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NPB SALARIES · 2026

Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks salaries in 2026

The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks pay their 115 players ¥8,107,100,000 in 2026, the biggest payroll of the 12 teams in NPB and 80% more than the average team. Livan Moinelo and Roberto Osuna are the highest paid on ¥1,000,000,000, jointly the 2nd highest salary in the league, and 8 of the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks are among the 25 best paid.

PAYROLL¥8.11bn
LEAGUE RANK1st of 12
PLAYERS115
AVERAGE¥70.5m
HIGHEST¥1bn

Every Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks salary

All 115 players in 2026, highest paid first, with where each ranks across the league

Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks players ranked by salary in 2026.
# PLAYER POSITION SALARY CONVERTED LEAGUE RANK
1 Livan Moinelo Pitcher ¥1,000,000,000£5,040,000£5.0m 2
1 Roberto Osuna Pitcher ¥1,000,000,000£5,040,000£5.0m 2
3 Carter Stewart Jr. Pitcher ¥700,000,000£3,528,000£3.5m 4
4 Kensuke Kondo Outfielder ¥550,000,000£2,772,000£2.8m 5
5 Jo-Hsi Hsu Pitcher ¥500,000,000£2,520,000£2.5m 6
6 Hotaka Yamakawa Infielder ¥450,000,000£2,268,000£2.3m 13
7 Ukyo Shuto Outfielder ¥400,000,000£2,016,000£2.0m 17
8 Yuki Yanagita Outfielder ¥370,000,000£1,864,800£1.9m 21
9 Darwinzon Hernandez Pitcher ¥250,000,000£1,260,000£1.3m 39
9 Naoyuki Uwasawa Pitcher ¥250,000,000£1,260,000£1.3m 39
11 Kenta Imamiya Infielder ¥200,000,000£1,008,000£1.0m 53
12 Yuki Matsumoto Pitcher ¥180,000,000£907,200£907k 74
13 Tomohisa Ozeki Pitcher ¥170,000,000£856,800£857k 82
14 Taisei Makihara Infielder ¥150,000,000£756,000£756k 97
15 Ryoya Kurihara Infielder ¥140,000,000£705,600£706k 115
16 Akira Nakamura Infielder ¥120,000,000£604,800£605k 135
16 Koya Fujii Pitcher ¥120,000,000£604,800£605k 135
18 Nao Higashihama Pitcher ¥110,000,000£554,400£554k 148
18 Tatsuru Yanagimachi Outfielder ¥110,000,000£554,400£554k 148
20 Kazuki Sugiyama Pitcher ¥80,000,000£403,200£403k 183
21 Hiroki Minei Catcher ¥75,000,000£378,000£378k 193
22 Yudai Yamamoto Catcher ¥73,000,000£367,920£368k 200
23 Jeter Downs Infielder ¥70,000,000£352,800£353k 202
24 Ryosuke Otsu Pitcher ¥68,000,000£342,720£343k 211
25 Yuki Tsumori Pitcher ¥60,000,000£302,400£302k 222
26 Takashi Umino Catcher ¥55,000,000£277,200£277k 241
