鉄道車両清掃 salaryaverage ¥3.99M · percentiles · top pay · projected pay in 10 years

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Average annual pay
¥3.99M
≈ $25,348
Top pay (est.)
¥6.50M
Top 10% ¥5.66M
Pay in 5 years
¥4.65Mest.
2031
Pay in 10 years
¥5.43Mest.
¥4.67M–¥6.31M
Outlook score
58/100
★★★☆☆ Average
AI replacement risk
11%
Very low
Labor demand
Average
Openings-to-applicants 1.22x

鉄道車両清掃 salary

The average annual pay for 鉄道車両清掃 in Japan is ¥3.99M (≈ $25,348; Basic Survey on Wage Structure (2025), national). The estimated median is ¥3.71M, the typical range is ¥2.87M–¥6.50M and the top 10% earn about ¥5.66M.

Average pay
¥3.99M
≈ $25,348
Median (est.)
¥3.71M
≈ $23,593
Low end (est.)
¥2.87M
Entry level, early 20s
Top 10% (est.)
¥5.66M
≈ $35,994
Top pay (est.)
¥6.50M
≈ $41,335
Hourly wage
¥1,942
1.6× the national minimum wage (¥1,177)
Advertised monthly wage
¥223,000
vs. last year +¥9,000

How does your pay compare with people your age?

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Pay by ageest.

20s
¥2.91M
30s
¥3.40M
40s
¥3.81M
50s
¥4.17M

Estimated from the average pay and average age (49.3) using the age-wage curve of the Basic Survey on Wage Structure.

Pay by experienceest.

Entry level
¥3.03M
1–3 yrs
¥3.35M
3–5 yrs
¥3.67M
5–10 yrs
¥4.08M
10+ yrs
¥4.56M

Pay by employment typeest.

Full-time employee ¥3.99MPart-time ¥1.67MFreelance / self-employed ¥4.19MContract / temp ¥3.11M

The average hourly wage of ¥1,942 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¥3.88M——
2022¥3.82M——
2023¥3.86M—1.66x
2024¥4.00M—1.42x
2025¥3.99M—1.22x

How median, percentiles and the pay range are defined →

Projected pay for 鉄道車両清掃 (3, 5 and 10 years)est.

Today ¥3.99M → in 3 years ¥4.37M → in 5 years ¥4.65M → in 10 years ¥5.43M (10-year range ¥4.67M–¥6.31M). The model assumes pay growth of +3.1% per year.

¥3.99M
Now
2026
¥4.37M
In 3 yrs
2029
¥4.04M–¥4.76M
¥4.65M
In 5 yrs
2031
¥4.19M–¥5.18M
¥5.43M
In 10 yrs
2036
¥4.67M–¥6.31M

What drives the annual growth rate

Base wage growth +1.8%Labor demand +0.01%Wage momentum +0.84%AI impact +0.29%Retirement shortage +0.2%Total +3.1% / 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

鉄道車両清掃
Japan
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
United States
Median / average pay¥3.99M
≈ $25,348
$35,830
Pay in 10 years (est.)¥5.43M$49,200
Outlook score5854
AI replacement risk11% Very low21% Low
Workers—380K

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.