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KBO SALARIES · 2026

LG Twins salaries in 2026

The LG Twins pay their 101 players ₩17,650,000,000 in 2026, the 2nd biggest payroll of the 10 teams in the KBO and 22% more than the average team. Austin Dean is the highest paid on ₩1,505,000,000, the 9th highest salary in the league, and 5 of the LG Twins are among the 25 best paid.

PAYROLL₩17.65bn
LEAGUE RANK2nd of 10
PLAYERS101
AVERAGE₩174.8m
HIGHEST₩1.50bn

Every LG Twins salary

All 101 players in 2026, highest paid first, with where each ranks across the league

LG Twins players ranked by salary in 2026.
# PLAYER POSITION SALARY CONVERTED LEAGUE RANK
1 Austin Dean Infielder ₩1,505,000,000£831,843£832k 9
2 Jang Hyun-sik Pitcher ₩1,500,000,000£829,079£829k 10
3 Oh Ji-hwan Infielder ₩1,400,000,000£773,807£774k 12
4 Yonny Chirinos Pitcher ₩1,232,000,000£680,950£681k 16
5 Anders Tolhurst Pitcher ₩1,095,000,000£605,228£605k 18
6 Ham Deok-ju Pitcher ₩800,000,000£442,176£442k 45
6 Park Hae-min Outfielder ₩800,000,000£442,176£442k 45
8 Hong Chang-ki Outfielder ₩520,000,000£287,414£287k 73
9 Go Woo-suk Pitcher ₩500,000,000£276,360£276k 75
9 Park Dong-won Catcher ₩500,000,000£276,360£276k 75
11 Carlos Carrasco Pitcher ₩493,000,000£272,491£272k 82
12 Moon Bo-gyeong Infielder ₩480,000,000£265,305£265k 83
13 Yacksel Rios Pitcher ₩479,000,000£264,753£265k 85
14 Kim Jin-sung Pitcher ₩450,000,000£248,724£249k 86
15 Shin Min-jae Infielder ₩380,000,000£210,033£210k 99
16 Son Ju-young Pitcher ₩290,000,000£160,289£160k 117
17 Moon Sung-ju Outfielder ₩280,000,000£154,761£155k 120
18 Lachlan Wells Pitcher ₩274,000,000£151,445£151k 121
19 Yi Jung-yong Pitcher ₩270,000,000£149,234£149k 123
20 Kim Kang-ryul Pitcher ₩250,000,000£138,180£138k 127
21 You Young-chan Pitcher ₩240,000,000£132,653£133k 132
22 Gu Bon-hyeok Infielder ₩230,000,000£127,125£127k 134
23 Im Chan-kyu Pitcher ₩200,000,000£110,544£111k 144
24 Song Seung-ki Pitcher ₩136,000,000£75,170£75k 192
25 Lee Ji-gang Pitcher ₩110,000,000£60,799£61k 216
26 Choi Ji-myeong Pitcher ₩100,000,000£55,272£55k 231
26 Jang Si-hwan Pitcher ₩100,000,000£55,272£55k 231
26 Jung Woo-young Pitcher ₩100,000,000£55,272£55k 231
26 Kim Yun-sik Pitcher ₩100,000,000£55,272£55k 231
30 Cheon Seong-ho Infielder ₩90,000,000£49,745£50k 264
30 Lee Min-ho Pitcher ₩90,000,000£49,745£50k 264
32 Kim Young-woo Pitcher ₩85,000,000£46,981£47k 280
33 Kim Yu-yeong Pitcher ₩80,000,000£44,218£44k 288
33 Lee Woo-chan Pitcher ₩80,000,000£44,218£44k 288
35 Baek Seung-hyeon Pitcher ₩70,000,000£38,690£39k 304
35 Choi Won-yeong Outfielder ₩70,000,000£38,690£39k 304
35 Lee Jae-won Outfielder ₩70,000,000£38,690£39k 304
38 Kim Jun-tae Catcher ₩60,000,000£33,163£33k 346
39 Kim Dae-hyun Pitcher ₩58,000,000£32,058£32k 357
40 Bae Jae-june Pitcher ₩56,000,000£30,952£31k 359
41 Lee Ju-heon Catcher ₩55,000,000£30,400£30k 362
41 Lee Young-bin Infielder ₩55,000,000£30,400£30k 362
41 Song Chan-eui Outfielder ₩55,000,000£30,400£30k 362
44 Kim Jeong-yul Infielder ₩50,000,000£27,636£28k 386
45 Kim Min-su Catcher ₩46,000,000£25,425£25k 410
46 Sung Dong-hyun Pitcher ₩42,000,000£23,214£23k 431
47 Kim Jin-su Pitcher ₩40,000,000£22,109£22k 445
47 Lee Jong-jun Pitcher ₩40,000,000£22,109£22k 445
47 Woo Kang-hoon Pitcher ₩40,000,000£22,109£22k 445
50 Kim Ju-sung Outfielder ₩37,000,000£20,451£20k 470
