Top 100 Salaries of NPB (Japan Professional Baseball) Players in 2021

The following table shows the top 100 annual salaries among NPB palyers in 2021.

No.	Player	Team	Born	Pos.	Salary, Yen	US$
18	Tanaka, Masahiro	E	1988/11/1	P	900,000,000	8,280,000
18	Sugano, Tomoyuki	G	1989/10/11	P	800,000,000	7,360,000
9	Yanagita, Yuki	H	1988/10/9	OF	610,000,000	5,612,000
1	Yamada, Tetsuto	S	1992/7/16	IF	500,000,000	4,600,000
3	Asamura, Hideto	E	1990/11/12	IF	500,000,000	4,600,000
6	Sakamoto, Hayato	G	1988/12/14	IF	500,000,000	4,600,000
54	Despaigne, Alfredo	H	1986/6/17	OF	500,000,000	4,600,000
4	Balentien, Wladimir	H	1984/7/2	OF	500,000,000	4,600,000
58	Sarfate, Dennis	H	1981/4/9	P	500,000,000	4,600,000
38	Mori, Yuito	H	1992/1/8	P	460,000,000	4,232,000
8	Maru, Yoshihiro	G	1989/4/11	OF	450,000,000	4,140,000
5	Matsuda, Nobuhiro	H	1983/5/17	IF	450,000,000	4,140,000
10	Jones, Adam	Bu	1985/8/1	OF	440,000,000	4,048,000
41	Senga, Koudai	H	1993/1/30	P	400,000,000	3,680,000
27	Gracial, Yurisbel	H	1985/10/14	IF	350,000,000	3,220,000
15	Sanchez, Angel	G	1989/11/28	P	340,000,000	3,128,000
6	Nakata, Sho	F	1989/4/22	IF	340,000,000	3,128,000
23	Aoki, Norichika	S	1982/1/5	OF	330,000,000	3,036,000
1	Suzuki, Seiya	C	1994/8/18	OF	310,000,000	2,852,000
10	Smoak, Justin	G	1986/12/5	IF	310,000,000	2,852,000
14	Norimoto, Takahiro	E	1990/12/17	P	300,000,000	2,760,000
33	Kikuchi, Ryosuke	C	1990/3/11	IF	300,000,000	2,760,000
66	Viciedo, Dayan	D	1989/3/10	IF	300,000,000	2,760,000
22	Ohno, Yudai	D	1988/9/26	P	300,000,000	2,760,000
14	Masuda, Tatsushi	L	1988/4/23	P	300,000,000	2,760,000
2	Yoh, Daikan	G	1987/1/17	OF	300,000,000	2,760,000
6	Imamiya, Kenta	H	1991/7/15	IF	290,000,000	2,668,000
34	Yoshida, Masataka	Bu	1993/7/15	OF	280,000,000	2,576,000
19	Yamasaki, Yasuaki	Ba	1992/10/2	P	280,000,000	2,576,000
75	Suarez, Robert	T	1991/3/1	P	260,000,000	2,392,000
24	Rojas Jr., Mel	T	1990/5/24	OF	260,000,000	2,392,000
99	Soto, Neftali	Ba	1989/2/28	IF	260,000,000	2,392,000
35	Moinelo, Livan	H	1995/12/8	P	250,000,000	2,300,000
1	Matsui, Yuki	E	1995/10/30	P	250,000,000	2,300,000
8	Ohshima, Yohei	D	1985/11/9	OF	250,000,000	2,300,000
25	Miyanishi, Naoki	F	1985/6/2	P	250,000,000	2,300,000
11	Kishi, Takayuki	E	1984/12/4	P	250,000,000	2,300,000
7	Nishikawa, Haruki	F	1992/4/16	OF	240,000,000	2,208,000
7	Nakamura, Akira	H	1989/11/5	OF	240,000,000	2,208,000
54	Laird, Brandon	M	1987/9/11	IF	240,000,000	2,208,000
54	Neal, Zach	L	1988/11/9	P	220,000,000	2,024,000
60	Nakamura, Takeya	L	1983/8/15	IF	220,000,000	2,024,000
25	Okamoto, Kazuma	G	1996/6/30	IF	210,000,000	1,932,000
14	Chen, Wei-Yin	T	1985/7/21	P	206,000,000	1,895,200
44	Alcantara, Raul	T	1992/12/4	P	200,000,000	1,840,000
16	Nishi, Yuki	T	1990/11/10	P	200,000,000	1,840,000
52	Masuda, Naoya	M	1989/10/25	P	200,000,000	1,840,000
7	Suzuki, Daichi	E	1989/8/18	IF	200,000,000	1,840,000
13	Kajitani, Takayuki	G	1988/8/28	OF	200,000,000	1,840,000
79	Martin, Leonys	M	1988/3/6	OF	200,000,000	1,840,000
17	Masui, Hirotoshi	Bu	1984/6/26	P	200,000,000	1,840,000
8	Kondoh, Kensuke	F	1993/8/9	OF	195,000,000	1,794,000
29	Ogawa, Yasuhiro	S	1990/5/16	P	187,500,000	1,725,000
