Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles salaries in 2026
The Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles pay their 79 players ¥3,696,250,000 in 2026, the 9th biggest payroll of the 12 teams in NPB and 18% less than the average team. Hideto Asamura is the highest paid on ¥500,000,000, jointly the 6th highest salary in the league.
Every Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles salary
All 79 players in 2026, highest paid first, with where each ranks across the league
| # | PLAYER | POSITION | SALARY | CONVERTED | LEAGUE RANK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hideto Asamura | Infielder | ¥500,000,000 | £2,520,000£2.5m | 6 |
| 2 | Luke Voit | Infielder | ¥240,000,000 | £1,209,600£1.2m | 47 |
| 3 | Kenta Maeda | Pitcher | ¥200,000,000 | £1,008,000£1.0m | 53 |
| 4 | Jose Urena | Pitcher | ¥190,000,000 | £957,600£958k | 70 |
| 5 | Takayuki Kishi | Pitcher | ¥180,000,000 | £907,200£907k | 74 |
| 6 | Oscar Gonzalez | Outfielder | ¥160,000,000 | £806,400£806k | 86 |
| 6 | Roansy Contreras | Pitcher | ¥160,000,000 | £806,400£806k | 86 |
| 8 | Carson McCusker | Outfielder | ¥130,000,000 | £655,200£655k | 122 |
| 9 | Daichi Suzuki | Infielder | ¥128,000,000 | £645,120£645k | 130 |
| 10 | Itsuki Murabayashi | Infielder | ¥125,000,000 | £630,000£630k | 132 |
| 11 | Chia-Hao Sung | Pitcher | ¥100,000,000 | £504,000£504k | 157 |
| 12 | Sora Suzuki | Pitcher | ¥88,000,000 | £443,520£444k | 178 |
| 13 | Hiroto Kobukata | Infielder | ¥85,000,000 | £428,400£428k | 180 |
| 14 | Shoma Fujihira | Pitcher | ¥80,000,000 | £403,200£403k | 183 |
| 14 | Tomohito Sakai | Pitcher | ¥80,000,000 | £403,200£403k | 183 |
| 14 | Wataru Karashima | Pitcher | ¥80,000,000 | £403,200£403k | 183 |
| 17 | Takahisa Hayakawa | Pitcher | ¥60,000,000 | £302,400£302k | 222 |
| 17 | Yuya Ogo | Outfielder | ¥60,000,000 | £302,400£302k | 222 |
| 19 | Hikaru Ota | Catcher | ¥58,000,000 | £292,320£292k | 233 |
| 20 | Hikaru Ito | Catcher | ¥52,000,000 | £262,080£262k | 249 |
| 21 | Naoto Nishiguchi | Pitcher | ¥50,000,000 | £252,000£252k | 253 |
| 22 | Masaru Fujii | Pitcher | ¥47,000,000 | £236,880£237k | 268 |
| 23 | Seiryu Uchi | Pitcher | ¥44,000,000 | £221,760£222k | 275 |
| 24 | Kosei Shoji | Pitcher | ¥40,000,000 | £201,600£202k | 290 |
| 24 | Rui Muneyama | Infielder | ¥40,000,000 | £201,600£202k | 290 |
| 24 | Ryota Takinaka | Pitcher | ¥40,000,000 | £201,600£202k | 290 |
| 27 | Tatsuki Koja | Pitcher | ¥39,500,000 | £199,080£199k | 305 |
| 28 | Daisuke Nakashima | Outfielder | ¥37,000,000 | £186,480£186k | 314 |
| 28 | Masaya Nishigaki | Pitcher | ¥37,000,000 | £186,480£186k | 314 |
| 30 | Shota Watanabe | Pitcher | ¥36,000,000 | £181,440£181k | 318 |
| 31 | Ren Kajiya | Pitcher | ¥34,000,000 | £171,360£171k | 327 |
| 32 | Fumiya Kurokawa | Infielder | ¥33,000,000 | £166,320£166k | 332 |
| 32 | Ryuta Konno | Pitcher | ¥33,000,000 | £166,320£166k | 332 |