51 Moon Jeong-bin Infielder ₩35,000,000£19,345£19k 484
52 Ham Chang-geon Outfielder ₩34,000,000£18,792£19k 505
52 Son Yung-jun Infielder ₩34,000,000£18,792£19k 505
54 Cho Won-tae Pitcher ₩33,000,000£18,240£18k 518
54 Heo Jun-hyeok Pitcher ₩33,000,000£18,240£18k 518
54 Jin Woo-young Pitcher ₩33,000,000£18,240£18k 518
54 Kim Hyun-jong Outfielder ₩33,000,000£18,240£18k 518
54 Kim Sung-jin Infielder ₩33,000,000£18,240£18k 518
54 Sim Ki-jeong Catcher ₩33,000,000£18,240£18k 518
60 Kim Dae-won Infielder ₩32,000,000£17,687£18k 550
60 Park Si-won Pitcher ₩32,000,000£17,687£18k 550
62 Cho Geon-hee Pitcher ₩31,000,000£17,134£17k 589
62 Choi Myeong-gyeong Outfielder ₩31,000,000£17,134£17k 589
62 Kim Joo-on Pitcher ₩31,000,000£17,134£17k 589
62 Song Dae-hyun Infielder ₩31,000,000£17,134£17k 589
62 Uhm Tae-gyeong Outfielder ₩31,000,000£17,134£17k 589
67 An Yi-do Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
67 Bae Kang Catcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
67 Chu Se-hyeon Infielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
67 Ha Hyun-kyu Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
67 Ju Jeong-hwan Infielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
67 Jun Gyeong-won Catcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
67 Kang Min-ki Catcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
67 Kang Min-kyun Infielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
67 Kang Seok-hyun Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
67 Kim Dong-hyeon Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
67 Kim Ji-yong Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
67 Kwak Min-ho Infielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
67 Kwon Dong-hyeok Outfielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
67 Kwon Woo-jun Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
67 Lee Han-rim Catcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
67 Lee Ji-baek Infielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
67 Lee Jun-seo Outfielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
67 Lee Mit-eum Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
67 Lee Sang-yung Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
67 Lee Tae-hoon Infielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
67 Lim Jeong-gyun Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
67 Oh Seung-yun Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
67 Park Hyun-woo Outfielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
67 Park Jun-ki Catcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
67 Park Jun-sung Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
67 Park Sung-jin Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
67 Seo Young-jun Outfielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
67 Sung Jun-seo Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
67 Won Sang-hoon Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
67 Woo Jeong-an Infielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
67 Woo Myeong-hyeon Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
67 Yang Jin-hyeok Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
67 Yang Woo-jin Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
67 Yoon Hyeong-min Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
101 Jon Kennedy Pitcher ₩27,000,000£14,923£15k 974

