Towards an era of 3,000 yen/hour for housekeeping services. Taskaji removes compensation cap in growing domestic support market with advancing national qualification.
Taskaji, a housekeeping matching platform, has removed the compensation cap for its housekeepers, allowing them to set their own hourly rates up to 3,000 yen based on their skills and achievements. This move aims to promote the growth of the domestic support market and enhance the social evaluation of housekeeping as a profession.
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Taskaji Inc. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Sachiko Wada) has introduced a new compensation system for housekeepers ("Taskaji-san") registered on its housekeeping matching platform "Taskaji."
The housekeeping service market continues to grow, and as the social evaluation of housekeepers' expertise increases, Taskaji has removed the compensation plan cap previously set by the management. All housekeepers can now evaluate their own skills and achievements and set their own compensation, up to a maximum of 3,000 yen/hour*, commensurate with the value they provide.
*Including tax, excluding transportation costs, and after platform usage fees are deducted.
■ Evaluation and compensation left behind amidst demand and policy changes
The domestic support service market continues to grow, and with dual-income households now more than three times as numerous as single-income households, demand is expected to expand further. On the policy front, the Japan Growth Strategy Council, chaired by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, announced in December 2025 that it would consider support measures such as making housekeeping service fees tax-deductible and establishing national qualifications for domestic support workers, aiming for establishment by the summer of 2027. This movement positions housework as a "nationally recognized profession," similar to care workers and childcare workers.
Housekeepers active on Taskaji are professionals who solve household challenges such as cooking, cleaning, and organizing in a single visit. Professionals with diverse backgrounds, such as certified organizing advisors, chefs, nutritionists, those from the food and hospitality industries, and experienced homemakers with childcare experience, are active.
Since its inception, Taskaji has operated under the philosophy that "housework is a creative job" and should be accompanied by fair compensation. We believe that a system allowing housekeepers to set their own compensation commensurate with their skills will lead to a higher social evaluation of housework as a profession.
■ Expanding market and policy movements. Housekeeping at a turning point towards professionalization.
Taskaji housekeepers provide housekeeping services such as cooking, cleaning, and organizing as sole proprietors. They decide their own areas of expertise, working areas, and schedules, and are directly matched with clients.
— Setting their own compensation —
Since its establishment, Taskaji has achieved high compensation levels compared to employed housekeeping staff, based on its design as a freelance matching platform for sole proprietors. Furthermore, with market growth and increasing social evaluation of housekeeping skills, the average compensation for Taskaji-san has consistently exceeded the industry average and continues to steadily improve.
In terms of compensation setting, Taskaji has also provided a tiered system that allows housekeepers to select higher plans based on their accumulated achievements and evaluations, supporting them in confidently setting their own value.
Against the backdrop of these achievements, Taskaji has now removed the compensation plan cap previously set by the management. All housekeepers can now set their own compensation plan, ranging from Plan A (net compensation 1,230 yen/hour) to Plan K (net compensation 3,000 yen/hour), based on their own judgment.
The compensation level for housekeeping staff is not necessarily high compared to the hourly wages of general part-time workers. As shown below, the average hourly wage for Taskaji housekeepers has already maintained a level significantly exceeding the industry average, but with the introduction of this new compensation system, housekeepers who fairly evaluate their skills and achievements will have an environment where they can earn even higher compensation.
Category | Average Hourly Wage
---|---
National average for part-time workers *1 | Approximately 1,321 yen
National average for housekeeping staff *2 | Approximately 1,146 yen (part-time)
Taskaji average compensation/hour *3 | Approximately 1,900 yen
Taskaji maximum compensation/hour *3 | 3,000 yen
*1 Source: Mynavi "February 2026 Part-time Average Hourly Wage Report"
*2 Source: Kyujin Box "Housekeeping Job Annual Income/Hourly Wage/Salary (Job Statistics Data)" (Salary information calculated by Kyujin Box from posted job advertisements in March 2026)
*3 Including tax, excluding transportation costs, and after platform usage fees are deducted.
