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🇯🇵Japan · High income · 2026-Q3

Tokyo

62composite score · #15 of 50

MEDIUM · sourced, not yet live-verified

MEDIUM, unchanged. The cited Kureba page does carry the published Y1,351/hr, so the figure is supported, but it is a tier-2 aggregator survey rather than a government or employer source, and it is national-multi-platform rather than a Tokyo cut. To promote to HIGH: an MHLW labour-force breakdown for gig delivery (none exists), employer disclosure from Uber Eats Japan, or a Fairwork Japan rating. A blocklisted salary-aggregator cross-source that used to be named in this field has been dropped entirely.

Only HIGH-confidence cities carry a full verification audit. See the methodology for what each tier means.

Earnings (USD per hour)

Net, after tax & expensesn/a
Gross$8.25/hr

Source: Kureba.co.jp 2025 multi-platform delivery survey (national average)

What would you take home in Tokyo?

30hrs

Take-home, weekly

n/a

Take-home, monthly

n/a

Gross, weekly

$248

Gross, monthly

$1,073

Take-home is gross hourly minus an estimated tax/expense rate per country. See the methodology page for the derivation. This widget assumes you actually work the hours you set. For app-based delivery, a portion of logged-in time is unpaid waiting; the headline rate reflects engaged time only where regulators have defined it.

Cost of living vs. earnings

Hours of work for one month's rent (1BR outside centre)260 hours
Rent, 1BR outside centre$675/mo
Restaurant meal (mid-range)$7.33

Pay vs. local labour market

Minimum wage$7.49/hr
Median wage (all occupations)$15.95/hr

Gross hourly is 52% of local minimum wage, 24% of local median.

Notes

Uber Eats Japan pays per-delivery (¥600-900 incl. incentives, 2-3 deliveries/hr). Cross-verified via 2025 survey (¥1,351 avg) and historical industry sources.

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See full source citations for this city on the sources page. Read about how each metric is computed in the methodology.

Primary earnings source: kureba.co.jp/delivery/15 · archived