Free Service "HelloWorks" Launched to Visualize Cleaning Job Hourly Wage Data Across 47 Prefectures / Includes Industry-First Proprietary Aggregated Report
B-Track Inc. has launched "HelloWorks," a free service that visualizes cleaning job hourly wage data across Japan's 47 prefectures. This initiative is accompanied by an industry-first proprietary aggregated report, shedding light on the premium range of hourly wages compared to minimum wage and regional disparities.
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HelloWorks (https://helloworks.jp), a free website allowing users to view cleaning job hourly wage data for all 47 prefectures.
On May 6, 2026, B-Track Inc. (Headquarters: Setagaya-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Tatsuya Murakami) began offering "HelloWorks" (https://helloworks.jp), a free website that allows users to view hourly wage data for cleaning jobs across all 47 prefectures.
This service visualizes the trend of hourly wages and the premium range compared to the legally mandated minimum wage across all 47 prefectures and major municipalities, based on proprietary aggregation of public job posting data accumulated over approximately three years. Concurrently, the first industry trend report, "Cleaning Job Hourly Wage Trend Report 2023-2026," has been released for free on note. Further details can be found at https://helloworks.jp.
Service Objectives and Background
For companies in the cleaning industry, especially those handling hotel room cleaning, the rapid increase in minimum wages in recent years is a critical management issue that directly impacts their labor cost structure. However, there has been no publicly available data comparing overall industry hourly wage levels or regional trends until now.
B-Track Inc., through its operation of "Staytuned," a hotel cleaning management SaaS, recognized the need for primary data to facilitate decision-making across the industry while addressing its challenges. Thus, it decided to publicly release its proprietary aggregated public job posting data, accumulated over approximately 2.5 years, in a free-to-view format.
Service Details
"HelloWorks" is a free data viewing site that visualizes the trend of hourly wages for cleaning categories and the difference from the legally mandated minimum wage, at the level of 47 prefectures and major municipalities.
[Main Features]
Monthly hourly wage trends for 47 prefectures (all periods)
Premium range above the legal minimum wage (comparison across all prefectures)
High hourly wage ranking (up to top 47)
Recent job samples (by region)
You can immediately use the dashboard by simply registering your email address. No credit card registration is required.
[Intended Users]
HR, general affairs, and store management personnel of hotel operating companies
Management and cost planning personnel of room cleaning businesses
Labor consultants and regional labor cost advisors
[Key Findings of the First Report]
The "Cleaning Job Hourly Wage Trend Report 2023-2026," released concurrently, presents the following three points:
Graph 1: Hourly wages for cleaning jobs almost perfectly synchronize with minimum wage revisions
1. The industry as a whole follows the minimum wage
Over the past 2.5 years, the median hourly wage for cleaning jobs increased by +107 yen (+10.2%). It was confirmed that the entire industry converges into an extremely narrow band of "minimum wage +40 to 55 yen."
Graph 2: Ranking of minimum wage premium amounts in 47 prefectures. A maximum disparity of 80 yen
2. Regional disparities are expanding
The top minimum wage premium was Hokkaido with +85 yen, while Miyagi Prefecture had the lowest with +5 yen, showing a maximum difference of 80 yen. Wage competition is fierce in tourist areas and metropolitan areas, while some rural areas continue to recruit at barely minimum wage levels.
Graph 3: Hourly wage distribution of 10,025 job postings in the last 30 days. Half are concentrated in the 1,100-1,250 yen range
3. Competitive axes other than hourly wages are needed
Half of the 10,025 job postings in the last 30 days are concentrated in the 1,100-1,250 yen range. Differentiation based solely on hourly wages is becoming difficult, and the remaining competitive axis in the industry is shifting towards "productivity per person."
Service Fees
"HelloWorks" is completely free to use. All functions are available simply by registering your email address. While we offer a paid plan only for generating custom reports for those who wish, all currently published features on the website will continue to be provided for free.
Future Developments
B-Track Inc. plans to continuously issue industry trend reports on a monthly to quarterly basis. The next report is scheduled to cover "Hourly Wage Benchmarks by Hotel Category (Business Hotels/City Hotels/Ryokans, etc.)."
Furthermore, as HelloWorks' functionality expands, we will progressively release additional data directly linked to industry management decisions and recruitment strategies, such as analysis of the correlation between tourism peak seasons and hourly wages, hourly productivity benchmarks by hotel category, and trends in the labor force population of the cleaning industry.
