ルート配送ドライバー salaryaverage ¥4.07M · percentiles · top pay · projected pay in 10 years

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Average annual pay
¥4.07M
≈ $25,852
Top pay (est.)
¥6.64M
Top 10% ¥5.78M
Pay in 5 years
¥4.57Mest.
2031
Pay in 10 years
¥5.13Mest.
¥4.41M–¥5.95M
Outlook score
48/100
★★☆☆☆ Average
AI replacement risk
28%
Low
Labor demand
Average
Openings-to-applicants 1.08x

ルート配送ドライバー salary

The average annual pay for ルート配送ドライバー in Japan is ¥4.07M (≈ $25,852; Basic Survey on Wage Structure (2025), national). The estimated median is ¥3.78M, the typical range is ¥2.92M–¥6.64M and the top 10% earn about ¥5.78M.

Average pay
¥4.07M
≈ $25,852
Median (est.)
¥3.78M
≈ $24,038
Low end (est.)
¥2.92M
Entry level, early 20s
Top 10% (est.)
¥5.78M
≈ $36,757
Top pay (est.)
¥6.64M
≈ $42,226
Hourly wage
¥1,893
1.6× the national minimum wage (¥1,177)
Advertised monthly wage
¥235,000
vs. last year +¥7,000

How does your pay compare with people your age?

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Pay by ageest.

20s
¥3.05M
30s
¥3.56M
40s
¥3.99M
50s
¥4.38M

Estimated from the average pay and average age (46.3) using the age-wage curve of the Basic Survey on Wage Structure.

Pay by experienceest.

Entry level
¥3.09M
1–3 yrs
¥3.41M
3–5 yrs
¥3.74M
5–10 yrs
¥4.16M
10+ yrs
¥4.65M

Pay by employment typeest.

Full-time employee ¥4.07MPart-time ¥1.71MFreelance / self-employed ¥4.27MContract / temp ¥3.17M

The average hourly wage of ¥1,893 is 1.6× 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¥3.80M——
2022¥3.84M——
2023¥3.94M—1.21x
2024¥3.94M—1.14x
2025¥4.07M—1.08x

How median, percentiles and the pay range are defined →

Projected pay for ルート配送ドライバー (3, 5 and 10 years)est.

Today ¥4.07M → in 3 years ¥4.36M → in 5 years ¥4.57M → in 10 years ¥5.13M (10-year range ¥4.41M–¥5.95M). The model assumes pay growth of +2.4% per year.

¥4.07M
Now
2026
¥4.36M
In 3 yrs
2029
¥4.02M–¥4.74M
¥4.57M
In 5 yrs
2031
¥4.11M–¥5.09M
¥5.13M
In 10 yrs
2036
¥4.41M–¥5.95M

What drives the annual growth rate

Base wage growth +1.8%Labor demand -0.06%Wage momentum +0.44%AI impact +0.16%Total +2.4% / 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

ルート配送ドライバー
Japan
Light Truck Drivers
United States
Median / average pay¥4.07M
≈ $25,852
$44,860
Pay in 10 years (est.)¥5.13M$61,600
Outlook score4856
AI replacement risk28% Low35% Low
Workers—983K

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.