The invention discloses a rotary filter screen type bar screen cleaner. The rotary filter screen type bar screen cleaner comprises a frame, a driving device, a transmission chain, two main chain wheels, a main shaft, a cleaning brush, an air inlet pipe, an air nozzle, two traction chains, two secondary chain wheels, a filter frame, a filter screen, a mesh plate, a water stopping plate, and an air compressor; the driving device is fixedly connected to a top plate of the frame, the main shaft is fixed on a side plate of the frame; one end of the transmission chain is sleeved on a power output shaft of the driving device, and the other end is sleeved on a power input end of the main shaft; the main chain wheels are fixedly connected to the main shaft, and the secondary chain wheels are fixed to the lower part of the frame; two traction chains are respectively sleeved to one main chain wheel and one secondary chain wheel; the end part of the filter frame is fixedly connected to the traction chains, the filter screen and the mesh plate are arranged on the filter frame; the cleaning brush is fixed inside the side plate of the frame, brush bristle of the cleaning brush is contacted with the filter screen. By adopting the rotary filter screen type bar screen cleaner, fine floater and suspending solid matters in sewage can be intercepted; and furthermore, cleaning efficiency is high.