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KBO SALARIES · 2026

Kia Tigers salaries in 2026

The Kia Tigers pay their 103 players ₩14,465,000,000 in 2026, the 5th biggest payroll of the 10 teams in the KBO and 0% more than the average team. James Naile is the highest paid on ₩2,190,000,000, the 4th highest salary in the league.

PAYROLL₩14.46bn
LEAGUE RANK5th of 10
PLAYERS103
AVERAGE₩140.4m
HIGHEST₩2.19bn

Every Kia Tigers salary

All 103 players in 2026, highest paid first, with where each ranks across the league

Kia Tigers players ranked by salary in 2026.
# PLAYER POSITION SALARY CONVERTED LEAGUE RANK
1 James Naile Pitcher ₩2,190,000,000£1,210,455£1.2m 4
2 Adam Oller Pitcher ₩958,000,000£529,505£530k 27
2 Harold Castro Outfielder ₩958,000,000£529,505£530k 27
4 Na Sung-bum Outfielder ₩800,000,000£442,176£442k 45
4 Yang Hyeon-jong Pitcher ₩800,000,000£442,176£442k 45
6 Hong Geon-hui Pitcher ₩650,000,000£359,268£359k 60
7 Kim Sun-bin Infielder ₩600,000,000£331,632£332k 62
7 Kim Tae-gun Catcher ₩600,000,000£331,632£332k 62
9 Cho Sang-woo Pitcher ₩400,000,000£221,088£221k 89
9 Kim Beom-su Pitcher ₩400,000,000£221,088£221k 89
11 Jeon Sang-hyun Pitcher ₩310,000,000£171,343£171k 104
12 Jung Hai-young Pitcher ₩300,000,000£165,816£166k 106
13 Lee Tae-yang Pitcher ₩270,000,000£149,234£149k 123
14 Kim Do-yeong Infielder ₩250,000,000£138,180£138k 127
14 Kim Ho-ryung Outfielder ₩250,000,000£138,180£138k 127
16 Ha Ju-suk Infielder ₩200,000,000£110,544£111k 144
16 Lee Jun-young Pitcher ₩200,000,000£110,544£111k 144
18 Kim Do-hyeon Pitcher ₩130,000,000£71,854£72k 199
18 Lee Eui-lee Pitcher ₩130,000,000£71,854£72k 199
20 Oh Sun-woo Infielder ₩120,000,000£66,326£66k 207
20 Sung Yeong-tak Pitcher ₩120,000,000£66,326£66k 207
22 Kim Si-hoon Pitcher ₩110,000,000£60,799£61k 216
23 Choi Ji-min Pitcher ₩100,000,000£55,272£55k 231
23 Han Jun-su Catcher ₩100,000,000£55,272£55k 231
23 Ko Jong-wook Outfielder ₩100,000,000£55,272£55k 231
23 Yoon Young-cheol Pitcher ₩100,000,000£55,272£55k 231
27 Jarryd Dale Infielder ₩96,000,000£53,061£53k 252
28 Kim Kyu-sung Infielder ₩90,000,000£49,745£50k 264
28 Kwak Do-gyu Pitcher ₩90,000,000£49,745£50k 264
28 Lee Chang-jin Outfielder ₩90,000,000£49,745£50k 264
31 Hwang Dong-ha Pitcher ₩80,000,000£44,218£44k 288
32 Han Jae-seung Pitcher ₩75,000,000£41,454£41k 298
33 Kim Dae-yu Pitcher ₩70,000,000£38,690£39k 304
33 Lee Ho-yeon Infielder ₩70,000,000£38,690£39k 304
35 Aderlin Rodriguez Infielder ₩68,000,000£37,585£38k 320
36 Byun Woo-hyuk Infielder ₩65,000,000£35,927£36k 327
36 Kim Keon-kuk Pitcher ₩65,000,000£35,927£36k 327
36 Kim Ki-hoon Pitcher ₩65,000,000£35,927£36k 327
39 Kim Tae-hyeong Pitcher ₩60,000,000£33,163£33k 346
39 Park Jung-woo Outfielder ₩60,000,000£33,163£33k 346
39 Yoon Joong-hyun Pitcher ₩60,000,000£33,163£33k 346
42 Hwang Dae-in Infielder ₩55,000,000£30,400£30k 362
42 Jeong Hyun-chang Infielder ₩55,000,000£30,400£30k 362
42 Joo Hyo-sang Catcher ₩55,000,000£30,400£30k 362
42 Keisho Shirakawa Pitcher ₩55,000,000£30,400£30k 362
42 Kim Hyeon-su Pitcher ₩55,000,000£30,400£30k 362
42 Kim Seok-hwan Outfielder ₩55,000,000£30,400£30k 362
42 Park Min Infielder ₩55,000,000£30,400£30k 362
42 Yoon Do-hyun Infielder ₩55,000,000£30,400£30k 362
50 Jung Hae-won Outfielder ₩50,000,000£27,636£28k 386
50 Lee Doh-hyun Pitcher ₩50,000,000£27,636£28k 386
50 Park Jae-hyun Outfielder ₩50,000,000£27,636£28k 386
