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KBO SALARIES · 2026

NC Dinos salaries in 2026

The NC Dinos pay their 99 players ₩10,133,000,000 in 2026, the 10th biggest payroll of the 10 teams in the KBO and 30% less than the average team. Koo Chang-mo is the highest paid on ₩900,000,000, jointly the 34th highest salary in the league.

PAYROLL₩10.13bn
LEAGUE RANK10th of 10
PLAYERS99
AVERAGE₩102.4m
HIGHEST₩900m

Every NC Dinos salary

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

NC Dinos players ranked by salary in 2026.
# PLAYER POSITION SALARY CONVERTED LEAGUE RANK
1 Koo Chang-mo Pitcher ₩900,000,000£497,447£497k 34
2 Riley Thompson Pitcher ₩821,000,000£453,783£454k 42
3 Park Min-woo Infielder ₩800,000,000£442,176£442k 45
4 Park Kun-woo Outfielder ₩600,000,000£331,632£332k 62
5 Curtis Taylor Pitcher ₩575,000,000£317,814£318k 70
6 Blaine Crim Infielder ₩376,000,000£207,822£208k 100
7 Kim Ju-won Infielder ₩350,000,000£193,452£193k 102
8 Kwon Hui-dong Outfielder ₩250,000,000£138,180£138k 127
9 Kim Whee-jip Infielder ₩240,000,000£132,653£133k 132
10 Kim Hyung-jun Catcher ₩200,000,000£110,544£111k 144
10 Kim Young-kyu Pitcher ₩200,000,000£110,544£111k 144
10 Lim Jung-ho Pitcher ₩200,000,000£110,544£111k 144
10 Ryu Jin-wook Pitcher ₩200,000,000£110,544£111k 144
14 Shin Min-hyeok Pitcher ₩190,000,000£105,017£105k 160
15 Lee Woo-sung Outfielder ₩160,000,000£88,435£88k 173
16 Seo Ho-cheol Infielder ₩150,000,000£82,908£83k 176
17 Natsuki Toda Pitcher ₩137,000,000£75,723£76k 187
18 Lee Jae-hak Pitcher ₩131,000,000£72,406£72k 198
19 Chun Sa-min Pitcher ₩130,000,000£71,854£72k 199
19 Kim Jin-ho Pitcher ₩130,000,000£71,854£72k 199
21 Bae Jae-whan Pitcher ₩120,000,000£66,326£66k 207
22 Song Myung-gi Pitcher ₩115,000,000£63,563£64k 213
23 Ha Jun-young Pitcher ₩110,000,000£60,799£61k 216
24 Michael Clevinger Pitcher ₩103,000,000£56,930£57k 230
25 Cheon Jae-hwan Outfielder ₩100,000,000£55,272£55k 231
26 Drew Verhagen Pitcher ₩96,000,000£53,061£53k 252
27 Kim Jae-yeol Pitcher ₩90,000,000£49,745£50k 264
28 Choi Jeong-won Infielder ₩87,000,000£48,087£48k 277
29 Choi Sung-young Pitcher ₩82,000,000£45,323£45k 283
30 Son Ju-hwan Pitcher ₩80,000,000£44,218£44k 288
31 Do Tae-hun Infielder ₩73,000,000£40,349£40k 301
32 Lee Jun-ho Pitcher ₩64,000,000£35,374£35k 335
33 Oh Young-soo Infielder ₩62,000,000£34,269£34k 341
34 An Joong-yeol Catcher ₩61,000,000£33,716£34k 344
35 Lee Yong-jun Pitcher ₩53,000,000£29,294£29k 381
36 Cho Min-suk Pitcher ₩50,000,000£27,636£28k 386
36 Hong Jong-pyo Infielder ₩50,000,000£27,636£28k 386
38 Kim Nok-won Pitcher ₩49,000,000£27,083£27k 401
39 Han Suk-hyun Outfielder ₩48,000,000£26,531£27k 403
39 Kim Han-byul Infielder ₩48,000,000£26,531£27k 403
41 Lee Jun-hyeok Pitcher ₩46,000,000£25,425£25k 410
42 Mok Ji-hoon Pitcher ₩42,000,000£23,214£23k 431
43 Kim Tae-gyeong Pitcher ₩40,000,000£22,109£22k 445
44 Park Si-won Outfielder ₩39,000,000£21,556£22k 462
45 Choi Woo-seok Pitcher ₩35,000,000£19,345£19k 484
45 Yun Jun-hyeok Infielder ₩35,000,000£19,345£19k 484
47 Kim Tae-hoon Pitcher ₩34,000,000£18,792£19k 505
47 Kim Tae-hyun Pitcher ₩34,000,000£18,792£19k 505
49 Oh Jang-han Outfielder ₩33,000,000£18,240£18k 518
49 Oh Tae-yang Infielder ₩33,000,000£18,240£18k 518
49 Park Dong-su Pitcher ₩33,000,000£18,240£18k 518
49 Shin Yeong-woo Pitcher ₩33,000,000£18,240£18k 518
53 Cho Hyun-jin Infielder ₩31,000,000£17,134£17k 589
53 Han Jae-hwan Infielder ₩31,000,000£17,134£17k 589
53 Jung Ku-bum Pitcher ₩31,000,000£17,134£17k 589
53 Lim Ji-min Pitcher ₩31,000,000£17,134£17k 589
53 So Yi-hyun Pitcher ₩31,000,000£17,134£17k 589
58 An Ji-won Outfielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
58 Bae Sang-ho Outfielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
58 Cho Chang-yeon Outfielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
58 Cho Hyo-won Outfielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
58 Choi Yo-han Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
58 Choi Yun-hyeok Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
58 Heo Yun Infielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
58 Hong Jae-moon Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
58 Jang Chang-hoon Outfielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
58 Jeon Ru-geon Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
58 Jung Ju-young Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
58 Jung Teun-teun Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
58 Kang Tae-gyeong Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
58 Kim Beom-jun Outfielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
58 Kim Dong-hyun Catcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
58 Kim Gun Infielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
58 Kim Jae-min Catcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
58 Kim Jeong-ho Catcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
58 Kim Jun-won Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
58 Kim Myeong-kyu Infielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
58 Kim Tae-woo Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
58 Kim Yo-el Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
58 Ko Jun-hwi Outfielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
58 Ko Seung-wan Outfielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
58 Lee Han Infielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
58 Lee Hui-seong Catcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
58 Lee Se-min Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
58 No Jae-won Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
58 Park In-woo Infielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
58 Park Ji-han Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
58 Park Ju-chan Infielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
58 Park Sung-jae Catcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
58 Park Young-bin Outfielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
58 Shin Jae-in Infielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
58 Shin Min-woo Catcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
58 Shin Sung-ho Infielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
58 Son Min-seo Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
58 Won Jong-hae Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
58 Yang Ga-on-sol Outfielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
58 Yoon Seo-hyun Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
58 Yoon Sung-hwan Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
58 You Jae-hyun Infielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645

