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NPB SALARIES · 2026

Orix Buffaloes salaries in 2026

The Orix Buffaloes pay their 91 players ¥4,108,700,000 in 2026, the 6th biggest payroll of the 12 teams in NPB and 9% less than the average team. Ryoma Nishikawa and Tomoya Mori are the highest paid on ¥400,000,000, jointly the 17th highest salary in the league, and 2 of the Orix Buffaloes are among the 25 best paid.

PAYROLL¥4.11bn
LEAGUE RANK6th of 12
PLAYERS91
AVERAGE¥45.2m
HIGHEST¥400m

Every Orix Buffaloes salary

All 91 players in 2026, highest paid first, with where each ranks across the league

Orix Buffaloes players ranked by salary in 2026.
# PLAYER POSITION SALARY CONVERTED LEAGUE RANK
1 Ryoma Nishikawa Outfielder ¥400,000,000£2,016,000£2.0m 17
1 Tomoya Mori Catcher ¥400,000,000£2,016,000£2.0m 17
3 Andres Machado Pitcher ¥280,000,000£1,411,200£1.4m 38
4 Anderson Espinoza Pitcher ¥230,000,000£1,159,200£1.2m 49
5 Hiroya Miyagi Pitcher ¥220,000,000£1,108,800£1.1m 51
6 Kenya Wakatsuki Catcher ¥180,000,000£907,200£907k 74
7 Allen Kuri Pitcher ¥160,000,000£806,400£806k 86
8 Bob Seymour Infielder ¥150,000,000£756,000£756k 97
8 Sean Hjelle Pitcher ¥150,000,000£756,000£756k 97
10 Luis Perdomo Pitcher ¥120,000,000£604,800£605k 135
11 Daiki Tajima Pitcher ¥110,000,000£554,400£554k 148
12 Keita Nakagawa Infielder ¥100,000,000£504,000£504k 157
13 Kotaro Kurebayashi Infielder ¥95,000,000£478,800£479k 170
14 Yuma Tongu Catcher ¥85,000,000£428,400£428k 180
15 Taisuke Yamaoka Pitcher ¥80,000,000£403,200£403k 183
16 Yutaro Sugimoto Outfielder ¥77,000,000£388,080£388k 192
17 Ryo Ota Infielder ¥70,000,000£352,800£353k 202
18 Sho Iwasaki Pitcher ¥65,000,000£327,600£328k 215
19 Yuma Mune Infielder ¥62,000,000£312,480£312k 219
20 Nobuyoshi Yamada Pitcher ¥55,000,000£277,200£277k 241
20 Ryuhei Sotani Pitcher ¥55,000,000£277,200£277k 241
20 Yoshihisa Hirano Pitcher ¥55,000,000£277,200£277k 241
23 Masahiro Nishino Infielder ¥50,000,000£252,000£252k 253
24 Soichiro Yamazaki Pitcher ¥45,000,000£226,800£227k 273
25 Taishi Hirooka Infielder ¥44,000,000£221,760£222k 275
26 Koji Oshiro Infielder ¥40,000,000£201,600£202k 290
27 Shota Abe Pitcher ¥37,000,000£186,480£186k 314
28 Shunpeita Yamashita Pitcher ¥30,000,000£151,200£151k 348
29 Kaito Saiki Pitcher ¥28,000,000£141,120£141k 366
29 Kosei Yoshida Pitcher ¥28,000,000£141,120£141k 366
29 Yuki Udagawa Pitcher ¥28,000,000£141,120£141k 366
32 Seiryu Kotajima Pitcher ¥27,000,000£136,080£136k 375
33 Taito Takashima Pitcher ¥24,000,000£120,960£121k 400
34 Atsuya Kogita Pitcher ¥23,000,000£115,920£116k 404
34 Yusuke Mugitani Outfielder ¥23,000,000£115,920£116k 404
36 Hiroshi Suzuki Pitcher ¥22,000,000£110,880£111k 415
37 Shota Hiranuma Outfielder ¥21,000,000£105,840£106k 422
38 Hitomi Honda Pitcher ¥20,000,000£100,800£101k 424
