Club Payroll and Performance (2026)

Data as of

Payroll of the 12 clubs

Published totals combined ¥37,186.7M

This page divides each club's published payroll by its results this season. The figures come only from published totals and official statistics, so they are arithmetic rather than estimates. Individual salaries and guides are not covered here; only club-level figures are shown.

What these figures cover

Derived from the first-team official games of this season (2026).

  • Payroll totals are the published figures as of the start of the season (before tax / registered players); they exclude foreign players, developmental players and in-season moves.
  • Statistics are from this season's first-team official games.
  • Dividing payroll by a count gives a reference figure only, not a measure of a club's or a player's worth.
  • The payroll is prorated to the games played so far.

The source is listed on the About page

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Payroll per win

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Team W - L - T Payroll Per win Per hit Per home run Per stolen base Per run Per strikeout
Yomiuri 72 - 59 - 2 ¥3,852.8M ¥49.77M ¥3.46M ¥36.57M ¥38.12M ¥7.82M ¥3.33M
Hanshin 71 - 58 - 1 ¥4,751M ¥60.83M ¥4.11M ¥38.22M ¥69.66M ¥9.29M ¥4.11M
DeNA 66 - 64 - 3 ¥2,287.3M ¥32.23M ¥1.91M ¥17.73M ¥43.42M ¥4.05M ¥1.96M
Hiroshima 53 - 72 - 4 ¥2,566.2M ¥43.68M ¥2.4M ¥28.23M ¥32.61M ¥5.98M ¥2.32M
Chunichi 57 - 76 - 2 ¥2,420.1M ¥40.08M ¥2.28M ¥20.58M ¥45.69M ¥5.16M ¥2.13M
Yakult 57 - 73 - 2 ¥2,434.3M ¥39.42M ¥2.17M ¥29.18M ¥23.9M ¥5.45M ¥2.2M
SoftBank 84 - 46 - 3 ¥4,962.5M ¥54.95M ¥3.96M ¥32.05M ¥65.01M ¥7.11M ¥4.2M
Nippon-Ham 73 - 58 - 3 ¥2,928.5M ¥37.59M ¥2.45M ¥16.33M ¥38.65M ¥4.93M ¥2.64M
Lotte 58 - 68 - 3 ¥2,465.1M ¥38.34M ¥2.16M ¥19.01M ¥49.42M ¥4.91M ¥2.55M
Rakuten 51 - 78 - 1 ¥2,783.7M ¥49.62M ¥2.47M ¥27.21M ¥42.18M ¥5.93M ¥2.56M
Seibu 74 - 56 - 4 ¥2,599.7M ¥32.92M ¥2.18M ¥24.36M ¥45.96M ¥5.17M ¥2.32M
ORIX 62 - 70 - 2 ¥3,135.5M ¥47.39M ¥2.72M ¥33.77M ¥79.41M ¥6.42M ¥2.99M

M means million yen

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How to read this table

Each row is one club. The payroll is the figure published before the season, from which the amount per win / hit / home run / stolen base / run / strikeout is derived. Where the count in the denominator is zero the cell reads as a dash. During the season the payroll is prorated to the games played before dividing.

Whether a figure is large or small depends on squad-building policy, the size of the home market, the years left on multi-year deals, promotions from the developmental squad and much else. This table does not explain any of that; it simply lays out the division of published totals by official results.

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Frequently asked questions

Are these figures individual salaries?

No. They are the payroll published for the club as a whole, divided by that club's counts. They do not show what any individual receives.

What does the payroll cover?

It is the published sum of the salaries of registered players as of the start of the season, before tax. Foreign players, developmental players and in-season moves are not included. Bonuses and the structure of multi-year deals are not included either.

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