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KBO SALARIES · 2026

KT Wiz salaries in 2026

The KT Wiz pay their 95 players ₩14,941,000,000 in 2026, the 4th biggest payroll of the 10 teams in the KBO and 4% more than the average team. Ko Young-pyo is the highest paid on ₩2,600,000,000, the 2nd highest salary in the league, and 2 of the KT Wiz are among the 25 best paid.

PAYROLL₩14.94bn
LEAGUE RANK4th of 10
PLAYERS95
AVERAGE₩157.3m
HIGHEST₩2.60bn

Every KT Wiz salary

All 95 players in 2026, highest paid first, with where each ranks across the league

KT Wiz players ranked by salary in 2026.
# PLAYER POSITION SALARY CONVERTED LEAGUE RANK
1 Ko Young-pyo Pitcher ₩2,600,000,000£1,437,070£1.4m 2
2 Matthew Sauer Pitcher ₩1,026,000,000£567,090£567k 23
3 Sam Hilliard Infielder ₩958,000,000£529,505£530k 27
4 Caleb Boushley Pitcher ₩821,000,000£453,783£454k 42
5 Kim Hyun-soo Outfielder ₩800,000,000£442,176£442k 45
6 Heo Kyoung-min Infielder ₩700,000,000£386,904£387k 55
7 Choi Won-jun Outfielder ₩600,000,000£331,632£332k 62
8 Davis Daniel Pitcher ₩556,000,000£307,312£307k 71
9 Kim Sang-su Infielder ₩400,000,000£221,088£221k 89
10 So Hyeong-jun Pitcher ₩330,000,000£182,397£182k 103
11 Han Seung-hyuk Pitcher ₩300,000,000£165,816£166k 106
11 Jang Sung-woo Catcher ₩300,000,000£165,816£166k 106
11 Park Yeong-hyun Pitcher ₩300,000,000£165,816£166k 106
14 Kim Min-hyuck Outfielder ₩290,000,000£160,289£160k 117
15 Bae Jeong-dae Outfielder ₩260,000,000£143,707£144k 126
16 Oh Won-seok Pitcher ₩230,000,000£127,125£127k 134
17 Bae Je-seong Pitcher ₩200,000,000£110,544£111k 144
17 Kim Min-su Pitcher ₩200,000,000£110,544£111k 144
17 Woo Kyu-min Pitcher ₩200,000,000£110,544£111k 144
20 Ahn Hyun-min Outfielder ₩180,000,000£99,489£99k 165
21 Logan Allen Pitcher ₩171,000,000£94,515£95k 170
22 Han Seung-taek Catcher ₩150,000,000£82,908£83k 176
22 Ju Kwon Pitcher ₩150,000,000£82,908£83k 176
22 Son Dong-hyun Pitcher ₩150,000,000£82,908£83k 176
25 Moon Sang-chul Infielder ₩135,000,000£74,617£75k 193
25 Oh Yoon-suk Infielder ₩135,000,000£74,617£75k 193
27 Choi Dong-hwan Pitcher ₩110,000,000£60,799£61k 216
28 Lee Sang-dong Pitcher ₩100,000,000£55,272£55k 231
29 Koki Sugimoto Pitcher ₩96,000,000£53,061£53k 252
30 Jang Jin-hyuk Outfielder ₩90,000,000£49,745£50k 264
31 Kwon Dong-jin Infielder ₩72,000,000£39,796£40k 302
32 Lee Jeong-hun Outfielder ₩71,000,000£39,243£39k 303
33 Mon Yong-ik Pitcher ₩70,000,000£38,690£39k 304
33 Weon Sang-hyun Pitcher ₩70,000,000£38,690£39k 304
35 Jang Jun-won Infielder ₩66,000,000£36,479£36k 326
36 Jo Yi-hyeon Pitcher ₩63,000,000£34,821£35k 339
37 Cho Dae-hyun Catcher ₩61,000,000£33,716£34k 344
38 Kang Hyeon-woo Catcher ₩55,000,000£30,400£30k 362
38 Lim Jun-hyong Pitcher ₩55,000,000£30,400£30k 362
40 Lee Chae-ho Pitcher ₩52,000,000£28,741£29k 383
41 An Chi-young Outfielder ₩50,000,000£27,636£28k 386
42 Han Seung-ju Pitcher ₩45,000,000£24,872£25k 413
43 Jeon Yong-ju Pitcher ₩42,000,000£23,214£23k 431
43 Jeong Jun-young Outfielder ₩42,000,000£23,214£23k 431
43 Kang Min-sung Infielder ₩42,000,000£23,214£23k 431
46 Han Cha-hyeon Pitcher ₩40,000,000£22,109£22k 445
47 Lee Jung-hyun Pitcher ₩37,000,000£20,451£20k 470
