NPB · CHIBA LOTTE MARINES · INFIELDER
Neftali Soto salary
Neftali Soto is paid ¥300,000,000 by the Chiba Lotte Marines in 2026, the joint 24th highest of the 1,061 in NPB. That is 5.9 times the league average of ¥50,899,387, and 7.8% of the Chiba Lotte Marines payroll of ¥3,861,800,000. Among the 238 infielders in the league, Neftali Soto is paid the joint 7th most.
SALARY¥300,000,000
LEAGUE RANK24 of 1,061
TEAM RANK2 of 87
VS AVERAGE5.89x
AGE37
Neftali Soto and the Chiba Lotte Marines
Every player on the Chiba Lotte Marines in 2026, highest paid first
| # | PLAYER | POSITION | SALARY | CONVERTED | LEAGUE RANK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gregory Polanco | Outfielder | ¥400,000,000 | £2,016,000£2.0m | 17 |
| 2 | Andre Jackson | Pitcher | ¥300,000,000 | £1,512,000£1.5m | 24 |
| 2 | Neftali Soto | Infielder | ¥300,000,000 | £1,512,000£1.5m | 24 |
| 4 | Jose Castillo | Pitcher | ¥200,000,000 | £1,008,000£1.0m | 53 |
| 4 | Sam Long | Pitcher | ¥200,000,000 | £1,008,000£1.0m | 53 |
| 4 | Shogo Nakamura | Infielder | ¥200,000,000 | £1,008,000£1.0m | 53 |
| 7 | Shuta Ishikawa | Pitcher | ¥160,000,000 | £806,400£806k | 86 |
| 8 | Yuji Nishino | Pitcher | ¥150,000,000 | £756,000£756k | 97 |
| 9 | Kazuya Ojima | Pitcher | ¥145,000,000 | £730,800£731k | 114 |
| 10 | Atsuki Taneichi | Pitcher | ¥130,000,000 | £655,200£655k | 122 |
| 11 | Naoya Masuda | Pitcher | ¥120,000,000 | £604,800£605k | 135 |
| 12 | Yudai Fujioka | Infielder | ¥110,000,000 | £554,400£554k | 148 |
| 13 | Kyota Fujiwara | Outfielder | ¥80,000,000 | £403,200£403k | 183 |
| 14 | Toshiya Sato | Catcher | ¥72,000,000 | £362,880£363k | 201 |
| 15 | Hiromi Oka | Outfielder | ¥70,000,000 | £352,800£353k | 202 |
| 15 | Tatsuhiro Tamura | Catcher | ¥70,000,000 | £352,800£353k | 202 |
| 17 | Katsuya Kakunaka | Outfielder | ¥60,000,000 | £302,400£302k | 222 |
| 18 | Rikuto Yokoyama | Pitcher | ¥58,000,000 | £292,320£292k | 233 |
| 19 | Shota Suzuki | Pitcher | ¥51,000,000 | £257,040£257k | 252 |
| 20 | Akito Takabe | Outfielder | ¥50,000,000 | £252,000£252k | 253 |
| 21 | Yuki Karakawa | Pitcher | ¥44,000,000 | £221,760£222k | 275 |
| 22 | Hisanori Yasuda | Infielder | ¥43,000,000 | £216,720£217k | 280 |
| 23 | Fumiya Ono | Pitcher | ¥42,000,000 | £211,680£212k | 284 |
| 23 | Misho Nishikawa | Outfielder | ¥42,000,000 | £211,680£212k | 284 |
| 25 | Atsuki Tomosugi | Infielder | ¥38,000,000 | £191,520£192k | 309 |
| 26 | Shuta Takano | Pitcher | ¥34,000,000 | £171,360£171k | 327 |
| 27 | Koshiro Sakamoto | Pitcher | ¥33,000,000 | £166,320£166k | 332 |
| 28 | Koki Yamaguchi | Outfielder | ¥30,000,000 | £151,200£151k | 348 |
| 29 | Ryusei Ogawa | Infielder | ¥27,000,000 | £136,080£136k | 375 |
| 30 | Shunsuke Nakamori | Pitcher | ¥26,000,000 | £131,040£131k | 385 |
| 31 | Aito Takeda | Outfielder | ¥24,000,000 | £120,960£121k | 400 |
| 32 | Haruya Tanaka | Pitcher | ¥23,000,000 | £115,920£116k | 404 |
| 32 | Shingo Ishikawa | Outfielder | ¥23,000,000 | £115,920£116k | 404 |
| 34 | Ryusei Terachi | Catcher | ¥22,000,000 | £110,880£111k | 415 |
| 35 | Koshiro Wada | Outfielder | ¥20,000,000 | £100,800£101k | 424 |
| 35 | Kyuto Ueda | Infielder | ¥20,000,000 | £100,800£101k | 424 |
| 35 | Raito Ikeda | Infielder | ¥20,000,000 | £100,800£101k | 424 |
