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Average annual player salary in professional baseball (NPB) in Japan from 2016 to 2025, by league (in million Japanese yen)

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April 2025

Region

Japan

Survey time period

2016 to 2025

Supplementary notes

100 Japanese yen equal 0.69 U.S. dollars or 0.61 euros as of May 2025.

Figures prior to 2025 come from previous reporting.

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Average annual salary of professional baseball players in Japan 2016-2025, by league

Published by ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Research Department, May 5, 2025

In the 2025 season, the average player in Japan's professional baseball league (NPB) playing in the Pacific League earned million Japanese yen, while Central League players earned on average about million yen. In the 2025 season, Yomiuri Giants players on average received the highest remuneration among all teams, followed by Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks players.

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