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Kim Dong-kyu salary

Kim Dong-kyu is paid ₩35,000,000 by the Kiwoom Heroes in 2026, the joint 484th highest of the 989 in the KBO. That is 76% below the league average of ₩145,961,072, and 0.3% of the Kiwoom Heroes payroll of ₩11,509,000,000. Among the 523 pitchers in the league, Kim Dong-kyu is paid the joint 267th most.

SALARY₩35,000,000
LEAGUE RANK484 of 989
TEAM RANK52 of 99
VS AVERAGE0.24x
AGE22

Kim Dong-kyu and the Kiwoom Heroes

Every player on the Kiwoom Heroes in 2026, highest paid first

Kiwoom Heroes players ranked by salary in 2026.
# PLAYER POSITION SALARY CONVERTED LEAGUE RANK
1 Matthew Davidson Infielder ₩1,334,000,000£737,328£737k 14
2 Nathan Wiles Pitcher ₩1,245,000,000£688,136£688k 15
3 Raul Alcantara Pitcher ₩958,000,000£529,505£530k 27
3 Trenton Brooks Outfielder ₩958,000,000£529,505£530k 27
5 Lee Hyung-jong Outfielder ₩600,000,000£331,632£332k 62
6 Keston Hiura Infielder ₩547,000,000£302,338£302k 72
7 Won Jong-hyan Pitcher ₩500,000,000£276,360£276k 75
8 An Woo-jin Pitcher ₩480,000,000£265,305£265k 83
9 Choi Joo-hwan Infielder ₩300,000,000£165,816£166k 106
10 Ha Yeong-min Pitcher ₩210,000,000£116,071£116k 141
11 An Chi-hong Infielder ₩200,000,000£110,544£111k 144
12 Kim Jae-ung Pitcher ₩190,000,000£105,017£105k 160
13 Yuto Kanakubo Pitcher ₩137,000,000£75,723£76k 187
14 Lee Ju-hyoung Outfielder ₩135,000,000£74,617£75k 193
15 Seo Geon-chang Infielder ₩120,000,000£66,326£66k 207
16 Im Ji-yeol Outfielder ₩110,000,000£60,799£61k 216
17 Kim Tae-jin Infielder ₩105,000,000£58,036£58k 227
18 Kim Jae-hyun Catcher ₩100,000,000£55,272£55k 231
18 Lee Seung-ho Pitcher ₩100,000,000£55,272£55k 231
20 Kim Seong-min Pitcher ₩90,000,000£49,745£50k 264
21 Kim Seon-gi Pitcher ₩84,000,000£46,428£46k 282
22 Oh Sun-jin Infielder ₩80,000,000£44,218£44k 288
23 Oh Seok-joo Pitcher ₩78,000,000£43,112£43k 295
24 Kenny Rosenberg Pitcher ₩68,000,000£37,585£38k 320
25 Cho Young-gun Pitcher ₩67,000,000£37,032£37k 324
26 Yun Seok-won Pitcher ₩65,000,000£35,927£36k 327
27 Kim Gun-hee Catcher ₩62,000,000£34,269£34k 341
28 Choo Jae-hyun Outfielder ₩60,000,000£33,163£33k 346
28 Kim Seong-jin Pitcher ₩60,000,000£33,163£33k 346
28 Park Yun-sung Pitcher ₩60,000,000£33,163£33k 346
31 Lim Byeong-wuk Outfielder ₩58,000,000£32,058£32k 357
32 Park Jin-hyung Pitcher ₩56,000,000£30,952£31k 359
33 Park Ju-hong Outfielder ₩55,000,000£30,400£30k 362
34 Eo Joon-seo Infielder ₩50,000,000£27,636£28k 386
34 Ju Seong-won Outfielder ₩50,000,000£27,636£28k 386
34 Kim Dong-uk Pitcher ₩50,000,000£27,636£28k 386
37 Kim Dong-hyeok Pitcher ₩48,000,000£26,531£27k 403
38 Park Ju-seong Pitcher ₩47,000,000£25,978£26k 407
39 Kim Yeon-ju Pitcher ₩45,000,000£24,872£25k 413
39 Lee Myeong-jong Pitcher ₩45,000,000£24,872£25k 413
41 Kim Dong-heon Catcher ₩43,000,000£23,767£24k 427
42 Kim Woong-bin Infielder ₩42,000,000£23,214£23k 431
42 Kim Yun-ha Pitcher ₩42,000,000£23,214£23k 431
44 Jung Hyun-woo Pitcher ₩40,000,000£22,109£22k 445
44 Kim In-beom Pitcher ₩40,000,000£22,109£22k 445
44 Lee Kang-jun Pitcher ₩40,000,000£22,109£22k 445
44 Park Chan-hyeok Outfielder ₩40,000,000£22,109£22k 445
