A hermetic compressor includes a hermetic container that stores lubricating oil, an electrically-driven element having a stator and a rotor, a shaft having a compressing element driven by the electrically-driven element, and including an eccentric shaft portion, a cylinder block, a piston, a coupling device that connects the piston and the eccentric shaft portion, a main bearing, and a thrust ball bearing that supports a vertical load by the self weight of the rotor and the shaft. The thrust ball bearing includes a plurality of balls having a diameter of 3 mm or less, a holder portion holding the balls and formed of a polymeric material, and an upper washer and a lower washer disposed above and below the balls, respectively, and the viscosity grade of the lubricating oil is from ISO VG3 to ISO VG10.