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Kim Hwi-yeon salary

Kim Hwi-yeon is paid ₩30,000,000 by the KT Wiz in 2026, the joint 645th highest of the 989 in the KBO. That is 79% below the league average of ₩145,961,072, and 0.2% of the KT Wiz payroll of ₩14,941,000,000. Among the 523 pitchers in the league, Kim Hwi-yeon is paid the joint 345th most.

SALARY₩30,000,000
LEAGUE RANK645 of 989
TEAM RANK62 of 95
VS AVERAGE0.21x
AGE19

Kim Hwi-yeon and the KT Wiz

Every player on the KT Wiz in 2026, highest paid first

KT Wiz players ranked by salary in 2026.
# PLAYER POSITION SALARY CONVERTED LEAGUE RANK
1 Ko Young-pyo Pitcher ₩2,600,000,000£1,437,070£1.4m 2
2 Matthew Sauer Pitcher ₩1,026,000,000£567,090£567k 23
3 Sam Hilliard Infielder ₩958,000,000£529,505£530k 27
4 Caleb Boushley Pitcher ₩821,000,000£453,783£454k 42
5 Kim Hyun-soo Outfielder ₩800,000,000£442,176£442k 45
6 Heo Kyoung-min Infielder ₩700,000,000£386,904£387k 55
7 Choi Won-jun Outfielder ₩600,000,000£331,632£332k 62
8 Davis Daniel Pitcher ₩556,000,000£307,312£307k 71
9 Kim Sang-su Infielder ₩400,000,000£221,088£221k 89
10 So Hyeong-jun Pitcher ₩330,000,000£182,397£182k 103
11 Han Seung-hyuk Pitcher ₩300,000,000£165,816£166k 106
11 Jang Sung-woo Catcher ₩300,000,000£165,816£166k 106
11 Park Yeong-hyun Pitcher ₩300,000,000£165,816£166k 106
14 Kim Min-hyuck Outfielder ₩290,000,000£160,289£160k 117
15 Bae Jeong-dae Outfielder ₩260,000,000£143,707£144k 126
16 Oh Won-seok Pitcher ₩230,000,000£127,125£127k 134
17 Bae Je-seong Pitcher ₩200,000,000£110,544£111k 144
17 Kim Min-su Pitcher ₩200,000,000£110,544£111k 144
17 Woo Kyu-min Pitcher ₩200,000,000£110,544£111k 144
20 Ahn Hyun-min Outfielder ₩180,000,000£99,489£99k 165
21 Logan Allen Pitcher ₩171,000,000£94,515£95k 170
22 Han Seung-taek Catcher ₩150,000,000£82,908£83k 176
22 Ju Kwon Pitcher ₩150,000,000£82,908£83k 176
22 Son Dong-hyun Pitcher ₩150,000,000£82,908£83k 176
25 Moon Sang-chul Infielder ₩135,000,000£74,617£75k 193
25 Oh Yoon-suk Infielder ₩135,000,000£74,617£75k 193
27 Choi Dong-hwan Pitcher ₩110,000,000£60,799£61k 216
28 Lee Sang-dong Pitcher ₩100,000,000£55,272£55k 231
29 Koki Sugimoto Pitcher ₩96,000,000£53,061£53k 252
30 Jang Jin-hyuk Outfielder ₩90,000,000£49,745£50k 264
31 Kwon Dong-jin Infielder ₩72,000,000£39,796£40k 302
32 Lee Jeong-hun Outfielder ₩71,000,000£39,243£39k 303
33 Mon Yong-ik Pitcher ₩70,000,000£38,690£39k 304
33 Weon Sang-hyun Pitcher ₩70,000,000£38,690£39k 304
35 Jang Jun-won Infielder ₩66,000,000£36,479£36k 326
36 Jo Yi-hyeon Pitcher ₩63,000,000£34,821£35k 339
37 Cho Dae-hyun Catcher ₩61,000,000£33,716£34k 344
38 Kang Hyeon-woo Catcher ₩55,000,000£30,400£30k 362
38 Lim Jun-hyong Pitcher ₩55,000,000£30,400£30k 362
40 Lee Chae-ho Pitcher ₩52,000,000£28,741£29k 383
41 An Chi-young Outfielder ₩50,000,000£27,636£28k 386
42 Han Seung-ju Pitcher ₩45,000,000£24,872£25k 413
43 Jeon Yong-ju Pitcher ₩42,000,000£23,214£23k 431
43 Jeong Jun-young Outfielder ₩42,000,000£23,214£23k 431
43 Kang Min-sung Infielder ₩42,000,000£23,214£23k 431
46 Han Cha-hyeon Pitcher ₩40,000,000£22,109£22k 445
47 Lee Jung-hyun Pitcher ₩37,000,000£20,451£20k 470
48 Kang Geon Pitcher ₩34,000,000£18,792£19k 505
