Average Annual Salary for Large Truck Drivers in Japan
Nationwide
Latest
Annual salary (est.)年収
¥5.07M
Monthly gross:¥386,900
Monthly base excl. overtime:¥306,300
Annual Bonus:¥429,600
Age:51.5 yrs
Overtime Hours:33 hrs
Trends
Quick Facts
Salary Ranking
#70 of 145 occupations
Top 49%
Best Paying Region
Hyogo: ¥6.27M
Lowest: Okinawa (¥3.23M)
Gender Pay Gap
Women earn 86% of male salary
Moderate gap (¥4.38M vs ¥5.09M)
Career Growth
+12% salary change
¥4.54M (2020) → ¥5.07M (2025)
Company Size Impact
Large companies pay 7% above average
¥5.44M vs National Avg ¥5.07M
Workforce
~47k workers nationwide
Mid-size field
By Gender
Male
Annual salary (est.)年収
¥5.09M
Monthly gross:¥388,300
Monthly base excl. overtime:¥307,300
Annual Bonus:¥433,900
Age:51.6 yrs
Overtime Hours:34 hrs
Female
Annual salary (est.)年収
¥4.38M
Monthly gross:¥340,800
Monthly base excl. overtime:¥275,800
Annual Bonus:¥290,000
Age:47.3 yrs
Overtime Hours:30 hrs
By Company Size
| Company Size | Annual salary (est.) | Monthly gross | Annual Bonus | Age | Overtime Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Companies (10+ employees) | ¥5.07M | ¥386,900 | ¥429,600 | 51.5 | 33 |
| 10-99 employees | ¥4.68M | ¥365,600 | ¥288,000 | 52.4 | 26 |
| 100-999 employees | ¥5.59M | ¥416,100 | ¥597,200 | 50.5 | 44 |
| 1000+ employees | ¥5.44M | ¥402,800 | ¥605,500 | 50.2 | 36 |
By Prefecture
| Prefecture | Annual salary (est.) | Monthly gross | Annual Bonus | Age | Overtime Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hyogo | ¥6.27M | ¥461,900 | ¥724,300 | 48.8 | 66 |
| Chiba | ¥5.91M | ¥448,000 | ¥536,000 | 53.7 | 44 |
| Ishikawa | ¥5.68M | ¥407,700 | ¥789,200 | 51.3 | 20 |
| Niigata | ¥5.50M | ¥375,300 | ¥994,700 | 50.4 | 32 |
| Osaka | ¥5.42M | ¥419,300 | ¥386,800 | 51.4 | 31 |
| Hiroshima | ¥5.40M | ¥417,500 | ¥392,900 | 50.4 | 33 |
| Kanagawa | ¥5.35M | ¥419,800 | ¥313,800 | 51.7 | 39 |
| Kyoto | ¥5.33M | ¥415,600 | ¥341,900 | 51.6 | 34 |
| Okayama | ¥5.31M | ¥413,300 | ¥348,400 | 51.1 | 38 |
| Shiga | ¥5.26M | ¥415,600 | ¥277,300 | 50.1 | 34 |
| Aichi | ¥5.25M | ¥406,100 | ¥374,300 | 49.7 | 24 |
| Yamaguchi | ¥5.22M | ¥386,100 | ¥590,900 | 53.1 | 48 |
| Tokyo | ¥5.22M | ¥407,500 | ¥326,700 | 53.7 | 30 |
| Shizuoka | ¥5.16M | ¥393,800 | ¥436,000 | 51.6 | 33 |
| Ibaraki | ¥5.12M | ¥392,200 | ¥411,400 | 50.5 | 32 |
| Nara | ¥5.09M | ¥410,800 | ¥162,300 | 49 | 51 |
| Tochigi | ¥5.08M | ¥395,300 | ¥334,400 | 49 | 30 |
| Gunma | ¥5.06M | ¥399,600 | ¥269,700 | 52 | 23 |
| Saitama | ¥5.04M | ¥378,400 | ¥501,900 | 50.5 | 40 |
| Mie | ¥5.03M | ¥396,800 | ¥272,200 | 54.1 | 24 |
| Fukui | ¥5.03M | ¥378,600 | ¥488,000 | 51.9 | 28 |
| Yamanashi | ¥4.94M | ¥389,400 | ¥270,100 | 47.3 | 35 |
| Nagano | ¥4.90M | ¥372,300 | ¥434,900 | 51.6 | 46 |
| Gifu | ¥4.86M | ¥380,400 | ¥292,600 | 53.4 | 26 |
| Tokushima | ¥4.84M | ¥375,800 | ¥328,100 | 49.8 | 43 |
| Tottori | ¥4.76M | ¥358,600 | ¥458,600 | 51.8 | 34 |
| Fukuoka | ¥4.74M | ¥347,400 | ¥566,600 | 49.2 | 29 |
| Toyama | ¥4.72M | ¥363,000 | ¥364,700 | 52.7 | 23 |
| Wakayama | ¥4.70M | ¥377,800 | ¥164,300 | 50.9 | 11 |
| Kagawa | ¥4.67M | ¥368,100 | ¥256,600 | 50.4 | 31 |
| Kumamoto | ¥4.61M | ¥338,200 | ¥556,100 | 51.5 | 28 |
| Miyazaki | ¥4.59M | ¥342,800 | ¥478,300 | 49.7 | 32 |
| Fukushima | ¥4.55M | ¥358,400 | ¥247,100 | 51.2 | 22 |
| Oita | ¥4.54M | ¥340,800 | ¥448,200 | 52.7 | 51 |
| Kochi | ¥4.52M | ¥333,700 | ¥519,200 | 50.3 | 25 |
| Ehime | ¥4.51M | ¥352,600 | ¥277,700 | 50.5 | 29 |
| Saga | ¥4.50M | ¥342,700 | ¥388,400 | 51.2 | 35 |
| Miyagi | ¥4.40M | ¥351,300 | ¥180,400 | 55.2 | 20 |
| Aomori | ¥4.35M | ¥346,200 | ¥191,900 | 51 | 37 |
| Akita | ¥4.30M | ¥317,800 | ¥483,900 | 54.7 | 29 |
| Nagasaki | ¥4.28M | ¥333,600 | ¥280,300 | 53.4 | 42 |
| Hokkaido | ¥4.20M | ¥319,900 | ¥359,600 | 55.1 | 38 |
| Iwate | ¥4.12M | ¥318,900 | ¥297,200 | 54.9 | 33 |
| Shimane | ¥4.06M | ¥306,600 | ¥379,300 | 49.8 | 28 |
| Kagoshima | ¥4.04M | ¥303,000 | ¥408,500 | 51.2 | 22 |
| Yamagata | ¥3.95M | ¥299,200 | ¥359,600 | 57.4 | 19 |
| Okinawa | ¥3.23M | ¥240,600 | ¥341,500 | 48.8 | 13 |