27 Isami Nomura Infielder ¥52,000,000£262,080£262k 249
28 Hikaru Kawase Infielder ¥50,000,000£252,000£252k 253
29 Haru Matsumoto Pitcher ¥36,000,000£181,440£181k 318
30 Taiga Kamichatani Pitcher ¥31,000,000£156,240£156k 342
31 Ryusei Ohe Pitcher ¥25,000,000£126,000£126k 391
31 Tomoya Masaki Outfielder ¥25,000,000£126,000£126k 391
33 Yuto Akihiro Infielder ¥24,500,000£123,480£123k 399
34 Riku Ogata Outfielder ¥24,000,000£120,960£121k 400
35 Kenta Tanigawara Catcher ¥22,000,000£110,880£111k 415
36 Ryo Oyama Pitcher ¥20,000,000£100,800£101k 424
36 Toshiya Nakamura Pitcher ¥20,000,000£100,800£101k 424
38 Jun Maeda Pitcher ¥18,000,000£90,720£91k 451
38 Yuto Kawamura Outfielder ¥18,000,000£90,720£91k 451
40 Riku Watanabe Catcher ¥15,000,000£75,600£76k 488
40 Ryuta Hirose Infielder ¥15,000,000£75,600£76k 488
40 Shunsuke Iwai Pitcher ¥15,000,000£75,600£76k 488
40 Takehiro Hasegawa Pitcher ¥15,000,000£75,600£76k 488
44 Hikaru Kimura Pitcher ¥13,000,000£65,520£66k 522
44 Yudai Shoji Infielder ¥13,000,000£65,520£66k 522
46 Ryuta Inagawa Pitcher ¥12,000,000£60,480£60k 541
47 Gota Suzuki Pitcher ¥11,000,000£55,440£55k 573
47 Yugo Maeda Pitcher ¥11,000,000£55,440£55k 573
49 Ikumi Kai Outfielder ¥10,500,000£52,920£53k 585
50 Alexander Armenta Pitcher ¥10,000,000£50,400£50k 589
50 Dario Sarduy Pitcher ¥10,000,000£50,400£50k 589
50 David Almonte Infielder ¥10,000,000£50,400£50k 589
50 Jose Ozuna Outfielder ¥10,000,000£50,400£50k 589
50 Luis Rodriguez Pitcher ¥10,000,000£50,400£50k 589
50 Masato Sagara Pitcher ¥10,000,000£50,400£50k 589
50 Ryotaro Sawayanagi Pitcher ¥10,000,000£50,400£50k 589
50 Takanori Takahashi Infielder ¥10,000,000£50,400£50k 589
50 Yoshiyasu Sasagawa Outfielder ¥10,000,000£50,400£50k 589
59 Shun Antoku Pitcher ¥9,800,000£49,392£49k 637
60 Keita Yamamoto Outfielder ¥9,000,000£45,360£45k 649
60 Soichiro Ishizuka Catcher ¥9,000,000£45,360£45k 649
60 Yusuke Ito Pitcher ¥9,000,000£45,360£45k 649
63 Shunsuke Iwasaki Pitcher ¥8,600,000£43,344£43k 668
64 Itua Ikhine Infielder ¥8,500,000£42,840£43k 669
65 Taito Murakami Pitcher ¥8,000,000£40,320£40k 678
66 Kenichi Murata Pitcher ¥7,000,000£35,280£35k 717
67 Sota Tanoue Pitcher ¥6,500,000£32,760£33k 747
68 Kazuo Ono Pitcher ¥6,200,000£31,248£31k 763
68 Yutaro Fujita Catcher ¥6,200,000£31,248£31k 763
70 Fuga Otake Pitcher ¥6,000,000£30,240£30k 771
