J. League stands for Japan Professional Football League. It has three divisions, J1, J2, and J3. J1 is the superior rank division.
The list below shows J1 division players who get high salaries. Please see the second table for Dollar/Euro currency version.
| Rank | Player | Age | Pos. | Club | Salary (yen) |
| 1 | Yasuhito Endo | 35 | MF | Gamba Osaka | 180,000,000 |
| 2 | Marcus Tulio Tanaka | 33 | DF | Nagoya Grampus | 150,000,000 |
| 3 | Shunsuke Nakamura | 36 | MF | Yokohama F·Marinos | 130,000,000 |
| 4 | Yuji Nakazawa | 37 | DF | Yokohama F·Marinos | 125,000,000 |
| 5 | Yasuyuki Konno | 32 | DF | Gamba Osaka | 120,000,000 |
| 5 | Pedro Bispo Moreira Junior | 28 | FW | Vissel Kobe | 120,000,000 |
| 7 | Kengo Nakamura | 34 | MF | Kawasaki Frontale | 100,000,000 |
| 7 | Marcos Gomes De Araujo "Marquinhos" | 39 | FW | Vissel Kobe | 100,000,000 |
| 7 | Yuki Abe | 33 | MF | Urawa Reds | 100,000,000 |
| 7 | Yoshito Okubo | 32 | FW | Kawasaki Frontale | 100,000,000 |
| 11 | Seigo Narazaki | 38 | GK | Nagoya Grampus | 90,000,000 |
| 12 | Leandro Montera Da Silva | 30 | FW | Kashiwa Reysol | 80,000,000 |
| 12 | Milivoje Novakovic | 35 | FW | Nagoya Grampus | 80,000,000 |
| 12 | Mitsuo Ogasawara | 35 | MF | Kashima Antlers | 80,000,000 |
| 12 | Yohei Toyoda | 29 | FW | Sagan Tosu | 80,000,000 |
| 12 | Shusaku Nishikawa | 28 | GK | Urawa Reds | 80,000,000 |
| 12 | Weverton Almeida Santos Evaristo "Ferrugem" | 27 | MF | Vissel Kobe | 80,000,000 |
| 12 | Zlatan Ljubijankic | 31 | FW | Urawa Reds | 80,000,000 |
| 12 | Keita Suzuki | 33 | MF | Urawa Reds | 80,000,000 |
| 20 | Michele Canini | 29 | DF | FC Tokyo | 72,000,000 |
| 21 | Shinzo Koroki | 28 | FW | Urawa Reds | 70,000,000 |
| 21 | Wilson Rodrigues Fonseca | 30 | FW | Vegalta Sendai | 70,000,000 |
| 21 | Yuzo Kurihara | 31 | DF | Yokohama F·Marinos | 70,000,000 |
| 24 | Hitoshi Sogahata | 35 | GK | Kashima Antlers | 65,000,000 |
| 25 | Lins Lima De Brito | 27 | FW | Gamba Osaka | 60,000,000 |
| 25 | Masato Morishige | 27 | DF | FC Tokyo | 60,000,000 |
| 25 | Anderson Patric Aguiar Oliveira | 27 | FW | Gamba Osaka | 60,000,000 |
| 25 | Masaaki Higashiguchi | 28 | GK | Gamba Osaka | 60,000,000 |
| 25 | Calvin Ray Jong A Pin | 28 | DF | Shimizu S-Pulse | 60,000,000 |
| 25 | Yosuke Kashiwagi | 27 | MF | Urawa Reds | 60,000,000 |
| 25 | Tomoaki Makino | 27 | DF | Urawa Reds | 60,000,000 |
| 25 | Jungo Fujimoto | 31 | MF | Yokohama F·Marinos | 60,000,000 |
| 25 | Davi Jose Silva Do Nascimento | 31 | FW | Kashima Antlers | 60,000,000 |
| 25 | Hisato Sato | 33 | FW | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 60,000,000 |
Table : Salaries in Euro/Dollar
| Rank | Player | $ | Euro |
| 1 | Yasuhito Endo | 1,503,000 | 1,395,000 |
| 2 | Marcus Tulio Tanaka | 1,252,500 | 1,162,500 |
| 3 | Shunsuke Nakamura | 1,085,500 | 1,007,500 |
| 4 | Yuji Nakazawa | 1,043,750 | 968,750 |
| 5 | Yasuyuki Konno | 1,002,000 | 930,000 |
| 5 | Pedro Bispo Moreira Junior | 1,002,000 | 930,000 |
| 7 | Kengo Nakamura | 835,000 | 775,000 |
| 7 | Marcos Gomes De Araujo "Marquinhos" | 835,000 | 775,000 |
| 7 | Yuki Abe | 835,000 | 775,000 |
| 7 | Yoshito Okubo | 835,000 | 775,000 |
| 11 | Seigo Narazaki | 751,500 | 697,500 |
| 12 | Leandro Montera Da Silva | 668,000 | 620,000 |
| 12 | Milivoje Novakovic | 668,000 | 620,000 |
| 12 | Mitsuo Ogasawara | 668,000 | 620,000 |
| 12 | Yohei Toyoda | 668,000 | 620,000 |
| 12 | Shusaku Nishikawa | 668,000 | 620,000 |
| 12 | Weverton Almeida Santos Evaristo "Ferrugem" | 668,000 | 620,000 |
| 12 | Zlatan Ljubijankic | 668,000 | 620,000 |
| 12 | Keita Suzuki | 668,000 | 620,000 |
| 20 | Michele Canini | 601,200 | 558,000 |
| 21 | Shinzo Koroki | 584,500 | 542,500 |
| 21 | Wilson Rodrigues Fonseca | 584,500 | 542,500 |
| 21 | Yuzo Kurihara | 584,500 | 542,500 |
| 24 | Hitoshi Sogahata | 542,750 | 503,750 |
| 25 | Lins Lima De Brito | 501,000 | 465,000 |
| 25 | Masato Morishige | 501,000 | 465,000 |
| 25 | Anderson Patric Aguiar Oliveira | 501,000 | 465,000 |
| 25 | Masaaki Higashiguchi | 501,000 | 465,000 |
| 25 | Calvin Ray Jong A Pin | 501,000 | 465,000 |
| 25 | Yosuke Kashiwagi | 501,000 | 465,000 |
| 25 | Tomoaki Makino | 501,000 | 465,000 |
| 25 | Jungo Fujimoto | 501,000 | 465,000 |
| 25 | Davi Jose Silva Do Nascimento | 501,000 | 465,000 |
| 25 | Hisato Sato | 501,000 | 465,000 |
The list does not include J2 division players.
Diego Forlán, last year's highest-paid, belongs to J2 club Cerezo Osaka. Cerezo Osaka made a six-month contract with Forlán in Feb. He will play at Cerezo until July 31. It is said Forlán will get 300 million yen (€2.3 million. $2.5 million) salary by July.
Source is Web site Sakamane.
www.soccer-money.net/players/in_players.php
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