 43.8 | 7 |
| Shimane | ¥219,200 | ¥235,600 | 45.4 | 7 |
| Miyazaki | ¥216,400 | ¥204,200 | 41.8 | 8 |
| Oita | ¥212,100 | ¥105,900 | 39.4 | 2 |
| Aomori | ¥210,700 | ¥140,100 | 42.1 | 6 |
| Okinawa | ¥207,000 | ¥54,900 | 44 | 11 |
| Yamagata | ¥199,500 | ¥192,600 | 38.7 | 9 |
By Company Size (2023)
| Company Size | Monthly Salary | Annual Bonus | Average Age | Overtime Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000+ employees | ¥276,100 | ¥334,200 | 42.1 | 10 |
| 10-99 employees | ¥272,300 | ¥386,600 | 42.2 | 4 |
| 100-999 employees | ¥270,600 | ¥467,800 | 44 | 8 |
Trends (2020-2023)
2020
¥261,700
2021
¥261,200
2022
¥276,800
2023
¥273,800