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Takuya Kori salary

Takuya Kori is paid ¥8,400,000 by the Yomiuri Giants in 2026, the joint 675th highest of the 1,061 in NPB. That is 83% below the league average of ¥50,899,387, and 0.1% of the Yomiuri Giants payroll of ¥6,129,500,000. Among the 107 catchers in the league, Takuya Kori is paid the 61st most.

SALARY¥8,400,000
LEAGUE RANK675 of 1,061
TEAM RANK61 of 104
VS AVERAGE0.17x
AGE28

Takuya Kori and the Yomiuri Giants

Every player on the Yomiuri Giants in 2026, highest paid first

Yomiuri Giants players ranked by salary in 2026.
# PLAYER POSITION SALARY CONVERTED LEAGUE RANK
1 Raidel Martinez Pitcher ¥1,200,000,000£6,048,000£6.0m 1
2 Hayato Sakamoto Infielder ¥300,000,000£1,512,000£1.5m 24
2 Takahiro Norimoto Pitcher ¥300,000,000£1,512,000£1.5m 24
2 Takuya Kai Catcher ¥300,000,000£1,512,000£1.5m 24
5 Trey Cabbage Outfielder ¥250,000,000£1,260,000£1.3m 39
6 Shosei Togo Pitcher ¥240,000,000£1,209,600£1.2m 47
7 Forrest Whitley Pitcher ¥200,000,000£1,008,000£1.0m 53
7 Naoki Yoshikawa Infielder ¥200,000,000£1,008,000£1.0m 53
7 Yoshihiro Maru Outfielder ¥200,000,000£1,008,000£1.0m 53
10 Iori Yamasaki Pitcher ¥180,000,000£907,200£907k 74
10 Shinnosuke Ogasawara Pitcher ¥180,000,000£907,200£907k 74
10 Taisei Ota Pitcher ¥180,000,000£907,200£907k 74
13 Takumi Oshiro Catcher ¥160,000,000£806,400£806k 86
14 Alberto Baldonado Pitcher ¥150,000,000£756,000£756k 97
14 Bobby Dalbec Infielder ¥150,000,000£756,000£756k 97
14 Kota Nakagawa Pitcher ¥150,000,000£756,000£756k 97
14 Spencer Howard Pitcher ¥150,000,000£756,000£756k 97
14 Yuhei Takanashi Pitcher ¥150,000,000£756,000£756k 97
19 Go Matsumoto Outfielder ¥110,000,000£554,400£554k 148
20 Bryan Mata Pitcher ¥100,000,000£504,000£504k 157
20 Masahiro Tanaka Pitcher ¥100,000,000£504,000£504k 157
22 Hiromasa Funabasama Pitcher ¥90,000,000£453,600£454k 174
23 Yukinori Kishida Catcher ¥70,000,000£352,800£353k 202
24 Yuta Izuguchi Infielder ¥59,000,000£297,360£297k 232
25 Yuji Akahoshi Pitcher ¥48,000,000£241,920£242k 264
26 Eito Tanaka Pitcher ¥46,500,000£234,360£234k 270
27 Makoto Kadowaki Infielder ¥40,000,000£201,600£202k 290
27 Seiji Kobayashi Catcher ¥40,000,000£201,600£202k 290
29 Haruto Inoue Pitcher ¥38,000,000£191,520£192k 309
29 Raito Nakayama Outfielder ¥38,000,000£191,520£192k 309
31 Tatsuya Ishikawa Pitcher ¥36,500,000£183,960£184k 317
32 Keisuke Izumi Pitcher ¥35,000,000£176,400£176k 322
33 Kai Yokogawa Pitcher ¥30,000,000£151,200£151k 348
34 Daiki Masuda Infielder ¥27,000,000£136,080£136k 375
34 Ryuta Heinai Pitcher ¥27,000,000£136,080£136k 375
34 Yuhi Nishidate Pitcher ¥27,000,000£136,080£136k 375
37 Richard Sunagawa Infielder ¥26,000,000£131,040£131k 385
37 Riku Masuda Infielder ¥26,000,000£131,040£131k 385
39 Shunsuke Sasaki Outfielder ¥23,000,000£115,920£116k 404
40 Shogo Asano Outfielder ¥17,000,000£85,680£86k 463
41 Kazuyuki Takemaru Pitcher ¥16,000,000£80,640£81k 469
41 Masaya Hagio Outfielder ¥16,000,000£80,640£81k 469
43 Kenshin Hotta Pitcher ¥15,000,000£75,600£76k 488
43 Shunya Morita Pitcher ¥15,000,000£75,600£76k 488
