NPB Salary Guide by Performance (2026)

Data as of

The guide at a glance

Highest guide ¥594M
¥100M or more n = 125

The 'guide' is a salary level seen from performance, not an actual salary.

What this figure does and does not look at

  • Only players whose guide comes out above ¥24 million are listed.
  • Team totals come from the 2026 survey.

See nextHighest-rated battersHighest-rated club in its leagueHanshin 佐藤 輝明S 森下 翔太S−Nippon-Ham 水野 達稀A レイエスC+Highest-rated battersHighest-rated pitchersHighest-rated club in its leagueHanshin 髙橋 遥人A− 村上 頌樹A−Nippon-Ham 柳川 大晟A 北山 亘基B+Highest-rated pitchersStrength by positionClubs compared by the rating of each position's regularFA eligibleDomestic and international FA rights by club

Players with the highest guide (top 20)

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Rank Player Yrs Guide PA / IP
1 佐藤 輝明 6 ¥594M 614 PA
2 近藤 健介 15 ¥480M 601 PA
3 森下 翔太 4 ¥371M 616 PA
4 栗原 陵矢 10 ¥352M 628 PA
5 レイエス — ¥324M 531 PA
6 村上 頌樹 6 ¥322M 180.3 IP
7 平良 海馬 8 ¥321M 146.0 IP
8 エスピノーザ — ¥314M 149.3 IP
9 北山 亘基 5 ¥305M 147.7 IP
10 才木 浩人 10 ¥290M 154.0 IP
11 髙橋 遥人 9 ¥287M 159.0 IP
12 牧 秀悟 6 ¥282M 474 PA
13 マチャド — ¥281M 52.3 IP
14 大山 悠輔 10 ¥274M 591 PA
15 東 克樹 9 ¥266M 161.3 IP
16 マルティネス — ¥262M 52.3 IP
17 レイノルズ — ¥260M 62.3 IP
18 柳田 悠岐 16 ¥252M 495 PA
19 ダルベック — ¥244M 543 PA
20 近本 光司 8 ¥237M 414 PA
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Central League / Pacific League

Guide total minus published payroll, by club

Difference by club (100 million yen) 2026 npbc.media ← Payroll above the guide total Payroll below the guide total → Chunichi +6.4 DeNA +5.5 Nippon-Ham +5.0 Seibu +2.9 Lotte +2.1 Hiroshima +0.5 Yakult +0.2 Rakuten −1.5 Hanshin −2.0 ORIX −2.5 Yomiuri −7.8 SoftBank −8.8

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Difference by club (100 million yen) 2026 npbc.media ← Above guide Below guide → D +6.4 DB +5.5 F +5.0 L +2.9 M +2.1 C +0.5 S +0.2 E −1.5 T −2.0 B −2.5 G −7.8 H −8.8

On the right the published payroll is below the guide total, on the left above it.

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Team Guide total
minus payroll
Chunichi +¥636.5M
DeNA +¥554.8M
Nippon-Ham +¥502M
Seibu +¥288.8M
Lotte +¥205.7M
Hiroshima +¥45.5M
Yakult +¥21.2M
Rakuten −¥151.7M
Hanshin −¥196.1M
ORIX −¥247.3M
Yomiuri −¥779.4M
SoftBank −¥880.1M
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Club payroll and performance

Age and the guide

Age and salary guide (12 clubs) 2026 npbc.media Guide ¥0M ¥200M ¥400M ¥600M 〜22 23 25 27 29 31 33 35 37 39〜 n = 8 n = 27 n = 42 n = 20 n = 9 Age 佐藤 輝明 近藤 健介 森下 翔太 栗原 陵矢 レイエス

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Age and salary guide (12 clubs) 2026 npbc.media Guide ¥0M ¥200M ¥400M ¥600M 〜22 26 30 34 39〜 Age
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Age Players Median
〜22 8 ¥61M
23 11 ¥56M
24 25 ¥47M
25 27 ¥59M
26 38 ¥49M
27 42 ¥51M
28 49 ¥62M
29 42 ¥66M
30 40 ¥64M
31 25 ¥92M
32 31 ¥51M
33 20 ¥78M
34 20 ¥49M
35 19 ¥70M
36 11 ¥73M
37 9 ¥51M
38 8 ¥147M
39〜 9 ¥72M

The shaded area covers the middle half of players at that age, and the line is the middle guide.

The estimated figures are worked out by this site and are not official announcements.

How to read this page

The guide is the salary level that a player's first-team record points to, shown in yen.

Players whose guide comes out above ¥24 million are listed from the highest down. Payroll totals and the cost per win by club are on club payroll and results.

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