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NPB SALARIES · 2026

Chiba Lotte Marines salaries in 2026

The Chiba Lotte Marines pay their 87 players ¥3,861,800,000 in 2026, the 7th biggest payroll of the 12 teams in NPB and 14% less than the average team. Gregory Polanco is the highest paid on ¥400,000,000, jointly the 17th highest salary in the league, and 3 of the Chiba Lotte Marines are among the 25 best paid.

PAYROLL¥3.86bn
LEAGUE RANK7th of 12
PLAYERS87
AVERAGE¥44.4m
HIGHEST¥400m

Every Chiba Lotte Marines salary

All 87 players in 2026, highest paid first, with where each ranks across the league

Chiba Lotte Marines players ranked by salary in 2026.
# PLAYER POSITION SALARY CONVERTED LEAGUE RANK
1 Gregory Polanco Outfielder ¥400,000,000£2,016,000£2.0m 17
2 Andre Jackson Pitcher ¥300,000,000£1,512,000£1.5m 24
2 Neftali Soto Infielder ¥300,000,000£1,512,000£1.5m 24
4 Jose Castillo Pitcher ¥200,000,000£1,008,000£1.0m 53
4 Sam Long Pitcher ¥200,000,000£1,008,000£1.0m 53
4 Shogo Nakamura Infielder ¥200,000,000£1,008,000£1.0m 53
7 Shuta Ishikawa Pitcher ¥160,000,000£806,400£806k 86
8 Yuji Nishino Pitcher ¥150,000,000£756,000£756k 97
9 Kazuya Ojima Pitcher ¥145,000,000£730,800£731k 114
10 Atsuki Taneichi Pitcher ¥130,000,000£655,200£655k 122
11 Naoya Masuda Pitcher ¥120,000,000£604,800£605k 135
12 Yudai Fujioka Infielder ¥110,000,000£554,400£554k 148
13 Kyota Fujiwara Outfielder ¥80,000,000£403,200£403k 183
14 Toshiya Sato Catcher ¥72,000,000£362,880£363k 201
15 Hiromi Oka Outfielder ¥70,000,000£352,800£353k 202
15 Tatsuhiro Tamura Catcher ¥70,000,000£352,800£353k 202
17 Katsuya Kakunaka Outfielder ¥60,000,000£302,400£302k 222
18 Rikuto Yokoyama Pitcher ¥58,000,000£292,320£292k 233
19 Shota Suzuki Pitcher ¥51,000,000£257,040£257k 252
20 Akito Takabe Outfielder ¥50,000,000£252,000£252k 253
21 Yuki Karakawa Pitcher ¥44,000,000£221,760£222k 275
22 Hisanori Yasuda Infielder ¥43,000,000£216,720£217k 280
23 Fumiya Ono Pitcher ¥42,000,000£211,680£212k 284
23 Misho Nishikawa Outfielder ¥42,000,000£211,680£212k 284
25 Atsuki Tomosugi Infielder ¥38,000,000£191,520£192k 309
26 Shuta Takano Pitcher ¥34,000,000£171,360£171k 327
27 Koshiro Sakamoto Pitcher ¥33,000,000£166,320£166k 332
28 Koki Yamaguchi Outfielder ¥30,000,000£151,200£151k 348
29 Ryusei Ogawa Infielder ¥27,000,000£136,080£136k 375
30 Shunsuke Nakamori Pitcher ¥26,000,000£131,040£131k 385
31 Aito Takeda Outfielder ¥24,000,000£120,960£121k 400
32 Haruya Tanaka Pitcher ¥23,000,000£115,920£116k 404
32 Shingo Ishikawa Outfielder ¥23,000,000£115,920£116k 404
34 Ryusei Terachi Catcher ¥22,000,000£110,880£111k 415
35 Koshiro Wada Outfielder ¥20,000,000£100,800£101k 424
35 Kyuto Ueda Infielder ¥20,000,000£100,800£101k 424
