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Choi Ji-kang salary

Choi Ji-kang is paid ₩87,000,000 by the Doosan Bears in 2026, the joint 277th highest of the 989 in the KBO. That is 40% below the league average of ₩145,961,072, and 0.6% of the Doosan Bears payroll of ₩14,261,000,000. Among the 523 pitchers in the league, Choi Ji-kang is paid the 154th most.

SALARY₩87,000,000
LEAGUE RANK277 of 989
TEAM RANK24 of 90
VS AVERAGE0.60x
AGE25

Choi Ji-kang and the Doosan Bears

Every player on the Doosan Bears in 2026, highest paid first

Doosan Bears players ranked by salary in 2026.
# PLAYER POSITION SALARY CONVERTED LEAGUE RANK
1 Yang Eui-ji Catcher ₩4,200,000,000£2,321,421£2.3m 1
2 Zach Logue Pitcher ₩958,000,000£529,505£530k 27
3 Christopher Flexen Pitcher ₩890,000,000£491,920£492k 38
4 Park Chan-ho Infielder ₩800,000,000£442,176£442k 45
5 Daz Cameron Outfielder ₩684,000,000£378,060£378k 59
6 Jung Soo-bin Outfielder ₩600,000,000£331,632£332k 62
6 Lee Young-ha Pitcher ₩600,000,000£331,632£332k 62
8 Choi Won-joon Pitcher ₩400,000,000£221,088£221k 89
9 Gwak Been Pitcher ₩305,000,000£168,579£169k 105
10 Yang Suk-hwan Infielder ₩300,000,000£165,816£166k 106
11 Kang Seung-ho Infielder ₩298,000,000£164,710£165k 116
12 Kim Taek-yeon Pitcher ₩220,000,000£121,598£122k 138
13 Jo Soo-haeng Outfielder ₩200,000,000£110,544£111k 144
14 Park Chi-guk Pitcher ₩187,000,000£103,359£103k 162
15 Choi Seung-yong Pitcher ₩155,000,000£85,672£86k 175
16 Lee Yu-chan Infielder ₩112,000,000£61,905£62k 214
16 Oh Myeong-jin Infielder ₩112,000,000£61,905£62k 214
18 Yunior Severino Infielder ₩109,000,000£60,246£60k 225
19 Kim Myeong-sin Pitcher ₩105,000,000£58,036£58k 227
20 Lee Yong-chan Pitcher ₩100,000,000£55,272£55k 231
20 Son Ah-seop Outfielder ₩100,000,000£55,272£55k 231
22 Kim Ki-yeon Catcher ₩95,000,000£52,508£53k 257
23 Lee Byeong-heon Pitcher ₩94,000,000£51,956£52k 263
24 Choi Ji-kang Pitcher ₩87,000,000£48,087£48k 277
24 Kim In-tae Outfielder ₩87,000,000£48,087£48k 277
26 Takuto Takada Pitcher ₩82,000,000£45,323£45k 283
27 Kim Min-suk Outfielder ₩81,000,000£44,770£45k 287
28 Park Shin-zi Pitcher ₩70,000,000£38,690£39k 304
29 Park Jun-soon Infielder ₩69,000,000£38,138£38k 319
30 Wesley Benjamin Pitcher ₩68,000,000£37,585£38k 320
31 An Jae-seok Infielder ₩67,000,000£37,032£37k 324
32 Park Jung-soo Pitcher ₩64,000,000£35,374£35k 335
33 Choi Min-seok Pitcher ₩63,000,000£34,821£35k 339
34 Kim Dong-ju Pitcher ₩53,000,000£29,294£29k 381
35 Park Ji-hoon Infielder ₩52,000,000£28,741£29k 383
36 Yang Jae-hun Pitcher ₩47,000,000£25,978£26k 407
37 Choi Jun-ho Pitcher ₩45,000,000£24,872£25k 413
37 Im Jong-sung Infielder ₩45,000,000£24,872£25k 413
39 Kim Ho-jun Pitcher ₩42,000,000£23,214£23k 431
40 Kim Dong-jun Infielder ₩41,000,000£22,661£23k 443
40 Kim Young-hyun Pitcher ₩41,000,000£22,661£23k 443
42 Kim Dae-han Outfielder ₩38,000,000£21,003£21k 464
42 Kim Jeong-woo Pitcher ₩38,000,000£21,003£21k 464
44 Kim Min-gyu Pitcher ₩37,000,000£20,451£20k 470
45 Hong Seong-ho Outfielder ₩35,000,000£19,345£19k 484
45 Ryu Seung-min Outfielder ₩35,000,000£19,345£19k 484
45 Yun Tae-ho Pitcher ₩35,000,000£19,345£19k 484
48 Jeon Da-min Outfielder ₩34,000,000£18,792£19k 505
49 Choi Jong-in Pitcher ₩33,000,000£18,240£18k 518
49 Kim Min-hyeok Infielder ₩33,000,000£18,240£18k 518
51 Je Hwan-yu Pitcher ₩32,000,000£17,687£18k 550
51 Kim Yu-seong Pitcher ₩32,000,000£17,687£18k 550
51 Ryu Hyun-jun Catcher ₩32,000,000£17,687£18k 550
54 Cheon Hyun-jae Outfielder ₩31,000,000£17,134£17k 589
54 Kim Han-jung Pitcher ₩31,000,000£17,134£17k 589
54 Kim Jun-sang Infielder ₩31,000,000£17,134£17k 589
54 Kim Sung-jae Catcher ₩31,000,000£17,134£17k 589
54 Lee Sun-woo Infielder ₩31,000,000£17,134£17k 589
54 Park Kang-min Pitcher ₩31,000,000£17,134£17k 589
54 Park Min-jun Catcher ₩31,000,000£17,134£17k 589
54 Park Seoung-jae Infielder ₩31,000,000£17,134£17k 589
54 Yun Jun-ho Catcher ₩31,000,000£17,134£17k 589
63 An Chi-ho Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
63 An Min-gyeom Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
63 Choi Ju-hyeong Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
63 Choi Woo-in Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
63 Han Da-hyun Infielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
63 Hwang Hee-cheon Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
63 Jang Kyu-bin Catcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
63 Jang Woo-jin Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
63 Ji Kang-hyeok Infielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
63 Ju Yang-jun Outfielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
63 Jung Sung-heon Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
63 Kim Ji-yoon Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
63 Kim Joo-oh Outfielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
63 Kim Moon-su Outfielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
63 Lee Hee-sung Catcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
63 Lee Jong-hyeok Infielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
63 Lee Joo-ho Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
63 Lee Ju-yeop Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
63 Lee Ki-seok Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
63 Lim Hyun-cheol Outfielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
63 Lim Jong-hoon Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
63 Nam Tae-woong Infielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
63 Seo Jun-o Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
63 Shim Geon-bo Infielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
63 Shin Min-cheol Infielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
63 Shin Woo-yeoul Outfielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
63 Uhm Ji-min Outfielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
63 Yang Hyun-jin Outfielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645