48 Ryu Jun-kyu Outfielder ₩34,000,000£18,792£19k 505
50 Choi Seong-min Outfielder ₩33,000,000£18,240£18k 518
50 Kim Tae-oh Pitcher ₩33,000,000£18,240£18k 518
52 Kim Dong-hyun Pitcher ₩32,000,000£17,687£18k 550
52 Kim Min-seok Catcher ₩32,000,000£17,687£18k 550
52 Lee Jeong-beom Outfielder ₩32,000,000£17,687£18k 550
52 Oh Seo-jin Infielder ₩32,000,000£17,687£18k 550
52 Park Geon-woo Pitcher ₩32,000,000£17,687£18k 550
52 Ryu Hyun-in Infielder ₩32,000,000£17,687£18k 550
58 Ji Myeong-sung Pitcher ₩31,000,000£17,134£17k 589
58 Kim Jeong-woon Pitcher ₩31,000,000£17,134£17k 589
58 Lee Sang-woo Pitcher ₩31,000,000£17,134£17k 589
58 Son Min-seok Infielder ₩31,000,000£17,134£17k 589
62 An In-san Infielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
62 Chang Min-ho Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
62 Choi Dong-hee Outfielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
62 Han Ji-woong Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
62 Jung Hyun-woo Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
62 Jung Jeong-woo Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
62 Jung Young-woong Outfielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
62 Kim Geon-hwi Infielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
62 Kim Geon-woong Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
62 Kim Gyeong-hwan Outfielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
62 Kim Hwi-yeon Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
62 Kim Kyu-han Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
62 Kim Min-sung Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
62 Kim Yu-bin Catcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
62 Koh Jun-hyuk Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
62 Kwon Hyo-jun Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
62 Kwon Sung-jun Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
62 Lee Gang-min Infielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
62 Lee Hyun-min Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
62 Lee Jae-won Outfielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
62 Lee Jeong-hwan Catcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
62 Lee Jun-myeong Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
62 Lee Min-jun Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
62 Lee Seung-hyun Infielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
62 Lee Won-jae Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
62 Lee Yong-hyun Infielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
62 Lim Sang-woo Infielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
62 Park Chi-sung Catcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
62 Park Ji-hun Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
62 Park Jun-hyeok Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
62 Park Min-seok Outfielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
62 Park Sung-jun Infielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
62 Shin Beom-jun Outfielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
62 Yoon Sang-in Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645

