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Kaito Kozono salary

Kaito Kozono is paid ¥150,000,000 by the Hiroshima Toyo Carp in 2026, the joint 97th highest of the 1,061 in NPB. That is 2.9 times the league average of ¥50,899,387, and 4.7% of the Hiroshima Toyo Carp payroll of ¥3,215,500,000. Among the 238 infielders in the league, Kaito Kozono is paid the joint 22nd most.

SALARY¥150,000,000
LEAGUE RANK97 of 1,061
TEAM RANK8 of 79
VS AVERAGE2.95x
AGE26

Kaito Kozono and the Hiroshima Toyo Carp

Every player on the Hiroshima Toyo Carp in 2026, highest paid first

Hiroshima Toyo Carp players ranked by salary in 2026.
# PLAYER POSITION SALARY CONVERTED LEAGUE RANK
1 Daichi Osera Pitcher ¥200,000,000£1,008,000£1.0m 53
1 Masato Morishita Pitcher ¥200,000,000£1,008,000£1.0m 53
3 Sandro Fabian Outfielder ¥186,000,000£937,440£937k 72
4 Hiroki Tokoda Pitcher ¥185,000,000£932,400£932k 73
5 Ryoji Kuribayashi Pitcher ¥180,000,000£907,200£907k 74
6 Ryosuke Kikuchi Infielder ¥170,000,000£856,800£857k 82
7 Freddy Tarnok Pitcher ¥156,000,000£786,240£786k 93
8 Kaito Kozono Infielder ¥150,000,000£756,000£756k 97
9 Shogo Sakakura Catcher ¥140,000,000£705,600£706k 115
10 Shogo Akiyama Outfielder ¥130,000,000£655,200£655k 122
10 Sotaro Shimauchi Pitcher ¥130,000,000£655,200£655k 122
12 Elehuris Montero Infielder ¥118,000,000£594,720£595k 146
13 Taylor Hearn Pitcher ¥116,000,000£584,640£585k 147
14 Daisuke Moriura Pitcher ¥110,000,000£554,400£554k 148
15 Takayoshi Noma Outfielder ¥70,000,000£352,800£353k 202
16 Shota Nakazaki Pitcher ¥62,000,000£312,480£312k 219
17 Shota Suekane Outfielder ¥61,000,000£307,440£307k 221
18 Tsubasa Aizawa Catcher ¥50,000,000£252,000£252k 253
19 Masaya Yano Infielder ¥48,000,000£241,920£242k 264
19 Shota Dobayashi Infielder ¥48,000,000£241,920£242k 264
21 Shohei Mori Pitcher ¥38,000,000£191,520£192k 309
22 Atsuya Horie Pitcher ¥35,000,000£176,400£176k 322
23 Shogo Tamamura Pitcher ¥33,000,000£166,320£166k 332
24 Minoru Omori Outfielder ¥31,000,000£156,240£156k 342
24 Ryutaro Hatsuki Infielder ¥31,000,000£156,240£156k 342
26 Kenya Suzuki Pitcher ¥30,000,000£151,200£151k 348
26 Shosei Nakamura Outfielder ¥30,000,000£151,200£151k 348
28 Makoto Aduwa Pitcher ¥29,000,000£146,160£146k 364
29 Takumi Kurohara Pitcher ¥27,000,000£136,080£136k 375
30 Shun Okamoto Pitcher ¥20,000,000£100,800£101k 424
30 Tomoki Ishihara Catcher ¥20,000,000£100,800£101k 424
32 Atsushi Endo Pitcher ¥18,000,000£90,720£91k 451
32 Tai Sasaki Infielder ¥18,000,000£90,720£91k 451
32 Taichi Taka Pitcher ¥18,000,000£90,720£91k 451
35 Makoto Kemna Pitcher ¥16,000,000£80,640£81k 469
35 Ren Hirakawa Outfielder ¥16,000,000£80,640£81k 469
37 Hayato Tsunehiro Pitcher ¥14,000,000£70,560£71k 505
37 Koya Takahashi Pitcher ¥14,000,000£70,560£71k 505
37 Shoichi Futamata Infielder ¥14,000,000£70,560£71k 505
40 Kota Hayashi Infielder ¥12,000,000£60,480£60k 541
40 Ryunosuke Sato Pitcher ¥12,000,000£60,480£60k 541
40 Taichi Saito Pitcher ¥12,000,000£60,480£60k 541
43 Ryuya Matsumoto Pitcher ¥11,000,000£55,440£55k 573
44 Kazuki Takita Pitcher ¥10,000,000£50,400£50k 589
44 Naru Katsuda Infielder ¥10,000,000£50,400£50k 589
44 Shunsuke Tamura Outfielder ¥10,000,000£50,400£50k 589
44 Takehisa Masuda Pitcher ¥10,000,000£50,400£50k 589
48 Ginji Hasebe Pitcher ¥8,000,000£40,320£40k 678
48 Taiga Tsuji Pitcher ¥8,000,000£40,320£40k 678
48 Taiki Kudo Pitcher ¥8,000,000£40,320£40k 678
51 Keisuke Sato Infielder ¥7,000,000£35,280£35k 717
51 Seita Maekawa Infielder ¥7,000,000£35,280£35k 717
51 Seiya Akagi Pitcher ¥7,000,000£35,280£35k 717
51 Shu Kubo Outfielder ¥7,000,000£35,280£35k 717
51 Takahiro Nakamura Outfielder ¥7,000,000£35,280£35k 717
51 Yuta Saito Pitcher ¥7,000,000£35,280£35k 717
51 Yuto Watanabe Infielder ¥7,000,000£35,280£35k 717
58 Hayato Takagi Pitcher ¥6,000,000£30,240£30k 771
58 Kei Kawano Pitcher ¥6,000,000£30,240£30k 771
58 Shodai Uchida Infielder ¥6,000,000£30,240£30k 771
61 Harun Kikuchi Pitcher ¥5,500,000£27,720£28k 801
61 Kanato Shimizu Catcher ¥5,500,000£27,720£28k 801
61 Taiki Mochimaru Catcher ¥5,500,000£27,720£28k 801
64 Shoto Takagi Catcher ¥5,000,000£25,200£25k 836
64 Yuto Nakada Infielder ¥5,000,000£25,200£25k 836
66 Konosuke Tatsumi Infielder ¥4,700,000£23,688£24k 855
67 Atsumi Hidaka Pitcher ¥4,500,000£22,680£23k 859
67 Atsumu Nishikawa Infielder ¥4,500,000£22,680£23k 859
69 Norihiko Nabara Outfielder ¥4,000,000£20,160£20k 880
69 Takeru Sugita Pitcher ¥4,000,000£20,160£20k 880
71 Mirai Sugihara Pitcher ¥3,500,000£17,640£18k 961
71 Toshiki Yasutake Catcher ¥3,500,000£17,640£18k 961
73 Daiki Kishimoto Infielder ¥3,000,000£15,120£15k 982
73 Kaito Takeshita Pitcher ¥3,000,000£15,120£15k 982
73 Moises Ramirez Infielder ¥3,000,000£15,120£15k 982
73 Nelson Roberto Outfielder ¥3,000,000£15,120£15k 982
73 Tsubasa Kobune Pitcher ¥3,000,000£15,120£15k 982
73 Yuta Kobayashi Catcher ¥3,000,000£15,120£15k 982
79 Develson Aria Pitcher ¥2,300,000£11,592£12k 1061