39 Kohei Azuma Pitcher ¥19,000,000£95,760£96k 442
39 Kosei Osato Infielder ¥19,000,000£95,760£96k 442
39 Ryoto Kita Outfielder ¥19,000,000£95,760£96k 442
42 Tomoya Noguchi Infielder ¥18,000,000£90,720£91k 451
43 Haruto Watanabe Outfielder ¥17,000,000£85,680£86k 463
43 Sho Fukunaga Catcher ¥17,000,000£85,680£86k 463
45 Kento Kawase Pitcher ¥16,000,000£80,640£81k 469
45 Raiku Katayama Pitcher ¥16,000,000£80,640£81k 469
47 Ryo Ishikawa Catcher ¥15,000,000£75,600£76k 488
48 Kaede Yokoyama Pitcher ¥14,000,000£70,560£71k 505
48 Naruki Teranishi Pitcher ¥14,000,000£70,560£71k 505
48 Ren Mukunoki Pitcher ¥14,000,000£70,560£71k 505
51 Ryoga Tomiyama Pitcher ¥12,000,000£60,480£60k 541
52 Kaito Iriyama Pitcher ¥10,000,000£50,400£50k 589
52 Kendai Gen Outfielder ¥10,000,000£50,400£50k 589
52 Ryoma Yamanaka Catcher ¥10,000,000£50,400£50k 589
55 Kyosuke Saito Pitcher ¥9,500,000£47,880£48k 641
56 Ryu Sugisawa Outfielder ¥9,000,000£45,360£45k 649
57 Atsuya Fujikawa Pitcher ¥8,000,000£40,320£40k 678
57 Kazuma Sato Pitcher ¥8,000,000£40,320£40k 678
59 Haruki Mori Pitcher ¥7,000,000£35,280£35k 717
59 Reiji Higashiyama Pitcher ¥7,000,000£35,280£35k 717
59 Ryoma Ikeda Outfielder ¥7,000,000£35,280£35k 717
59 Ryusei Gonda Pitcher ¥7,000,000£35,280£35k 717
59 Shu Takaya Pitcher ¥7,000,000£35,280£35k 717
59 Yosuke Kubota Outfielder ¥7,000,000£35,280£35k 717
65 Kaisei Tomatsu Pitcher ¥6,500,000£32,760£33k 747
65 Seiya Yokoyama Infielder ¥6,500,000£32,760£33k 747
67 Mu-Heng Chen Pitcher ¥6,000,000£30,240£30k 771
68 Ho Naito Infielder ¥5,500,000£27,720£28k 801
68 Kosuke Kawachi Pitcher ¥5,500,000£27,720£28k 801
68 Reo Yamaguchi Pitcher ¥5,500,000£27,720£28k 801
68 Shuna Hori Catcher ¥5,500,000£27,720£28k 801
72 Ryuga Sato Pitcher ¥5,000,000£25,200£25k 836
72 Sho Gibo Infielder ¥5,000,000£25,200£25k 836
72 Yuito Mae Pitcher ¥5,000,000£25,200£25k 836
75 Kazuya Katsuki Infielder ¥4,800,000£24,192£24k 852
76 Shikira Nogami Catcher ¥4,500,000£22,680£23k 859
77 Riku Miyaguni Pitcher ¥3,000,000£15,120£15k 982
78 Hiroto Suga Pitcher ¥2,600,000£13,104£13k 1033
78 Kyoichiro Murakami Catcher ¥2,600,000£13,104£13k 1033
78 Sota Kawano Infielder ¥2,600,000£13,104£13k 1033
81 Kento Inui Pitcher ¥2,500,000£12,600£13k 1043
81 Kosuke Tajima Catcher ¥2,500,000£12,600£13k 1043
81 Musashi Shimizu Infielder ¥2,500,000£12,600£13k 1043
81 Seiichi Teramoto Outfielder ¥2,500,000£12,600£13k 1043
81 Taiga Uehara Pitcher ¥2,500,000£12,600£13k 1043
81 Taketo Ashida Pitcher ¥2,500,000£12,600£13k 1043
81 Tomoki Imasaka Infielder ¥2,500,000£12,600£13k 1043
88 Haruto Mikata Outfielder ¥2,400,000£12,096£12k 1057
88 Issei Watanabe Pitcher ¥2,400,000£12,096£12k 1057
88 Matthewichiro Shapiro Pitcher ¥2,400,000£12,096£12k 1057
88 Sota Nakanishi Infielder ¥2,400,000£12,096£12k 1057