[Related URLs]
HelloWorks service website: https://helloworks.jp
First report (note, free): https://note.com/btrack/n/nb47b2d52fd5b
Comment from the Representative
Screenshot: HelloWorks Dashboard Screen
Representative Director Tatsuya Murakami
While the cleaning industry faces a severe labor shortage, there has been no primary data available to comprehensively view industry-wide trends until now. We believe this service will provide valuable insights.
On May 6, 2026, B-Track Inc. (Headquarters: Setagaya-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Tatsuya Murakami) began offering "HelloWorks" (https://helloworks.jp), a free website that allows users to view hourly wage data for cleaning jobs across all 47 prefectures.
This service visualizes the trend of hourly wages and the premium range compared to the legally mandated minimum wage across all 47 prefectures and major municipalities, based on proprietary aggregation of public job posting data accumulated over approximately three years. Concurrently, the first industry trend report, "Cleaning Job Hourly Wage Trend Report 2023-2026," has been released for free on note. Further details can be found at https://helloworks.jp.
Service Objectives and Background
For companies in the cleaning industry, especially those handling hotel room cleaning, the rapid increase in minimum wages in recent years is a critical management issue that directly impacts their labor cost structure. However, there has been no publicly available data comparing overall industry hourly wage levels or regional trends until now.
B-Track Inc., through its operation of "Staytuned," a hotel cleaning management SaaS, recognized the need for primary data to facilitate decision-making across the industry while addressing its challenges. Thus, it decided to publicly release its proprietary aggregated public job posting data, accumulated over approximately 2.5 years, in a free-to-view format.
Service Details
"HelloWorks" is a free data viewing site that visualizes the trend of hourly wages for cleaning categories and the difference from the legally mandated minimum wage, at the level of 47 prefectures and major municipalities.
[Main Features]
Monthly hourly wage trends for 47 prefectures (all periods)
Premium range above the legal minimum wage (comparison across all prefectures)
High hourly wage ranking (up to top 47)
Recent job samples (by region)
You can immediately use the dashboard by simply registering your email address. No credit card registration is required.
[Intended Users]
HR, general affairs, and store management personnel of hotel operating companies
Management and cost planning personnel of room cleaning businesses
Labor consultants and regional labor cost advisors
[Key Findings of the First Report]
The "Cleaning Job Hourly Wage Trend Report 2023-2026," released concurrently, presents the following three points:
Graph 1: Hourly wages for cleaning jobs almost perfectly synchronize with minimum wage revisions
1. The industry as a whole follows the minimum wage
Over the past 2.5 years, the median hourly wage for cleaning jobs increased by +107 yen (+10.2%). It was confirmed that the entire industry converges into an extremely narrow band of "minimum wage +40 to 55 yen."
Graph 2: Ranking of minimum wage premium amounts in 47 prefectures. A maximum disparity of 80 yen
2. Regional disparities are expanding
The top minimum wage premium was Hokkaido with +85 yen, while Miyagi Prefecture had the lowest with +5 yen, showing a maximum difference of 80 yen. Wage competition is fierce in tourist areas and metropolitan areas, while some rural areas continue to recruit at barely minimum wage levels.
Graph 3: Hourly wage distribution of 10,025 job postings in the last 30 days. Half are concentrated in the 1,100-1,250 yen range
3. Competitive axes other than hourly wages are needed
Half of the 10,025 job postings in the last 30 days are concentrated in the 1,100-1,250 yen range. Differentiation based solely on hourly wages is becoming difficult, and the remaining competitive axis in the industry is shifting towards "productivity per person."
Service Fees
"HelloWorks" is completely free to use. All functions are available simply by registering your email address. While we offer a paid plan only for generating custom reports for those who wish, all currently published features on the website will continue to be provided for free.
Future Developments
B-Track Inc. plans to continuously issue industry trend reports on a monthly to quarterly basis. The next report is scheduled to cover "Hourly Wage Benchmarks by Hotel Category (Business Hotels/City Hotels/Ryokans, etc.)."
Furthermore, as HelloWorks' functionality expands, we will progressively release additional data directly linked to industry management decisions and recruitment strategies, such as analysis of the correlation between tourism peak seasons and hourly wages, hourly productivity benchmarks by hotel category, and trends in the labor force population of the cleaning industry.
[Related URLs]
HelloWorks service website: https://helloworks.jp
First report (note, free): https://note.com/btrack/n/nb47b2d52fd5b
Comment from the Representative
Screenshot: HelloWorks Dashboard Screen
Representative Director Tatsuya Murakami
While the cleaning industry faces a severe labor shortage, there has been no primary data available to comprehensively view industry-wide trends until now. We believe this service will provide valuable insights.