70 Toya Kawaguchi Pitcher ¥6,000,000£30,240£30k 771
72 Taisei Kimura Pitcher ¥5,900,000£29,736£30k 791
73 Kota Makihara Catcher ¥5,500,000£27,720£28k 801
74 Soma Ishimi Infielder ¥5,100,000£25,704£26k 833
75 Shinjiro Uno Infielder ¥5,000,000£25,200£25k 836
76 Ayuma Nishio Infielder ¥4,000,000£20,160£20k 880
76 Hokuto Oyama Pitcher ¥4,000,000£20,160£20k 880
76 Jun-Wei Zhang Pitcher ¥4,000,000£20,160£20k 880
76 Kaito Shigematsu Outfielder ¥4,000,000£20,160£20k 880
76 Koha Gyofu Outfielder ¥4,000,000£20,160£20k 880
76 Koichiro Okada Pitcher ¥4,000,000£20,160£20k 880
76 Ryusei Oya Pitcher ¥4,000,000£20,160£20k 880
76 Shuya Ohizumi Outfielder ¥4,000,000£20,160£20k 880
76 So Otomo Catcher ¥4,000,000£20,160£20k 880
76 Takahiro Suzuki Outfielder ¥4,000,000£20,160£20k 880
76 Yuta Aihara Pitcher ¥4,000,000£20,160£20k 880
76 Yuwa Miyasato Pitcher ¥4,000,000£20,160£20k 880
88 Akito Sasaki Pitcher ¥3,600,000£18,144£18k 928
88 Ayumu Ezaki Infielder ¥3,600,000£18,144£18k 928
88 Dan Shioji Pitcher ¥3,600,000£18,144£18k 928
88 Emil Serrano Prenza Outfielder ¥3,600,000£18,144£18k 928
88 Haruto Fujiwara Pitcher ¥3,600,000£18,144£18k 928
88 Hayato Kinoshita Outfielder ¥3,600,000£18,144£18k 928
88 Jumpei Okaue Pitcher ¥3,600,000£18,144£18k 928
88 Kaito Uchino Pitcher ¥3,600,000£18,144£18k 928
88 Kanta Ikeda Catcher ¥3,600,000£18,144£18k 928
88 Keio Fujino Infielder ¥3,600,000£18,144£18k 928
88 Keishin Nagamizu Pitcher ¥3,600,000£18,144£18k 928
88 Kenshiro Tsukayama Pitcher ¥3,600,000£18,144£18k 928
88 Koki Nakazawa Infielder ¥3,600,000£18,144£18k 928
88 Kota Sato Outfielder ¥3,600,000£18,144£18k 928
88 Kyogo Yamashita Infielder ¥3,600,000£18,144£18k 928
88 Kyoshiro Sakura Infielder ¥3,600,000£18,144£18k 928
88 Leiri Hammond Tanaka Pitcher ¥3,600,000£18,144£18k 928
88 Renta Nagasaki Pitcher ¥3,600,000£18,144£18k 928
88 Reo Ohashi Infielder ¥3,600,000£18,144£18k 928
88 Ryota Morishima Catcher ¥3,600,000£18,144£18k 928
88 Sanshiro Izaki Pitcher ¥3,600,000£18,144£18k 928
88 Shinichiro Kawano Pitcher ¥3,600,000£18,144£18k 928
88 Shuji Kuwahara Infielder ¥3,600,000£18,144£18k 928
88 Taiga Kumagai Pitcher ¥3,600,000£18,144£18k 928
88 Takuma Yamasaki Pitcher ¥3,600,000£18,144£18k 928
88 Yuki Hirose Infielder ¥3,600,000£18,144£18k 928
88 Yusei Tobita Pitcher ¥3,600,000£18,144£18k 928
88 Zairen Sobukawa Infielder ¥3,600,000£18,144£18k 928