The Hiroshima Toyo Carp by salary

Daichi Osera ¥200m Masato Morishita ¥200m Sandro Fabian ¥186m Hiroki Tokoda ¥185m Ryoji Kuribayashi ¥180m Ryosuke Kikuchi ¥170m Freddy Tarnok ¥156m
Kaito Kozono ¥150m
Shogo Sakakura ¥140m Shogo Akiyama ¥130m Sotaro Shimauchi ¥130m Elehuris Montero ¥118m Taylor Hearn ¥116m Daisuke Moriura ¥110m Takayoshi Noma ¥70m Shota Nakazaki ¥62m Shota Suekane ¥61m Tsubasa Aizawa ¥50m Masaya Yano ¥48m Shota Dobayashi ¥48m Shohei Mori ¥38m Atsuya Horie ¥35m Shogo Tamamura ¥33m Minoru Omori ¥31m Ryutaro Hatsuki ¥31m Kenya Suzuki ¥30m Shosei Nakamura ¥30m Makoto Aduwa ¥29m Takumi Kurohara ¥27m Shun Okamoto ¥20m Tomoki Ishihara ¥20m Atsushi Endo ¥18m Tai Sasaki ¥18m Taichi Taka ¥18m Makoto Kemna ¥16m Ren Hirakawa ¥16m Hayato Tsunehiro ¥14m Koya Takahashi ¥14m Shoichi Futamata ¥14m Kota Hayashi ¥12m Ryunosuke Sato ¥12m Taichi Saito ¥12m Ryuya Matsumoto ¥11m Kazuki Takita ¥10m Naru Katsuda ¥10m Shunsuke Tamura ¥10m Takehisa Masuda ¥10m Ginji Hasebe ¥8m Taiga Tsuji ¥8m Taiki Kudo ¥8m Keisuke Sato ¥7m Seita Maekawa ¥7m Seiya Akagi ¥7m Shu Kubo ¥7m Takahiro Nakamura ¥7m Yuta Saito ¥7m Yuto Watanabe ¥7m Hayato Takagi ¥6m
Kei Kawano ¥6m
Shodai Uchida ¥6m Harun Kikuchi ¥5.5m Kanato Shimizu ¥5.5m Taiki Mochimaru ¥5.5m Shoto Takagi ¥5m Yuto Nakada ¥5m Konosuke Tatsumi ¥4.7m Atsumi Hidaka ¥4.5m Atsumu Nishikawa ¥4.5m Norihiko Nabara ¥4m Takeru Sugita ¥4m
Mirai Sugihara ¥3.5m
Toshiki Yasutake ¥3.5m
Daiki Kishimoto ¥3m
Kaito Takeshita ¥3m
Moises Ramirez ¥3m
Nelson Roberto ¥3m
Tsubasa Kobune ¥3m
Yuta Kobayashi ¥3m
Develson Aria ¥2.3m

