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Kakeru Yamanobe salary

Kakeru Yamanobe is paid ¥11,000,000 by the Tokyo Yakult Swallows in 2026, the joint 573rd highest of the 1,061 in NPB. That is 78% below the league average of ¥50,899,387, and 0.3% of the Tokyo Yakult Swallows payroll of ¥3,745,400,000. Among the 238 infielders in the league, Kakeru Yamanobe is paid the 130th most.

SALARY¥11,000,000
LEAGUE RANK573 of 1,061
TEAM RANK47 of 79
VS AVERAGE0.22x
AGE32

Kakeru Yamanobe and the Tokyo Yakult Swallows

Every player on the Tokyo Yakult Swallows in 2026, highest paid first

Tokyo Yakult Swallows players ranked by salary in 2026.
# PLAYER POSITION SALARY CONVERTED LEAGUE RANK
1 Tetsuto Yamada Infielder ¥500,000,000£2,520,000£2.5m 6
2 Domingo Santana Outfielder ¥477,000,000£2,404,080£2.4m 11
3 Jose Osuna Infielder ¥437,000,000£2,202,480£2.2m 16
4 Kazuto Taguchi Pitcher ¥175,000,000£882,000£882k 81
5 Yuhei Nakamura Catcher ¥150,000,000£756,000£756k 97
6 Jose Quijada Pitcher ¥133,000,000£670,320£670k 121
7 Taichi Ishiyama Pitcher ¥120,000,000£604,800£605k 135
8 Jesus Liranzo Pitcher ¥94,000,000£473,760£474k 172
9 Hiroki Onishi Pitcher ¥90,000,000£453,600£454k 174
10 Yasuhiro Ogawa Pitcher ¥89,000,000£448,560£449k 177
11 Nash Walters Pitcher ¥78,000,000£393,120£393k 191
12 Hideki Nagaoka Infielder ¥75,000,000£378,000£378k 193
12 Kojiro Yoshimura Pitcher ¥75,000,000£378,000£378k 193
12 Noboru Shimizu Pitcher ¥75,000,000£378,000£378k 193
15 Eigoro Mogi Infielder ¥70,000,000£352,800£353k 202
16 Naofumi Kizawa Pitcher ¥63,000,000£317,520£318k 217
17 Takuya Yasaki Pitcher ¥56,000,000£282,240£282k 239
17 Tomoya Hoshi Pitcher ¥56,000,000£282,240£282k 239
19 Koyo Aoyagi Pitcher ¥50,000,000£252,000£252k 253
20 Keiji Takahashi Pitcher ¥46,000,000£231,840£232k 271
21 Soma Uchiyama Infielder ¥44,000,000£221,760£222k 275
22 Hirotoshi Takanashi Pitcher ¥43,000,000£216,720£217k 280
22 Yasutaka Shiomi Outfielder ¥43,000,000£216,720£217k 280
24 Kota Shoji Pitcher ¥42,000,000£211,680£212k 284
25 Reiji Kozawa Pitcher ¥41,000,000£206,640£207k 288
26 Masanori Ishikawa Pitcher ¥32,000,000£161,280£161k 338
26 Yasunobu Okugawa Pitcher ¥32,000,000£161,280£161k 338
28 Yudai Koga Catcher ¥30,000,000£151,200£151k 348
29 Takeshi Miyamoto Infielder ¥28,000,000£141,120£141k 366
30 Yukihiro Iwata Outfielder ¥27,000,000£136,080£136k 375
31 Taichi Yamano Pitcher ¥23,000,000£115,920£116k 404
32 Kazuya Maruyama Outfielder ¥22,000,000£110,880£111k 415
32 Yoshihiro Akahane Infielder ¥22,000,000£110,880£111k 415
34 Kengo Matsumoto Pitcher ¥20,000,000£100,800£101k 424
35 Haruki Omichi Pitcher ¥18,500,000£93,240£93k 450
36 Naoki Matsumoto Catcher ¥18,000,000£90,720£91k 451
37 Yuto Nakamura Pitcher ¥17,000,000£85,680£86k 463
38 Ayuto Matsushita Infielder ¥16,000,000£80,640£81k 469
38 Hidetaka Namiki Outfielder ¥16,000,000£80,640£81k 469
38 Shu Masuda Outfielder ¥16,000,000£80,640£81k 469
41 Ryusei Takeoka Infielder ¥15,000,000£75,600£76k 488
42 Ryui Ito Infielder ¥14,000,000£70,560£71k 505
43 Keigo Kitamura Infielder ¥13,000,000£65,520£66k 522
44 Shota Maruyama Pitcher ¥12,500,000£63,000£63k 536
45 Kosuke Sakaguchi Pitcher ¥12,000,000£60,480£60k 541
45 Reo Matsukawa Infielder ¥12,000,000£60,480£60k 541
47 Kakeru Yamanobe Infielder ¥11,000,000£55,440£55k 573
48 Kota Nishidate Pitcher ¥10,500,000£52,920£53k 585
49 Ren Sawai Outfielder ¥10,000,000£50,400£50k 589
49 Shota Masui Pitcher ¥10,000,000£50,400£50k 589
49 Tomoya Kakinuma Catcher ¥10,000,000£50,400£50k 589
52 Hiroki Hasegawa Pitcher ¥9,000,000£45,360£45k 649
52 Shunsuke Shimokawa Pitcher ¥9,000,000£45,360£45k 649
52 Taiyo Yamazaki Pitcher ¥9,000,000£45,360£45k 649
55 Ryuto Iida Pitcher ¥8,000,000£40,320£40k 678
55 Takumi Ishii Infielder ¥8,000,000£40,320£40k 678
55 Yuki Ishihara Pitcher ¥8,000,000£40,320£40k 678
58 Ruito Nishimura Outfielder ¥7,000,000£35,280£35k 717
58 Taijiro Yano Catcher ¥7,000,000£35,280£35k 717
60 Haruto Tanaka Infielder ¥6,500,000£32,760£33k 747
60 Nikita Moiseev Outfielder ¥6,500,000£32,760£33k 747
60 Seiya Hashimoto Catcher ¥6,500,000£32,760£33k 747
63 Kyo Suzuki Catcher ¥6,000,000£30,240£30k 771
63 Shohei Numata Pitcher ¥6,000,000£30,240£30k 771
65 Takumi Sakamoto Pitcher ¥5,800,000£29,232£29k 792
66 Shosei Takahashi Pitcher ¥5,100,000£25,704£26k 833
67 Jo Endo Infielder ¥5,000,000£25,200£25k 836
67 Rengo Suzuki Pitcher ¥5,000,000£25,200£25k 836
69 Montell Higuma Outfielder ¥4,700,000£23,688£24k 855
70 Hyuga Takeyama Pitcher ¥4,000,000£20,160£20k 880
70 Takuma Nakagawa Catcher ¥4,000,000£20,160£20k 880
70 Takuma Sato Pitcher ¥4,000,000£20,160£20k 880
73 Yu Hirosawa Pitcher ¥3,500,000£17,640£18k 961
74 Sota Takano Infielder ¥3,200,000£16,128£16k 974
74 Yusei Nishihama Pitcher ¥3,200,000£16,128£16k 974
76 Kiyoharu Sawano Infielder ¥3,000,000£15,120£15k 982
76 Ryunosuke Matsumoto Catcher ¥3,000,000£15,120£15k 982
76 Tatsunori Negishi Infielder ¥3,000,000£15,120£15k 982
79 Yume Komiya Pitcher ¥2,900,000£14,616£15k 1012