| 35 | Riku Kikuchi | Pitcher | ¥20,000,000 | £100,800£101k | 424 |
| 35 | Yuto Kimura | Pitcher | ¥20,000,000 | £100,800£101k | 424 |
| 40 | Keisuke Sawada | Pitcher | ¥19,400,000 | £97,776£98k | 441 |
| 41 | Akira Yagi | Pitcher | ¥18,000,000 | £90,720£91k | 451 |
| 41 | Daito Yamamoto | Outfielder | ¥18,000,000 | £90,720£91k | 451 |
| 41 | Kenta Chatani | Infielder | ¥18,000,000 | £90,720£91k | 451 |
| 41 | Yusuke Azuma | Pitcher | ¥18,000,000 | £90,720£91k | 451 |
| 45 | Genki Ishigaki | Pitcher | ¥16,000,000 | £80,640£81k | 469 |
| 46 | Ryusei Miyazaki | Infielder | ¥15,000,000 | £75,600£76k | 488 |
| 47 | Ko Matsukawa | Catcher | ¥14,000,000 | £70,560£71k | 505 |
| 48 | Atsuya Hirohata | Pitcher | ¥13,000,000 | £65,520£66k | 522 |
| 48 | Koshiro Hiroike | Pitcher | ¥13,000,000 | £65,520£66k | 522 |
| 50 | Kaito Mori | Pitcher | ¥12,000,000 | £60,480£60k | 541 |
| 50 | Tokito Kawamura | Pitcher | ¥12,000,000 | £60,480£60k | 541 |
| 52 | Fumiya Motomae | Pitcher | ¥10,000,000 | £50,400£50k | 589 |
| 52 | Hayato Fuji | Pitcher | ¥10,000,000 | £50,400£50k | 589 |
| 52 | Kota Inoue | Outfielder | ¥10,000,000 | £50,400£50k | 589 |
| 52 | Rikima Ichijo | Pitcher | ¥10,000,000 | £50,400£50k | 589 |
| 52 | Tsuyoshi Yamasaki | Infielder | ¥10,000,000 | £50,400£50k | 589 |
| 52 | Yu Tatematsu | Infielder | ¥10,000,000 | £50,400£50k | 589 |
| 58 | Hikaru Otani | Pitcher | ¥9,200,000 | £46,368£46k | 648 |
| 59 | Masami Ishigaki | Infielder | ¥9,000,000 | £45,360£45k | 649 |
| 60 | Yamato Tanaka | Pitcher | ¥8,000,000 | £40,320£40k | 678 |
| 61 | Oto Hayasaka | Pitcher | ¥7,100,000 | £35,784£36k | 716 |
| 62 | Hayato Miyazaki | Pitcher | ¥7,000,000 | £35,280£35k | 717 |
| 63 | Haru Sakai | Pitcher | ¥6,000,000 | £30,240£30k | 771 |
| 63 | Raito Okumura | Pitcher | ¥6,000,000 | £30,240£30k | 771 |
| 63 | Shota Ueda | Catcher | ¥6,000,000 | £30,240£30k | 771 |
| 66 | Yuya Sakurai | Infielder | ¥5,600,000 | £28,224£28k | 795 |
| 67 | Ryotaro Mori | Pitcher | ¥5,500,000 | £27,720£28k | 801 |
| 68 | Ryota Nakamura | Pitcher | ¥5,000,000 | £25,200£25k | 836 |
| 68 | Seiun Akiyama | Pitcher | ¥5,000,000 | £25,200£25k | 836 |
| 68 | Stiven Acevedo | Outfielder | ¥5,000,000 | £25,200£25k | 836 |
| 68 | Yuta Kaneda | Infielder | ¥5,000,000 | £25,200£25k | 836 |
| 68 | Yuto Yoshikawa | Pitcher | ¥5,000,000 | £25,200£25k | 836 |
| 73 | Ryoju Okamura | Catcher | ¥4,600,000 | £23,184£23k | 857 |
| 74 | Kosuke Nagashima | Pitcher | ¥3,100,000 | £15,624£16k | 981 |
| 75 | Kirato Nagashimada | Pitcher | ¥3,000,000 | £15,120£15k | 982 |
| 75 | Ryo Sugiyama | Outfielder | ¥3,000,000 | £15,120£15k | 982 |
| 77 | Hikaru Kono | Outfielder | ¥2,900,000 | £14,616£15k | 1012 |
| 77 | Rui Katsumata | Infielder | ¥2,900,000 | £14,616£15k | 1012 |
| 79 | Kaishu Takahashi | Pitcher | ¥2,800,000 | £14,112£14k | 1015 |
| 79 | Kazuki Fujita | Outfielder | ¥2,800,000 | £14,112£14k | 1015 |
| 79 | Konoshin Tomiyama | Catcher | ¥2,800,000 | £14,112£14k | 1015 |
| 79 | Ryota Takeuchi | Pitcher | ¥2,800,000 | £14,112£14k | 1015 |
| 79 | Shinya Matsuishi | Infielder | ¥2,800,000 | £14,112£14k | 1015 |
| 84 | Tsuyoshi Tanimura | Infielder | ¥2,700,000 | £13,608£14k | 1031 |
| 84 | Yuta Ibaragi | Pitcher | ¥2,700,000 | £13,608£14k | 1031 |
