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KBO SALARIES · 2026

Kiwoom Heroes salaries in 2026

The Kiwoom Heroes pay their 99 players ₩11,509,000,000 in 2026, the 9th biggest payroll of the 10 teams in the KBO and 20% less than the average team. Matthew Davidson is the highest paid on ₩1,334,000,000, the 14th highest salary in the league, and 2 of the Kiwoom Heroes are among the 25 best paid.

PAYROLL₩11.51bn
LEAGUE RANK9th of 10
PLAYERS99
AVERAGE₩116.3m
HIGHEST₩1.33bn

Every Kiwoom Heroes salary

All 99 players in 2026, highest paid first, with where each ranks across the league

Kiwoom Heroes players ranked by salary in 2026.
# PLAYER POSITION SALARY CONVERTED LEAGUE RANK
1 Matthew Davidson Infielder ₩1,334,000,000£737,328£737k 14
2 Nathan Wiles Pitcher ₩1,245,000,000£688,136£688k 15
3 Raul Alcantara Pitcher ₩958,000,000£529,505£530k 27
3 Trenton Brooks Outfielder ₩958,000,000£529,505£530k 27
5 Lee Hyung-jong Outfielder ₩600,000,000£331,632£332k 62
6 Keston Hiura Infielder ₩547,000,000£302,338£302k 72
7 Won Jong-hyan Pitcher ₩500,000,000£276,360£276k 75
8 An Woo-jin Pitcher ₩480,000,000£265,305£265k 83
9 Choi Joo-hwan Infielder ₩300,000,000£165,816£166k 106
10 Ha Yeong-min Pitcher ₩210,000,000£116,071£116k 141
11 An Chi-hong Infielder ₩200,000,000£110,544£111k 144
12 Kim Jae-ung Pitcher ₩190,000,000£105,017£105k 160
13 Yuto Kanakubo Pitcher ₩137,000,000£75,723£76k 187
14 Lee Ju-hyoung Outfielder ₩135,000,000£74,617£75k 193
15 Seo Geon-chang Infielder ₩120,000,000£66,326£66k 207
16 Im Ji-yeol Outfielder ₩110,000,000£60,799£61k 216
17 Kim Tae-jin Infielder ₩105,000,000£58,036£58k 227
18 Kim Jae-hyun Catcher ₩100,000,000£55,272£55k 231
18 Lee Seung-ho Pitcher ₩100,000,000£55,272£55k 231
20 Kim Seong-min Pitcher ₩90,000,000£49,745£50k 264
21 Kim Seon-gi Pitcher ₩84,000,000£46,428£46k 282
22 Oh Sun-jin Infielder ₩80,000,000£44,218£44k 288
23 Oh Seok-joo Pitcher ₩78,000,000£43,112£43k 295
24 Kenny Rosenberg Pitcher ₩68,000,000£37,585£38k 320
25 Cho Young-gun Pitcher ₩67,000,000£37,032£37k 324
26 Yun Seok-won Pitcher ₩65,000,000£35,927£36k 327
27 Kim Gun-hee Catcher ₩62,000,000£34,269£34k 341
28 Choo Jae-hyun Outfielder ₩60,000,000£33,163£33k 346
28 Kim Seong-jin Pitcher ₩60,000,000£33,163£33k 346
28 Park Yun-sung Pitcher ₩60,000,000£33,163£33k 346
31 Lim Byeong-wuk Outfielder ₩58,000,000£32,058£32k 357
32 Park Jin-hyung Pitcher ₩56,000,000£30,952£31k 359
33 Park Ju-hong Outfielder ₩55,000,000£30,400£30k 362
34 Eo Joon-seo Infielder ₩50,000,000£27,636£28k 386
34 Ju Seong-won Outfielder ₩50,000,000£27,636£28k 386
34 Kim Dong-uk Pitcher ₩50,000,000£27,636£28k 386
37 Kim Dong-hyeok Pitcher ₩48,000,000£26,531£27k 403
38 Park Ju-seong Pitcher ₩47,000,000£25,978£26k 407
39 Kim Yeon-ju Pitcher ₩45,000,000£24,872£25k 413
39 Lee Myeong-jong Pitcher ₩45,000,000£24,872£25k 413
41 Kim Dong-heon Catcher ₩43,000,000£23,767£24k 427
42 Kim Woong-bin Infielder ₩42,000,000£23,214£23k 431
42 Kim Yun-ha Pitcher ₩42,000,000£23,214£23k 431
44 Jung Hyun-woo Pitcher ₩40,000,000£22,109£22k 445
44 Kim In-beom Pitcher ₩40,000,000£22,109£22k 445
44 Lee Kang-jun Pitcher ₩40,000,000£22,109£22k 445
44 Park Chan-hyeok Outfielder ₩40,000,000£22,109£22k 445