The Tokyo Yakult Swallows by salary

Tetsuto Yamada ¥500m Domingo Santana ¥477m Jose Osuna ¥437m Kazuto Taguchi ¥175m Yuhei Nakamura ¥150m Jose Quijada ¥133m Taichi Ishiyama ¥120m Jesus Liranzo ¥94m Hiroki Onishi ¥90m Yasuhiro Ogawa ¥89m Nash Walters ¥78m Hideki Nagaoka ¥75m Kojiro Yoshimura ¥75m Noboru Shimizu ¥75m Eigoro Mogi ¥70m Naofumi Kizawa ¥63m Takuya Yasaki ¥56m Tomoya Hoshi ¥56m Koyo Aoyagi ¥50m Keiji Takahashi ¥46m Soma Uchiyama ¥44m Hirotoshi Takanashi ¥43m Yasutaka Shiomi ¥43m Kota Shoji ¥42m Reiji Kozawa ¥41m Masanori Ishikawa ¥32m Yasunobu Okugawa ¥32m Yudai Koga ¥30m Takeshi Miyamoto ¥28m Yukihiro Iwata ¥27m Taichi Yamano ¥23m Kazuya Maruyama ¥22m Yoshihiro Akahane ¥22m Kengo Matsumoto ¥20m Haruki Omichi ¥18.5m Naoki Matsumoto ¥18m Yuto Nakamura ¥17m Ayuto Matsushita ¥16m Hidetaka Namiki ¥16m Shu Masuda ¥16m Ryusei Takeoka ¥15m Ryui Ito ¥14m Keigo Kitamura ¥13m Shota Maruyama ¥12.5m Kosuke Sakaguchi ¥12m Reo Matsukawa ¥12m
Kakeru Yamanobe ¥11m
Kota Nishidate ¥10.5m Ren Sawai ¥10m Shota Masui ¥10m Tomoya Kakinuma ¥10m Hiroki Hasegawa ¥9m Shunsuke Shimokawa ¥9m Taiyo Yamazaki ¥9m Ryuto Iida ¥8m Takumi Ishii ¥8m Yuki Ishihara ¥8m Ruito Nishimura ¥7m Taijiro Yano ¥7m Haruto Tanaka ¥6.5m Nikita Moiseev ¥6.5m Seiya Hashimoto ¥6.5m Kyo Suzuki ¥6m Shohei Numata ¥6m Takumi Sakamoto ¥5.8m
Shosei Takahashi ¥5.1m
Jo Endo ¥5m
Rengo Suzuki ¥5m Montell Higuma ¥4.7m
Hyuga Takeyama ¥4m
Takuma Nakagawa ¥4m
Takuma Sato ¥4m
Yu Hirosawa ¥3.5m
Sota Takano ¥3.2m
Yusei Nishihama ¥3.2m
Kiyoharu Sawano ¥3m
Ryunosuke Matsumoto ¥3m
Tatsunori Negishi ¥3m
Yume Komiya ¥2.9m

