Average Annual Salary for Taxi Drivers in Japan
Nationwide
Latest
Annual salary (est.)年収
¥4.51M
Monthly gross:¥359,200
Monthly base excl. overtime:¥306,400
Annual Bonus:¥197,800
Age:56.8 yrs
Overtime Hours:23 hrs
Trends
Quick Facts
Salary Ranking
#96 of 145 occupations
Top 67%
Best Paying Region
Tokyo: ¥5.70M
Lowest: Ishikawa (¥2.54M)
Career Growth
+50% salary change
¥3.00M (2020) → ¥4.51M (2025)
Company Size Impact
Large companies pay 12% above average
¥5.06M vs National Avg ¥4.51M
Workforce
~17k workers nationwide
Mid-size field
By Company Size
| Company Size | Annual salary (est.) | Monthly gross | Annual Bonus | Age | Overtime Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Companies (10+ employees) | ¥4.51M | ¥359,200 | ¥197,800 | 56.8 | 23 |
| 10-99 employees | ¥3.73M | ¥295,400 | ¥184,000 | 60.3 | 18 |
| 100-999 employees | ¥4.89M | ¥390,000 | ¥213,600 | 55.2 | 24 |
| 1000+ employees | ¥5.06M | ¥415,800 | ¥69,100 | 52.6 | 42 |
By Prefecture
| Prefecture | Annual salary (est.) | Monthly gross | Annual Bonus | Age | Overtime Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo | ¥5.70M | ¥467,200 | ¥97,100 | 53.6 | 27 |
| Osaka | ¥4.79M | ¥380,400 | ¥225,600 | 55.1 | 24 |
| Tochigi | ¥4.61M | ¥372,300 | ¥145,500 | 58 | 26 |
| Kanagawa | ¥4.49M | ¥353,800 | ¥243,800 | 54.8 | 25 |
| Chiba | ¥4.49M | ¥365,700 | ¥99,600 | 60.8 | 1 |
| Kyoto | ¥4.46M | ¥279,300 | ¥1.10M | 55.7 | 42 |
| Aichi | ¥4.23M | ¥328,500 | ¥283,200 | 50.8 | 14 |
| Hokkaido | ¥4.20M | ¥343,100 | ¥86,000 | 54.5 | 43 |
| Fukui | ¥4.15M | ¥210,900 | ¥1.62M | 64.4 | 15 |
| Saitama | ¥4.13M | ¥338,200 | ¥72,000 | 60.7 | 11 |
| Gifu | ¥4.12M | ¥307,600 | ¥429,000 | 57.4 | 20 |
| Hyogo | ¥4.04M | ¥297,900 | ¥464,100 | 55.6 | 7 |
| Hiroshima | ¥3.99M | ¥288,400 | ¥533,300 | 62.3 | 26 |
| Shizuoka | ¥3.98M | ¥307,700 | ¥285,500 | 57.5 | 16 |
| Yamaguchi | ¥3.97M | ¥330,700 | ¥0 | 59.7 | 62 |
| Shiga | ¥3.97M | ¥320,500 | ¥121,800 | 60.2 | 36 |
| Mie | ¥3.90M | ¥304,100 | ¥249,600 | 56.1 | 47 |
| Toyama | ¥3.86M | ¥280,500 | ¥490,500 | 61.1 | 22 |
| Fukuoka | ¥3.83M | ¥288,600 | ¥371,600 | 58 | 36 |
| Kagawa | ¥3.70M | ¥289,900 | ¥222,100 | 61.6 | 16 |
| Okayama | ¥3.67M | ¥292,500 | ¥156,200 | 61.1 | 24 |
| Nagano | ¥3.63M | ¥291,800 | ¥128,200 | 60.2 | 9 |
| Niigata | ¥3.60M | ¥273,100 | ¥319,200 | 60.6 | 19 |
| Shimane | ¥3.54M | ¥276,100 | ¥222,400 | 60.6 | 22 |
| Nagasaki | ¥3.51M | ¥277,800 | ¥179,500 | 63.1 | 22 |
| Tokushima | ¥3.47M | ¥270,400 | ¥223,600 | 62.7 | 19 |
| Miyagi | ¥3.35M | ¥273,300 | ¥67,300 | 62.4 | 28 |
| Ehime | ¥3.34M | ¥276,900 | ¥18,100 | 59.6 | 21 |
| Kochi | ¥3.28M | ¥261,300 | ¥140,300 | 63.2 | 30 |
| Yamanashi | ¥3.23M | ¥260,500 | ¥99,000 | 67 | 2 |
| Wakayama | ¥3.22M | ¥268,200 | ¥0 | 63.6 | 11 |
| Fukushima | ¥3.18M | ¥261,500 | ¥38,600 | 61.2 | 8 |
| Tottori | ¥3.15M | ¥253,900 | ¥99,300 | 59.5 | 14 |
| Nara | ¥3.14M | ¥255,400 | ¥77,000 | 62 | 1 |
| Yamagata | ¥3.04M | ¥242,900 | ¥127,400 | 60.8 | 23 |
| Kagoshima | ¥3.04M | ¥239,500 | ¥166,500 | 64.4 | 9 |
| Saga | ¥3.03M | ¥237,800 | ¥180,400 | 65.7 | 8 |
| Aomori | ¥3.03M | ¥251,400 | ¥17,100 | 63.7 | 19 |
| Akita | ¥2.99M | ¥248,500 | ¥5,800 | 63.6 | 3 |
| Gunma | ¥2.97M | ¥237,500 | ¥119,000 | 64.5 | 18 |
| Okinawa | ¥2.95M | ¥240,500 | ¥62,000 | 63.2 | 1 |
| Ibaraki | ¥2.92M | ¥243,200 | ¥0 | 56.1 | 15 |
| Kumamoto | ¥2.90M | ¥241,800 | ¥0 | 59.8 | 11 |
| Miyazaki | ¥2.86M | ¥235,500 | ¥36,800 | 64.1 | 18 |
| Oita | ¥2.84M | ¥236,400 | ¥0 | 69.3 | 0 |
| Iwate | ¥2.80M | ¥233,100 | ¥2,600 | 63.6 | 24 |
| Ishikawa | ¥2.54M | ¥207,100 | ¥54,600 | 68.9 | 2 |