44 Park Su-jong Outfielder ₩40,000,000£22,109£22k 445
49 Lee Ju-hyeong Infielder ₩38,000,000£21,003£21k 464
50 Won Sung-jun Outfielder ₩37,000,000£20,451£20k 470
51 Song Ji-hoo Infielder ₩36,000,000£19,898£20k 479
52 Jeon Tae-hyun Infielder ₩35,000,000£19,345£19k 484
52 Jhun Jun-pyo Pitcher ₩35,000,000£19,345£19k 484
52 Kim Dong-kyu Pitcher ₩35,000,000£19,345£19k 484
52 Kim Si-ang Catcher ₩35,000,000£19,345£19k 484
56 Bae Dong-hyun Pitcher ₩34,000,000£18,792£19k 505
56 Kim Byeong-hwi Infielder ₩34,000,000£18,792£19k 505
58 Kim Jun-hyeong Pitcher ₩33,000,000£18,240£18k 518
58 Lee Jun-woo Pitcher ₩33,000,000£18,240£18k 518
58 Park Jeong-hun Pitcher ₩33,000,000£18,240£18k 518
58 Yang Ji-yul Pitcher ₩33,000,000£18,240£18k 518
62 Yeo Dong-uk Infielder ₩32,000,000£17,687£18k 550
62 Yoon Hyun Pitcher ₩32,000,000£17,687£18k 550
64 Chung Se-young Pitcher ₩31,000,000£17,134£17k 589
64 Gwon Hyuk-bin Infielder ₩31,000,000£17,134£17k 589
64 Lee Jae-sang Infielder ₩31,000,000£17,134£17k 589
64 Lim Jin-muk Pitcher ₩31,000,000£17,134£17k 589
64 Park Seong-bhin Catcher ₩31,000,000£17,134£17k 589
64 Seo Yu-sin Infielder ₩31,000,000£17,134£17k 589
64 Son Him-chan Pitcher ₩31,000,000£17,134£17k 589
64 Son Hyun-ki Pitcher ₩31,000,000£17,134£17k 589
64 Yang Hyun-jong Infielder ₩31,000,000£17,134£17k 589
64 Yum Seung-won Infielder ₩31,000,000£17,134£17k 589
74 Baek Jin-su Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
74 Choi Hyun-woo Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
74 Choi Jae-young Infielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
74 Ju Seung-bin Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
74 Jung Da-hun Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
74 Jung Dong-jun Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
74 Kim Ji-seok Infielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
74 Kim Ji-sung Catcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
74 Kim Ju-young Catcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
74 Kim Lee-an Catcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
74 Kim Seo-jun Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
74 Kim Tae-un Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
74 Kim Yu-bin Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
74 Lee Tae-jun Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
74 Lee Tae-yang Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
74 Oh Hye-sung Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
74 Park Chae-wool Outfielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
74 Park Han-gyeol Infielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
74 Park Ji-sung Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
74 Park Jun-geon Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
74 Park Jun-hyeong Catcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
74 Park Jun-hyun Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
74 Sim Hwi-yun Outfielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
74 You Jeong-taek Infielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
98 Han Min-woo Pitcher ₩15,000,000£8,291£8k 975
98 Lee Seung-jae Pitcher ₩15,000,000£8,291£8k 975

