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NPB SALARIES · 2026

Hanshin Tigers salaries in 2026

The Hanshin Tigers pay their 80 players ¥5,427,000,000 in 2026, the 3rd biggest payroll of the 12 teams in NPB and 21% more than the average team. Koji Chikamoto is the highest paid on ¥500,000,000, jointly the 6th highest salary in the league, and 5 of the Hanshin Tigers are among the 25 best paid.

PAYROLL¥5.43bn
LEAGUE RANK3rd of 12
PLAYERS80
AVERAGE¥67.8m
HIGHEST¥500m

Every Hanshin Tigers salary

All 80 players in 2026, highest paid first, with where each ranks across the league

Hanshin Tigers players ranked by salary in 2026.
# PLAYER POSITION SALARY CONVERTED LEAGUE RANK
1 Koji Chikamoto Outfielder ¥500,000,000£2,520,000£2.5m 6
2 Teruaki Sato Infielder ¥450,000,000£2,268,000£2.3m 13
3 Yusuke Oyama Infielder ¥340,000,000£1,713,600£1.7m 22
4 Takumu Nakano Infielder ¥300,000,000£1,512,000£1.5m 24
4 Yuki Nishi Pitcher ¥300,000,000£1,512,000£1.5m 24
6 Hiroto Saiki Pitcher ¥250,000,000£1,260,000£1.3m 39
7 Shoki Murakami Pitcher ¥230,000,000£1,159,200£1.2m 49
8 Shota Morishita Outfielder ¥210,000,000£1,058,400£1.1m 52
9 Daichi Ishii Pitcher ¥200,000,000£1,008,000£1.0m 53
9 Suguru Iwazaki Pitcher ¥200,000,000£1,008,000£1.0m 53
11 Easton Lucas Pitcher ¥188,400,000£949,536£950k 71
12 Dauri Moreta Pitcher ¥156,000,000£786,240£786k 93
13 Masashi Ito Pitcher ¥140,000,000£705,600£706k 115
14 Cam Devanney Infielder ¥139,500,000£703,080£703k 120
15 Kotaro Otake Pitcher ¥130,000,000£655,200£655k 122
16 Carson Ragsdale Pitcher ¥125,800,000£634,032£634k 131
17 Ryutaro Umeno Catcher ¥120,000,000£604,800£605k 135
18 Masaki Oyokawa Pitcher ¥100,000,000£504,000£504k 157
18 Rafael Dolis Pitcher ¥100,000,000£504,000£504k 157
18 Seishiro Sakamoto Catcher ¥100,000,000£504,000£504k 157
18 Torai Fushimi Catcher ¥100,000,000£504,000£504k 157
18 Yuta Iwasada Pitcher ¥100,000,000£504,000£504k 157
23 Takuma Kirishiki Pitcher ¥85,000,000£428,400£428k 180
24 Atsuki Yuasa Pitcher ¥60,000,000£302,400£302k 222
25 Anderson Severino Pitcher ¥57,000,000£287,280£287k 237
26 Kento Itohara Infielder ¥55,000,000£277,200£277k 241
26 Seiya Kinami Infielder ¥55,000,000£277,200£277k 241
28 Ryuhei Obata Infielder ¥40,000,000£201,600£202k 290
29 Takato Ihara Pitcher ¥36,000,000£181,440£181k 318
30 Ukyo Maegawa Outfielder ¥31,000,000£156,240£156k 342
31 Haruto Takahashi Pitcher ¥30,000,000£151,200£151k 348
31 Kairi Shimada Outfielder ¥30,000,000£151,200£151k 348
31 Takahiro Kumagai Infielder ¥30,000,000£151,200£151k 348
