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NPB SALARIES · 2026

Tokyo Yakult Swallows salaries in 2026

The Tokyo Yakult Swallows pay their 79 players ¥3,745,400,000 in 2026, the 8th biggest payroll of the 12 teams in NPB and 17% less than the average team. Tetsuto Yamada is the highest paid on ¥500,000,000, jointly the 6th highest salary in the league, and 3 of the Tokyo Yakult Swallows are among the 25 best paid.

PAYROLL¥3.75bn
LEAGUE RANK8th of 12
PLAYERS79
AVERAGE¥47.4m
HIGHEST¥500m

Every Tokyo Yakult Swallows salary

All 79 players in 2026, highest paid first, with where each ranks across the league

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

Where the money goes

The 41 pitchers are paid ¥1,596,000,000 between them, 43% of the payroll; the 19 infielders ¥1,285,700,000, 34%; the 10 outfielders ¥629,200,000, 17%; and the 9 catchers ¥234,500,000, 6%.

How the Tokyo Yakult Swallows payroll compares

All 12 NPB teams in 2026, biggest payroll first

NPB teams ranked by payroll in 2026.
# 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

Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks ¥8,107,100,000 Yomiuri Giants ¥6,129,500,000 Hanshin Tigers ¥5,427,000,000 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters ¥4,496,000,000 Yokohama DeNA BayStars ¥4,215,200,000 Orix Buffaloes ¥4,108,700,000 Chiba Lotte Marines ¥3,861,800,000 Tokyo Yakult Swallows ¥3,745,400,000 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles ¥3,696,250,000 Saitama Seibu Lions ¥3,691,800,000 Chunichi Dragons ¥3,310,000,000 Hiroshima Toyo Carp ¥3,215,500,000

Frequently asked questions

Who is the highest paid player on the Tokyo Yakult Swallows?

Tetsuto Yamada, on ¥500,000,000 in 2026. That is jointly the 6th highest salary in NPB. Domingo Santana is next on ¥477,000,000.

What is the Tokyo Yakult Swallows payroll?

¥3,745,400,000 across 79 players in 2026, the 8th biggest of the 12 teams. The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks pay the most, ¥8,107,100,000.

What is the average salary on the Tokyo Yakult Swallows?

¥47,410,127 in 2026, against ¥50,899,387 across the whole league.

Who is the lowest paid player on the Tokyo Yakult Swallows?

Yume Komiya, on ¥2,900,000.

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, Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles, Saitama Seibu Lions, Chunichi Dragons and Hiroshima Toyo Carp.