Finance & insurance·Osaka·5001+ employees

Sumitomo Life Insurance Company

Japanese name: 住友生命保険相互会社 · Corporate number 5120005007271 · 日本語

Sumitomo Life Insurance Company (住友生命保険相互会社), a finance & insurance employer in Osaka with 5001+ employees, reports in the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare's women's-advancement database that 51.4% of its managers are women, women's average pay is 43.4% of men's among regular employees, 102.9% of eligible fathers took childcare leave (as of June 2026).

Women's advancement and leave

Women in management
51.4%
Median, same industry and size: 21.7%
Women among officers
10.7%
Median, same industry and size: 9.8%
Women among new hires
63.3%
For one employment category the company defines, so not comparable with other employers.
Women's pay as % of men's, all
43.3%
Median, same industry and size: 53.2%
Women's pay as % of men's, regular
43.4%
Median, same industry and size: 55.1%
Women's pay as % of men's, non-regular
61.5%
Median, same industry and size: 57.6%
Men taking childcare leave
102.9%
For one employment category the company defines, so not comparable with other employers.
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The pay figures compare women's average pay with men's, not pay for the same job. Data as of June 2026.

Working hours and retention

Average monthly overtime
3.6 hrs
Median, same industry and size: 12.3 hrs
Paid leave taken
83.3%
Median, same industry: 75.3%
Average tenure, men
21.8 yrs
For one employment category the company defines, so not comparable with other employers.
Average tenure, women
15.7 yrs
For one employment category the company defines, so not comparable with other employers.

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Questions this page answers

What share of managers are women at Sumitomo Life Insurance Company?
51.4%, as reported to MHLW's women's-advancement database (as of June 2026).
What is the gender pay gap at Sumitomo Life Insurance Company?
Women's average pay as a percentage of men's: 43.3% across all employees, 43.4% among regular employees, 61.5% among non-regular employees. This compares average pay, not pay for the same job.
How many fathers take childcare leave at Sumitomo Life Insurance Company?
102.9% of eligible men took childcare leave (above 100% because leave taken this year can be for children born the year before).
How much overtime do employees at Sumitomo Life Insurance Company work, and how much paid leave do they take?
Average overtime is 3.6 hours a month (median for the same industry and size: 12.3 hours), and employees take 83.3% of their paid leave (median: 75.3%), as reported to MHLW's women's-advancement database.
How long do employees stay at Sumitomo Life Insurance Company?
Average tenure is 21.8 years for men and 15.7 years for women.

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What Professional includes

Source: Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, women's-advancement database (open data), as of 2026-10-06; figures are self-reported by each employer and checked for plausibility by The Hardest Market. 女性の活躍推進企業データベースオープンデータ(2026年10月6日時点)を加工して作成.