The NC Dinos by salary

Koo Chang-mo ₩900m Riley Thompson ₩821m Park Min-woo ₩800m Park Kun-woo ₩600m Curtis Taylor ₩575m Blaine Crim ₩376m Kim Ju-won ₩350m Kwon Hui-dong ₩250m Kim Whee-jip ₩240m Kim Hyung-jun ₩200m Kim Young-kyu ₩200m Lim Jung-ho ₩200m Ryu Jin-wook ₩200m Shin Min-hyeok ₩190m Lee Woo-sung ₩160m Seo Ho-cheol ₩150m Natsuki Toda ₩137m Lee Jae-hak ₩131m Chun Sa-min ₩130m Kim Jin-ho ₩130m Bae Jae-whan ₩120m Song Myung-gi ₩115m Ha Jun-young ₩110m Michael Clevinger ₩103m Cheon Jae-hwan ₩100m Drew Verhagen ₩96m Kim Jae-yeol ₩90m Choi Jeong-won ₩87m Choi Sung-young ₩82m Son Ju-hwan ₩80m Do Tae-hun ₩73m Lee Jun-ho ₩64m Oh Young-soo ₩62m An Joong-yeol ₩61m Lee Yong-jun ₩53m Cho Min-suk ₩50m Hong Jong-pyo ₩50m Kim Nok-won ₩49m Han Suk-hyun ₩48m Kim Han-byul ₩48m Lee Jun-hyeok ₩46m Mok Ji-hoon ₩42m Kim Tae-gyeong ₩40m Park Si-won ₩39m Choi Woo-seok ₩35m Yun Jun-hyeok ₩35m Kim Tae-hoon ₩34m Kim Tae-hyun ₩34m Oh Jang-han ₩33m Oh Tae-yang ₩33m Park Dong-su ₩33m Shin Yeong-woo ₩33m Cho Hyun-jin ₩31m Han Jae-hwan ₩31m Jung Ku-bum ₩31m Lim Ji-min ₩31m So Yi-hyun ₩31m An Ji-won ₩30m Bae Sang-ho ₩30m Cho Chang-yeon ₩30m Cho Hyo-won ₩30m Choi Yo-han ₩30m Choi Yun-hyeok ₩30m Heo Yun ₩30m Hong Jae-moon ₩30m Jang Chang-hoon ₩30m Jeon Ru-geon ₩30m Jung Ju-young ₩30m Jung Teun-teun ₩30m Kang Tae-gyeong ₩30m Kim Beom-jun ₩30m Kim Dong-hyun ₩30m Kim Gun ₩30m Kim Jae-min ₩30m Kim Jeong-ho ₩30m Kim Jun-won ₩30m Kim Myeong-kyu ₩30m Kim Tae-woo ₩30m Kim Yo-el ₩30m Ko Jun-hwi ₩30m Ko Seung-wan ₩30m Lee Han ₩30m Lee Hui-seong ₩30m Lee Se-min ₩30m No Jae-won ₩30m Park In-woo ₩30m Park Ji-han ₩30m Park Ju-chan ₩30m Park Sung-jae ₩30m Park Young-bin ₩30m Shin Jae-in ₩30m Shin Min-woo ₩30m Shin Sung-ho ₩30m Son Min-seo ₩30m Won Jong-hae ₩30m Yang Ga-on-sol ₩30m Yoon Seo-hyun ₩30m Yoon Sung-hwan ₩30m You Jae-hyun ₩30m

Where the money goes

The 51 pitchers are paid ₩5,526,000,000 between them, 55% of the payroll; the 23 infielders ₩2,636,000,000, 26%; the 17 outfielders ₩1,530,000,000, 15%; and the 8 catchers ₩441,000,000, 4%.

How the NC Dinos 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 NC Dinos?

Koo Chang-mo, on ₩900,000,000 in 2026. That is jointly the 34th highest salary in the KBO. Riley Thompson is next on ₩821,000,000.

What is the NC Dinos payroll?

₩10,133,000,000 across 99 players in 2026, the 10th biggest of the 10 teams. The SSG Landers pay the most, ₩18,049,000,000.

What is the average salary on the NC Dinos?

₩102,353,535 in 2026, against ₩145,961,072 across the whole league.

Who is the lowest paid player on the NC Dinos?

You Jae-hyun, on ₩30,000,000. 42 players on the NC Dinos 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 Kiwoom Heroes.