48 Kang Geon Pitcher ₩34,000,000£18,792£19k 505
48 Ryu Jun-kyu Outfielder ₩34,000,000£18,792£19k 505
50 Choi Seong-min Outfielder ₩33,000,000£18,240£18k 518
50 Kim Tae-oh Pitcher ₩33,000,000£18,240£18k 518
52 Kim Dong-hyun Pitcher ₩32,000,000£17,687£18k 550
52 Kim Min-seok Catcher ₩32,000,000£17,687£18k 550
52 Lee Jeong-beom Outfielder ₩32,000,000£17,687£18k 550
52 Oh Seo-jin Infielder ₩32,000,000£17,687£18k 550
52 Park Geon-woo Pitcher ₩32,000,000£17,687£18k 550
52 Ryu Hyun-in Infielder ₩32,000,000£17,687£18k 550
58 Ji Myeong-sung Pitcher ₩31,000,000£17,134£17k 589
58 Kim Jeong-woon Pitcher ₩31,000,000£17,134£17k 589
58 Lee Sang-woo Pitcher ₩31,000,000£17,134£17k 589
58 Son Min-seok Infielder ₩31,000,000£17,134£17k 589
62 An In-san Infielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
62 Chang Min-ho Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
62 Choi Dong-hee Outfielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
62 Han Ji-woong Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
62 Jung Hyun-woo Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
62 Jung Jeong-woo Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
62 Jung Young-woong Outfielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
62 Kim Geon-hwi Infielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
62 Kim Geon-woong Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
62 Kim Gyeong-hwan Outfielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
62 Kim Hwi-yeon Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
62 Kim Kyu-han Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
62 Kim Min-sung Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
62 Kim Yu-bin Catcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
62 Koh Jun-hyuk Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
62 Kwon Hyo-jun Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
62 Kwon Sung-jun Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
62 Lee Gang-min Infielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
62 Lee Hyun-min Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
62 Lee Jae-won Outfielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
62 Lee Jeong-hwan Catcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
62 Lee Jun-myeong Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
62 Lee Min-jun Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
62 Lee Seung-hyun Infielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
62 Lee Won-jae Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
62 Lee Yong-hyun Infielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
62 Lim Sang-woo Infielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
62 Park Chi-sung Catcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
62 Park Ji-hun Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
62 Park Jun-hyeok Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
62 Park Min-seok Outfielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
62 Park Sung-jun Infielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
62 Shin Beom-jun Outfielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
62 Yoon Sang-in Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645