The LG Twins by salary

Austin Dean ₩1.50bn Jang Hyun-sik ₩1.50bn Oh Ji-hwan ₩1.40bn Yonny Chirinos ₩1.23bn Anders Tolhurst ₩1.09bn Ham Deok-ju ₩800m Park Hae-min ₩800m Hong Chang-ki ₩520m Go Woo-suk ₩500m Park Dong-won ₩500m Carlos Carrasco ₩493m Moon Bo-gyeong ₩480m Yacksel Rios ₩479m Kim Jin-sung ₩450m Shin Min-jae ₩380m Son Ju-young ₩290m Moon Sung-ju ₩280m Lachlan Wells ₩274m Yi Jung-yong ₩270m Kim Kang-ryul ₩250m You Young-chan ₩240m Gu Bon-hyeok ₩230m Im Chan-kyu ₩200m Song Seung-ki ₩136m Lee Ji-gang ₩110m Choi Ji-myeong ₩100m Jang Si-hwan ₩100m Jung Woo-young ₩100m Kim Yun-sik ₩100m Cheon Seong-ho ₩90m Lee Min-ho ₩90m Kim Young-woo ₩85m Kim Yu-yeong ₩80m Lee Woo-chan ₩80m Baek Seung-hyeon ₩70m Choi Won-yeong ₩70m Lee Jae-won ₩70m Kim Jun-tae ₩60m Kim Dae-hyun ₩58m Bae Jae-june ₩56m Lee Ju-heon ₩55m Lee Young-bin ₩55m Song Chan-eui ₩55m Kim Jeong-yul ₩50m Kim Min-su ₩46m Sung Dong-hyun ₩42m Kim Jin-su ₩40m Lee Jong-jun ₩40m Woo Kang-hoon ₩40m Kim Ju-sung ₩37m Moon Jeong-bin ₩35m Ham Chang-geon ₩34m Son Yung-jun ₩34m Cho Won-tae ₩33m Heo Jun-hyeok ₩33m Jin Woo-young ₩33m Kim Hyun-jong ₩33m Kim Sung-jin ₩33m Sim Ki-jeong ₩33m Kim Dae-won ₩32m Park Si-won ₩32m Cho Geon-hee ₩31m Choi Myeong-gyeong ₩31m Kim Joo-on ₩31m Song Dae-hyun ₩31m Uhm Tae-gyeong ₩31m An Yi-do ₩30m Bae Kang ₩30m Chu Se-hyeon ₩30m Ha Hyun-kyu ₩30m Ju Jeong-hwan ₩30m Jun Gyeong-won ₩30m Kang Min-ki ₩30m Kang Min-kyun ₩30m Kang Seok-hyun ₩30m Kim Dong-hyeon ₩30m Kim Ji-yong ₩30m Kwak Min-ho ₩30m Kwon Dong-hyeok ₩30m Kwon Woo-jun ₩30m Lee Han-rim ₩30m Lee Ji-baek ₩30m Lee Jun-seo ₩30m Lee Mit-eum ₩30m Lee Sang-yung ₩30m Lee Tae-hoon ₩30m Lim Jeong-gyun ₩30m Oh Seung-yun ₩30m Park Hyun-woo ₩30m Park Jun-ki ₩30m Park Jun-sung ₩30m Park Sung-jin ₩30m Seo Young-jun ₩30m Sung Jun-seo ₩30m Won Sang-hoon ₩30m Woo Jeong-an ₩30m Woo Myeong-hyeon ₩30m Yang Jin-hyeok ₩30m Yang Woo-jin ₩30m Yoon Hyeong-min ₩30m Jon Kennedy ₩27m

Where the money goes

The 56 pitchers are paid ₩10,160,000,000 between them, 58% of the payroll; the 20 infielders ₩4,565,000,000, 26%; the 15 outfielders ₩2,081,000,000, 12%; and the 10 catchers ₩844,000,000, 5%.

How the LG Twins 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 LG Twins?

Austin Dean, on ₩1,505,000,000 in 2026. That is the 9th highest salary in the KBO. Jang Hyun-sik is next on ₩1,500,000,000.

What is the LG Twins payroll?

₩17,650,000,000 across 101 players in 2026, the 2nd biggest of the 10 teams. The SSG Landers pay the most, ₩18,049,000,000.

What is the average salary on the LG Twins?

₩174,752,475 in 2026, against ₩145,961,072 across the whole league.

Who is the lowest paid player on the LG Twins?

Jon Kennedy, on ₩27,000,000.

Where to next

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