| 86 | Yuto Nakayama | Pitcher | ¥2,600,000 | £13,104£13k | 1033 |
| 87 | Chariel Radney | Pitcher | ¥2,500,000 | £12,600£13k | 1043 |
The Chiba Lotte Marines by salary
The players paid either side of Neftali Soto
The 25 players paid closest to Neftali Soto in 2026, of 1,061 in the league
| # | PLAYER | TEAM | SALARY | CONVERTED |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Jose Osuna | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | ¥437,000,000 | £2,202,480£2.2m |
| 17 | Gregory Polanco | Chiba Lotte Marines | ¥400,000,000 | £2,016,000£2.0m |
| 17 | Ryoma Nishikawa | Orix Buffaloes | ¥400,000,000 | £2,016,000£2.0m |
| 17 | Tomoya Mori | Orix Buffaloes | ¥400,000,000 | £2,016,000£2.0m |
| 17 | Ukyo Shuto | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | ¥400,000,000 | £2,016,000£2.0m |
| 21 | Yuki Yanagita | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | ¥370,000,000 | £1,864,800£1.9m |
| 22 | Hiromi Ito | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | ¥340,000,000 | £1,713,600£1.7m |
| 22 | Yusuke Oyama | Hanshin Tigers | ¥340,000,000 | £1,713,600£1.7m |
| 24 | Andre Jackson | Chiba Lotte Marines | ¥300,000,000 | £1,512,000£1.5m |
| 24 | Hayato Sakamoto | Yomiuri Giants | ¥300,000,000 | £1,512,000£1.5m |
| 24 | Kaima Taira | Saitama Seibu Lions | ¥300,000,000 | £1,512,000£1.5m |
| 24 | Katsuki Azuma | Yokohama DeNA BayStars | ¥300,000,000 | £1,512,000£1.5m |
| 24 | Neftali Soto | Chiba Lotte Marines | ¥300,000,000 | £1,512,000£1.5m |
| 24 | Sosuke Genda | Saitama Seibu Lions | ¥300,000,000 | £1,512,000£1.5m |
| 24 | Takahiro Norimoto | Yomiuri Giants | ¥300,000,000 | £1,512,000£1.5m |
| 24 | Takayuki Kato | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | ¥300,000,000 | £1,512,000£1.5m |
| 24 | Takumu Nakano | Hanshin Tigers | ¥300,000,000 | £1,512,000£1.5m |
| 24 | Takuya Kai | Yomiuri Giants | ¥300,000,000 | £1,512,000£1.5m |
| 24 | Tyler Nevin | Saitama Seibu Lions | ¥300,000,000 | £1,512,000£1.5m |
| 24 | Yasuaki Yamasaki | Yokohama DeNA BayStars | ¥300,000,000 | £1,512,000£1.5m |
| 24 | Yoshitomo Tsutsugo | Yokohama DeNA BayStars | ¥300,000,000 | £1,512,000£1.5m |
| 24 | Yuki Nishi | Hanshin Tigers | ¥300,000,000 | £1,512,000£1.5m |
| 38 | Andres Machado | Orix Buffaloes | ¥280,000,000 | £1,411,200£1.4m |
| 39 | Ariel Martinez | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | ¥250,000,000 | £1,260,000£1.3m |
| 39 | Darwinzon Hernandez | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | ¥250,000,000 | £1,260,000£1.3m |
Frequently asked questions
How much does Neftali Soto earn?
¥300,000,000 in 2026, a base salary from the Chiba Lotte Marines. It is the joint 24th highest of the 1,061 salaries in NPB.
Is Neftali Soto the highest paid player on the Chiba Lotte Marines?
No. Gregory Polanco is, on ¥400,000,000. Neftali Soto is joint 2nd of the 87 on the team.
How does Neftali Soto's salary compare with the NPB average?
The average across the league is ¥50,899,387 and the median is ¥13,000,000, so ¥300,000,000 is 5.9 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 Chiba Lotte Marines payroll, and every player in the league on the NPB salaries 2026 page. Everything else we hold on baseball is on the baseball page.