The KT Wiz by salary

Ko Young-pyo ₩2.60bn Matthew Sauer ₩1.03bn Sam Hilliard ₩958m Caleb Boushley ₩821m Kim Hyun-soo ₩800m Heo Kyoung-min ₩700m Choi Won-jun ₩600m Davis Daniel ₩556m Kim Sang-su ₩400m So Hyeong-jun ₩330m Han Seung-hyuk ₩300m Jang Sung-woo ₩300m Park Yeong-hyun ₩300m Kim Min-hyuck ₩290m Bae Jeong-dae ₩260m Oh Won-seok ₩230m Bae Je-seong ₩200m Kim Min-su ₩200m Woo Kyu-min ₩200m Ahn Hyun-min ₩180m Logan Allen ₩171m Han Seung-taek ₩150m Ju Kwon ₩150m Son Dong-hyun ₩150m Moon Sang-chul ₩135m Oh Yoon-suk ₩135m Choi Dong-hwan ₩110m Lee Sang-dong ₩100m Koki Sugimoto ₩96m Jang Jin-hyuk ₩90m Kwon Dong-jin ₩72m Lee Jeong-hun ₩71m Mon Yong-ik ₩70m Weon Sang-hyun ₩70m Jang Jun-won ₩66m Jo Yi-hyeon ₩63m Cho Dae-hyun ₩61m Kang Hyeon-woo ₩55m Lim Jun-hyong ₩55m Lee Chae-ho ₩52m An Chi-young ₩50m Han Seung-ju ₩45m Jeon Yong-ju ₩42m Jeong Jun-young ₩42m Kang Min-sung ₩42m Han Cha-hyeon ₩40m Lee Jung-hyun ₩37m Kang Geon ₩34m Ryu Jun-kyu ₩34m Choi Seong-min ₩33m Kim Tae-oh ₩33m Kim Dong-hyun ₩32m Kim Min-seok ₩32m Lee Jeong-beom ₩32m Oh Seo-jin ₩32m Park Geon-woo ₩32m Ryu Hyun-in ₩32m Ji Myeong-sung ₩31m Kim Jeong-woon ₩31m Lee Sang-woo ₩31m Son Min-seok ₩31m An In-san ₩30m Chang Min-ho ₩30m Choi Dong-hee ₩30m Han Ji-woong ₩30m Jung Hyun-woo ₩30m Jung Jeong-woo ₩30m Jung Young-woong ₩30m Kim Geon-hwi ₩30m Kim Geon-woong ₩30m Kim Gyeong-hwan ₩30m
Kim Hwi-yeon ₩30m
Kim Kyu-han ₩30m Kim Min-sung ₩30m Kim Yu-bin ₩30m Koh Jun-hyuk ₩30m Kwon Hyo-jun ₩30m Kwon Sung-jun ₩30m Lee Gang-min ₩30m Lee Hyun-min ₩30m Lee Jae-won ₩30m Lee Jeong-hwan ₩30m Lee Jun-myeong ₩30m Lee Min-jun ₩30m Lee Seung-hyun ₩30m Lee Won-jae ₩30m Lee Yong-hyun ₩30m Lim Sang-woo ₩30m Park Chi-sung ₩30m Park Ji-hun ₩30m Park Jun-hyeok ₩30m Park Min-seok ₩30m Park Sung-jun ₩30m Shin Beom-jun ₩30m Yoon Sang-in ₩30m

The players paid either side of Kim Hwi-yeon

The 25 players paid closest to Kim Hwi-yeon in 2026, of 989 in the league

KBO players paid close to Kim Hwi-yeon in 2026.
# PLAYER TEAM SALARY CONVERTED
645 Kim Dong-kyu Lotte Giants ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k
645 Kim Geon-hwi KT Wiz ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k
645 Kim Geon-woong KT Wiz ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k
645 Kim Gun NC Dinos ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k
645 Kim Gwan-woo Hanwha Eagles ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k
645 Kim Gyeom-jae Hanwha Eagles ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k
645 Kim Gyeong-hwan KT Wiz ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k
645 Kim Gyeong-mook Kia Tigers ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k
645 Kim Hae-chan Hanwha Eagles ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k
645 Kim Han-hol Lotte Giants ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k
645 Kim Han-kyeol Lotte Giants ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k
645 Kim Hwa-joong Lotte Giants ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k
645 Kim Hwi-yeon KT Wiz ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k
645 Kim Hyun-do Lotte Giants ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k
645 Kim Hyun-soo Kia Tigers ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k
645 Kim Hyun-su Lotte Giants ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k
645 Kim Jae-hoon SSG Landers ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k
645 Kim Jae-hyun Kia Tigers ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k
645 Kim Jae-min NC Dinos ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k
645 Kim Jeong-ho NC Dinos ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k
645 Kim Jeong-min SSG Landers ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k
645 Kim Ji-seok Kiwoom Heroes ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k
645 Kim Ji-sung Kiwoom Heroes ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k
645 Kim Ji-yong LG Twins ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k
645 Kim Ji-yoon Doosan Bears ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k

Frequently asked questions

How much does Kim Hwi-yeon earn?

₩30,000,000 in 2026, a base salary from the KT Wiz. It is the joint 645th highest of the 989 salaries in the KBO.

Is Kim Hwi-yeon the highest paid player on the KT Wiz?

No. Ko Young-pyo is, on ₩2,600,000,000. Kim Hwi-yeon is joint 62nd of the 95 on the team.

How does Kim Hwi-yeon's salary compare with the KBO average?

The average across the league is ₩145,961,072 and the median is ₩35,000,000, so ₩30,000,000 is 79% 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 KT Wiz payroll, and every player in the league on the KBO salaries 2026 page. Everything else we hold on baseball is on the baseball page.