Average Annual Salary for Waste & Sanitation Workers in Japan
Nationwide
Latest
Annual salary (est.)年収
¥3.99M
Monthly gross:¥286,600
Monthly base excl. overtime:¥268,400
Annual Bonus:¥546,800
Age:49.3 yrs
Overtime Hours:7 hrs
Trends
Quick Facts
Salary Ranking
#120 of 145 occupations
Top 83%
Best Paying Region
Mie: ¥4.90M
Lowest: Okinawa (¥3.04M)
Gender Pay Gap
Women earn 72% of male salary
Significant gap (¥3.01M vs ¥4.16M)
Career Growth
+7% salary change
¥3.72M (2020) → ¥3.99M (2025)
Company Size Impact
Large companies pay 4% above average
¥4.13M vs National Avg ¥3.99M
Workforce
~14k workers nationwide
Mid-size field
By Gender
Male
Annual salary (est.)年収
¥4.16M
Monthly gross:¥298,700
Monthly base excl. overtime:¥278,300
Annual Bonus:¥575,200
Age:48.3 yrs
Overtime Hours:8 hrs
Female
Annual salary (est.)年収
¥3.01M
Monthly gross:¥218,500
Monthly base excl. overtime:¥212,800
Annual Bonus:¥386,800
Age:54.6 yrs
Overtime Hours:3 hrs
By Company Size
| Company Size | Annual salary (est.) | Monthly gross | Annual Bonus | Age | Overtime Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Companies (10+ employees) | ¥3.99M | ¥286,600 | ¥546,800 | 49.3 | 7 |
| 10-99 employees | ¥4.13M | ¥301,200 | ¥518,700 | 48.9 | 8 |
| 100-999 employees | ¥3.72M | ¥262,200 | ¥576,200 | 49.9 | 6 |
| 1000+ employees | ¥4.13M | ¥291,600 | ¥628,500 | 49.6 | 10 |
By Prefecture
| Prefecture | Annual salary (est.) | Monthly gross | Annual Bonus | Age | Overtime Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mie | ¥4.90M | ¥353,400 | ¥663,300 | 47.5 | 8 |
| Saitama | ¥4.75M | ¥339,300 | ¥679,600 | 50.3 | 10 |
| Tochigi | ¥4.73M | ¥332,000 | ¥748,800 | 52.2 | 9 |
| Yamaguchi | ¥4.64M | ¥328,800 | ¥691,500 | 50.6 | 5 |
| Kagawa | ¥4.62M | ¥308,000 | ¥922,200 | 43.4 | 14 |
| Shimane | ¥4.53M | ¥301,800 | ¥905,800 | 43.7 | 10 |
| Ishikawa | ¥4.51M | ¥308,100 | ¥810,700 | 50.5 | 8 |
| Fukui | ¥4.45M | ¥321,500 | ¥587,500 | 46.9 | 10 |
| Gunma | ¥4.40M | ¥327,300 | ¥474,800 | 53.4 | 17 |
| Kanagawa | ¥4.37M | ¥318,700 | ¥550,400 | 46.9 | 9 |
| Aichi | ¥4.33M | ¥323,000 | ¥457,100 | 50.8 | 13 |
| Hyogo | ¥4.30M | ¥301,700 | ¥681,200 | 51.4 | 8 |
| Nara | ¥4.30M | ¥303,700 | ¥655,000 | 46.6 | 3 |
| Fukushima | ¥4.29M | ¥299,500 | ¥691,900 | 48.2 | 4 |
| Tottori | ¥4.26M | ¥302,600 | ¥631,700 | 48.4 | 7 |
| Wakayama | ¥4.23M | ¥319,700 | ¥392,300 | 48.5 | 12 |
| Okayama | ¥4.22M | ¥301,000 | ¥607,600 | 47.5 | 5 |
| Saga | ¥4.17M | ¥285,200 | ¥747,900 | 46.1 | 3 |
| Fukuoka | ¥4.14M | ¥297,300 | ¥576,900 | 49 | 6 |
| Nagano | ¥4.11M | ¥303,400 | ¥469,900 | 48 | 8 |
| Osaka | ¥4.11M | ¥313,700 | ¥341,400 | 44 | 9 |
| Gifu | ¥4.08M | ¥289,300 | ¥611,500 | 46.6 | 5 |
| Hiroshima | ¥4.06M | ¥290,500 | ¥574,500 | 47.4 | 6 |
| Kyoto | ¥3.97M | ¥281,900 | ¥587,400 | 51 | 7 |
| Tokushima | ¥3.95M | ¥293,600 | ¥430,500 | 49 | 13 |
| Ibaraki | ¥3.94M | ¥295,700 | ¥391,100 | 48.6 | 10 |
| Toyama | ¥3.89M | ¥266,700 | ¥691,700 | 51.9 | 3 |
| Shiga | ¥3.87M | ¥282,900 | ¥470,900 | 47.8 | 8 |
| Tokyo | ¥3.86M | ¥285,600 | ¥437,200 | 49.1 | 7 |
| Yamagata | ¥3.85M | ¥272,600 | ¥578,000 | 48 | 9 |
| Ehime | ¥3.83M | ¥271,200 | ¥575,200 | 49.1 | 9 |
| Miyazaki | ¥3.81M | ¥258,000 | ¥715,400 | 51.6 | 3 |
| Miyagi | ¥3.81M | ¥277,600 | ¥475,700 | 47 | 9 |
| Yamanashi | ¥3.75M | ¥280,300 | ¥391,100 | 51.4 | 5 |
| Shizuoka | ¥3.69M | ¥274,200 | ¥403,200 | 52 | 7 |
| Kagoshima | ¥3.64M | ¥265,400 | ¥458,100 | 49.6 | 7 |
| Oita | ¥3.64M | ¥257,200 | ¥556,200 | 51.2 | 9 |
| Kumamoto | ¥3.64M | ¥272,900 | ¥367,400 | 48.7 | 11 |
| Niigata | ¥3.61M | ¥263,000 | ¥455,700 | 51.2 | 6 |
| Chiba | ¥3.60M | ¥248,100 | ¥618,000 | 49.5 | 3 |
| Hokkaido | ¥3.51M | ¥253,700 | ¥467,800 | 51.5 | 6 |
| Akita | ¥3.50M | ¥245,000 | ¥562,600 | 55.2 | 6 |
| Nagasaki | ¥3.46M | ¥259,000 | ¥352,800 | 52.8 | 9 |
| Aomori | ¥3.42M | ¥244,500 | ¥490,600 | 49.8 | 7 |
| Kochi | ¥3.21M | ¥234,500 | ¥392,100 | 52.6 | 5 |
| Iwate | ¥3.17M | ¥240,400 | ¥284,900 | 47.8 | 9 |
| Okinawa | ¥3.04M | ¥234,500 | ¥227,800 | 47.7 | 7 |