Cleaners and Waste Disposal Workers
清掃員（ビル・建物を除く），廃棄物処理従事者
Quick Facts
Salary Ranking
#119 of 145 occupations
Top 82%
Best Paying Region
Wakayama: ¥348,500
Lowest: Iwate (¥218,000)
Gender Pay Gap
Women earn 70% of male salary
Significant gap (¥203,200 vs ¥290,400)
Career Growth
+4% salary change
¥268,600 (2020) → ¥280,300 (2023)
Company Size Impact
Large companies pay -15% more
¥250,500 vs ¥295,000
Workforce
~15k workers nationwide
Mid-size field
National Average (2023, By Gender)
Total
Monthly Salary
¥280,300
Base Salary
¥260,300
Annual Bonus
¥500,800
Average Age:48.5 yrs
Overtime Hours:8 hrs
Male
Monthly Salary
¥290,400
Base Salary
¥268,900
Annual Bonus
¥529,700
Average Age:47.9 yrs
Overtime Hours:9 hrs
Female
Monthly Salary
¥203,200
Base Salary
¥195,000
Annual Bonus
¥279,100
Average Age:53.2 yrs
Overtime Hours:4 hrs
By Prefecture (2023)
| Prefecture | Monthly Salary | Annual Bonus | Average Age | Overtime Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wakayama | ¥348,500 | ¥912,500 | 51.5 | 9 |
| Hyogo | ¥341,200 | ¥486,000 | 47.8 | 8 |
| Aichi | ¥326,000 | ¥495,400 | 46.8 | 17 |
| Chiba | ¥323,900 | ¥573,300 | 49.6 | 14 |
| Osaka | ¥323,600 | ¥749,200 | 45 | 11 |
| Gunma | ¥322,500 | ¥515,000 | 49.6 | 10 |
| Tochigi | ¥318,000 | ¥677,300 | 47.3 | 6 |
| Kanagawa | ¥309,100 | ¥483,000 | 49.8 | 12 |
| Ibaraki | ¥308,200 | ¥548,700 | 44.7 | 12 |
| Mie | ¥299,600 | ¥778,000 | 50 | 4 |
| Shiga | ¥299,400 | ¥450,500 | 50.6 | 10 |
| Nara | ¥299,300 | ¥391,900 | 45.1 | 6 |
| Hiroshima | ¥296,700 | ¥522,100 | 49.7 | 4 |
| Saitama | ¥282,000 | ¥408,700 | 48.7 | 11 |
| Gifu | ¥276,300 | ¥687,400 | 47.6 | 2 |
| Shizuoka | ¥275,100 | ¥441,100 | 48.9 | 7 |
| Fukushima | ¥274,800 | ¥434,100 | 47.1 | 6 |
| Kyoto | ¥272,400 | ¥612,700 | 43.2 | 8 |
| Nagano | ¥272,000 | ¥465,800 | 49.8 | 14 |
| Ehime | ¥266,600 | ¥541,500 | 45.1 | 18 |
| Ishikawa | ¥264,600 | ¥537,900 | 48.1 | 11 |
| Yamaguchi | ¥264,600 | ¥505,100 | 49.7 | 8 |
| Kumamoto | ¥263,800 | ¥711,600 | 49 | 10 |
| Tokyo | ¥263,700 | ¥366,700 | 47.7 | 4 |
| Fukuoka | ¥260,400 | ¥514,000 | 49.8 | 7 |
| Kagawa | ¥260,100 | ¥521,600 | 50.3 | 7 |
| Niigata | ¥259,800 | ¥615,700 | 49 | 8 |
| Tokushima | ¥257,300 | ¥368,300 | 52.3 | 7 |
| Toyama | ¥256,500 | ¥588,800 | 51 | 5 |
| Yamanashi | ¥255,400 | ¥437,300 | 56.2 | 5 |
| Miyazaki | ¥252,600 | ¥573,700 | 46.9 | 3 |
| Okayama | ¥251,900 | ¥499,300 | 48.4 | 5 |
| Nagasaki | ¥251,600 | ¥384,100 | 50.4 | 9 |
| Fukui | ¥251,300 | ¥528,600 | 52.2 | 6 |
| Kagoshima | ¥250,500 | ¥447,900 | 51.8 | 17 |
| Akita | ¥249,100 | ¥595,300 | 50.6 | 10 |
| Miyagi | ¥246,500 | ¥572,200 | 47 | 6 |
| Kochi | ¥246,000 | ¥517,900 | 50.2 | 11 |
| Hokkaido | ¥239,600 | ¥436,200 | 49.8 | 9 |
| Okinawa | ¥237,400 | ¥248,800 | 47.9 | 8 |
| Tottori | ¥232,200 | ¥481,300 | 49.6 | 4 |
| Yamagata | ¥230,400 | ¥393,700 | 50.2 | 7 |
| Shimane | ¥225,500 | ¥578,500 | 50.7 | 5 |
| Oita | ¥223,000 | ¥378,100 | 53.4 | 9 |
| Aomori | ¥221,000 | ¥353,900 | 49.5 | 8 |
| Saga | ¥219,000 | ¥369,200 | 48.9 | 19 |
| Iwate | ¥218,000 | ¥432,000 | 50.7 | 3 |
By Company Size (2023)
| Company Size | Monthly Salary | Annual Bonus | Average Age | Overtime Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-99 employees | ¥295,000 | ¥492,800 | 48.6 | 8 |
| 100-999 employees | ¥269,000 | ¥605,400 | 47.4 | 11 |
| 1000+ employees | ¥250,500 | ¥343,600 | 50.1 | 6 |
Trends (2020-2023)
2020
¥268,600
2021
¥277,300
2022
¥276,300
2023
¥280,300