The Orix Buffaloes by salary

Ryoma Nishikawa ¥400m Tomoya Mori ¥400m Andres Machado ¥280m Anderson Espinoza ¥230m Hiroya Miyagi ¥220m Kenya Wakatsuki ¥180m Allen Kuri ¥160m Bob Seymour ¥150m Sean Hjelle ¥150m Luis Perdomo ¥120m Daiki Tajima ¥110m Keita Nakagawa ¥100m Kotaro Kurebayashi ¥95m Yuma Tongu ¥85m Taisuke Yamaoka ¥80m Yutaro Sugimoto ¥77m Ryo Ota ¥70m Sho Iwasaki ¥65m Yuma Mune ¥62m Nobuyoshi Yamada ¥55m Ryuhei Sotani ¥55m Yoshihisa Hirano ¥55m Masahiro Nishino ¥50m Soichiro Yamazaki ¥45m Taishi Hirooka ¥44m Koji Oshiro ¥40m Shota Abe ¥37m Shunpeita Yamashita ¥30m Kaito Saiki ¥28m Kosei Yoshida ¥28m
Yuki Udagawa ¥28m
Seiryu Kotajima ¥27m Taito Takashima ¥24m
Atsuya Kogita ¥23m
Yusuke Mugitani ¥23m Hiroshi Suzuki ¥22m Shota Hiranuma ¥21m Hitomi Honda ¥20m Kohei Azuma ¥19m
Kosei Osato ¥19m
Ryoto Kita ¥19m Tomoya Noguchi ¥18m Haruto Watanabe ¥17m Sho Fukunaga ¥17m Kento Kawase ¥16m Raiku Katayama ¥16m Ryo Ishikawa ¥15m Kaede Yokoyama ¥14m Naruki Teranishi ¥14m Ren Mukunoki ¥14m Ryoga Tomiyama ¥12m Kaito Iriyama ¥10m
Kendai Gen ¥10m
Ryoma Yamanaka ¥10m Kyosuke Saito ¥9.5m Ryu Sugisawa ¥9m Atsuya Fujikawa ¥8m Kazuma Sato ¥8m Haruki Mori ¥7m Reiji Higashiyama ¥7m Ryoma Ikeda ¥7m Ryusei Gonda ¥7m Shu Takaya ¥7m Yosuke Kubota ¥7m Kaisei Tomatsu ¥6.5m Seiya Yokoyama ¥6.5m Mu-Heng Chen ¥6m Ho Naito ¥5.5m
Kosuke Kawachi ¥5.5m
Reo Yamaguchi ¥5.5m Shuna Hori ¥5.5m Ryuga Sato ¥5m Sho Gibo ¥5m
Yuito Mae ¥5m
Kazuya Katsuki ¥4.8m
Shikira Nogami ¥4.5m Riku Miyaguni ¥3m
Hiroto Suga ¥2.6m
Kyoichiro Murakami ¥2.6m
Sota Kawano ¥2.6m
Kento Inui ¥2.5m
Kosuke Tajima ¥2.5m
Musashi Shimizu ¥2.5m
Seiichi Teramoto ¥2.5m
Taiga Uehara ¥2.5m
Taketo Ashida ¥2.5m
Tomoki Imasaka ¥2.5m
Haruto Mikata ¥2.4m
Issei Watanabe ¥2.4m
Matthewichiro Shapiro ¥2.4m
Sota Nakanishi ¥2.4m

Where the money goes

The 51 pitchers are paid ¥2,111,900,000 between them, 51% of the payroll; the 10 catchers ¥722,100,000, 18%; the 18 infielders ¥679,800,000, 17%; and the 12 outfielders ¥594,900,000, 14%.

How the Orix Buffaloes 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 Orix Buffaloes?

Ryoma Nishikawa and Tomoya Mori, jointly, on ¥400,000,000 in 2026. That is jointly the 17th highest salary in NPB. Andres Machado is next on ¥280,000,000.

What is the Orix Buffaloes payroll?

¥4,108,700,000 across 91 players in 2026, the 6th biggest of the 12 teams. The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks pay the most, ¥8,107,100,000.

What is the average salary on the Orix Buffaloes?

¥45,150,549 in 2026, against ¥50,899,387 across the whole league.

Who is the lowest paid player on the Orix Buffaloes?

Sota Nakanishi, on ¥2,400,000. 4 players on the Orix Buffaloes 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, Hanshin Tigers, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, Yokohama DeNA BayStars, Chiba Lotte Marines, Tokyo Yakult Swallows, Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles, Saitama Seibu Lions, Chunichi Dragons and Hiroshima Toyo Carp.