Dispatch Job Postings for March 2026: Average Hourly Wage in 3 Major Metropolitan Areas Reaches 1,635 JPY
dip Corporation announced that the average hourly wage for dispatch workers in the three major metropolitan areas in March 2026 was 1,635 JPY, marking a year-on-year increase across all regions.
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dip Corporation (hereinafter 'the Company') has announced the dispatch average hourly wage data for the 3 major metropolitan areas for March 2026. This survey is aggregated based on the job advertisement data for dispatch and temp-to-perm jobs posted on 'Hatarako.net', a job information site for full-time employees, dispatch workers, and part-timers.
The average dispatch hourly wage in March was 1,635 JPY (an increase of 13 JPY year-on-year, and a decrease of 15 JPY month-on-month). In addition, the number of job postings for dispatch and temp-to-perm positions was approximately 201,000, which is a 12.3% decrease year-on-year and a 0.2% increase month-on-month.
'Hatarako.net': https://www.hatarako.net
■ Overview
[By Area] Positive year-on-year growth in all areas
Regarding the average hourly wage by area, the Kanto area was 1,725 JPY (up 15 JPY YoY, down 9 JPY MoM), the Tokai area was 1,480 JPY (up 15 JPY YoY, down 29 JPY MoM), and the Kansai area was 1,526 JPY (up 20 JPY YoY, down 9 JPY MoM).
[By Job Category] Positive year-on-year growth in 5 job categories
Regarding the average hourly wage by job category, 'Clerical/Office' was 1,601 JPY (up 34 JPY YoY, down 15 JPY MoM), 'Sales/Business/Food/Service' was 1,623 JPY (up 87 JPY YoY, up 40 JPY MoM), 'WEB/Creator' was 1,856 JPY (up 21 JPY YoY, up 13 JPY MoM), 'IT/Engineering' was 2,306 JPY (±0 JPY YoY, up 84 JPY MoM), 'Medical/Nursing Care/Research/Education' was 1,628 JPY (down 14 JPY YoY, down 100 JPY MoM), and 'Factory/Light Work/Logistics/Civil Engineering' was 1,442 JPY (up 53 JPY YoY, up 12 JPY MoM).
■ Survey Overview
Target for Aggregation
From the job information posted on 'Hatarako.net', a job site operated by the Company for full-time employees, dispatch workers, and part-timers, we extracted the employment types 'General Dispatch' and 'Temp-to-Perm' and aggregated the average hourly wage at the time of recruitment. Items with a sample size of fewer than 10 are indicated with '-'. Furthermore, the calculated data does not include remuneration other than the base hourly wage (*).
(*) Refers to remuneration such as overtime pay, late-night pay, holiday pay, commuting allowances, and bonuses.
Target Areas
(Kanto) Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Chiba, Ibaraki, Gunma, Tochigi, Yamanashi
(Tokai) Aichi, Gifu, Mie, Shizuoka
(Kansai) Osaka, Hyogo, Kyoto, Shiga, Nara, Wakayama
Target Job Categories for Aggregation
- Clerical/Office
└ General clerical, sales clerical, data entry, telephone operator, English clerical, financial clerical, accounting/finance, general affairs/HR/legal, secretary, trade clerical, etc.
- Sales/Business/Service
└ Apparel sales, mobile/appliance sales, telemarketing/tele-appointments, sales/rounder, customer service/showroom counter, travel-related, etc.
- WEB/Creator
└ DTP operator, WEB director, WEB designer, production, video/audio, production/editing/proofreading/writer, etc.
- IT/Engineering
└ CAD, SE/programmer, network engineer, help desk, operation management/maintenance, design, evaluation/testing, etc.
- Medical/Nursing Care/Research/Education
└ Nursing care, nursing, childcare, medical clerical, research/development/inspection, pharmacist/dietitian, etc.
- Factory/Light Work/Logistics/Civil Engineering
└ Driver, light work, food manufacturing, manufacturing (assembly/processing), etc.
Overview of 'Hatarako.net'
'Hatarako.net' is one of Japan's largest job information sites for full-time employees, dispatch workers, and part-timers. You can search for jobs from a wide range of extensive search criteria such as 'employment type', 'work location', 'job category', and 'preferences'.
'Hatarako.net': https://www.hatarako.net
Company Overview
With the vision of being a 'Labor force solution company' aiming to solve various issues in the labor market and realize a society where everyone can feel the joy and happiness of working, we operate an HR service business and a DX business. Under the corporate philosophy 'Here at dip, we want to tap into dreams, ideas and passion to create a better society', we will contribute to the realization of a sustainable society through our business activities.
