Taxi Drivers
タクシー運転者
Quick Facts
Salary Ranking
#65 of 145 occupations
Top 45%
Best Paying Region
Tokyo: ¥480,100
Lowest: Nara (-)
Career Growth
+46% salary change
¥232,100 (2020) → ¥338,500 (2023)
Company Size Impact
Large companies pay +65% more
¥423,800 vs ¥256,900
Workforce
~16k workers nationwide
Mid-size field
National Average (2023, By Gender)
Total
Monthly Salary
¥338,500
Base Salary
¥290,200
Annual Bonus
¥127,900
Average Age:59.7 yrs
Overtime Hours:23 hrs
By Prefecture (2023)
| Prefecture | Monthly Salary | Annual Bonus | Average Age | Overtime Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo | ¥480,100 | ¥98,600 | 54.2 | 36 |
| Osaka | ¥375,700 | ¥361,100 | 58.7 | 24 |
| Kanagawa | ¥332,500 | ¥259,900 | 59.7 | 14 |
| Saitama | ¥318,200 | ¥70,000 | 63.1 | 6 |
| Chiba | ¥311,000 | ¥68,300 | 60 | 9 |
| Okayama | ¥310,600 | ¥518,900 | 53.6 | 36 |
| Hokkaido | ¥298,400 | ¥83,200 | 62 | 22 |
| Gunma | ¥297,200 | ¥0 | 53.1 | 0 |
| Fukuoka | ¥294,800 | ¥53,000 | 61.2 | 20 |
| Gifu | ¥293,100 | ¥136,600 | 62.5 | 28 |
| Aichi | ¥291,900 | ¥85,700 | 61.6 | 28 |
| Miyagi | ¥286,100 | ¥0 | 67.2 | 0 |
| Shiga | ¥280,900 | ¥79,400 | 64.5 | 29 |
| Nagano | ¥279,600 | ¥54,900 | 65.6 | 13 |
| Wakayama | ¥277,200 | ¥106,100 | 61.1 | 0 |
| Kumamoto | ¥266,100 | ¥27,000 | 66.7 | 20 |
| Ibaraki | ¥257,300 | ¥0 | 68.9 | 0 |
| Tochigi | ¥256,900 | ¥0 | 68.1 | 6 |
| Mie | ¥256,800 | ¥32,800 | 63.3 | 6 |
| Nagasaki | ¥256,600 | ¥317,900 | 61.9 | 33 |
| Toyama | ¥247,800 | ¥180,100 | 61.5 | 23 |
| Hiroshima | ¥246,800 | ¥387,400 | 66 | 13 |
| Tottori | ¥242,300 | ¥100,300 | 59.4 | 21 |
| Shimane | ¥240,200 | ¥8,700 | 62.5 | 26 |
| Shizuoka | ¥238,300 | ¥55,600 | 64.2 | 8 |
| Kagoshima | ¥238,000 | ¥124,900 | 64.1 | 22 |
| Niigata | ¥236,300 | ¥95,800 | 60.9 | 20 |
| Tokushima | ¥235,300 | ¥81,000 | 65.2 | 19 |
| Ehime | ¥232,300 | ¥104,900 | 60.3 | 8 |
| Yamanashi | ¥228,100 | ¥62,700 | 52.4 | 4 |
| Yamaguchi | ¥228,000 | ¥266,300 | 62.6 | 31 |
| Saga | ¥226,500 | ¥74,000 | 66.1 | 13 |
| Akita | ¥222,700 | ¥64,200 | 64.3 | 16 |
| Fukushima | ¥222,300 | ¥30,300 | 66.2 | 26 |
| Hyogo | ¥219,900 | ¥346,000 | 60.5 | 5 |
| Iwate | ¥215,100 | ¥20,400 | 63.6 | 24 |
| Yamagata | ¥212,500 | ¥6,400 | 63.8 | 17 |
| Oita | ¥212,100 | ¥72,600 | 62.8 | 2 |
| Okinawa | ¥210,200 | ¥60,300 | 68.5 | 6 |
| Aomori | ¥209,100 | ¥13,600 | 65.8 | 8 |
| Kyoto | ¥208,900 | ¥443,700 | 62.9 | 13 |
| Miyazaki | ¥207,400 | ¥4,300 | 67.1 | 16 |
| Kochi | ¥207,000 | ¥80,000 | 62.9 | 10 |
| Kagawa | ¥206,600 | ¥95,300 | 61.7 | 16 |
| Ishikawa | ¥191,900 | ¥1,700 | 61.4 | 12 |
| Fukui | ¥188,800 | ¥49,500 | 67.3 | 9 |
Showing data for 46 of 47 prefectures. Some prefectures excluded due to insufficient sample size in government survey.
By Company Size (2023)
| Company Size | Monthly Salary | Annual Bonus | Average Age | Overtime Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000+ employees | ¥423,800 | ¥237,000 | 54 | 13 |
| 100-999 employees | ¥380,100 | ¥124,500 | 58 | 28 |
| 10-99 employees | ¥256,900 | ¥125,000 | 63 | 14 |
Trends (2020-2023)
2020
¥232,100
2021
¥225,300
2022
¥294,100
2023
¥338,500