The players paid either side of Kaito Kozono

The 25 players paid closest to Kaito Kozono in 2026, of 1,061 in the league

NPB players paid close to Kaito Kozono in 2026.
# PLAYER TEAM SALARY CONVERTED
86 Takumi Oshiro Yomiuri Giants ¥160,000,000£806,400£806k
93 Austin Cox Yokohama DeNA BayStars ¥156,000,000£786,240£786k
93 Dauri Moreta Hanshin Tigers ¥156,000,000£786,240£786k
93 Freddy Tarnok Hiroshima Toyo Carp ¥156,000,000£786,240£786k
93 Jose Ruiz Yokohama DeNA BayStars ¥156,000,000£786,240£786k
97 Albert Abreu Chunichi Dragons ¥150,000,000£756,000£756k
97 Alberto Baldonado Yomiuri Giants ¥150,000,000£756,000£756k
97 Alexander Canario Saitama Seibu Lions ¥150,000,000£756,000£756k
97 An-Ko Lin Saitama Seibu Lions ¥150,000,000£756,000£756k
97 Bob Seymour Orix Buffaloes ¥150,000,000£756,000£756k
97 Bobby Dalbec Yomiuri Giants ¥150,000,000£756,000£756k
97 Jason Vosler Chunichi Dragons ¥150,000,000£756,000£756k
97 Kaito Kozono Hiroshima Toyo Carp ¥150,000,000£756,000£756k
97 Kota Nakagawa Yomiuri Giants ¥150,000,000£756,000£756k
97 Sean Hjelle Orix Buffaloes ¥150,000,000£756,000£756k
97 Spencer Howard Yomiuri Giants ¥150,000,000£756,000£756k
97 Taisei Makihara Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks ¥150,000,000£756,000£756k
97 Trey Wingenter Saitama Seibu Lions ¥150,000,000£756,000£756k
97 Yuhei Nakamura Tokyo Yakult Swallows ¥150,000,000£756,000£756k
97 Yuhei Takanashi Yomiuri Giants ¥150,000,000£756,000£756k
97 Yuji Nishino Chiba Lotte Marines ¥150,000,000£756,000£756k
97 Yuki Okabayashi Chunichi Dragons ¥150,000,000£756,000£756k
114 Kazuya Ojima Chiba Lotte Marines ¥145,000,000£730,800£731k
115 Hiromu Ise Yokohama DeNA BayStars ¥140,000,000£705,600£706k
115 Masashi Ito Hanshin Tigers ¥140,000,000£705,600£706k

Frequently asked questions

How much does Kaito Kozono earn?

¥150,000,000 in 2026, a base salary from the Hiroshima Toyo Carp. It is the joint 97th highest of the 1,061 salaries in NPB.

Is Kaito Kozono the highest paid player on the Hiroshima Toyo Carp?

No. Daichi Osera is, on ¥200,000,000. Kaito Kozono is 8th of the 79 on the team.

How does Kaito Kozono's salary compare with the NPB average?

The average across the league is ¥50,899,387 and the median is ¥13,000,000, so ¥150,000,000 is 2.9 times the average.

Who is the highest paid player in NPB?

Raidel Martinez of the Yomiuri Giants, on ¥1,200,000,000 in 2026.

Where to next

The whole Hiroshima Toyo Carp payroll, and every player in the league on the NPB salaries 2026 page. Everything else we hold on baseball is on the baseball page.