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Kenta Tanigawara salary

Kenta Tanigawara is paid ¥22,000,000 by the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks in 2026, the joint 415th highest of the 1,061 in NPB. That is 57% below the league average of ¥50,899,387, and 0.3% of the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks payroll of ¥8,107,100,000. Among the 107 catchers in the league, Kenta Tanigawara is paid the joint 33rd most.

SALARY¥22,000,000
LEAGUE RANK415 of 1,061
TEAM RANK35 of 115
VS AVERAGE0.43x
AGE29

Kenta Tanigawara and the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks

Every player on the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks in 2026, highest paid first

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

The players paid either side of Kenta Tanigawara

The 25 players paid closest to Kenta Tanigawara in 2026, of 1,061 in the league

NPB players paid close to Kenta Tanigawara in 2026.
# PLAYER TEAM SALARY CONVERTED
404 Ko Nakagawa Yokohama DeNA BayStars ¥23,000,000£115,920£116k
404 Shingo Ishikawa Chiba Lotte Marines ¥23,000,000£115,920£116k
404 Shion Matsuo Yokohama DeNA BayStars ¥23,000,000£115,920£116k
404 Shunsuke Sasaki Yomiuri Giants ¥23,000,000£115,920£116k
404 Taichi Yamano Tokyo Yakult Swallows ¥23,000,000£115,920£116k
404 Takaya Ishikawa Chunichi Dragons ¥23,000,000£115,920£116k
404 Takayoshi Yamamura Saitama Seibu Lions ¥23,000,000£115,920£116k
404 Yusuke Mugitani Orix Buffaloes ¥23,000,000£115,920£116k
414 Takuma Kato Chunichi Dragons ¥22,500,000£113,400£113k
415 Hiroshi Suzuki Orix Buffaloes ¥22,000,000£110,880£111k
415 Kazuya Maruyama Tokyo Yakult Swallows ¥22,000,000£110,880£111k
415 Kenta Bright Chunichi Dragons ¥22,000,000£110,880£111k
415 Kenta Tanigawara Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks ¥22,000,000£110,880£111k
415 Ryusei Terachi Chiba Lotte Marines ¥22,000,000£110,880£111k
415 Yoshihiro Akahane Tokyo Yakult Swallows ¥22,000,000£110,880£111k
415 Yutaro Itayama Chunichi Dragons ¥22,000,000£110,880£111k
422 Keito Mori Yokohama DeNA BayStars ¥21,000,000£105,840£106k
422 Shota Hiranuma Orix Buffaloes ¥21,000,000£105,840£106k
424 Haruki Nishikawa Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters ¥20,000,000£100,800£101k
424 Hitomi Honda Orix Buffaloes ¥20,000,000£100,800£101k
424 Kengo Matsumoto Tokyo Yakult Swallows ¥20,000,000£100,800£101k
424 Koshiro Wada Chiba Lotte Marines ¥20,000,000£100,800£101k
424 Kyuto Ueda Chiba Lotte Marines ¥20,000,000£100,800£101k
424 Nozomu Takatera Hanshin Tigers ¥20,000,000£100,800£101k
424 Raito Ikeda Chiba Lotte Marines ¥20,000,000£100,800£101k

Frequently asked questions

How much does Kenta Tanigawara earn?

¥22,000,000 in 2026, a base salary from the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks. It is the joint 415th highest of the 1,061 salaries in NPB.

Is Kenta Tanigawara the highest paid player on the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks?

No. Livan Moinelo is, on ¥1,000,000,000. Kenta Tanigawara is 35th of the 115 on the team.

How does Kenta Tanigawara's salary compare with the NPB average?

The average across the league is ¥50,899,387 and the median is ¥13,000,000, so ¥22,000,000 is 57% 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 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks payroll, and every player in the league on the NPB salaries 2026 page. Everything else we hold on baseball is on the baseball page.