34 Kai Ueda Infielder ¥25,000,000£126,000£126k 391
34 Ren Tomida Pitcher ¥25,000,000£126,000£126k 391
36 Nozomu Takatera Infielder ¥20,000,000£100,800£101k 424
36 Seishu Hatake Pitcher ¥20,000,000£100,800£101k 424
38 Hidetaka Okadome Pitcher ¥19,000,000£95,760£96k 442
39 Masahiro Tateishi Infielder ¥16,000,000£80,640£81k 469
39 Taiki Hamada Outfielder ¥16,000,000£80,640£81k 469
41 Dan Onodera Outfielder ¥15,000,000£75,600£76k 488
41 Junya Nishi Outfielder ¥15,000,000£75,600£76k 488
43 Hiyu Motoyama Infielder ¥12,000,000£60,480£60k 541
43 Keito Mombetsu Pitcher ¥12,000,000£60,480£60k 541
43 Kenya Nagasaka Catcher ¥12,000,000£60,480£60k 541
43 Rito Kinoshita Pitcher ¥12,000,000£60,480£60k 541
43 Shogo Tanihata Infielder ¥12,000,000£60,480£60k 541
48 Hiroshi Toyoda Outfielder ¥11,300,000£56,952£57k 572
49 Kaito Shimomura Pitcher ¥11,000,000£55,440£55k 573
50 Hayato Nakagawa Catcher ¥10,000,000£50,400£50k 589
50 Tsuyoshi Shiiba Pitcher ¥10,000,000£50,400£50k 589
50 Yuki Sakaeda Catcher ¥10,000,000£50,400£50k 589
53 Dermis Garcia Outfielder ¥9,700,000£48,888£49k 638
54 Kaisei Okashiro Outfielder ¥9,600,000£48,384£48k 640
55 Yuya Ishiguro Pitcher ¥9,000,000£45,360£45k 649
56 Taisei Kudo Pitcher ¥8,400,000£42,336£42k 675
57 Hayato Machida Catcher ¥7,300,000£36,792£37k 705
57 Taiyo Sano Infielder ¥7,300,000£36,792£37k 705
59 Daiki Hayakawa Pitcher ¥7,200,000£36,288£36k 711
59 Junya Tsuda Pitcher ¥7,200,000£36,288£36k 711
59 Yuki Kesamaru Pitcher ¥7,200,000£36,288£36k 711
62 Hinase Itsubo Outfielder ¥7,000,000£35,280£35k 717
63 Syuto Noto Pitcher ¥6,600,000£33,264£33k 744
64 Ippei Ogawa Pitcher ¥6,500,000£32,760£33k 747
65 Shuya Yamada Infielder ¥6,000,000£30,240£30k 771
66 Hidetoshi Ibaragi Pitcher ¥5,500,000£27,720£28k 801
67 Kento Fujita Catcher ¥5,400,000£27,216£27k 819
68 Aoi Momosaki Infielder ¥5,000,000£25,200£25k 836
69 Reiji Toi Infielder ¥4,800,000£24,192£24k 852
69 Saku Hayase Pitcher ¥4,800,000£24,192£24k 852
71 Ryo Ito Pitcher ¥3,500,000£17,640£18k 961
72 Anthony Martinez Pitcher ¥3,000,000£15,120£15k 982
72 Jean Arnaez Infielder ¥3,000,000£15,120£15k 982
72 Kai Matsubara Pitcher ¥3,000,000£15,120£15k 982
72 Kein Fukushima Outfielder ¥3,000,000£15,120£15k 982
72 Rinshiro Shimamura Catcher ¥3,000,000£15,120£15k 982
72 Ryosuke Jingu Pitcher ¥3,000,000£15,120£15k 982
72 Shoei Yamasaki Outfielder ¥3,000,000£15,120£15k 982
72 Stanley Consuegra Outfielder ¥3,000,000£15,120£15k 982
72 Toshiaki Kawasaki Infielder ¥3,000,000£15,120£15k 982