Company Name: dip Corporation
Representative: Hideki Tomita (Representative Director, President and CEO)
Headquarters: Roppongi Grand Tower 31F, 3-2-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Phone: 03-5114-1177 (Main)
Established: March 1997
Capital: 1,085 million JPY (As of February 2026)
The average dispatch hourly wage in March was 1,635 JPY (an increase of 13 JPY year-on-year, and a decrease of 15 JPY month-on-month). In addition, the number of job postings for dispatch and temp-to-perm positions was approximately 201,000, which is a 12.3% decrease year-on-year and a 0.2% increase month-on-month.
'Hatarako.net': https://www.hatarako.net
■ Overview
[By Area] Positive year-on-year growth in all areas
Regarding the average hourly wage by area, the Kanto area was 1,725 JPY (up 15 JPY YoY, down 9 JPY MoM), the Tokai area was 1,480 JPY (up 15 JPY YoY, down 29 JPY MoM), and the Kansai area was 1,526 JPY (up 20 JPY YoY, down 9 JPY MoM).
[By Job Category] Positive year-on-year growth in 5 job categories
Regarding the average hourly wage by job category, 'Clerical/Office' was 1,601 JPY (up 34 JPY YoY, down 15 JPY MoM), 'Sales/Business/Food/Service' was 1,623 JPY (up 87 JPY YoY, up 40 JPY MoM), 'WEB/Creator' was 1,856 JPY (up 21 JPY YoY, up 13 JPY MoM), 'IT/Engineering' was 2,306 JPY (±0 JPY YoY, up 84 JPY MoM), 'Medical/Nursing Care/Research/Education' was 1,628 JPY (down 14 JPY YoY, down 100 JPY MoM), and 'Factory/Light Work/Logistics/Civil Engineering' was 1,442 JPY (up 53 JPY YoY, up 12 JPY MoM).
■ Survey Overview
Target for Aggregation
From the job information posted on 'Hatarako.net', a job site operated by the Company for full-time employees, dispatch workers, and part-timers, we extracted the employment types 'General Dispatch' and 'Temp-to-Perm' and aggregated the average hourly wage at the time of recruitment. Items with a sample size of fewer than 10 are indicated with '-'. Furthermore, the calculated data does not include remuneration other than the base hourly wage (*).
(*) Refers to remuneration such as overtime pay, late-night pay, holiday pay, commuting allowances, and bonuses.
Target Areas
(Kanto) Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Chiba, Ibaraki, Gunma, Tochigi, Yamanashi
(Tokai) Aichi, Gifu, Mie, Shizuoka
(Kansai) Osaka, Hyogo, Kyoto, Shiga, Nara, Wakayama
Target Job Categories for Aggregation
- Clerical/Office
└ General clerical, sales clerical, data entry, telephone operator, English clerical, financial clerical, accounting/finance, general affairs/HR/legal, secretary, trade clerical, etc.
- Sales/Business/Service
└ Apparel sales, mobile/appliance sales, telemarketing/tele-appointments, sales/rounder, customer service/showroom counter, travel-related, etc.
- WEB/Creator
└ DTP operator, WEB director, WEB designer, production, video/audio, production/editing/proofreading/writer, etc.
- IT/Engineering
└ CAD, SE/programmer, network engineer, help desk, operation management/maintenance, design, evaluation/testing, etc.
- Medical/Nursing Care/Research/Education
└ Nursing care, nursing, childcare, medical clerical, research/development/inspection, pharmacist/dietitian, etc.
- Factory/Light Work/Logistics/Civil Engineering
└ Driver, light work, food manufacturing, manufacturing (assembly/processing), etc.
Overview of 'Hatarako.net'
'Hatarako.net' is one of Japan's largest job information sites for full-time employees, dispatch workers, and part-timers. You can search for jobs from a wide range of extensive search criteria such as 'employment type', 'work location', 'job category', and 'preferences'.
'Hatarako.net': https://www.hatarako.net
Company Overview
With the vision of being a 'Labor force solution company' aiming to solve various issues in the labor market and realize a society where everyone can feel the joy and happiness of working, we operate an HR service business and a DX business. Under the corporate philosophy 'Here at dip, we want to tap into dreams, ideas and passion to create a better society', we will contribute to the realization of a sustainable society through our business activities.
Company Name: dip Corporation
Representative: Hideki Tomita (Representative Director, President and CEO)
Headquarters: Roppongi Grand Tower 31F, 3-2-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Phone: 03-5114-1177 (Main)
Established: March 1997
Capital: 1,085 million JPY (As of February 2026)