45 Dai Yuasa Infielder ¥13,500,000£68,040£68k 521
46 Ryuji Kitaura Pitcher ¥13,000,000£65,520£66k 522
46 Shunsuke Urata Infielder ¥13,000,000£65,520£66k 522
46 Yugo Bando Pitcher ¥13,000,000£65,520£66k 522
49 Yusei Ishizuka Infielder ¥12,300,000£61,992£62k 540
50 Ren Tawa Pitcher ¥12,000,000£60,480£60k 541
50 Yu Aramaki Infielder ¥12,000,000£60,480£60k 541
52 Elvis Luciano Pitcher ¥10,000,000£50,400£50k 589
52 Gakuto Minakawa Outfielder ¥10,000,000£50,400£50k 589
52 Kyohei Yamashiro Pitcher ¥10,000,000£50,400£50k 589
52 Shinnosuke Yamase Catcher ¥10,000,000£50,400£50k 589
52 Shunsuke Miyahara Pitcher ¥10,000,000£50,400£50k 589
52 Yuto Kohama Infielder ¥10,000,000£50,400£50k 589
58 Teppei Mataki Pitcher ¥9,700,000£48,888£49k 638
59 Ryusei Yamada Pitcher ¥9,500,000£47,880£48k 641
60 Yuki Okada Outfielder ¥8,500,000£42,840£43k 669
61 Takuya Kori Catcher ¥8,400,000£42,336£42k 675
62 Keito Matsuura Pitcher ¥6,500,000£32,760£33k 747
63 Hayate Matsui Pitcher ¥6,300,000£31,752£32k 761
64 Yamato Shiroki Pitcher ¥6,200,000£31,248£31k 763
65 Misaki Sasahara Outfielder ¥6,000,000£30,240£30k 771
65 Ryusuke Kita Catcher ¥6,000,000£30,240£30k 771
67 Juza Ishida Pitcher ¥5,600,000£28,224£28k 795
68 Julian Tima Outfielder ¥5,500,000£27,720£28k 801
69 Jumpei Kawarada Infielder ¥5,400,000£27,216£27k 819
69 Kensho Fujii Infielder ¥5,400,000£27,216£27k 819
71 Hayato Ishita Pitcher ¥5,100,000£25,704£26k 833
72 Chin-Hao Huang Pitcher ¥4,500,000£22,680£23k 859
72 Rui Mitsuka Outfielder ¥4,500,000£22,680£23k 859
74 Kisara Utsunomiya Infielder ¥4,400,000£22,176£22k 866
74 Makoto Kyomoto Pitcher ¥4,400,000£22,176£22k 866
74 Yamato Suzuki Outfielder ¥4,400,000£22,176£22k 866
77 Atsuki Sonoda Pitcher ¥4,200,000£21,168£21k 870
77 Ayumu Nakata Infielder ¥4,200,000£21,168£21k 870
77 Tatsuya Sakamoto Catcher ¥4,200,000£21,168£21k 870
77 Yuki Hanada Pitcher ¥4,200,000£21,168£21k 870
81 Motoya Kinoshita Pitcher ¥4,100,000£20,664£21k 877
81 Ryu Tomida Pitcher ¥4,100,000£20,664£21k 877
81 Tomoki Tamura Pitcher ¥4,100,000£20,664£21k 877
84 Eijiro Tomishige Pitcher ¥4,000,000£20,160£20k 880
84 Kira Hayashi Pitcher ¥4,000,000£20,160£20k 880
84 Taisei Chinen Outfielder ¥4,000,000£20,160£20k 880
84 Yusaku Kono Pitcher ¥4,000,000£20,160£20k 880
88 Keita Kameda Catcher ¥3,900,000£19,656£20k 916
88 Kota Hirayama Infielder ¥3,900,000£19,656£20k 916
90 Ayumu Nishikawa Pitcher ¥3,800,000£19,152£19k 918
90 Hakuto Aizawa Outfielder ¥3,800,000£19,152£19k 918
90 Shotaro Horie Pitcher ¥3,800,000£19,152£19k 918
90 Tessei Morimoto Pitcher ¥3,800,000£19,152£19k 918
90 Yusefu Yoshimura Pitcher ¥3,800,000£19,152£19k 918
95 Gen Murayama Infielder ¥3,700,000£18,648£19k 923
95 Raia Takeshita Infielder ¥3,700,000£18,648£19k 923
95 Rio Kitamura Infielder ¥3,700,000£18,648£19k 923
95 Shido Fukita Pitcher ¥3,700,000£18,648£19k 923
95 Yuya Tanoue Infielder ¥3,700,000£18,648£19k 923
100 Cristian Feliz Outfielder ¥3,600,000£18,144£18k 928
100 Francis Guzman Pitcher ¥3,600,000£18,144£18k 928
100 Keishin Suzuki Pitcher ¥3,600,000£18,144£18k 928
100 Rentaro Matsui Catcher ¥3,600,000£18,144£18k 928
100 Takahiro Chiba Pitcher ¥3,600,000£18,144£18k 928

