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J1 League player salary ranking and club payrolls in 2026

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J1 League clubs in 2026

FC Tokyo32 playersView 2026 player salaries FC Machida Zelvia29 playersView 2026 player salaries V-Varen Nagasaki32 playersView 2026 player salaries Avispa Fukuoka40 playersView 2026 player salaries Vissel Kobe42 playersView 2026 player salaries Gamba Osaka36 playersView 2026 player salaries Sanfrecce Hiroshima27 playersView 2026 player salaries JEF United Chiba38 playersView 2026 player salaries Cerezo Osaka30 playersView 2026 player salaries Fagiano Okayama34 playersView 2026 player salaries Kyoto Sanga F.C.38 playersView 2026 player salaries Nagoya Grampus32 playersView 2026 player salaries Kawasaki Frontale34 playersView 2026 player salaries Tokyo Verdy38 playersView 2026 player salaries Kashiwa Reysol40 playersView 2026 player salaries Yokohama F. Marinos34 playersView 2026 player salaries Mito Hollyhock35 playersView 2026 player salaries Urawa Red Diamonds31 playersView 2026 player salaries Shimizu S-Pulse35 playersView 2026 player salaries Kashima Antlers30 playersView 2026 player salaries

J1 League player salary ranking 2026

RankPlayerClubAnnual salary
1 Yuya OsakoVissel Kobe Vissel Kobe $1.7M¥270M
2 Leonardo De Sousa Pereira(Leo Ceara)Kashima Antlers Kashima Antlers $1.5M¥234M
3 Mateus Dos Santos Castro(Mateus Castro)Nagoya Grampus Nagoya Grampus $1.2M¥187M
4 Yoshinori MutoVissel Kobe Vissel Kobe $1.1M¥180M
5 Elias Da Silva Bataglia Rafael(Rafael Elias)Kyoto Sanga F.C. Kyoto Sanga F.C. $1.1M¥170M
6 Kanya FujimotoBirmingham City Birmingham City $1M£780K
7 Jose Elber Pimentel Da SilvaKashima Antlers Kashima Antlers $982.4K¥156M
8 Matheus Sousa De Jesus(Matheus Jesus)V-Varen Nagasaki V-Varen Nagasaki $982.4K¥156M
9 Gotoku SakaiVissel Kobe Vissel Kobe $944.6K¥150M
10 Yuma SuzukiKashima Antlers Kashima Antlers $818.7K¥130M
11 Shusaku NishikawaUrawa Red Diamonds Urawa Red Diamonds $818.7K¥130M
12 Takashi UsamiGamba Osaka Gamba Osaka $818.7K¥130M
13 Hotaru YamaguchiV-Varen Nagasaki V-Varen Nagasaki $818.7K¥130M
14 Marcio Augusto Da Silva Barbosa(Marcinho)Kawasaki Frontale Kawasaki Frontale $787.2K¥125M
15 Jean Patric Lima Dos ReisVissel Kobe Vissel Kobe $787.2K¥125M
16 Thiago Santos Santana(Thiago Santana)V-Varen Nagasaki V-Varen Nagasaki $787.2K¥125M
17 Alexander ScholzFC Tokyo FC Tokyo $780.9K¥124M
18 Matheus Soares Thuler(Matheus Thuler)Vissel Kobe Vissel Kobe $780.9K¥124M
19 Samuel GustafsonUrawa Red Diamonds Urawa Red Diamonds $755.7K¥120M
20 Matheus Goncalves Savio(Matheus Savio)Urawa Red Diamonds Urawa Red Diamonds $755.7K¥120M
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