Central League Salary Guide (2026)

Players whose performance-based salary guide comes out above ¥24 million are listed by club, up to the top eight. The rest are on each club's page.

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.

Hanshin

Top 8 by guide

Right-handed starterRight-handed relieverLeft-handed starterLeft-handed relieverCatcherInfieldOutfield

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Rank Player Yrs Guide PA / IP
1 佐藤 輝明 6 ¥594M 614 PA
3 森下 翔太 4 ¥371M 616 PA
6 村上 頌樹 6 ¥322M 180.3 IP
10 才木 浩人 10 ¥290M 154.0 IP
11 髙橋 遥人 9 ¥287M 159.0 IP
14 大山 悠輔 10 ¥274M 591 PA
20 近本 光司 8 ¥237M 414 PA
25 中野 拓夢 6 ¥209M 581 PA
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Yomiuri

Top 8 by guide

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Rank Player Yrs Guide PA / IP
16 マルティネス — ¥262M 52.3 IP
19 ダルベック — ¥244M 543 PA
22 丸 佳浩 17 ¥218M 145 PA
45 ウィットリー — ¥170M 81.7 IP
51 戸郷 翔征 8 ¥165M 80.0 IP
52 坂本 勇人 20 ¥163M 173 PA
60 大城 卓三 9 ¥153M 384 PA
68 泉口 友汰 3 ¥146M 524 PA
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DeNA

Top 8 by guide

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Rank Player Yrs Guide PA / IP
12 牧 秀悟 6 ¥282M 474 PA
15 東 克樹 9 ¥266M 161.3 IP
17 レイノルズ — ¥260M 62.3 IP
27 宮﨑 敏郎 14 ¥207M 381 PA
43 佐野 恵太 10 ¥171M 522 PA
61 筒香 嘉智 17 ¥153M 398 PA
80 エンカーナシオン — ¥131M 252 PA
147 山本 祐大 9 ¥89M 105 PA
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Hiroshima

Top 8 by guide

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Rank Player Yrs Guide PA / IP
31 坂倉 将吾 10 ¥189M 576 PA
46 床田 寛樹 10 ¥170M 143.3 IP
47 小園 海斗 8 ¥170M 401 PA
49 菊池 涼介 15 ¥168M 540 PA
70 ハーン — ¥144M 35.3 IP
76 ファビアン — ¥137M 364 PA
82 森下 暢仁 7 ¥131M 137.7 IP
83 秋山 翔吾 16 ¥130M 195 PA
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Yakult

Top 8 by guide

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Rank Player Yrs Guide PA / IP
33 山田 哲人 15 ¥187M 60 PA
36 サンタナ — ¥180M 447 PA
48 山野 太一 6 ¥169M 162.3 IP
71 リランソ — ¥141M 38.0 IP
92 長岡 秀樹 7 ¥122M 533 PA
144 岩田 幸宏 3 ¥90M 456 PA
146 奥川 恭伸 7 ¥89M 156.0 IP
154 塩見 泰隆 9 ¥85M 87 PA

Chunichi

Top 8 by guide

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Rank Player Yrs Guide PA / IP
24 細川 成也 10 ¥210M 604 PA
26 大野 雄大 16 ¥207M 143.0 IP
34 マラー — ¥187M 120.3 IP
40 髙橋 宏斗 5 ¥173M 123.7 IP
54 柳 裕也 10 ¥162M 150.0 IP
74 松山 晋也 4 ¥137M 42.3 IP
75 岡林 勇希 7 ¥137M 345 PA
120 サノー — ¥105M 358 PA

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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