Bus Drivers
バス運転者
Quick Facts
Salary Ranking
#81 of 145 occupations
Top 56%
Best Paying Region
Tokyo: ¥396,800
Lowest: Miyazaki (¥210,000)
Career Growth
+10% salary change
¥296,900 (2020) → ¥325,600 (2023)
Company Size Impact
Large companies pay +36% more
¥371,900 vs ¥274,200
Workforce
~11k workers nationwide
Mid-size field
National Average (2023, By Gender)
Total
Monthly Salary
¥325,600
Base Salary
¥249,300
Annual Bonus
¥624,700
Average Age:53.9 yrs
Overtime Hours:33 hrs
By Prefecture (2023)
| Prefecture | Monthly Salary | Annual Bonus | Average Age | Overtime Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo | ¥396,800 | ¥945,400 | 52.9 | 47 |
| Hyogo | ¥375,300 | ¥847,900 | 49.2 | 16 |
| Kyoto | ¥363,800 | ¥556,000 | 50.1 | 49 |
| Kanagawa | ¥357,800 | ¥657,100 | 53.5 | 55 |
| Mie | ¥350,300 | ¥686,500 | 56.9 | 49 |
| Chiba | ¥338,000 | ¥718,600 | 51 | 37 |
| Gifu | ¥334,100 | ¥376,900 | 56.2 | 35 |
| Saitama | ¥332,100 | ¥899,800 | 54.9 | 30 |
| Shiga | ¥324,500 | ¥517,000 | 53.9 | 45 |
| Hiroshima | ¥320,900 | ¥525,200 | 51.1 | 47 |
| Yamanashi | ¥320,700 | ¥361,200 | 55.8 | 43 |
| Toyama | ¥319,400 | ¥409,000 | 57.1 | 22 |
| Nagano | ¥305,300 | ¥420,400 | 53 | 27 |
| Tokushima | ¥305,100 | ¥386,300 | 54.5 | 37 |
| Osaka | ¥301,100 | ¥476,200 | 57.3 | 39 |
| Aichi | ¥299,600 | ¥329,700 | 54.3 | 22 |
| Fukuoka | ¥299,200 | ¥773,500 | 53.1 | 30 |
| Tochigi | ¥298,700 | ¥540,900 | 54.8 | 30 |
| Okayama | ¥298,500 | ¥470,100 | 56.7 | 15 |
| Miyagi | ¥293,900 | ¥358,700 | 54.3 | 28 |
| Ishikawa | ¥286,900 | ¥386,400 | 55.8 | 25 |
| Nara | ¥285,000 | ¥527,300 | 52.5 | 23 |
| Kagawa | ¥282,000 | ¥396,100 | 56 | 48 |
| Yamaguchi | ¥277,200 | ¥529,400 | 53.6 | 18 |
| Shimane | ¥274,600 | ¥396,600 | 55.6 | 29 |
| Hokkaido | ¥269,300 | ¥174,900 | 58.9 | 11 |
| Ibaraki | ¥269,200 | ¥420,700 | 57.1 | 22 |
| Saga | ¥268,500 | ¥430,200 | 56.1 | 29 |
| Gunma | ¥268,200 | ¥47,900 | 57.7 | 28 |
| Fukushima | ¥268,100 | ¥575,500 | 57 | 16 |
| Yamagata | ¥267,000 | ¥317,000 | 53.4 | 23 |
| Shizuoka | ¥260,900 | ¥367,900 | 53.2 | 22 |
| Niigata | ¥260,100 | ¥425,800 | 53.2 | 16 |
| Kagoshima | ¥256,400 | ¥328,500 | 60 | 29 |
| Tottori | ¥255,800 | ¥379,400 | 58.5 | 10 |
| Okinawa | ¥249,900 | ¥171,900 | 53.4 | 24 |
| Kochi | ¥249,200 | ¥473,400 | 54.2 | 15 |
| Ehime | ¥246,000 | ¥429,300 | 55.2 | 18 |
| Aomori | ¥245,500 | ¥364,500 | 57.4 | 15 |
| Iwate | ¥238,700 | ¥180,500 | 61.4 | 29 |
| Akita | ¥234,200 | ¥278,600 | 57.4 | 14 |
| Fukui | ¥234,000 | ¥208,500 | 60.3 | 36 |
| Nagasaki | ¥233,100 | ¥741,800 | 56.1 | 19 |
| Kumamoto | ¥225,100 | ¥194,200 | 59.6 | 12 |
| Wakayama | ¥221,600 | ¥288,000 | 56.2 | 13 |
| Oita | ¥213,600 | ¥268,900 | 59.5 | 5 |
| Miyazaki | ¥210,000 | ¥382,000 | 56.4 | 0 |
By Company Size (2023)
| Company Size | Monthly Salary | Annual Bonus | Average Age | Overtime Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000+ employees | ¥371,900 | ¥936,000 | 52.1 | 39 |
| 100-999 employees | ¥306,000 | ¥489,900 | 54.1 | 37 |
| 10-99 employees | ¥274,200 | ¥286,700 | 57 | 14 |
Trends (2020-2023)
2020
¥296,900
2021
¥284,900
2022
¥293,300
2023
¥325,600