44 Park Su-jong Outfielder ₩40,000,000£22,109£22k 445
49 Lee Ju-hyeong Infielder ₩38,000,000£21,003£21k 464
50 Won Sung-jun Outfielder ₩37,000,000£20,451£20k 470
51 Song Ji-hoo Infielder ₩36,000,000£19,898£20k 479
52 Jeon Tae-hyun Infielder ₩35,000,000£19,345£19k 484
52 Jhun Jun-pyo Pitcher ₩35,000,000£19,345£19k 484
52 Kim Dong-kyu Pitcher ₩35,000,000£19,345£19k 484
52 Kim Si-ang Catcher ₩35,000,000£19,345£19k 484
56 Bae Dong-hyun Pitcher ₩34,000,000£18,792£19k 505
56 Kim Byeong-hwi Infielder ₩34,000,000£18,792£19k 505
58 Kim Jun-hyeong Pitcher ₩33,000,000£18,240£18k 518
58 Lee Jun-woo Pitcher ₩33,000,000£18,240£18k 518
58 Park Jeong-hun Pitcher ₩33,000,000£18,240£18k 518
58 Yang Ji-yul Pitcher ₩33,000,000£18,240£18k 518
62 Yeo Dong-uk Infielder ₩32,000,000£17,687£18k 550
62 Yoon Hyun Pitcher ₩32,000,000£17,687£18k 550
64 Chung Se-young Pitcher ₩31,000,000£17,134£17k 589
64 Gwon Hyuk-bin Infielder ₩31,000,000£17,134£17k 589
64 Lee Jae-sang Infielder ₩31,000,000£17,134£17k 589
64 Lim Jin-muk Pitcher ₩31,000,000£17,134£17k 589
64 Park Seong-bhin Catcher ₩31,000,000£17,134£17k 589
64 Seo Yu-sin Infielder ₩31,000,000£17,134£17k 589
64 Son Him-chan Pitcher ₩31,000,000£17,134£17k 589
64 Son Hyun-ki Pitcher ₩31,000,000£17,134£17k 589
64 Yang Hyun-jong Infielder ₩31,000,000£17,134£17k 589
64 Yum Seung-won Infielder ₩31,000,000£17,134£17k 589
74 Baek Jin-su Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
74 Choi Hyun-woo Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
74 Choi Jae-young Infielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
74 Ju Seung-bin Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
74 Jung Da-hun Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
74 Jung Dong-jun Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
74 Kim Ji-seok Infielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
74 Kim Ji-sung Catcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
74 Kim Ju-young Catcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
74 Kim Lee-an Catcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
74 Kim Seo-jun Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
74 Kim Tae-un Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
74 Kim Yu-bin Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
74 Lee Tae-jun Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
74 Lee Tae-yang Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
74 Oh Hye-sung Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
74 Park Chae-wool Outfielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
74 Park Han-gyeol Infielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
74 Park Ji-sung Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
74 Park Jun-geon Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
74 Park Jun-hyeong Catcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
74 Park Jun-hyun Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
74 Sim Hwi-yun Outfielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
74 You Jeong-taek Infielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
98 Han Min-woo Pitcher ₩15,000,000£8,291£8k 975
98 Lee Seung-jae Pitcher ₩15,000,000£8,291£8k 975

