Wage bill by club
Total weekly spend on player wages
Highest paid in the J1 League
Top 10 earners take 14% of the league's wage bill
What a J1 League player actually earns
Weekly wage across the 421 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for, of the 653 in the squad lists
Median £3,000 a week against an average of £4,190, across the 421 players this covers.
What each position earns
Average weekly wage, and share of the wage bill, across players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for
Peak earning years
Average weekly wage by age band
Where J1 League players come from
Ten most common nationalities in the league
Every J1 League club
Wage bill, squad size and top earner. Click a heading to sort.
| CLUB | WEEKLY BILL | YEARLY BILL | AVERAGE 22+ | SQUAD | HIGHEST EARNER | ON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | £203,430 | £10,578,360£10.6m | £7,749 | 31 | Erik | £36,000 |
 | £174,610 | £9,079,720£9.1m | £8,118 | 28 | Aleksandar Čavrić | £20,000 |
| FC Machida Zelvia | £144,478 | £7,512,856£7.5m | £6,157 | 27 | Yuki Soma | £28,000 |
 | £124,476 | £6,472,752£6.5m | £5,086 | 29 | Takuma Asano | £22,000 |
 | £108,776 | £5,656,352£5.7m | £4,919 | 26 | Jackson Irvine | £17,000 |
 | £108,290 | £5,631,080£5.6m | £3,371 | 35 | Oriol Romeu | £35,000 |
 | £106,100 | £5,517,200£5.5m | £3,970 | 32 | Din David | £16,000 |
 | £105,768 | £5,499,936£5.5m | £4,317 | 33 | Akihiro Ienaga | £15,000 |
 | £102,792 | £5,345,184£5.3m | £3,023 | 39 | Taiyo Koga | £7,600 |
 | £100,666 | £5,234,632£5.2m | £3,970 | 30 | Mateus Santos | £18,000 |
| Urawa Reds | £93,096 | £4,840,992£4.8m | £4,808 | 31 | Miki Yamane | £11,000 |
 | £81,176 | £4,221,152£4.2m | £2,973 | 33 | Diego | £9,400 |
| Gamba Osaka | £79,452 | £4,131,504£4.1m | £4,328 | 28 | Takashi Usami | £10,000 |
| FC Tokyo | £59,209 | £3,078,868£3.1m | £4,060 | 30 | Yuto Nagatomo | £10,000 |
 | £54,357 | £2,826,564£2.8m | £2,273 | 30 | Hiroaki Okuno | £8,200 |
| Fagiano Okayama | £52,877 | £2,749,604£2.7m | £2,644 | 30 | Kewin (Kewin Oliveira Silva) | £20,000 |
| Kyoto Sanga F.C. | £44,077 | £2,292,004£2.3m | £3,103 | 27 | Masaya Okugawa | £7,900 |
| Tokyo Verdy 1969 | £39,291 | £2,043,132£2.0m | £1,798 | 32 | Yuta Arai | £4,300 |
| JEF United Chiba | £11,319 | £588,588£589k | - | 35 | Erison | £7,300 |
| Mito Hollyhock | £5,891 | £306,332£306k | - | 35 | Mizuki Ando | £1,900 |
| V-Varen Nagasaki | £4,110 | £213,720£214k | - | 32 | Juanma Delgado | £3,100 |
Frequently asked questions
J1 League wages
What is the total J1 League wage bill?
The 21 clubs we track in the J1 League pay a combined £1,804,241 per week, or £93,820,532 per year, across 653 players.
Who is the highest paid player in the J1 League?
Erik of Vissel Kobe, on £36,000 per week — £1,872,000 a year.
Which J1 League club has the biggest wage bill?
Vissel Kobe, at £203,430 per week across 31 players.
What is the average J1 League salary?
£4,190 a week across the 421 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for. The median is £3,000.