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Kim Whee-jip salary

Kim Whee-jip is paid ₩240,000,000 by the NC Dinos in 2026, the joint 132nd highest of the 989 in the KBO. That is 1.6 times the league average of ₩145,961,072, and 2.4% of the NC Dinos payroll of ₩10,133,000,000. Among the 208 infielders in the league, Kim Whee-jip is paid the 29th most.

SALARY₩240,000,000
LEAGUE RANK132 of 989
TEAM RANK9 of 99
VS AVERAGE1.64x
AGE24

Kim Whee-jip and the NC Dinos

Every player on the NC Dinos in 2026, highest paid first

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

The players paid either side of Kim Whee-jip

The 25 players paid closest to Kim Whee-jip in 2026, of 989 in the league

KBO players paid close to Kim Whee-jip in 2026.
# PLAYER TEAM SALARY CONVERTED
120 Moon Sung-ju LG Twins ₩280,000,000£154,761£155k
121 Lachlan Wells LG Twins ₩274,000,000£151,445£151k
121 Shota Takeda SSG Landers ₩274,000,000£151,445£151k
123 Lee Tae-yang Kia Tigers ₩270,000,000£149,234£149k
123 Yi Jung-yong LG Twins ₩270,000,000£149,234£149k
125 Park Sang-won Hanwha Eagles ₩263,000,000£145,365£145k
126 Bae Jeong-dae KT Wiz ₩260,000,000£143,707£144k
127 Jo Byeong-hyeon SSG Landers ₩250,000,000£138,180£138k
127 Kim Do-yeong Kia Tigers ₩250,000,000£138,180£138k
127 Kim Ho-ryung Kia Tigers ₩250,000,000£138,180£138k
127 Kim Kang-ryul LG Twins ₩250,000,000£138,180£138k
127 Kwon Hui-dong NC Dinos ₩250,000,000£138,180£138k
132 Kim Whee-jip NC Dinos ₩240,000,000£132,653£133k
132 You Young-chan LG Twins ₩240,000,000£132,653£133k
134 Gu Bon-hyeok LG Twins ₩230,000,000£127,125£127k
134 Kim Ji-chan Samsung Lions ₩230,000,000£127,125£127k
134 Moon Hyun-bin Hanwha Eagles ₩230,000,000£127,125£127k
134 Oh Won-seok KT Wiz ₩230,000,000£127,125£127k
138 Kim Taek-yeon Doosan Bears ₩220,000,000£121,598£122k
138 Kim Young-woong Samsung Lions ₩220,000,000£121,598£122k
138 Moon Dong-ju Hanwha Eagles ₩220,000,000£121,598£122k
141 Ha Yeong-min Kiwoom Heroes ₩210,000,000£116,071£116k
141 Kim Min SSG Landers ₩210,000,000£116,071£116k
143 Austin Voth Samsung Lions ₩205,000,000£113,307£113k
144 An Chi-hong Kiwoom Heroes ₩200,000,000£110,544£111k

Frequently asked questions

How much does Kim Whee-jip earn?

₩240,000,000 in 2026, a base salary from the NC Dinos. It is the joint 132nd highest of the 989 salaries in the KBO.

Is Kim Whee-jip the highest paid player on the NC Dinos?

No. Koo Chang-mo is, on ₩900,000,000. Kim Whee-jip is 9th of the 99 on the team.

How does Kim Whee-jip's salary compare with the KBO average?

The average across the league is ₩145,961,072 and the median is ₩35,000,000, so ₩240,000,000 is 1.6 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 NC Dinos payroll, and every player in the league on the KBO salaries 2026 page. Everything else we hold on baseball is on the baseball page.