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Choi Jeong salary

Choi Jeong is paid ₩2,200,000,000 by the SSG Landers in 2026, the 3rd highest of the 989 in the KBO. That is 15.1 times the league average of ₩145,961,072, and 12.2% of the SSG Landers payroll of ₩18,049,000,000. Among the 208 infielders in the league, Choi Jeong is paid the most.

SALARY₩2,200,000,000
LEAGUE RANK3 of 989
TEAM RANK1 of 95
VS AVERAGE15.07x
AGE39

Choi Jeong and the SSG Landers

Every player on the SSG Landers in 2026, highest paid first

SSG Landers players ranked by salary in 2026.
# PLAYER POSITION SALARY CONVERTED LEAGUE RANK
1 Choi Jeong Infielder ₩2,200,000,000£1,215,983£1.2m 3
2 Kim Kwang-hyun Pitcher ₩1,500,000,000£829,079£829k 10
3 Park Jong-hun Pitcher ₩1,100,000,000£607,991£608k 17
4 Guillermo Heredia Outfielder ₩1,095,000,000£605,228£605k 18
4 Mitch White Pitcher ₩1,095,000,000£605,228£605k 18
6 Anthony Veneziano Pitcher ₩1,026,000,000£567,090£567k 23
7 Han Yoo-seom Outfielder ₩900,000,000£497,447£497k 34
8 Thomas Hatch Pitcher ₩807,000,000£446,045£446k 44
9 Moon Seung-won Pitcher ₩800,000,000£442,176£442k 45
10 Pedro Avila Pitcher ₩520,000,000£287,414£287k 73
11 Kim Jae-hwan Outfielder ₩500,000,000£276,360£276k 75
11 Oh Tae-gon Outfielder ₩500,000,000£276,360£276k 75
13 Park Seong-han Infielder ₩420,000,000£232,142£232k 87
14 Noh Kyung-eun Pitcher ₩400,000,000£221,088£221k 89
15 Choi Ji-hoon Outfielder ₩370,000,000£204,506£205k 101
16 Shota Takeda Pitcher ₩274,000,000£151,445£151k 121
17 Jo Byeong-hyeon Pitcher ₩250,000,000£138,180£138k 127
18 Kim Min Pitcher ₩210,000,000£116,071£116k 141
19 Lee Ji-young Catcher ₩200,000,000£110,544£111k 144
19 Lee Ro-un Pitcher ₩200,000,000£110,544£111k 144
21 Seo Jin-yong Pitcher ₩180,000,000£99,489£99k 165
22 Ko Myeong-jun Infielder ₩160,000,000£88,435£88k 173
23 Kim Taek-hyeong Pitcher ₩150,000,000£82,908£83k 176
24 Bligh Madris Outfielder ₩137,000,000£75,723£76k 187
25 Choi Min-jun Pitcher ₩130,000,000£71,854£72k 199
25 Jeong Jun-jae Infielder ₩130,000,000£71,854£72k 199
27 Cho Hyeong-woo Catcher ₩125,000,000£69,090£69k 205
28 Kim Min-sik Catcher ₩100,000,000£55,272£55k 231
28 Kim Seong-uk Outfielder ₩100,000,000£55,272£55k 231
30 Ginjiro Hiramoto Pitcher ₩96,000,000£53,061£53k 252
31 Han Doo-sol Pitcher ₩95,000,000£52,508£53k 257
31 Park Si-hoo Pitcher ₩95,000,000£52,508£53k 257
33 Jang Ji-hun Pitcher ₩75,000,000£41,454£41k 298
34 An Sang-hyun Infielder ₩70,000,000£38,690£39k 304
34 Jeon Young-jun Pitcher ₩70,000,000£38,690£39k 304
36 Choi Jun-woo Outfielder ₩65,000,000£35,927£36k 327
36 Kim Keon-woo Pitcher ₩65,000,000£35,927£36k 327
38 Park Ki-ho Pitcher ₩50,000,000£27,636£28k 386
39 Jeon Eui-san Infielder ₩45,000,000£24,872£25k 413
39 Ryu Hyo-seung Outfielder ₩45,000,000£24,872£25k 413
41 Shin Beom-soo Catcher ₩40,000,000£22,109£22k 445
42 Chae Hyun-woo Outfielder ₩35,000,000£19,345£19k 484
42 Seok Jeung-woo Infielder ₩35,000,000£19,345£19k 484
44 Hyun Won-hoe Infielder ₩34,000,000£18,792£19k 505
45 Chung Dong-yoon Pitcher ₩33,000,000£18,240£18k 518
46 Baek Seung-geon Pitcher ₩32,000,000£17,687£18k 550
46 Cho Yo-han Pitcher ₩32,000,000£17,687£18k 550
46 Han Ji-heon Pitcher ₩32,000,000£17,687£18k 550
46 Kim Hyun-jae Pitcher ₩32,000,000£17,687£18k 550
46 Kim Su-yun Infielder ₩32,000,000£17,687£18k 550
46 Kim Tae-yun Infielder ₩32,000,000£17,687£18k 550
46 Lee Geun-wook Pitcher ₩32,000,000£17,687£18k 550
46 Lee Ki-soon Pitcher ₩32,000,000£17,687£18k 550
46 Park Jeong-bin Outfielder ₩32,000,000£17,687£18k 550
55 Hong Dae-in Infielder ₩31,000,000£17,134£17k 589
55 Kim Chang-pyeong Outfielder ₩31,000,000£17,134£17k 589
55 Lim Geun-woo Outfielder ₩31,000,000£17,134£17k 589
55 Moon Sang-jun Infielder ₩31,000,000£17,134£17k 589
59 An Jae-yeon Infielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
59 Byun Kun-woo Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
59 Cho Jae-woo Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
59 Choi Su-ho Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
59 Choi Yong-jun Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
59 Choi Yun-seok Infielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
59 Chun Bum-suk Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
59 Gil Ji-seok Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
59 Jang Hyun-jin Infielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
59 Jang Jae-yul Outfielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
59 Kim Do-hyun Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
59 Kim Jae-hoon Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
59 Kim Jeong-min Outfielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
59 Kim Jun-mo Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
59 Kim Jun-young Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
59 Kim Min-beom Catcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
59 Kim Min-jun Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
59 Kim Min-jun Infielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
59 Kim Seong-min Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
59 Kim Tae-hyun Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
59 Kim Yo-sep Infielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
59 Lee Do-woo Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
59 Lee Ju-hyeong Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
59 Lee Jun-ki Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
59 Lee Seung-bin Outfielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
59 Lee Seung-min Outfielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
59 Lee Won-jun Outfielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
59 Lim Tae-yun Infielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
59 Oh Si-hu Outfielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
59 Park Myeong-hyun Infielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
59 Park Sang-hoo Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
59 Park Se-jik Outfielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
59 Ryu Hyun-gon Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
59 Shin Ji-hwan Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
59 Shin Sang-yeon Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
59 Yoon Sung-bo Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
59 Yun Tae-hyeon Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645