The Yomiuri Giants by salary

Raidel Martinez ¥1.20bn Hayato Sakamoto ¥300m Takahiro Norimoto ¥300m Takuya Kai ¥300m Trey Cabbage ¥250m Shosei Togo ¥240m Forrest Whitley ¥200m Naoki Yoshikawa ¥200m Yoshihiro Maru ¥200m Iori Yamasaki ¥180m Shinnosuke Ogasawara ¥180m Taisei Ota ¥180m Takumi Oshiro ¥160m Alberto Baldonado ¥150m Bobby Dalbec ¥150m Kota Nakagawa ¥150m Spencer Howard ¥150m Yuhei Takanashi ¥150m Go Matsumoto ¥110m Bryan Mata ¥100m Masahiro Tanaka ¥100m Hiromasa Funabasama ¥90m Yukinori Kishida ¥70m Yuta Izuguchi ¥59m Yuji Akahoshi ¥48m Eito Tanaka ¥46.5m Makoto Kadowaki ¥40m Seiji Kobayashi ¥40m Haruto Inoue ¥38m Raito Nakayama ¥38m Tatsuya Ishikawa ¥36.5m Keisuke Izumi ¥35m Kai Yokogawa ¥30m Daiki Masuda ¥27m Ryuta Heinai ¥27m Yuhi Nishidate ¥27m Richard Sunagawa ¥26m Riku Masuda ¥26m Shunsuke Sasaki ¥23m Shogo Asano ¥17m Kazuyuki Takemaru ¥16m Masaya Hagio ¥16m Kenshin Hotta ¥15m Shunya Morita ¥15m Dai Yuasa ¥13.5m Ryuji Kitaura ¥13m Shunsuke Urata ¥13m
Yugo Bando ¥13m
Yusei Ishizuka ¥12.3m Ren Tawa ¥12m Yu Aramaki ¥12m Elvis Luciano ¥10m Gakuto Minakawa ¥10m Kyohei Yamashiro ¥10m Shinnosuke Yamase ¥10m Shunsuke Miyahara ¥10m Yuto Kohama ¥10m Teppei Mataki ¥9.7m Ryusei Yamada ¥9.5m Yuki Okada ¥8.5m
Takuya Kori ¥8.4m
Keito Matsuura ¥6.5m
Hayate Matsui ¥6.3m
Yamato Shiroki ¥6.2m Misaki Sasahara ¥6m
Ryusuke Kita ¥6m
Juza Ishida ¥5.6m
Julian Tima ¥5.5m
Jumpei Kawarada ¥5.4m
Kensho Fujii ¥5.4m
Hayato Ishita ¥5.1m
Chin-Hao Huang ¥4.5m
Rui Mitsuka ¥4.5m Kisara Utsunomiya ¥4.4m
Makoto Kyomoto ¥4.4m
Yamato Suzuki ¥4.4m
Atsuki Sonoda ¥4.2m
Ayumu Nakata ¥4.2m
Tatsuya Sakamoto ¥4.2m
Yuki Hanada ¥4.2m
Motoya Kinoshita ¥4.1m
Ryu Tomida ¥4.1m
Tomoki Tamura ¥4.1m
Eijiro Tomishige ¥4m
Kira Hayashi ¥4m
Taisei Chinen ¥4m
Yusaku Kono ¥4m
Keita Kameda ¥3.9m
Kota Hirayama ¥3.9m
Ayumu Nishikawa ¥3.8m
Hakuto Aizawa ¥3.8m
Shotaro Horie ¥3.8m
Tessei Morimoto ¥3.8m
Yusefu Yoshimura ¥3.8m
Gen Murayama ¥3.7m
Raia Takeshita ¥3.7m
Rio Kitamura ¥3.7m
Shido Fukita ¥3.7m
Yuya Tanoue ¥3.7m
Cristian Feliz ¥3.6m
Francis Guzman ¥3.6m
Keishin Suzuki ¥3.6m
Rentaro Matsui ¥3.6m
Takahiro Chiba ¥3.6m

