Japan Professional Football League (J.League) has 18 clubs in J1 division which is the superior rank division. The total payrolls of 18 clubs are 10 billion yen ($87.5 million €80 million). The payroll of Gamba Osaka is the highest.
The following table shows the breakdown of clubs' payrolls.
| Rank | Club | Payroll (yen) | $ | Euro |
| 1 | Gamba Osaka | 1,038,800,000 | 8,673,980 | 8,050,700 |
| 2 | Urawa Reds | 995,800,000 | 8,314,930 | 7,717,450 |
| 3 | Yokohama F-Marinos | 850,100,000 | 7,098,335 | 6,588,275 |
| 4 | Vissel Kobe | 769,600,000 | 6,426,160 | 5,964,400 |
| 5 | FC Tokyo | 737,800,000 | 6,160,630 | 5,717,950 |
| 6 | Nagoya Grampus | 709,700,000 | 5,925,995 | 5,500,175 |
| 7 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 636,200,000 | 5,312,270 | 4,930,550 |
| 8 | Kashima Antlers | 618,200,000 | 5,161,970 | 4,791,050 |
| 9 | Kashiwa Reysol | 562,000,000 | 4,692,700 | 4,355,500 |
| 10 | Kawasaki Frontale | 558,800,000 | 4,665,980 | 4,330,700 |
| 11 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 511,800,000 | 4,273,530 | 3,966,450 |
| 12 | Sagan Tosu | 414,600,000 | 3,461,910 | 3,213,150 |
| 13 | Vegalta Sendai | 382,000,000 | 3,189,700 | 2,960,500 |
| 14 | Albirex Niigata | 371,800,000 | 3,104,530 | 2,881,450 |
| 15 | Shonan Bellmare | 355,000,000 | 2,964,250 | 2,751,250 |
| 16 | Montedio Yamagata | 322,400,000 | 2,692,040 | 2,498,600 |
| 17 | Matsumoto Yamaga FC | 315,200,000 | 2,631,920 | 2,442,800 |
| 18 | Ventforet Kofu | 260,200,000 | 2,172,670 | 2,016,550 |
| Total | 10,410,000,000 | 86,923,500 | 80,677,500 |
Source is Sakamane
www.soccer-money.net/team/in_team.php
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