クリーニング師 salaryaverage ¥2.98M · percentiles · top pay · projected pay in 10 years

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Average annual pay
¥2.98M
≈ $18,971
Top pay (est.)
¥4.86M
Top 10% ¥4.24M
Pay in 5 years
¥3.51Mest.
2031
Pay in 10 years
¥4.13Mest.
¥3.55M–¥4.80M
Outlook score
52/100
★★★☆☆ Average
AI replacement risk
25%
Low
Labor demand
High
Openings-to-applicants 3.13x

クリーニング師 salary

The average annual pay for クリーニング師 in Japan is ¥2.98M (≈ $18,971; Basic Survey on Wage Structure (2025), national). The estimated median is ¥2.77M, the typical range is ¥2.15M–¥4.86M and the top 10% earn about ¥4.24M.

Average pay
¥2.98M
≈ $18,971
Median (est.)
¥2.77M
≈ $17,615
Low end (est.)
¥2.15M
Entry level, early 20s
Top 10% (est.)
¥4.24M
≈ $26,963
Top pay (est.)
¥4.86M
≈ $30,906
Hourly wage
¥1,462
1.2× the national minimum wage (¥1,177)
Advertised monthly wage
¥272,000
vs. last year +¥6,000

How does your pay compare with people your age?

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Pay by ageest.

20s
¥2.27M
30s
¥2.61M
40s
¥2.89M
50s
¥3.14M

Estimated from the average pay and average age (47.9) using the age-wage curve of the Basic Survey on Wage Structure.

Pay by experienceest.

Entry level
¥2.27M
1–3 yrs
¥2.51M
3–5 yrs
¥2.74M
5–10 yrs
¥3.05M
10+ yrs
¥3.41M

Pay by employment typeest.

Full-time employee ¥2.98MPart-time ¥1.25MFreelance / self-employed ¥3.13MContract / temp ¥2.33M

The average hourly wage of ¥1,462 is 1.2× Japan's national average minimum wage of ¥1,177 (fiscal 2026). Minimum wage by prefecture →

Japanese pay is shown in yen (¥5.57M = 5.57 million yen ≈ 557万円). Dollar figures use the current rate of 157.25 yen per dollar and are for reference only; purchasing power differs.

Pay over time

YearAverage payEmploymentOpenings ratio
2021¥2.86M——
2022¥2.67M——
2023¥2.87M—3.27x
2024¥2.97M—3.22x
2025¥2.98M—3.13x

How median, percentiles and the pay range are defined →

Projected pay for クリーニング師 (3, 5 and 10 years)est.

Today ¥2.98M → in 3 years ¥3.29M → in 5 years ¥3.51M → in 10 years ¥4.13M (10-year range ¥3.55M–¥4.80M). The model assumes pay growth of +3.3% per year.

¥2.98M
Now
2026
¥3.29M
In 3 yrs
2029
¥3.04M–¥3.58M
¥3.51M
In 5 yrs
2031
¥3.16M–¥3.91M
¥4.13M
In 10 yrs
2036
¥3.55M–¥4.80M

What drives the annual growth rate

Base wage growth +1.8%Labor demand +0.96%Wage momentum +0.16%AI impact +0.19%Retirement shortage +0.2%Total +3.3% / yr

Projected pay = current pay × (1 + annual growth)^years. The annual growth rate starts from a base wage-growth rate and adds or subtracts labor demand (the job-openings-to-applicants ratio), wage momentum and AI replacement risk for each occupation. Projections are not guarantees. How it is calculated →

The same job in the United States

クリーニング師
Japan
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
United States
Median / average pay¥2.98M
≈ $18,971
$34,890
Pay in 10 years (est.)¥4.13M$47,500
Outlook score5251
AI replacement risk25% Low35% Low
Workers—198K

Matched by occupation (SOC code). Yen converted at 157.25 JPY/USD for reference; Japanese figures are averages, U.S. figures are medians, and the surveys define occupations differently.

Pay and employment figures are national statistics. Projected pay, outlook scores and AI replacement risk are estimates from the Shigoto Zukan model, not guarantees. To request a correction, use the contact form. How to read the data
Sources: Basic Survey on Wage Structure (2025), Population Census and Hello Work employment statistics as published on the MHLW job tag site (retrieved Nov 1, 2026); Occupational Information Database (JILPT). Pay ranges, projections and scores are Shigoto Zukan estimates.