The SSG Landers by salary

Choi Jeong ₩2.20bn
Kim Kwang-hyun ₩1.50bn Park Jong-hun ₩1.10bn Guillermo Heredia ₩1.09bn Mitch White ₩1.09bn Anthony Veneziano ₩1.03bn Han Yoo-seom ₩900m Thomas Hatch ₩807m Moon Seung-won ₩800m Pedro Avila ₩520m Kim Jae-hwan ₩500m Oh Tae-gon ₩500m Park Seong-han ₩420m Noh Kyung-eun ₩400m Choi Ji-hoon ₩370m Shota Takeda ₩274m Jo Byeong-hyeon ₩250m Kim Min ₩210m Lee Ji-young ₩200m Lee Ro-un ₩200m Seo Jin-yong ₩180m Ko Myeong-jun ₩160m Kim Taek-hyeong ₩150m Bligh Madris ₩137m Choi Min-jun ₩130m Jeong Jun-jae ₩130m Cho Hyeong-woo ₩125m Kim Min-sik ₩100m Kim Seong-uk ₩100m Ginjiro Hiramoto ₩96m Han Doo-sol ₩95m Park Si-hoo ₩95m Jang Ji-hun ₩75m An Sang-hyun ₩70m Jeon Young-jun ₩70m Choi Jun-woo ₩65m Kim Keon-woo ₩65m Park Ki-ho ₩50m Jeon Eui-san ₩45m Ryu Hyo-seung ₩45m Shin Beom-soo ₩40m Chae Hyun-woo ₩35m Seok Jeung-woo ₩35m Hyun Won-hoe ₩34m Chung Dong-yoon ₩33m Baek Seung-geon ₩32m Cho Yo-han ₩32m Han Ji-heon ₩32m Kim Hyun-jae ₩32m Kim Su-yun ₩32m Kim Tae-yun ₩32m Lee Geun-wook ₩32m Lee Ki-soon ₩32m Park Jeong-bin ₩32m Hong Dae-in ₩31m Kim Chang-pyeong ₩31m Lim Geun-woo ₩31m Moon Sang-jun ₩31m An Jae-yeon ₩30m Byun Kun-woo ₩30m Cho Jae-woo ₩30m Choi Su-ho ₩30m Choi Yong-jun ₩30m Choi Yun-seok ₩30m Chun Bum-suk ₩30m Gil Ji-seok ₩30m Jang Hyun-jin ₩30m Jang Jae-yul ₩30m Kim Do-hyun ₩30m Kim Jae-hoon ₩30m Kim Jeong-min ₩30m Kim Jun-mo ₩30m Kim Jun-young ₩30m Kim Min-beom ₩30m Kim Min-jun ₩30m Kim Min-jun ₩30m Kim Seong-min ₩30m Kim Tae-hyun ₩30m Kim Yo-sep ₩30m Lee Do-woo ₩30m Lee Ju-hyeong ₩30m Lee Jun-ki ₩30m Lee Seung-bin ₩30m Lee Seung-min ₩30m Lee Won-jun ₩30m Lim Tae-yun ₩30m Oh Si-hu ₩30m Park Myeong-hyun ₩30m Park Sang-hoo ₩30m Park Se-jik ₩30m Ryu Hyun-gon ₩30m Shin Ji-hwan ₩30m Shin Sang-yeon ₩30m Yoon Sung-bo ₩30m Yun Tae-hyeon ₩30m