| 34 | Kazuki Tanaka | Outfielder | ¥30,000,000 | £151,200£151k | 348 |
| 35 | Yoshiaki Watanabe | Infielder | ¥28,000,000 | £141,120£141k | 366 |
| 36 | Naoki Sato | Outfielder | ¥27,000,000 | £136,080£136k | 375 |
| 37 | Yukiya Ito | Infielder | ¥19,000,000 | £95,760£96k | 442 |
| 38 | Sota Fujiwara | Pitcher | ¥16,000,000 | £80,640£81k | 469 |
| 38 | Tsuyoshi Ishihara | Catcher | ¥16,000,000 | £80,640£81k | 469 |
| 40 | Kengo Horiuchi | Catcher | ¥15,000,000 | £75,600£76k | 488 |
| 40 | Taisei Tsurusaki | Pitcher | ¥15,000,000 | £75,600£76k | 488 |
| 42 | Masahiro Ehara | Pitcher | ¥14,000,000 | £70,560£71k | 505 |
| 43 | Chiharu Tanaka | Pitcher | ¥13,000,000 | £65,520£66k | 522 |
| 43 | Yuma Yasuda | Catcher | ¥13,000,000 | £65,520£66k | 522 |
| 45 | Atsuki Muto | Outfielder | ¥12,500,000 | £63,000£63k | 536 |
| 46 | Tatsuki Ito | Pitcher | ¥11,000,000 | £55,440£55k | 573 |
| 47 | Akira Shigenaga | Infielder | ¥10,000,000 | £50,400£50k | 589 |
| 47 | Haruto Nakagomi | Pitcher | ¥10,000,000 | £50,400£50k | 589 |
| 47 | Kazuto Tokuyama | Pitcher | ¥10,000,000 | £50,400£50k | 589 |
| 50 | Daichi Shibata | Pitcher | ¥9,000,000 | £45,360£45k | 649 |
| 50 | Ryu Kutani | Pitcher | ¥9,000,000 | £45,360£45k | 649 |
| 52 | Kotaro Komori | Infielder | ¥8,500,000 | £42,840£43k | 669 |
| 52 | Takaya Tanaka | Catcher | ¥8,500,000 | £42,840£43k | 669 |
| 54 | Ryuya Taira | Infielder | ¥8,000,000 | £40,320£40k | 678 |
| 55 | Soshi Yoshino | Outfielder | ¥7,900,000 | £39,816£40k | 694 |
| 56 | Katsutoshi Tai | Pitcher | ¥7,500,000 | £37,800£38k | 699 |
| 56 | Yuki Hayashi | Pitcher | ¥7,500,000 | £37,800£38k | 699 |
| 58 | Tsubasa Yoshino | Outfielder | ¥7,300,000 | £36,792£37k | 705 |
| 59 | Shoya Sakaue | Outfielder | ¥7,000,000 | £35,280£35k | 717 |
| 59 | Takuma Matsuda | Pitcher | ¥7,000,000 | £35,280£35k | 717 |
| 61 | Haruto Sakai | Pitcher | ¥6,400,000 | £32,256£32k | 760 |
| 62 | Naoki Hinata | Pitcher | ¥6,100,000 | £30,744£31k | 769 |
| 63 | Daiki Irie | Infielder | ¥5,800,000 | £29,232£29k | 792 |
| 64 | Po-Hsiang Yang | Infielder | ¥5,500,000 | £27,720£28k | 801 |
| 64 | RikaiJyumile Waters | Infielder | ¥5,500,000 | £27,720£28k | 801 |
| 64 | Seiya Ohuchi | Pitcher | ¥5,500,000 | £27,720£28k | 801 |
| 64 | Taisei Ito | Pitcher | ¥5,500,000 | £27,720£28k | 801 |
| 64 | Toshiya Osakae | Catcher | ¥5,500,000 | £27,720£28k | 801 |
| 69 | Ginji Maeda | Outfielder | ¥5,250,000 | £26,460£26k | 830 |
| 70 | Takumi Aono | Infielder | ¥5,200,000 | £26,208£26k | 831 |
| 71 | Kei Mizukami | Catcher | ¥4,500,000 | £22,680£23k | 859 |
| 72 | Kosei Koga | Pitcher | ¥4,300,000 | £21,672£22k | 869 |
| 73 | Chi Hsiao | Pitcher | ¥3,000,000 | £15,120£15k | 982 |
| 74 | Daita Horomura | Outfielder | ¥2,500,000 | £12,600£13k | 1043 |
| 74 | Kyosuke Kaneko | Infielder | ¥2,500,000 | £12,600£13k | 1043 |
| 74 | Shion Otsubo | Outfielder | ¥2,500,000 | £12,600£13k | 1043 |