The Hanshin Tigers by salary

Koji Chikamoto ¥500m Teruaki Sato ¥450m Yusuke Oyama ¥340m Takumu Nakano ¥300m Yuki Nishi ¥300m Hiroto Saiki ¥250m Shoki Murakami ¥230m Shota Morishita ¥210m Daichi Ishii ¥200m Suguru Iwazaki ¥200m Easton Lucas ¥188.4m Dauri Moreta ¥156m Masashi Ito ¥140m Cam Devanney ¥139.5m Kotaro Otake ¥130m Carson Ragsdale ¥125.8m Ryutaro Umeno ¥120m Masaki Oyokawa ¥100m Rafael Dolis ¥100m Seishiro Sakamoto ¥100m Torai Fushimi ¥100m Yuta Iwasada ¥100m Takuma Kirishiki ¥85m Atsuki Yuasa ¥60m Anderson Severino ¥57m Kento Itohara ¥55m Seiya Kinami ¥55m Ryuhei Obata ¥40m Takato Ihara ¥36m Ukyo Maegawa ¥31m Haruto Takahashi ¥30m Kairi Shimada ¥30m Takahiro Kumagai ¥30m Kai Ueda ¥25m Ren Tomida ¥25m Nozomu Takatera ¥20m Seishu Hatake ¥20m Hidetaka Okadome ¥19m Masahiro Tateishi ¥16m Taiki Hamada ¥16m Dan Onodera ¥15m
Junya Nishi ¥15m
Hiyu Motoyama ¥12m Keito Mombetsu ¥12m Kenya Nagasaka ¥12m Rito Kinoshita ¥12m Shogo Tanihata ¥12m Hiroshi Toyoda ¥11.3m Kaito Shimomura ¥11m Hayato Nakagawa ¥10m Tsuyoshi Shiiba ¥10m Yuki Sakaeda ¥10m Dermis Garcia ¥9.7m Kaisei Okashiro ¥9.6m Yuya Ishiguro ¥9m Taisei Kudo ¥8.4m Hayato Machida ¥7.3m Taiyo Sano ¥7.3m Daiki Hayakawa ¥7.2m Junya Tsuda ¥7.2m Yuki Kesamaru ¥7.2m Hinase Itsubo ¥7m Syuto Noto ¥6.6m
Ippei Ogawa ¥6.5m
Shuya Yamada ¥6m Hidetoshi Ibaragi ¥5.5m Kento Fujita ¥5.4m Aoi Momosaki ¥5m
Reiji Toi ¥4.8m
Saku Hayase ¥4.8m
Ryo Ito ¥3.5m
Anthony Martinez ¥3m
Jean Arnaez ¥3m
Kai Matsubara ¥3m
Kein Fukushima ¥3m Rinshiro Shimamura ¥3m Ryosuke Jingu ¥3m
Shoei Yamasaki ¥3m
Stanley Consuegra ¥3m
Toshiaki Kawasaki ¥3m

Where the money goes

The 38 pitchers are paid ¥2,672,100,000 between them, 49% of the payroll; the 19 infielders ¥1,523,600,000, 28%; the 14 outfielders ¥863,600,000, 16%; and the 9 catchers ¥367,700,000, 7%.

How the Hanshin Tigers 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 Hanshin Tigers?

Koji Chikamoto, on ¥500,000,000 in 2026. That is jointly the 6th highest salary in NPB. Teruaki Sato is next on ¥450,000,000.

What is the Hanshin Tigers payroll?

¥5,427,000,000 across 80 players in 2026, the 3rd biggest of the 12 teams. The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks pay the most, ¥8,107,100,000.

What is the average salary on the Hanshin Tigers?

¥67,837,500 in 2026, against ¥50,899,387 across the whole league.

Who is the lowest paid player on the Hanshin Tigers?

Toshiaki Kawasaki, on ¥3,000,000. 9 players on the Hanshin Tigers are paid that.

Where to next

Every player across the league is on the NPB salaries 2026 page. The other teams: Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, Yomiuri Giants, 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.