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Yasuhiro Ogawa salary

Yasuhiro Ogawa is paid ¥89,000,000 by the Tokyo Yakult Swallows in 2026, the 177th highest of the 1,061 in NPB. That is 1.7 times the league average of ¥50,899,387, and 2.4% of the Tokyo Yakult Swallows payroll of ¥3,745,400,000. Among the 547 pitchers in the league, Yasuhiro Ogawa is paid the 102nd most.

SALARY¥89,000,000
LEAGUE RANK177 of 1,061
TEAM RANK10 of 79
VS AVERAGE1.75x
AGE36

Yasuhiro Ogawa 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 Yasuhiro Ogawa

The 25 players paid closest to Yasuhiro Ogawa in 2026, of 1,061 in the league

NPB players paid close to Yasuhiro Ogawa in 2026.
# PLAYER TEAM SALARY CONVERTED
157 Seigi Tanaka Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters ¥100,000,000£504,000£504k
157 Seishiro Sakamoto Hanshin Tigers ¥100,000,000£504,000£504k
157 Takahiro Matsuba Chunichi Dragons ¥100,000,000£504,000£504k
157 Torai Fushimi Hanshin Tigers ¥100,000,000£504,000£504k
157 Yuta Iwasada Hanshin Tigers ¥100,000,000£504,000£504k
170 Koki Kitayama Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters ¥95,000,000£478,800£479k
170 Kotaro Kurebayashi Orix Buffaloes ¥95,000,000£478,800£479k
172 Jesus Liranzo Tokyo Yakult Swallows ¥94,000,000£473,760£474k
173 Dayan Viciedo Yokohama DeNA BayStars ¥93,600,000£471,744£472k
174 Hiroki Onishi Tokyo Yakult Swallows ¥90,000,000£453,600£454k
174 Hiromasa Funabasama Yomiuri Giants ¥90,000,000£453,600£454k
174 Orlando Calixte Chunichi Dragons ¥90,000,000£453,600£454k
177 Yasuhiro Ogawa Tokyo Yakult Swallows ¥89,000,000£448,560£449k
178 Sora Suzuki Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles ¥88,000,000£443,520£444k
179 Ryusei Kawano Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters ¥86,000,000£433,440£433k
180 Hiroto Kobukata Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles ¥85,000,000£428,400£428k
180 Takuma Kirishiki Hanshin Tigers ¥85,000,000£428,400£428k
180 Yuma Tongu Orix Buffaloes ¥85,000,000£428,400£428k
183 Kazuki Sugiyama Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks ¥80,000,000£403,200£403k
183 Kenta Ishida Yokohama DeNA BayStars ¥80,000,000£403,200£403k
183 Kyota Fujiwara Chiba Lotte Marines ¥80,000,000£403,200£403k
183 Shintaro Fujinami Yokohama DeNA BayStars ¥80,000,000£403,200£403k
183 Shoma Fujihira Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles ¥80,000,000£403,200£403k
183 Taisuke Yamaoka Orix Buffaloes ¥80,000,000£403,200£403k
183 Tomohito Sakai Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles ¥80,000,000£403,200£403k

Frequently asked questions

How much does Yasuhiro Ogawa earn?

¥89,000,000 in 2026, a base salary from the Tokyo Yakult Swallows. It is the 177th highest of the 1,061 salaries in NPB.

Is Yasuhiro Ogawa the highest paid player on the Tokyo Yakult Swallows?

No. Tetsuto Yamada is, on ¥500,000,000. Yasuhiro Ogawa is 10th of the 79 on the team.

How does Yasuhiro Ogawa's salary compare with the NPB average?

The average across the league is ¥50,899,387 and the median is ¥13,000,000, so ¥89,000,000 is 1.7 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 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.