35 Raito Ikeda Infielder ¥20,000,000£100,800£101k 424
35 Riku Kikuchi Pitcher ¥20,000,000£100,800£101k 424
35 Yuto Kimura Pitcher ¥20,000,000£100,800£101k 424
40 Keisuke Sawada Pitcher ¥19,400,000£97,776£98k 441
41 Akira Yagi Pitcher ¥18,000,000£90,720£91k 451
41 Daito Yamamoto Outfielder ¥18,000,000£90,720£91k 451
41 Kenta Chatani Infielder ¥18,000,000£90,720£91k 451
41 Yusuke Azuma Pitcher ¥18,000,000£90,720£91k 451
45 Genki Ishigaki Pitcher ¥16,000,000£80,640£81k 469
46 Ryusei Miyazaki Infielder ¥15,000,000£75,600£76k 488
47 Ko Matsukawa Catcher ¥14,000,000£70,560£71k 505
48 Atsuya Hirohata Pitcher ¥13,000,000£65,520£66k 522
48 Koshiro Hiroike Pitcher ¥13,000,000£65,520£66k 522
50 Kaito Mori Pitcher ¥12,000,000£60,480£60k 541
50 Tokito Kawamura Pitcher ¥12,000,000£60,480£60k 541
52 Fumiya Motomae Pitcher ¥10,000,000£50,400£50k 589
52 Hayato Fuji Pitcher ¥10,000,000£50,400£50k 589
52 Kota Inoue Outfielder ¥10,000,000£50,400£50k 589
52 Rikima Ichijo Pitcher ¥10,000,000£50,400£50k 589
52 Tsuyoshi Yamasaki Infielder ¥10,000,000£50,400£50k 589
52 Yu Tatematsu Infielder ¥10,000,000£50,400£50k 589
58 Hikaru Otani Pitcher ¥9,200,000£46,368£46k 648
59 Masami Ishigaki Infielder ¥9,000,000£45,360£45k 649
60 Yamato Tanaka Pitcher ¥8,000,000£40,320£40k 678
61 Oto Hayasaka Pitcher ¥7,100,000£35,784£36k 716
62 Hayato Miyazaki Pitcher ¥7,000,000£35,280£35k 717
63 Haru Sakai Pitcher ¥6,000,000£30,240£30k 771
63 Raito Okumura Pitcher ¥6,000,000£30,240£30k 771
63 Shota Ueda Catcher ¥6,000,000£30,240£30k 771
66 Yuya Sakurai Infielder ¥5,600,000£28,224£28k 795
67 Ryotaro Mori Pitcher ¥5,500,000£27,720£28k 801
68 Ryota Nakamura Pitcher ¥5,000,000£25,200£25k 836
68 Seiun Akiyama Pitcher ¥5,000,000£25,200£25k 836
68 Stiven Acevedo Outfielder ¥5,000,000£25,200£25k 836
68 Yuta Kaneda Infielder ¥5,000,000£25,200£25k 836
68 Yuto Yoshikawa Pitcher ¥5,000,000£25,200£25k 836
73 Ryoju Okamura Catcher ¥4,600,000£23,184£23k 857
74 Kosuke Nagashima Pitcher ¥3,100,000£15,624£16k 981
75 Kirato Nagashimada Pitcher ¥3,000,000£15,120£15k 982
75 Ryo Sugiyama Outfielder ¥3,000,000£15,120£15k 982
77 Hikaru Kono Outfielder ¥2,900,000£14,616£15k 1012
77 Rui Katsumata Infielder ¥2,900,000£14,616£15k 1012
79 Kaishu Takahashi Pitcher ¥2,800,000£14,112£14k 1015
79 Kazuki Fujita Outfielder ¥2,800,000£14,112£14k 1015
79 Konoshin Tomiyama Catcher ¥2,800,000£14,112£14k 1015
79 Ryota Takeuchi Pitcher ¥2,800,000£14,112£14k 1015
79 Shinya Matsuishi Infielder ¥2,800,000£14,112£14k 1015
84 Tsuyoshi Tanimura Infielder ¥2,700,000£13,608£14k 1031
84 Yuta Ibaragi Pitcher ¥2,700,000£13,608£14k 1031
86 Yuto Nakayama Pitcher ¥2,600,000£13,104£13k 1033
87 Chariel Radney Pitcher ¥2,500,000£12,600£13k 1043