It should be noted that the setting of the compensation plan is solely at the housekeeper's discretion. It is premised on an honest setting, fully considering one's skills, achievements, and client review evaluations.
■ Those who can become "Taskaji-san" are diverse.
The housekeeping service market continues to grow, and as the social evaluation of housekeepers' expertise increases, Taskaji has removed the compensation plan cap previously set by the management. All housekeepers can now evaluate their own skills and achievements and set their own compensation, up to a maximum of 3,000 yen/hour*, commensurate with the value they provide.
*Including tax, excluding transportation costs, and after platform usage fees are deducted.
■ Evaluation and compensation left behind amidst demand and policy changes
The domestic support service market continues to grow, and with dual-income households now more than three times as numerous as single-income households, demand is expected to expand further. On the policy front, the Japan Growth Strategy Council, chaired by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, announced in December 2025 that it would consider support measures such as making housekeeping service fees tax-deductible and establishing national qualifications for domestic support workers, aiming for establishment by the summer of 2027. This movement positions housework as a "nationally recognized profession," similar to care workers and childcare workers.
Housekeepers active on Taskaji are professionals who solve household challenges such as cooking, cleaning, and organizing in a single visit. Professionals with diverse backgrounds, such as certified organizing advisors, chefs, nutritionists, those from the food and hospitality industries, and experienced homemakers with childcare experience, are active.
Since its inception, Taskaji has operated under the philosophy that "housework is a creative job" and should be accompanied by fair compensation. We believe that a system allowing housekeepers to set their own compensation commensurate with their skills will lead to a higher social evaluation of housework as a profession.
■ Expanding market and policy movements. Housekeeping at a turning point towards professionalization.
Taskaji housekeepers provide housekeeping services such as cooking, cleaning, and organizing as sole proprietors. They decide their own areas of expertise, working areas, and schedules, and are directly matched with clients.
— Setting their own compensation —
Since its establishment, Taskaji has achieved high compensation levels compared to employed housekeeping staff, based on its design as a freelance matching platform for sole proprietors. Furthermore, with market growth and increasing social evaluation of housekeeping skills, the average compensation for Taskaji-san has consistently exceeded the industry average and continues to steadily improve.
In terms of compensation setting, Taskaji has also provided a tiered system that allows housekeepers to select higher plans based on their accumulated achievements and evaluations, supporting them in confidently setting their own value.
Against the backdrop of these achievements, Taskaji has now removed the compensation plan cap previously set by the management. All housekeepers can now set their own compensation plan, ranging from Plan A (net compensation 1,230 yen/hour) to Plan K (net compensation 3,000 yen/hour), based on their own judgment.
The compensation level for housekeeping staff is not necessarily high compared to the hourly wages of general part-time workers. As shown below, the average hourly wage for Taskaji housekeepers has already maintained a level significantly exceeding the industry average, but with the introduction of this new compensation system, housekeepers who fairly evaluate their skills and achievements will have an environment where they can earn even higher compensation.
Category | Average Hourly Wage
---|---
National average for part-time workers *1 | Approximately 1,321 yen
National average for housekeeping staff *2 | Approximately 1,146 yen (part-time)
Taskaji average compensation/hour *3 | Approximately 1,900 yen
Taskaji maximum compensation/hour *3 | 3,000 yen
*1 Source: Mynavi "February 2026 Part-time Average Hourly Wage Report"
*2 Source: Kyujin Box "Housekeeping Job Annual Income/Hourly Wage/Salary (Job Statistics Data)" (Salary information calculated by Kyujin Box from posted job advertisements in March 2026)
*3 Including tax, excluding transportation costs, and after platform usage fees are deducted.
It should be noted that the setting of the compensation plan is solely at the housekeeper's discretion. It is premised on an honest setting, fully considering one's skills, achievements, and client review evaluations.
■ Those who can become "Taskaji-san" are diverse.