The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks by salary

Livan Moinelo ¥1bn Roberto Osuna ¥1bn Carter Stewart Jr. ¥700m Kensuke Kondo ¥550m Jo-Hsi Hsu ¥500m Hotaka Yamakawa ¥450m Ukyo Shuto ¥400m Yuki Yanagita ¥370m Darwinzon Hernandez ¥250m Naoyuki Uwasawa ¥250m Kenta Imamiya ¥200m Yuki Matsumoto ¥180m Tomohisa Ozeki ¥170m Taisei Makihara ¥150m Ryoya Kurihara ¥140m Akira Nakamura ¥120m Koya Fujii ¥120m Nao Higashihama ¥110m Tatsuru Yanagimachi ¥110m Kazuki Sugiyama ¥80m Hiroki Minei ¥75m Yudai Yamamoto ¥73m Jeter Downs ¥70m Ryosuke Otsu ¥68m Yuki Tsumori ¥60m Takashi Umino ¥55m Isami Nomura ¥52m Hikaru Kawase ¥50m Haru Matsumoto ¥36m Taiga Kamichatani ¥31m Ryusei Ohe ¥25m Tomoya Masaki ¥25m Yuto Akihiro ¥24.5m Riku Ogata ¥24m Kenta Tanigawara ¥22m Ryo Oyama ¥20m Toshiya Nakamura ¥20m Jun Maeda ¥18m Yuto Kawamura ¥18m Riku Watanabe ¥15m Ryuta Hirose ¥15m Shunsuke Iwai ¥15m
Takehiro Hasegawa ¥15m
Hikaru Kimura ¥13m Yudai Shoji ¥13m Ryuta Inagawa ¥12m Gota Suzuki ¥11m Yugo Maeda ¥11m
Ikumi Kai ¥10.5m
Alexander Armenta ¥10m
Dario Sarduy ¥10m
David Almonte ¥10m
Jose Ozuna ¥10m
Luis Rodriguez ¥10m Masato Sagara ¥10m
Ryotaro Sawayanagi ¥10m
Takanori Takahashi ¥10m Yoshiyasu Sasagawa ¥10m Shun Antoku ¥9.8m Keita Yamamoto ¥9m Soichiro Ishizuka ¥9m Yusuke Ito ¥9m Shunsuke Iwasaki ¥8.6m Itua Ikhine ¥8.5m Taito Murakami ¥8m
Kenichi Murata ¥7m
Sota Tanoue ¥6.5m
Kazuo Ono ¥6.2m Yutaro Fujita ¥6.2m Fuga Otake ¥6m
Toya Kawaguchi ¥6m
Taisei Kimura ¥5.9m
Kota Makihara ¥5.5m
Soma Ishimi ¥5.1m Shinjiro Uno ¥5m
Ayuma Nishio ¥4m
Hokuto Oyama ¥4m Jun-Wei Zhang ¥4m
Kaito Shigematsu ¥4m
Koha Gyofu ¥4m
Koichiro Okada ¥4m
Ryusei Oya ¥4m
Shuya Ohizumi ¥4m
So Otomo ¥4m
Takahiro Suzuki ¥4m
Yuta Aihara ¥4m
Yuwa Miyasato ¥4m
Akito Sasaki ¥3.6m
Ayumu Ezaki ¥3.6m
Dan Shioji ¥3.6m
Emil Serrano Prenza ¥3.6m
Haruto Fujiwara ¥3.6m
Hayato Kinoshita ¥3.6m
Jumpei Okaue ¥3.6m
Kaito Uchino ¥3.6m
Kanta Ikeda ¥3.6m
Keio Fujino ¥3.6m
Keishin Nagamizu ¥3.6m
Kenshiro Tsukayama ¥3.6m
Koki Nakazawa ¥3.6m
Kota Sato ¥3.6m
Kyogo Yamashita ¥3.6m
Kyoshiro Sakura ¥3.6m
Leiri Hammond Tanaka ¥3.6m
Renta Nagasaki ¥3.6m
Reo Ohashi ¥3.6m
Ryota Morishima ¥3.6m
Sanshiro Izaki ¥3.6m
Shinichiro Kawano ¥3.6m
Shuji Kuwahara ¥3.6m
Taiga Kumagai ¥3.6m
Takuma Yamasaki ¥3.6m
Yuki Hirose ¥3.6m
Yusei Tobita ¥3.6m
Zairen Sobukawa ¥3.6m

Where the money goes

The 60 pitchers are paid ¥4,912,400,000 between them, 61% of the payroll; the 18 outfielders ¥1,563,300,000, 19%; the 26 infielders ¥1,359,500,000, 17%; and the 11 catchers ¥271,900,000, 3%.

How the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 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 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks?

Livan Moinelo and Roberto Osuna, jointly, on ¥1,000,000,000 in 2026. That is jointly the 2nd highest salary in NPB. Carter Stewart Jr. is next on ¥700,000,000.

What is the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks payroll?

¥8,107,100,000 across 115 players in 2026, the biggest of the 12 teams. The Yomiuri Giants are second on ¥6,129,500,000.

What is the average salary on the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks?

¥70,496,522 in 2026, against ¥50,899,387 across the whole league.

Who is the lowest paid player on the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks?

Zairen Sobukawa, on ¥3,600,000. 28 players on the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks are paid that.

Where to next

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