53 Choi Jeong-yong Infielder ₩45,000,000£24,872£25k 413
54 Hong Min-gyu Pitcher ₩43,000,000£23,767£24k 427
54 Kang Hyo-jong Pitcher ₩43,000,000£23,767£24k 427
56 Kim Sa-yun Pitcher ₩40,000,000£22,109£22k 445
57 You Seung-cheol Pitcher ₩38,000,000£21,003£21k 464
58 Lee Seung-jae Pitcher ₩36,000,000£19,898£20k 479
59 Jang Min-ki Pitcher ₩35,000,000£19,345£19k 484
59 Park Heon Outfielder ₩35,000,000£19,345£19k 484
59 You Ji-sung Pitcher ₩35,000,000£19,345£19k 484
62 Jang Jae-hyeok Pitcher ₩34,000,000£18,792£19k 505
63 Kim Jeong-yeop Pitcher ₩33,000,000£18,240£18k 518
63 Lee Sung-won Pitcher ₩33,000,000£18,240£18k 518
65 Kwon Da-gyeol Catcher ₩32,000,000£17,687£18k 550
66 Han Seung-yeon Outfielder ₩31,000,000£17,134£17k 589
66 Kim Sun-woo Catcher ₩31,000,000£17,134£17k 589
66 Song Ho-jeong Infielder ₩31,000,000£17,134£17k 589
69 Cha Sang-hyun Infielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
69 Cheon Jeong-min Outfielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
69 Cho Geon-ho Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
69 Choi Geon-hee Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
69 Choi Ji-woong Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
69 Choi Yu-chan Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
69 Han Jun-hee Infielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
69 Hwang Seok-min Infielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
69 Jang Si-hyun Infielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
69 Ji Hyun Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
69 Jung Chan-hwa Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
69 Jung Da-hoon Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
69 Kang Yi-jun Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
69 Kim Chan-min Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
69 Kim Gyeong-mook Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
69 Kim Hyun-soo Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
69 Kim Jae-hyun Infielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
69 Kim Min-kyu Outfielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
69 Kim Min-su Outfielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
69 Kim Sang-beom Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
69 Kim Se-il Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
69 Kim Yang-su Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
69 Kwak Dong-hyo Outfielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
69 Lee Do-hoon Catcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
69 Lee Ho-jin Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
69 Lee Jun-beom Infielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
69 Lee Song-chan Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
69 Lee Young-jae Outfielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
69 Na Yeon-woo Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
69 Oh Gyu-seok Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
69 Oh Jeong-hwan Infielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
69 Park Jong-hyeok Infielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
69 Park Sang-jun Infielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
69 Shin Myeong-seung Catcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
69 Uhm Jun-hyun Infielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645