7	Itoi, Yoshio	T	1981/7/31	OF	185,000,000	1,702,000
27	Aizawa, Tsubasa	C	1988/4/13	C	180,000,000	1,656,000
6	Hirata, Ryosuke	D	1988/3/23	OF	180,000,000	1,656,000
3	Yamakawa, Hotaka	L	1991/11/23	IF	170,000,000	1,564,000
51	Miyazaki, Toshiro	Ba	1988/12/12	IF	170,000,000	1,564,000
1	Kuriyama, Takumi	L	1983/9/3	OF	170,000,000	1,564,000
19	Kai, Takuya	H	1992/11/5	C	165,000,000	1,518,000
5	Chono, Hisayoshi	C	1984/12/6	OF	165,000,000	1,518,000
10	Mori, Tomoya	L	1995/8/8	C	160,000,000	1,472,000
62	Escobar, Edwin	Ba	1992/4/22	P	160,000,000	1,472,000
12	De La Rosa, Rubby	G	1989/3/4	P	160,000,000	1,472,000
16	Wakui, Hideaki	E	1986/6/21	P	160,000,000	1,472,000
32	Busenitz, Alan	E	1990/8/22	P	156,000,000	1,435,200
52	Sands, Jerry	T	1987/9/28	OF	155,000,000	1,426,000
18	Yamamoto, Yoshinobu	Bu	1998/8/17	P	150,000,000	1,380,000
6	Genda, Sosuke	L	1993/2/16	IF	150,000,000	1,380,000
14	Ohsera, Daichi	C	1991/6/17	P	150,000,000	1,380,000
2	Tanaka, Kosuke	C	1989/7/3	IF	150,000,000	1,380,000
12	Ishiyama, Taichi	S	1988/9/1	P	150,000,000	1,380,000
27	Sumitani, Ginjiro	G	1987/7/19	C	150,000,000	1,380,000
16	Hirano, Yoshihisa	Bu	1984/3/8	P	150,000,000	1,380,000
21	Wada, Tsuyoshi	H	1981/2/21	P	150,000,000	1,380,000
22	Spangenberg, Cory	L	1991/3/16	IF	145,600,000	1,339,520
57	Kayama, Shinya	H	1989/11/23	P	140,000,000	1,288,000
5	Tonosaki, Shuta	L	1992/12/20	IF	130,000,000	1,196,000
36	VerHagen, Drew	F	1990/10/22	P	130,000,000	1,196,000
5	Ohta, Taishi	F	1990/6/9	OF	130,000,000	1,196,000
69	Romero, Stefen	Bu	1988/10/17	OF	130,000,000	1,196,000
7	Kaneko, Yuji	L	1990/4/24	OF	126,000,000	1,159,200
44	Thames, Eric	G	1986/11/10	OF	126,000,000	1,159,200
35	Shimauchi, Hiroaki	E	1990/2/2	OF	120,000,000	1,104,000
19	Nomura, Yusuke	C	1989/6/24	P	120,000,000	1,104,000
7	Fukuda, Shuhei	M	1989/2/10	OF	120,000,000	1,104,000
15	Mima, Manabu	M	1986/9/19	P	120,000,000	1,104,000
42	Sakaguchi, Tomotaka	S	1984/7/7	OF	120,000,000	1,104,000
2	Stewart, Jr., Carter	H	1999/11/2	P	110,000,000	1,012,000
23	Austin, Tyler	Ba	1991/9/6	OF	110,000,000	1,012,000
2	Umeno, Ryutaro	T	1991/6/17	C	110,000,000	1,012,000
17	Mishima, Kazuki	Ba	1990/5/7	P	110,000,000	1,012,000
29	Itoh, Hikaru	Ba	1989/4/23	C	110,000,000	1,012,000
12	Ishikawa, Ayumu	M	1988/4/11	P	110,000,000	1,012,000
33	Akaminai, Ginji	E	1988/2/24	IF	110,000,000	1,012,000
22	Makita, Kazuhisa	E	1984/11/10	P	110,000,000	1,012,000
9	Kamei, Yoshiyuki	G	1982/7/28	OF	110,000,000	1,012,000
37	McGough, Scott	S	1989/10/31	P	105,000,000	966,000
25	Santana, Domingo	S	1992/8/5	OF	104,000,000	956,800
9	Dixon, Brandon	E	1992/1/29	IF	104,000,000	956,800
55	Murakami, Munetaka	S	2000/2/2	IF	100,000,000	920,000
3	Ohyama, Yusuke	T	1994/12/19	IF	100,000,000	920,000
21	Imanaga, Shota	Ba	1993/9/1	P	100,000,000	920,000
37	Martinez, Nick	H	1990/8/5	P	100,000,000	920,000
26	Rea, Colin	H	1990/7/1	P	100,000,000	920,000
22	Kobayashi, Seiji	G	1989/6/7	C	100,000,000	920,000
9	Maeda, Yamato	Ba	1987/11/5	IF	100,000,000	920,000
27	Ohno, Shota	D	1987/1/13	C	100,000,000	920,000
21	Inoh, Shoichi	G	1986/5/1	P	100,000,000	920,000
99	Mejia, Ernesto	L	1985/12/2	IF	100,000,000	920,000