Average Annual Salary for Bus Drivers in Japan
Nationwide
Latest
Annual salary (est.)年収
¥4.53M
Monthly gross:¥328,400
Monthly base excl. overtime:¥262,800
Annual Bonus:¥590,100
Age:56 yrs
Overtime Hours:30 hrs
Trends
Quick Facts
Salary Ranking
#94 of 145 occupations
Top 65%
Best Paying Region
Kanagawa: ¥5.59M
Lowest: Aomori (¥3.23M)
Career Growth
+6% salary change
¥4.28M (2020) → ¥4.53M (2025)
Company Size Impact
Large companies pay 13% above average
¥5.14M vs National Avg ¥4.53M
Workforce
~10k workers nationwide
Specialized field
By Company Size
| Company Size | Annual salary (est.) | Monthly gross | Annual Bonus | Age | Overtime Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Companies (10+ employees) | ¥4.53M | ¥328,400 | ¥590,100 | 56 | 30 |
| 10-99 employees | ¥4.00M | ¥302,600 | ¥365,200 | 59 | 17 |
| 100-999 employees | ¥4.58M | ¥329,300 | ¥624,200 | 54.7 | 31 |
| 1000+ employees | ¥5.14M | ¥360,800 | ¥811,000 | 55 | 43 |
By Prefecture
| Prefecture | Annual salary (est.) | Monthly gross | Annual Bonus | Age | Overtime Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kanagawa | ¥5.59M | ¥404,000 | ¥740,100 | 57 | 58 |
| Yamaguchi | ¥5.35M | ¥342,800 | ¥1.24M | 55.3 | 43 |
| Ishikawa | ¥5.19M | ¥360,000 | ¥874,500 | 53 | 35 |
| Toyama | ¥4.99M | ¥340,200 | ¥903,400 | 50.9 | 18 |
| Gifu | ¥4.97M | ¥358,300 | ¥671,200 | 53.1 | 28 |
| Hyogo | ¥4.95M | ¥365,000 | ¥567,100 | 55.1 | 34 |
| Aichi | ¥4.84M | ¥357,400 | ¥549,400 | 54.9 | 18 |
| Hiroshima | ¥4.84M | ¥330,900 | ¥864,800 | 52.3 | 28 |
| Fukuoka | ¥4.80M | ¥340,100 | ¥715,000 | 51.6 | 30 |
| Kyoto | ¥4.79M | ¥350,700 | ¥580,300 | 53.8 | 28 |
| Hokkaido | ¥4.78M | ¥321,100 | ¥929,800 | 55.8 | 33 |
| Mie | ¥4.76M | ¥335,300 | ¥740,400 | 52.1 | 18 |
| Saitama | ¥4.62M | ¥344,100 | ¥487,000 | 59.7 | 18 |
| Tokushima | ¥4.56M | ¥317,900 | ¥744,600 | 52.4 | 46 |
| Shizuoka | ¥4.54M | ¥342,100 | ¥436,300 | 57.4 | 12 |
| Nara | ¥4.51M | ¥312,500 | ¥765,000 | 52.6 | 30 |
| Tokyo | ¥4.46M | ¥343,900 | ¥336,300 | 58.1 | 45 |
| Okayama | ¥4.29M | ¥316,300 | ¥492,600 | 59.6 | 19 |
| Osaka | ¥4.26M | ¥317,500 | ¥450,300 | 58.5 | 28 |
| Shimane | ¥4.25M | ¥343,800 | ¥126,300 | 56.7 | 34 |
| Nagano | ¥4.21M | ¥314,200 | ¥444,600 | 54.7 | 15 |
| Chiba | ¥4.20M | ¥310,900 | ¥472,700 | 59.9 | 5 |
| Tochigi | ¥4.15M | ¥296,900 | ¥583,300 | 54.8 | 30 |
| Ibaraki | ¥4.11M | ¥292,500 | ¥604,000 | 57.1 | 22 |
| Ehime | ¥4.09M | ¥296,700 | ¥532,800 | 51.5 | 26 |
| Fukushima | ¥4.09M | ¥299,800 | ¥488,900 | 57 | 23 |
| Kochi | ¥4.07M | ¥312,700 | ¥314,300 | 58.2 | 12 |
| Kagoshima | ¥4.07M | ¥302,800 | ¥432,900 | 59.4 | 53 |
| Gunma | ¥4.04M | ¥298,200 | ¥459,600 | 56.1 | 32 |
| Wakayama | ¥3.90M | ¥298,300 | ¥315,400 | 59.8 | 20 |
| Niigata | ¥3.88M | ¥280,600 | ¥513,400 | 53.3 | 15 |
| Iwate | ¥3.83M | ¥286,500 | ¥391,100 | 56.5 | 31 |
| Miyagi | ¥3.82M | ¥301,700 | ¥203,200 | 60.1 | 11 |
| Kagawa | ¥3.77M | ¥299,600 | ¥175,800 | 56.6 | 8 |
| Kumamoto | ¥3.75M | ¥275,600 | ¥440,600 | 54.6 | 33 |
| Shiga | ¥3.70M | ¥279,000 | ¥352,100 | 58.3 | 12 |
| Nagasaki | ¥3.66M | ¥263,100 | ¥502,800 | 56.5 | 32 |
| Yamagata | ¥3.57M | ¥264,500 | ¥399,300 | 56.3 | 12 |
| Saga | ¥3.56M | ¥277,900 | ¥222,000 | 59.5 | 23 |
| Yamanashi | ¥3.47M | ¥280,000 | ¥109,300 | 59.3 | 16 |
| Fukui | ¥3.36M | ¥264,000 | ¥191,900 | 59.7 | 19 |
| Okinawa | ¥3.31M | ¥252,600 | ¥282,000 | 59.1 | 11 |
| Tottori | ¥3.31M | ¥243,300 | ¥391,300 | 58.9 | 7 |
| Oita | ¥3.30M | ¥249,200 | ¥307,200 | 61 | 18 |
| Akita | ¥3.29M | ¥247,800 | ¥317,700 | 57.5 | 24 |
| Miyazaki | ¥3.25M | ¥243,300 | ¥333,300 | 61.2 | 20 |
| Aomori | ¥3.23M | ¥246,100 | ¥279,500 | 62.2 | 8 |