Top 30 salaries of NPB (Japan Professional Baseball) players in 2014
To see 2015 version, click "Top 40 Salaries of NPB Players in 2015".
2016 version is Top 30 Salaries of NPB (Japan Professional Baseball) Players in 2016
The following shows the 2014 salaries for the top 30 NPB (Japan Professional Baseball) players. Giants' clean-up man Abe gets the highest salary. This year Kevin Youkilis, a former Boston Red Sox player, joined Golden Eagles which Andruw Jones belongs to. Former Seattle Mariners player Wladimir Balentien set the record for (60) homers last year. But his salary is not so high, half of Andruw Jones'.
| Player | Salary (Yen) | Team | Pos. | Salary ($) | Salary (Euro) | |
| 1 | Abe, Shinnosuke | 600,000,000 | Giants | C | 6,000,000 | 4,285,714 |
| 2 | Sugiuchi, Toshiya | 500,000,000 | Giants | P | 5,000,000 | 3,571,429 |
| 3 | Settsu, Tadashi | 400,000,000 | Hawks | P | 4,000,000 | 2,857,143 |
| 3 | Utsumi, Tetsuya | 400,000,000 | Giants | P | 4,000,000 | 2,857,143 |
| 3 | Lee, Dae-Ho | 400,000,000 | Hawks | IF | 4,000,000 | 2,857,143 |
| 3 | Jones, Andruw | 400,000,000 | Golden Eagles | DH | 4,000,000 | 2,857,143 |
| 7 | Iwase, Hitoki | 370,000,000 | Dragons | P | 3,700,000 | 2,642,857 |
| 8 | Nakamura, Takeya | 350,000,000 | Lions | IF | 3,500,000 | 2,500,000 |
| 8 | Murton, Matt | 350,000,000 | Tigers | OF | 3,500,000 | 2,500,000 |
| 10 | Yamaguchi, Tetsuya | 320,000,000 | Giants | P | 3,200,000 | 2,285,714 |
| 11 | Murata, Shuichi | 300,000,000 | Giants | IF | 3,000,000 | 2,142,857 |
| 11 | Toritani, Takashi | 300,000,000 | Tigers | IF | 3,000,000 | 2,142,857 |
| 11 | Oh, Seung-hwan | 300,000,000 | Tigers | P | 3,000,000 | 2,142,857 |
| 11 | Youkilis, Kevin | 300,000,000 | Golden Eagles | IF | 3,000,000 | 2,142,857 |
| 11 | Blanco, Tony | 300,000,000 | Baystars | IF | 3,000,000 | 2,142,857 |
| 16 | Maeda, Kenta | 280,000,000 | Carp | P | 2,800,000 | 2,000,000 |
| 17 | Uchikawa, Seiichi | 270,000,000 | Hawks | OF | 2,700,000 | 1,928,571 |
| 18 | Itoi, Yoshio | 250,000,000 | Buffaloes | OF | 2,500,000 | 1,785,714 |
| 18 | Wada, Kazuhiro | 250,000,000 | Dragons | OF | 2,500,000 | 1,785,714 |
| 18 | Messenger, Randy | 250,000,000 | Tigers | P | 2,500,000 | 1,785,714 |
| 21 | Takeda, Hisashi | 240,000,000 | Fighters | P | 2,400,000 | 1,714,286 |
| 22 | Matsuda, Nobuhiro | 220,000,000 | Hawks | IF | 2,200,000 | 1,571,429 |
| 22 | Wakui, Hideaki | 220,000,000 | Marines | P | 2,200,000 | 1,571,429 |
| 24 | Kaneko, Chihiro | 200,000,000 | Buffaloes | P | 2,000,000 | 1,428,571 |
| 24 | Hasegawa, Yuya | 200,000,000 | Hawks | OF | 2,000,000 | 1,428,571 |
| 24 | Imae, Toshiaki | 200,000,000 | Marines | IF | 2,000,000 | 1,428,571 |
| 24 | Arai, Takahiro | 200,000,000 | Tigers | IF | 2,000,000 | 1,428,571 |
| 24 | Nishioka, Tsuyoshi | 200,000,000 | Tigers | IF | 2,000,000 | 1,428,571 |
| 24 | Kishi, Takayuki | 200,000,000 | Lions | P | 2,000,000 | 1,428,571 |
| 24 | Kuriyama, Takumi | 200,000,000 | Lions | OF | 2,000,000 | 1,428,571 |
| 24 | Falkenborg, Brian | 200,000,000 | Golden Eagles | P | 2,000,000 | 1,428,571 |
| 24 | Standridge, Jason | 200,000,000 | Hawks | P | 2,000,000 | 1,428,571 |
| 24 | Balentien, Wladimir | 200,000,000 | Swallows | OF | 2,000,000 | 1,428,571 |
| 24 | Luna, Hector | 200,000,000 | Dragons | IF | 2,000,000 | 1,428,571 |
Source is Pro-Yakyu Senshu Data Meikan 2014, Takarajima sha. プロ野球選手データ名鑑 2014、宝島社
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