| 74 | Taiga Shimahara | Catcher | ¥2,500,000 | £12,600£13k | 1043 |
| 74 | Takuma Nakazawa | Pitcher | ¥2,500,000 | £12,600£13k | 1043 |
| 74 | Yuya Kishimoto | Infielder | ¥2,500,000 | £12,600£13k | 1043 |
The Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles by salary
Where the money goes
The 39 pitchers are paid ¥1,780,800,000 between them, 48% of the payroll; the 18 infielders ¥1,251,500,000, 34%; the 13 outfielders ¥488,950,000, 13%; and the 9 catchers ¥175,000,000, 5%.
How the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles payroll compares
All 12 NPB teams in 2026, biggest payroll first
| # | TEAM | PLAYERS | PAYROLL | CONVERTED |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | 115 | ¥8,107,100,000 | £40,859,784£40.9m |
| 2 | Yomiuri Giants | 104 | ¥6,129,500,000 | £30,892,680£30.9m |
| 3 | Hanshin Tigers | 80 | ¥5,427,000,000 | £27,352,080£27.4m |
| 4 | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | 82 | ¥4,496,000,000 | £22,659,840£22.7m |
| 5 | Yokohama DeNA BayStars | 82 | ¥4,215,200,000 | £21,244,608£21.2m |
| 6 | Orix Buffaloes | 91 | ¥4,108,700,000 | £20,707,848£20.7m |
| 7 | Chiba Lotte Marines | 87 | ¥3,861,800,000 | £19,463,472£19.5m |
| 8 | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | 79 | ¥3,745,400,000 | £18,876,816£18.9m |
| 9 | Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | 79 | ¥3,696,250,000 | £18,629,100£18.6m |
| 10 | Saitama Seibu Lions | 102 | ¥3,691,800,000 | £18,606,672£18.6m |
| 11 | Chunichi Dragons | 81 | ¥3,310,000,000 | £16,682,400£16.7m |
| 12 | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | 79 | ¥3,215,500,000 | £16,206,120£16.2m |
Payroll by team
Frequently asked questions
Who is the highest paid player on the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles?
Hideto Asamura, on ¥500,000,000 in 2026. That is jointly the 6th highest salary in NPB. Luke Voit is next on ¥240,000,000.
What is the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles payroll?
¥3,696,250,000 across 79 players in 2026, the 9th biggest of the 12 teams. The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks pay the most, ¥8,107,100,000.
What is the average salary on the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles?
¥46,787,975 in 2026, against ¥50,899,387 across the whole league.
Who is the lowest paid player on the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles?
Yuya Kishimoto, on ¥2,500,000. 6 players on the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles are paid that.
Where to next
Every player across the league is on the NPB salaries 2026 page. The other teams: Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, Yomiuri Giants, Hanshin Tigers, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, Yokohama DeNA BayStars, Orix Buffaloes, Chiba Lotte Marines, Tokyo Yakult Swallows, Saitama Seibu Lions, Chunichi Dragons and Hiroshima Toyo Carp.