The players paid either side of Takuya Kori

The 25 players paid closest to Takuya Kori in 2026, of 1,061 in the league

NPB players paid close to Takuya Kori in 2026.
# PLAYER TEAM SALARY CONVERTED
649 Taiyo Yamazaki Tokyo Yakult Swallows ¥9,000,000£45,360£45k
649 Yusuke Ito Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks ¥9,000,000£45,360£45k
649 Yuta Matsukihira Chunichi Dragons ¥9,000,000£45,360£45k
649 Yuya Ishiguro Hanshin Tigers ¥9,000,000£45,360£45k
668 Shunsuke Iwasaki Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks ¥8,600,000£43,344£43k
669 Goki Oda Chunichi Dragons ¥8,500,000£42,840£43k
669 Itua Ikhine Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks ¥8,500,000£42,840£43k
669 Kotaro Komori Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles ¥8,500,000£42,840£43k
669 Syuto Naruse Yokohama DeNA BayStars ¥8,500,000£42,840£43k
669 Takaya Tanaka Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles ¥8,500,000£42,840£43k
669 Yuki Okada Yomiuri Giants ¥8,500,000£42,840£43k
675 Taisei Kudo Hanshin Tigers ¥8,400,000£42,336£42k
675 Takuya Kori Yomiuri Giants ¥8,400,000£42,336£42k
677 Yuki Umebayashi Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters ¥8,300,000£41,832£42k
678 Atsuya Fujikawa Orix Buffaloes ¥8,000,000£40,320£40k
678 Ginji Hasebe Hiroshima Toyo Carp ¥8,000,000£40,320£40k
678 Kazuma Sato Orix Buffaloes ¥8,000,000£40,320£40k
678 Naoki Wakamatsu Yokohama DeNA BayStars ¥8,000,000£40,320£40k
678 Ryuto Iida Tokyo Yakult Swallows ¥8,000,000£40,320£40k
678 Ryuya Taira Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles ¥8,000,000£40,320£40k
678 Seishu Higuchi Chunichi Dragons ¥8,000,000£40,320£40k
678 Suguru Fukuda Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters ¥8,000,000£40,320£40k
678 Taiga Tsuji Hiroshima Toyo Carp ¥8,000,000£40,320£40k
678 Taiki Kudo Hiroshima Toyo Carp ¥8,000,000£40,320£40k
678 Taisei Miyazawa Saitama Seibu Lions ¥8,000,000£40,320£40k

Frequently asked questions

How much does Takuya Kori earn?

¥8,400,000 in 2026, a base salary from the Yomiuri Giants. It is the joint 675th highest of the 1,061 salaries in NPB.

Is Takuya Kori the highest paid player on the Yomiuri Giants?

No. Raidel Martinez is, on ¥1,200,000,000. Takuya Kori is 61st of the 104 on the team.

How does Takuya Kori's salary compare with the NPB average?

The average across the league is ¥50,899,387 and the median is ¥13,000,000, so ¥8,400,000 is 83% 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 Yomiuri Giants payroll, and every player in the league on the NPB salaries 2026 page. Everything else we hold on baseball is on the baseball page.