The Chiba Lotte Marines by salary

Gregory Polanco ¥400m Andre Jackson ¥300m Neftali Soto ¥300m Jose Castillo ¥200m Sam Long ¥200m Shogo Nakamura ¥200m Shuta Ishikawa ¥160m Yuji Nishino ¥150m Kazuya Ojima ¥145m Atsuki Taneichi ¥130m Naoya Masuda ¥120m Yudai Fujioka ¥110m Kyota Fujiwara ¥80m Toshiya Sato ¥72m Hiromi Oka ¥70m Tatsuhiro Tamura ¥70m Katsuya Kakunaka ¥60m Rikuto Yokoyama ¥58m Shota Suzuki ¥51m Akito Takabe ¥50m Yuki Karakawa ¥44m Hisanori Yasuda ¥43m Fumiya Ono ¥42m Misho Nishikawa ¥42m Atsuki Tomosugi ¥38m Shuta Takano ¥34m Koshiro Sakamoto ¥33m Koki Yamaguchi ¥30m Ryusei Ogawa ¥27m Shunsuke Nakamori ¥26m Aito Takeda ¥24m Haruya Tanaka ¥23m Shingo Ishikawa ¥23m Ryusei Terachi ¥22m Koshiro Wada ¥20m Kyuto Ueda ¥20m Raito Ikeda ¥20m Riku Kikuchi ¥20m Yuto Kimura ¥20m Keisuke Sawada ¥19.4m Akira Yagi ¥18m Daito Yamamoto ¥18m Kenta Chatani ¥18m Yusuke Azuma ¥18m Genki Ishigaki ¥16m Ryusei Miyazaki ¥15m Ko Matsukawa ¥14m Atsuya Hirohata ¥13m Koshiro Hiroike ¥13m Kaito Mori ¥12m Tokito Kawamura ¥12m
Fumiya Motomae ¥10m
Hayato Fuji ¥10m Kota Inoue ¥10m Rikima Ichijo ¥10m Tsuyoshi Yamasaki ¥10m Yu Tatematsu ¥10m Hikaru Otani ¥9.2m Masami Ishigaki ¥9m Yamato Tanaka ¥8m Oto Hayasaka ¥7.1m Hayato Miyazaki ¥7m Haru Sakai ¥6m Raito Okumura ¥6m Shota Ueda ¥6m Yuya Sakurai ¥5.6m Ryotaro Mori ¥5.5m
Ryota Nakamura ¥5m
Seiun Akiyama ¥5m
Stiven Acevedo ¥5m
Yuta Kaneda ¥5m
Yuto Yoshikawa ¥5m Ryoju Okamura ¥4.6m
Kosuke Nagashima ¥3.1m
Kirato Nagashimada ¥3m
Ryo Sugiyama ¥3m
Hikaru Kono ¥2.9m
Rui Katsumata ¥2.9m
Kaishu Takahashi ¥2.8m
Kazuki Fujita ¥2.8m
Konoshin Tomiyama ¥2.8m
Ryota Takeuchi ¥2.8m
Shinya Matsuishi ¥2.8m
Tsuyoshi Tanimura ¥2.7m
Yuta Ibaragi ¥2.7m
Yuto Nakayama ¥2.6m
Chariel Radney ¥2.5m

Where the money goes

The 46 pitchers are paid ¥1,990,700,000 between them, 52% of the payroll; the 16 outfielders ¥840,700,000, 22%; the 18 infielders ¥839,000,000, 22%; and the 7 catchers ¥191,400,000, 5%.

How the Chiba Lotte Marines payroll compares

All 12 NPB teams in 2026, biggest payroll first

NPB teams ranked by payroll in 2026.
# TEAM PLAYERS PAYROLL CONVERTED
1 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 115 ¥8,107,100,000£40,859,784£40.9m
2 Yomiuri Giants 104 ¥6,129,500,000£30,892,680£30.9m
3 Hanshin Tigers 80 ¥5,427,000,000£27,352,080£27.4m
4 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 82 ¥4,496,000,000£22,659,840£22.7m
5 Yokohama DeNA BayStars 82 ¥4,215,200,000£21,244,608£21.2m
6 Orix Buffaloes 91 ¥4,108,700,000£20,707,848£20.7m
7 Chiba Lotte Marines 87 ¥3,861,800,000£19,463,472£19.5m
8 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 79 ¥3,745,400,000£18,876,816£18.9m
9 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 79 ¥3,696,250,000£18,629,100£18.6m
10 Saitama Seibu Lions 102 ¥3,691,800,000£18,606,672£18.6m
11 Chunichi Dragons 81 ¥3,310,000,000£16,682,400£16.7m
12 Hiroshima Toyo Carp 79 ¥3,215,500,000£16,206,120£16.2m

Payroll by team

Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks ¥8,107,100,000 Yomiuri Giants ¥6,129,500,000 Hanshin Tigers ¥5,427,000,000 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters ¥4,496,000,000 Yokohama DeNA BayStars ¥4,215,200,000 Orix Buffaloes ¥4,108,700,000 Chiba Lotte Marines ¥3,861,800,000 Tokyo Yakult Swallows ¥3,745,400,000 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles ¥3,696,250,000 Saitama Seibu Lions ¥3,691,800,000 Chunichi Dragons ¥3,310,000,000 Hiroshima Toyo Carp ¥3,215,500,000

Frequently asked questions

Who is the highest paid player on the Chiba Lotte Marines?

Gregory Polanco, on ¥400,000,000 in 2026. That is jointly the 17th highest salary in NPB. Andre Jackson is next on ¥300,000,000.

What is the Chiba Lotte Marines payroll?

¥3,861,800,000 across 87 players in 2026, the 7th biggest of the 12 teams. The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks pay the most, ¥8,107,100,000.

What is the average salary on the Chiba Lotte Marines?

¥44,388,506 in 2026, against ¥50,899,387 across the whole league.

Who is the lowest paid player on the Chiba Lotte Marines?

Chariel Radney, on ¥2,500,000.

Where to next

Every player across the league is on the NPB salaries 2026 page. The other teams: Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, Yomiuri Giants, Hanshin Tigers, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, Yokohama DeNA BayStars, Orix Buffaloes, Tokyo Yakult Swallows, Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles, Saitama Seibu Lions, Chunichi Dragons and Hiroshima Toyo Carp.