The players paid either side of Choi Jeong

The 25 players paid closest to Choi Jeong in 2026, of 989 in the league

KBO players paid close to Choi Jeong in 2026.
# PLAYER TEAM SALARY CONVERTED
1 Yang Eui-ji Doosan Bears ₩4,200,000,000£2,321,421£2.3m
2 Ko Young-pyo KT Wiz ₩2,600,000,000£1,437,070£1.4m
3 Choi Jeong SSG Landers ₩2,200,000,000£1,215,983£1.2m
4 James Naile Kia Tigers ₩2,190,000,000£1,210,455£1.2m
5 Park Se-woong Lotte Giants ₩2,100,000,000£1,160,711£1.2m
5 Ryu Hyun-jin Hanwha Eagles ₩2,100,000,000£1,160,711£1.2m
7 Lewin Diaz Samsung Lions ₩1,779,000,000£983,288£983k
8 Choi Won-tae Samsung Lions ₩1,600,000,000£884,351£884k
9 Austin Dean LG Twins ₩1,505,000,000£831,843£832k
10 Jang Hyun-sik LG Twins ₩1,500,000,000£829,079£829k
10 Kim Kwang-hyun SSG Landers ₩1,500,000,000£829,079£829k
12 Oh Ji-hwan LG Twins ₩1,400,000,000£773,807£774k
13 Matthew Manning Samsung Lions ₩1,369,000,000£756,673£757k
14 Matthew Davidson Kiwoom Heroes ₩1,334,000,000£737,328£737k
15 Nathan Wiles Kiwoom Heroes ₩1,245,000,000£688,136£688k
16 Yonny Chirinos LG Twins ₩1,232,000,000£680,950£681k
17 Park Jong-hun SSG Landers ₩1,100,000,000£607,991£608k
18 Anders Tolhurst LG Twins ₩1,095,000,000£605,228£605k
18 Guillermo Heredia SSG Landers ₩1,095,000,000£605,228£605k
18 Mitch White SSG Landers ₩1,095,000,000£605,228£605k
18 Owen White Hanwha Eagles ₩1,095,000,000£605,228£605k
18 Victor Reyes Lotte Giants ₩1,095,000,000£605,228£605k
23 Anthony Veneziano SSG Landers ₩1,026,000,000£567,090£567k
23 Matthew Sauer KT Wiz ₩1,026,000,000£567,090£567k
25 Roh Si-hwan Hanwha Eagles ₩1,000,000,000£552,719£553k

Frequently asked questions

How much does Choi Jeong earn?

₩2,200,000,000 in 2026, a base salary from the SSG Landers. It is the 3rd highest of the 989 salaries in the KBO.

Is Choi Jeong the highest paid player on the SSG Landers?

Yes. No one on the SSG Landers is paid more than ₩2,200,000,000.

How does Choi Jeong's salary compare with the KBO average?

The average across the league is ₩145,961,072 and the median is ₩35,000,000, so ₩2,200,000,000 is 15.1 times the average.

Who is the highest paid player in the KBO?

Yang Eui-ji of the Doosan Bears, on ₩4,200,000,000 in 2026.

Where to next

The whole SSG Landers payroll, and every player in the league on the KBO salaries 2026 page. Everything else we hold on baseball is on the baseball page.