The Kiwoom Heroes by salary

Matthew Davidson ₩1.33bn Nathan Wiles ₩1.25bn Raul Alcantara ₩958m Trenton Brooks ₩958m Lee Hyung-jong ₩600m Keston Hiura ₩547m Won Jong-hyan ₩500m An Woo-jin ₩480m Choi Joo-hwan ₩300m Ha Yeong-min ₩210m An Chi-hong ₩200m Kim Jae-ung ₩190m Yuto Kanakubo ₩137m Lee Ju-hyoung ₩135m Seo Geon-chang ₩120m Im Ji-yeol ₩110m Kim Tae-jin ₩105m Kim Jae-hyun ₩100m Lee Seung-ho ₩100m Kim Seong-min ₩90m Kim Seon-gi ₩84m Oh Sun-jin ₩80m Oh Seok-joo ₩78m Kenny Rosenberg ₩68m Cho Young-gun ₩67m Yun Seok-won ₩65m Kim Gun-hee ₩62m Choo Jae-hyun ₩60m Kim Seong-jin ₩60m Park Yun-sung ₩60m Lim Byeong-wuk ₩58m Park Jin-hyung ₩56m Park Ju-hong ₩55m Eo Joon-seo ₩50m Ju Seong-won ₩50m Kim Dong-uk ₩50m Kim Dong-hyeok ₩48m Park Ju-seong ₩47m Kim Yeon-ju ₩45m Lee Myeong-jong ₩45m Kim Dong-heon ₩43m Kim Woong-bin ₩42m Kim Yun-ha ₩42m Jung Hyun-woo ₩40m Kim In-beom ₩40m Lee Kang-jun ₩40m Park Chan-hyeok ₩40m Park Su-jong ₩40m Lee Ju-hyeong ₩38m Won Sung-jun ₩37m Song Ji-hoo ₩36m Jeon Tae-hyun ₩35m Jhun Jun-pyo ₩35m
Kim Dong-kyu ₩35m
Kim Si-ang ₩35m Bae Dong-hyun ₩34m Kim Byeong-hwi ₩34m Kim Jun-hyeong ₩33m Lee Jun-woo ₩33m Park Jeong-hun ₩33m Yang Ji-yul ₩33m Yeo Dong-uk ₩32m Yoon Hyun ₩32m Chung Se-young ₩31m Gwon Hyuk-bin ₩31m Lee Jae-sang ₩31m Lim Jin-muk ₩31m Park Seong-bhin ₩31m Seo Yu-sin ₩31m Son Him-chan ₩31m Son Hyun-ki ₩31m Yang Hyun-jong ₩31m Yum Seung-won ₩31m Baek Jin-su ₩30m Choi Hyun-woo ₩30m Choi Jae-young ₩30m Ju Seung-bin ₩30m Jung Da-hun ₩30m Jung Dong-jun ₩30m Kim Ji-seok ₩30m Kim Ji-sung ₩30m Kim Ju-young ₩30m Kim Lee-an ₩30m Kim Seo-jun ₩30m Kim Tae-un ₩30m Kim Yu-bin ₩30m Lee Tae-jun ₩30m Lee Tae-yang ₩30m Oh Hye-sung ₩30m Park Chae-wool ₩30m Park Han-gyeol ₩30m Park Ji-sung ₩30m Park Jun-geon ₩30m Park Jun-hyeong ₩30m Park Jun-hyun ₩30m Sim Hwi-yun ₩30m You Jeong-taek ₩30m Han Min-woo ₩15m Lee Seung-jae ₩15m

The players paid either side of Kim Dong-kyu

The 25 players paid closest to Kim Dong-kyu in 2026, of 989 in the league

KBO players paid close to Kim Dong-kyu in 2026.
# PLAYER TEAM SALARY CONVERTED
479 Kwon Kwang-min Hanwha Eagles ₩36,000,000£19,898£20k
479 Lee Seung-jae Kia Tigers ₩36,000,000£19,898£20k
479 Song Ji-hoo Kiwoom Heroes ₩36,000,000£19,898£20k
483 Hong Won-pyo Samsung Lions ₩35,500,000£19,622£20k
484 Chae Hyun-woo SSG Landers ₩35,000,000£19,345£19k
484 Choi Woo-seok NC Dinos ₩35,000,000£19,345£19k
484 Hong Mu-won Samsung Lions ₩35,000,000£19,345£19k
484 Hong Seong-ho Doosan Bears ₩35,000,000£19,345£19k
484 Hong Seung-won Samsung Lions ₩35,000,000£19,345£19k
484 Jang Min-ki Kia Tigers ₩35,000,000£19,345£19k
484 Jeon Tae-hyun Kiwoom Heroes ₩35,000,000£19,345£19k
484 Jhun Jun-pyo Kiwoom Heroes ₩35,000,000£19,345£19k
484 Kim Dong-kyu Kiwoom Heroes ₩35,000,000£19,345£19k
484 Kim Jae-hyuk Samsung Lions ₩35,000,000£19,345£19k
484 Kim Sang-min Samsung Lions ₩35,000,000£19,345£19k
484 Kim Si-ang Kiwoom Heroes ₩35,000,000£19,345£19k
484 Lim Jong-chan Hanwha Eagles ₩35,000,000£19,345£19k
484 Moon Jeong-bin LG Twins ₩35,000,000£19,345£19k
484 Park Heon Kia Tigers ₩35,000,000£19,345£19k
484 Ryu Seung-min Doosan Bears ₩35,000,000£19,345£19k
484 Seok Jeung-woo SSG Landers ₩35,000,000£19,345£19k
484 Sim Jae-hoon Samsung Lions ₩35,000,000£19,345£19k
484 You Ji-sung Kia Tigers ₩35,000,000£19,345£19k
484 Yun Jun-hyeok NC Dinos ₩35,000,000£19,345£19k
484 Yun Tae-ho Doosan Bears ₩35,000,000£19,345£19k

Frequently asked questions

How much does Kim Dong-kyu earn?

₩35,000,000 in 2026, a base salary from the Kiwoom Heroes. It is the joint 484th highest of the 989 salaries in the KBO.

Is Kim Dong-kyu the highest paid player on the Kiwoom Heroes?

No. Matthew Davidson is, on ₩1,334,000,000. Kim Dong-kyu is joint 52nd of the 99 on the team.

How does Kim Dong-kyu's salary compare with the KBO average?

The average across the league is ₩145,961,072 and the median is ₩35,000,000, so ₩35,000,000 is 76% 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 Kiwoom Heroes payroll, and every player in the league on the KBO salaries 2026 page. Everything else we hold on baseball is on the baseball page.