The Kia Tigers by salary

James Naile ₩2.19bn Adam Oller ₩958m Harold Castro ₩958m Na Sung-bum ₩800m Yang Hyeon-jong ₩800m Hong Geon-hui ₩650m Kim Sun-bin ₩600m Kim Tae-gun ₩600m Cho Sang-woo ₩400m Kim Beom-su ₩400m Jeon Sang-hyun ₩310m Jung Hai-young ₩300m Lee Tae-yang ₩270m Kim Do-yeong ₩250m Kim Ho-ryung ₩250m Ha Ju-suk ₩200m Lee Jun-young ₩200m Kim Do-hyeon ₩130m Lee Eui-lee ₩130m Oh Sun-woo ₩120m Sung Yeong-tak ₩120m Kim Si-hoon ₩110m Choi Ji-min ₩100m Han Jun-su ₩100m Ko Jong-wook ₩100m Yoon Young-cheol ₩100m Jarryd Dale ₩96m Kim Kyu-sung ₩90m Kwak Do-gyu ₩90m Lee Chang-jin ₩90m Hwang Dong-ha ₩80m Han Jae-seung ₩75m Kim Dae-yu ₩70m Lee Ho-yeon ₩70m Aderlin Rodriguez ₩68m Byun Woo-hyuk ₩65m Kim Keon-kuk ₩65m Kim Ki-hoon ₩65m Kim Tae-hyeong ₩60m Park Jung-woo ₩60m Yoon Joong-hyun ₩60m Hwang Dae-in ₩55m Jeong Hyun-chang ₩55m Joo Hyo-sang ₩55m Keisho Shirakawa ₩55m Kim Hyeon-su ₩55m Kim Seok-hwan ₩55m Park Min ₩55m Yoon Do-hyun ₩55m Jung Hae-won ₩50m Lee Doh-hyun ₩50m Park Jae-hyun ₩50m Choi Jeong-yong ₩45m Hong Min-gyu ₩43m Kang Hyo-jong ₩43m Kim Sa-yun ₩40m You Seung-cheol ₩38m Lee Seung-jae ₩36m Jang Min-ki ₩35m Park Heon ₩35m You Ji-sung ₩35m Jang Jae-hyeok ₩34m Kim Jeong-yeop ₩33m Lee Sung-won ₩33m Kwon Da-gyeol ₩32m Han Seung-yeon ₩31m Kim Sun-woo ₩31m Song Ho-jeong ₩31m Cha Sang-hyun ₩30m Cheon Jeong-min ₩30m Cho Geon-ho ₩30m Choi Geon-hee ₩30m Choi Ji-woong ₩30m Choi Yu-chan ₩30m Han Jun-hee ₩30m Hwang Seok-min ₩30m Jang Si-hyun ₩30m Ji Hyun ₩30m Jung Chan-hwa ₩30m Jung Da-hoon ₩30m Kang Yi-jun ₩30m Kim Chan-min ₩30m Kim Gyeong-mook ₩30m Kim Hyun-soo ₩30m Kim Jae-hyun ₩30m Kim Min-kyu ₩30m Kim Min-su ₩30m Kim Sang-beom ₩30m Kim Se-il ₩30m Kim Yang-su ₩30m Kwak Dong-hyo ₩30m Lee Do-hoon ₩30m Lee Ho-jin ₩30m Lee Jun-beom ₩30m Lee Song-chan ₩30m Lee Young-jae ₩30m Na Yeon-woo ₩30m Oh Gyu-seok ₩30m Oh Jeong-hwan ₩30m Park Jong-hyeok ₩30m Park Sang-jun ₩30m Shin Myeong-seung ₩30m Uhm Jun-hyun ₩30m

Where the money goes

The 55 pitchers are paid ₩8,803,000,000 between them, 61% of the payroll; the 16 outfielders ₩2,629,000,000, 18%; the 25 infielders ₩2,155,000,000, 15%; and the 7 catchers ₩878,000,000, 6%.

How the Kia Tigers payroll compares

All 10 KBO teams in 2026, biggest payroll first

KBO teams ranked by payroll in 2026.
# TEAM PLAYERS PAYROLL CONVERTED
1 SSG Landers 95 ₩18,049,000,000£9,976,032£10.0m
2 LG Twins 101 ₩17,650,000,000£9,755,497£9.8m
3 Samsung Lions 104 ₩15,585,500,000£8,614,408£8.6m
4 KT Wiz 95 ₩14,941,000,000£8,258,180£8.3m
5 Kia Tigers 103 ₩14,465,000,000£7,995,086£8.0m
6 Doosan Bears 90 ₩14,261,000,000£7,882,331£7.9m
7 Hanwha Eagles 96 ₩14,178,000,000£7,836,455£7.8m
8 Lotte Giants 107 ₩13,584,000,000£7,508,140£7.5m
9 Kiwoom Heroes 99 ₩11,509,000,000£6,361,247£6.4m
10 NC Dinos 99 ₩10,133,000,000£5,600,705£5.6m

Payroll by team

SSG Landers ₩18,049,000,000 LG Twins ₩17,650,000,000 Samsung Lions ₩15,585,500,000 KT Wiz ₩14,941,000,000 Kia Tigers ₩14,465,000,000 Doosan Bears ₩14,261,000,000 Hanwha Eagles ₩14,178,000,000 Lotte Giants ₩13,584,000,000 Kiwoom Heroes ₩11,509,000,000 NC Dinos ₩10,133,000,000

Frequently asked questions

Who is the highest paid player on the Kia Tigers?

James Naile, on ₩2,190,000,000 in 2026. That is the 4th highest salary in the KBO. Adam Oller is next on ₩958,000,000.

What is the Kia Tigers payroll?

₩14,465,000,000 across 103 players in 2026, the 5th biggest of the 10 teams. The SSG Landers pay the most, ₩18,049,000,000.

What is the average salary on the Kia Tigers?

₩140,436,893 in 2026, against ₩145,961,072 across the whole league.

Who is the lowest paid player on the Kia Tigers?

Uhm Jun-hyun, on ₩30,000,000. 35 players on the Kia Tigers are paid that.

Where to next

Every player across the league is on the KBO salaries 2026 page. The other teams: SSG Landers, LG Twins, Samsung Lions, KT Wiz, Doosan Bears, Hanwha Eagles, Lotte Giants, Kiwoom Heroes and NC Dinos.