The Kiwoom Heroes by salary

Matthew Davidson ₩1.33bn Nathan Wiles ₩1.25bn Raul Alcantara ₩958m Trenton Brooks ₩958m Lee Hyung-jong ₩600m Keston Hiura ₩547m Won Jong-hyan ₩500m An Woo-jin ₩480m Choi Joo-hwan ₩300m Ha Yeong-min ₩210m An Chi-hong ₩200m Kim Jae-ung ₩190m Yuto Kanakubo ₩137m Lee Ju-hyoung ₩135m Seo Geon-chang ₩120m Im Ji-yeol ₩110m Kim Tae-jin ₩105m Kim Jae-hyun ₩100m Lee Seung-ho ₩100m Kim Seong-min ₩90m Kim Seon-gi ₩84m Oh Sun-jin ₩80m Oh Seok-joo ₩78m Kenny Rosenberg ₩68m Cho Young-gun ₩67m Yun Seok-won ₩65m Kim Gun-hee ₩62m Choo Jae-hyun ₩60m Kim Seong-jin ₩60m Park Yun-sung ₩60m Lim Byeong-wuk ₩58m Park Jin-hyung ₩56m Park Ju-hong ₩55m Eo Joon-seo ₩50m Ju Seong-won ₩50m Kim Dong-uk ₩50m Kim Dong-hyeok ₩48m Park Ju-seong ₩47m Kim Yeon-ju ₩45m Lee Myeong-jong ₩45m Kim Dong-heon ₩43m Kim Woong-bin ₩42m Kim Yun-ha ₩42m Jung Hyun-woo ₩40m Kim In-beom ₩40m Lee Kang-jun ₩40m Park Chan-hyeok ₩40m Park Su-jong ₩40m Lee Ju-hyeong ₩38m Won Sung-jun ₩37m Song Ji-hoo ₩36m Jeon Tae-hyun ₩35m Jhun Jun-pyo ₩35m Kim Dong-kyu ₩35m Kim Si-ang ₩35m Bae Dong-hyun ₩34m Kim Byeong-hwi ₩34m Kim Jun-hyeong ₩33m Lee Jun-woo ₩33m Park Jeong-hun ₩33m Yang Ji-yul ₩33m Yeo Dong-uk ₩32m Yoon Hyun ₩32m Chung Se-young ₩31m Gwon Hyuk-bin ₩31m Lee Jae-sang ₩31m Lim Jin-muk ₩31m Park Seong-bhin ₩31m Seo Yu-sin ₩31m Son Him-chan ₩31m Son Hyun-ki ₩31m Yang Hyun-jong ₩31m Yum Seung-won ₩31m Baek Jin-su ₩30m Choi Hyun-woo ₩30m Choi Jae-young ₩30m Ju Seung-bin ₩30m Jung Da-hun ₩30m Jung Dong-jun ₩30m Kim Ji-seok ₩30m Kim Ji-sung ₩30m Kim Ju-young ₩30m Kim Lee-an ₩30m Kim Seo-jun ₩30m Kim Tae-un ₩30m Kim Yu-bin ₩30m Lee Tae-jun ₩30m Lee Tae-yang ₩30m Oh Hye-sung ₩30m Park Chae-wool ₩30m Park Han-gyeol ₩30m Park Ji-sung ₩30m Park Jun-geon ₩30m Park Jun-hyeong ₩30m Park Jun-hyun ₩30m Sim Hwi-yun ₩30m You Jeong-taek ₩30m Han Min-woo ₩15m Lee Seung-jae ₩15m

Where the money goes

The 54 pitchers are paid ₩5,687,000,000 between them, 49% of the payroll; the 23 infielders ₩3,228,000,000, 28%; the 13 outfielders ₩2,203,000,000, 19%; and the 9 catchers ₩391,000,000, 3%.

How the Kiwoom Heroes 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 Kiwoom Heroes?

Matthew Davidson, on ₩1,334,000,000 in 2026. That is the 14th highest salary in the KBO. Nathan Wiles is next on ₩1,245,000,000.

What is the Kiwoom Heroes payroll?

₩11,509,000,000 across 99 players in 2026, the 9th biggest of the 10 teams. The SSG Landers pay the most, ₩18,049,000,000.

What is the average salary on the Kiwoom Heroes?

₩116,252,525 in 2026, against ₩145,961,072 across the whole league.

Who is the lowest paid player on the Kiwoom Heroes?

Lee Seung-jae, on ₩15,000,000. 2 players on the Kiwoom Heroes 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, Kia Tigers, Doosan Bears, Hanwha Eagles, Lotte Giants and NC Dinos.