The Doosan Bears by salary

Yang Eui-ji ₩4.20bn Zach Logue ₩958m Christopher Flexen ₩890m Park Chan-ho ₩800m Daz Cameron ₩684m Jung Soo-bin ₩600m Lee Young-ha ₩600m Choi Won-joon ₩400m Gwak Been ₩305m Yang Suk-hwan ₩300m Kang Seung-ho ₩298m Kim Taek-yeon ₩220m Jo Soo-haeng ₩200m Park Chi-guk ₩187m Choi Seung-yong ₩155m Lee Yu-chan ₩112m Oh Myeong-jin ₩112m Yunior Severino ₩109m Kim Myeong-sin ₩105m Lee Yong-chan ₩100m Son Ah-seop ₩100m Kim Ki-yeon ₩95m Lee Byeong-heon ₩94m
Choi Ji-kang ₩87m
Kim In-tae ₩87m Takuto Takada ₩82m Kim Min-suk ₩81m Park Shin-zi ₩70m Park Jun-soon ₩69m Wesley Benjamin ₩68m An Jae-seok ₩67m Park Jung-soo ₩64m Choi Min-seok ₩63m Kim Dong-ju ₩53m Park Ji-hoon ₩52m Yang Jae-hun ₩47m Choi Jun-ho ₩45m Im Jong-sung ₩45m Kim Ho-jun ₩42m Kim Dong-jun ₩41m Kim Young-hyun ₩41m Kim Dae-han ₩38m Kim Jeong-woo ₩38m Kim Min-gyu ₩37m Hong Seong-ho ₩35m Ryu Seung-min ₩35m Yun Tae-ho ₩35m Jeon Da-min ₩34m Choi Jong-in ₩33m Kim Min-hyeok ₩33m Je Hwan-yu ₩32m Kim Yu-seong ₩32m Ryu Hyun-jun ₩32m Cheon Hyun-jae ₩31m Kim Han-jung ₩31m Kim Jun-sang ₩31m Kim Sung-jae ₩31m Lee Sun-woo ₩31m Park Kang-min ₩31m Park Min-jun ₩31m Park Seoung-jae ₩31m Yun Jun-ho ₩31m An Chi-ho ₩30m An Min-gyeom ₩30m Choi Ju-hyeong ₩30m Choi Woo-in ₩30m Han Da-hyun ₩30m Hwang Hee-cheon ₩30m Jang Kyu-bin ₩30m Jang Woo-jin ₩30m Ji Kang-hyeok ₩30m Ju Yang-jun ₩30m Jung Sung-heon ₩30m Kim Ji-yoon ₩30m Kim Joo-oh ₩30m Kim Moon-su ₩30m Lee Hee-sung ₩30m Lee Jong-hyeok ₩30m Lee Joo-ho ₩30m Lee Ju-yeop ₩30m Lee Ki-seok ₩30m Lim Hyun-cheol ₩30m Lim Jong-hoon ₩30m Nam Tae-woong ₩30m Seo Jun-o ₩30m Shim Geon-bo ₩30m Shin Min-cheol ₩30m Shin Woo-yeoul ₩30m Uhm Ji-min ₩30m Yang Hyun-jin ₩30m