The players paid either side of Kakeru Yamanobe

The 25 players paid closest to Kakeru Yamanobe in 2026, of 1,061 in the league

NPB players paid close to Kakeru Yamanobe in 2026.
# PLAYER TEAM SALARY CONVERTED
541 Taichi Saito Hiroshima Toyo Carp ¥12,000,000£60,480£60k
541 Tokito Kawamura Chiba Lotte Marines ¥12,000,000£60,480£60k
541 Yorinosuke Sakurai Chunichi Dragons ¥12,000,000£60,480£60k
541 Yu Aramaki Yomiuri Giants ¥12,000,000£60,480£60k
541 Yuya Shinto Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters ¥12,000,000£60,480£60k
568 Ryohei Hosokawa Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters ¥11,500,000£57,960£58k
568 Ryota Itogawa Saitama Seibu Lions ¥11,500,000£57,960£58k
568 Seiya Yoshida Chunichi Dragons ¥11,500,000£57,960£58k
568 Wataru Takamatsu Saitama Seibu Lions ¥11,500,000£57,960£58k
572 Hiroshi Toyoda Hanshin Tigers ¥11,300,000£56,952£57k
573 Gota Suzuki Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks ¥11,000,000£55,440£55k
573 Kaito Shimomura Hanshin Tigers ¥11,000,000£55,440£55k
573 Kakeru Yamanobe Tokyo Yakult Swallows ¥11,000,000£55,440£55k
573 Kane Edokpolo Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters ¥11,000,000£55,440£55k
573 Ryuya Matsumoto Hiroshima Toyo Carp ¥11,000,000£55,440£55k
573 Shinnosuke Hada Saitama Seibu Lions ¥11,000,000£55,440£55k
573 Sho Kusaka Chunichi Dragons ¥11,000,000£55,440£55k
573 Tatsuki Ito Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles ¥11,000,000£55,440£55k
573 Teruki Yoshino Yokohama DeNA BayStars ¥11,000,000£55,440£55k
573 Yugo Maeda Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks ¥11,000,000£55,440£55k
583 Hansel Marcelino Yokohama DeNA BayStars ¥10,900,000£54,936£55k
584 Kota Ishibashi Chunichi Dragons ¥10,600,000£53,424£53k
585 Akira Neo Chunichi Dragons ¥10,500,000£52,920£53k
585 Ikumi Kai Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks ¥10,500,000£52,920£53k
585 Kosuke Ukai Chunichi Dragons ¥10,500,000£52,920£53k

Frequently asked questions

How much does Kakeru Yamanobe earn?

¥11,000,000 in 2026, a base salary from the Tokyo Yakult Swallows. It is the joint 573rd highest of the 1,061 salaries in NPB.

Is Kakeru Yamanobe the highest paid player on the Tokyo Yakult Swallows?

No. Tetsuto Yamada is, on ¥500,000,000. Kakeru Yamanobe is 47th of the 79 on the team.

How does Kakeru Yamanobe's salary compare with the NPB average?

The average across the league is ¥50,899,387 and the median is ¥13,000,000, so ¥11,000,000 is 78% below 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 Tokyo Yakult Swallows payroll, and every player in the league on the NPB salaries 2026 page. Everything else we hold on baseball is on the baseball page.