The KT Wiz by salary

Ko Young-pyo ₩2.60bn Matthew Sauer ₩1.03bn Sam Hilliard ₩958m Caleb Boushley ₩821m Kim Hyun-soo ₩800m Heo Kyoung-min ₩700m Choi Won-jun ₩600m Davis Daniel ₩556m Kim Sang-su ₩400m So Hyeong-jun ₩330m Han Seung-hyuk ₩300m Jang Sung-woo ₩300m Park Yeong-hyun ₩300m Kim Min-hyuck ₩290m Bae Jeong-dae ₩260m Oh Won-seok ₩230m Bae Je-seong ₩200m Kim Min-su ₩200m Woo Kyu-min ₩200m Ahn Hyun-min ₩180m Logan Allen ₩171m Han Seung-taek ₩150m Ju Kwon ₩150m Son Dong-hyun ₩150m Moon Sang-chul ₩135m Oh Yoon-suk ₩135m Choi Dong-hwan ₩110m Lee Sang-dong ₩100m Koki Sugimoto ₩96m Jang Jin-hyuk ₩90m Kwon Dong-jin ₩72m Lee Jeong-hun ₩71m Mon Yong-ik ₩70m Weon Sang-hyun ₩70m Jang Jun-won ₩66m Jo Yi-hyeon ₩63m Cho Dae-hyun ₩61m Kang Hyeon-woo ₩55m Lim Jun-hyong ₩55m Lee Chae-ho ₩52m An Chi-young ₩50m Han Seung-ju ₩45m Jeon Yong-ju ₩42m Jeong Jun-young ₩42m Kang Min-sung ₩42m Han Cha-hyeon ₩40m Lee Jung-hyun ₩37m Kang Geon ₩34m Ryu Jun-kyu ₩34m Choi Seong-min ₩33m Kim Tae-oh ₩33m Kim Dong-hyun ₩32m Kim Min-seok ₩32m Lee Jeong-beom ₩32m Oh Seo-jin ₩32m Park Geon-woo ₩32m Ryu Hyun-in ₩32m Ji Myeong-sung ₩31m Kim Jeong-woon ₩31m Lee Sang-woo ₩31m Son Min-seok ₩31m An In-san ₩30m Chang Min-ho ₩30m Choi Dong-hee ₩30m Han Ji-woong ₩30m Jung Hyun-woo ₩30m Jung Jeong-woo ₩30m Jung Young-woong ₩30m Kim Geon-hwi ₩30m Kim Geon-woong ₩30m Kim Gyeong-hwan ₩30m Kim Hwi-yeon ₩30m Kim Kyu-han ₩30m Kim Min-sung ₩30m Kim Yu-bin ₩30m Koh Jun-hyuk ₩30m Kwon Hyo-jun ₩30m Kwon Sung-jun ₩30m Lee Gang-min ₩30m Lee Hyun-min ₩30m Lee Jae-won ₩30m Lee Jeong-hwan ₩30m Lee Jun-myeong ₩30m Lee Min-jun ₩30m Lee Seung-hyun ₩30m Lee Won-jae ₩30m Lee Yong-hyun ₩30m Lim Sang-woo ₩30m Park Chi-sung ₩30m Park Ji-hun ₩30m Park Jun-hyeok ₩30m Park Min-seok ₩30m Park Sung-jun ₩30m Shin Beom-jun ₩30m Yoon Sang-in ₩30m

Where the money goes

The 51 pitchers are paid ₩8,778,000,000 between them, 59% of the payroll; the 18 infielders ₩2,813,000,000, 19%; the 18 outfielders ₩2,662,000,000, 18%; and the 8 catchers ₩688,000,000, 5%.

How the KT Wiz 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 KT Wiz?

Ko Young-pyo, on ₩2,600,000,000 in 2026. That is the 2nd highest salary in the KBO. Matthew Sauer is next on ₩1,026,000,000.

What is the KT Wiz payroll?

₩14,941,000,000 across 95 players in 2026, the 4th biggest of the 10 teams. The SSG Landers pay the most, ₩18,049,000,000.

What is the average salary on the KT Wiz?

₩157,273,684 in 2026, against ₩145,961,072 across the whole league.

Who is the lowest paid player on the KT Wiz?

Yoon Sang-in, on ₩30,000,000. 34 players on the KT Wiz 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, Kia Tigers, Doosan Bears, Hanwha Eagles, Lotte Giants, Kiwoom Heroes and NC Dinos.