The players paid either side of Choi Ji-kang

The 25 players paid closest to Choi Ji-kang in 2026, of 989 in the league

KBO players paid close to Choi Ji-kang in 2026.
# PLAYER TEAM SALARY CONVERTED
264 Jang Jin-hyuk KT Wiz ₩90,000,000£49,745£50k
264 Jeon Byeong-woo Samsung Lions ₩90,000,000£49,745£50k
264 Jeong Hyeon-su Lotte Giants ₩90,000,000£49,745£50k
264 Kim Gang-hyun Lotte Giants ₩90,000,000£49,745£50k
264 Kim Jae-yeol NC Dinos ₩90,000,000£49,745£50k
264 Kim Kyu-sung Kia Tigers ₩90,000,000£49,745£50k
264 Kim Seong-min Kiwoom Heroes ₩90,000,000£49,745£50k
264 Kwak Do-gyu Kia Tigers ₩90,000,000£49,745£50k
264 Lee Chang-jin Kia Tigers ₩90,000,000£49,745£50k
264 Lee Min-ho LG Twins ₩90,000,000£49,745£50k
276 Cho Dong-uk Hanwha Eagles ₩88,000,000£48,639£49k
277 Choi Jeong-won NC Dinos ₩87,000,000£48,087£48k
277 Choi Ji-kang Doosan Bears ₩87,000,000£48,087£48k
277 Kim In-tae Doosan Bears ₩87,000,000£48,087£48k
280 Kim Young-woo LG Twins ₩85,000,000£46,981£47k
280 Yang Chang-seop Samsung Lions ₩85,000,000£46,981£47k
282 Kim Seon-gi Kiwoom Heroes ₩84,000,000£46,428£46k
283 Choi Sung-young NC Dinos ₩82,000,000£45,323£45k
283 Hwang Jun-seo Hanwha Eagles ₩82,000,000£45,323£45k
283 John Cushing Hanwha Eagles ₩82,000,000£45,323£45k
283 Takuto Takada Doosan Bears ₩82,000,000£45,323£45k
287 Kim Min-suk Doosan Bears ₩81,000,000£44,770£45k
288 Hwang Dong-ha Kia Tigers ₩80,000,000£44,218£44k
288 Kim Yu-yeong LG Twins ₩80,000,000£44,218£44k
288 Lee Min-seok Lotte Giants ₩80,000,000£44,218£44k

Frequently asked questions

How much does Choi Ji-kang earn?

₩87,000,000 in 2026, a base salary from the Doosan Bears. It is the joint 277th highest of the 989 salaries in the KBO.

Is Choi Ji-kang the highest paid player on the Doosan Bears?

No. Yang Eui-ji is, on ₩4,200,000,000. Choi Ji-kang is joint 24th of the 90 on the team.

How does Choi Ji-kang's salary compare with the KBO average?

The average across the league is ₩145,961,072 and the median is ₩35,000,000, so ₩87,000,000 is 40% below 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 Doosan Bears payroll, and every player in the league on the KBO salaries 2026 page. Everything else we hold on baseball is on the baseball page.