The average hourly wage for temporary workers across three major metropolitan areas in Japan for November 2022 stood at a record high JPY 1,555 (USD 11.79), up JPY 60 (USD 0.45) from the previous year, and up JPY 9 (USD 0.068) from the previous month, according to staffing firm and job board Dip Corp.

The research was based on a survey from Dip Corp’s subsidiary temporary jobs site Hatarako.

Average hourly wages reached record highs in all areas: 

The Kanto area average hourly wage was JPY 1,651 (USD 12.52), up JPY 65 (USD 0.49) from the previous year and up JPY 8 (USD 0.061) from the previous month; the Tokai area average hourly wage is JPY 1,383 (USD 10.49), up JPY 34 (USD 0.26) from the previous year and up JPY 4 (USD 0.030) from the previous month); and the Kansai area average hourly wage is JPY 1,429 (USD 10.83) up JPY 42 (USD 0.32) from the previous year, up JPY 8 (USD 0.061) from the previous month.

Meanwhile, the number of job vacancies for temporary jobs was approximately 169,000, a decrease of 8.2% from the previous year.

Dip Corp’s data also found that average hourly wages by job category increased year-on-year in four major sectors including clerical work/office, web/creator, IT/engineer-related and research/education-related.