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Shin Jeong-hwan salary

Shin Jeong-hwan is paid ₩32,000,000 by the Samsung Lions in 2026, the joint 550th highest of the 989 in the KBO. That is 78% below the league average of ₩145,961,072, and 0.2% of the Samsung Lions payroll of ₩15,585,500,000. Among the 523 pitchers in the league, Shin Jeong-hwan is paid the joint 300th most.

SALARY₩32,000,000
LEAGUE RANK550 of 989
TEAM RANK65 of 104
VS AVERAGE0.22x
AGE23

Shin Jeong-hwan and the Samsung Lions

Every player on the Samsung Lions in 2026, highest paid first

Samsung Lions players ranked by salary in 2026.
# PLAYER POSITION SALARY CONVERTED LEAGUE RANK
1 Lewin Diaz Infielder ₩1,779,000,000£983,288£983k 7
2 Choi Won-tae Pitcher ₩1,600,000,000£884,351£884k 8
3 Matthew Manning Pitcher ₩1,369,000,000£756,673£757k 13
4 Won Tae-in Pitcher ₩1,000,000,000£552,719£553k 25
5 Kim Jae-yoon Pitcher ₩800,000,000£442,176£442k 45
6 Ryu Ji-hyuk Infielder ₩700,000,000£386,904£387k 55
7 Chris Paddack Pitcher ₩648,000,000£358,162£358k 61
8 Koo Ja-wook Outfielder ₩500,000,000£276,360£276k 75
9 Choi Hyoung-woo Outfielder ₩400,000,000£221,088£221k 89
9 Park Sei-hyok Catcher ₩400,000,000£221,088£221k 89
11 Im Gi-yeong Pitcher ₩300,000,000£165,816£166k 106
11 Kang Min-ho Catcher ₩300,000,000£165,816£166k 106
11 Kim Tae-hoon Pitcher ₩300,000,000£165,816£166k 106
14 Lee Jae-hyeon Infielder ₩290,000,000£160,289£160k 117
15 Kim Ji-chan Outfielder ₩230,000,000£127,125£127k 134
16 Kim Young-woong Infielder ₩220,000,000£121,598£122k 138
17 Austin Voth Pitcher ₩205,000,000£113,307£113k 143
18 Baek Jung-hyun Pitcher ₩200,000,000£110,544£111k 144
18 Kim Seong-yoon Outfielder ₩200,000,000£110,544£111k 144
20 Choi Ji-gwang Pitcher ₩150,000,000£82,908£83k 176
20 Lee Seung-hyun Pitcher ₩150,000,000£82,908£83k 176
22 Yura Miyaji Pitcher ₩137,000,000£75,723£76k 187
23 Lee Seung-hyun Pitcher ₩120,000,000£66,326£66k 207
24 Lee Sung-gyu Outfielder ₩110,000,000£60,799£61k 216
25 Lee Seung-min Pitcher ₩105,000,000£58,036£58k 227
26 Kim Hun-gon Outfielder ₩100,000,000£55,272£55k 231
26 Kim Hyun-joon Outfielder ₩100,000,000£55,272£55k 231
26 Lee Ho-sung Pitcher ₩100,000,000£55,272£55k 231
29 Bae Chan-seung Pitcher ₩90,000,000£49,745£50k 264
29 Jeon Byeong-woo Infielder ₩90,000,000£49,745£50k 264
31 Yang Chang-seop Pitcher ₩85,000,000£46,981£47k 280
32 Park Seung-kyu Outfielder ₩80,000,000£44,218£44k 288
33 Park Gye-beom Infielder ₩77,000,000£42,559£43k 296
34 Kim Mu-sin Pitcher ₩70,000,000£38,690£39k 304
35 Jack O'Loughlin Pitcher ₩68,000,000£37,585£38k 320
36 Yang Hyun Pitcher ₩65,000,000£35,927£36k 327
37 Yoon Jeong-bin Outfielder ₩64,000,000£35,374£35k 335
38 Lee Jae-ik Pitcher ₩62,000,000£34,269£34k 341
39 Kim Tae-hoon Outfielder ₩60,000,000£33,163£33k 346
39 Lee Byung-heon Catcher ₩60,000,000£33,163£33k 346
41 Choi Ha-neul Pitcher ₩55,000,000£30,400£30k 362
42 Satoshi Miyamori Pitcher ₩52,000,000£28,741£29k 383
43 Heo Yun-dong Pitcher ₩50,000,000£27,636£28k 386
43 Hong Hyun-bin Outfielder ₩50,000,000£27,636£28k 386
43 Kim Jae-seong Catcher ₩50,000,000£27,636£28k 386
46 Kim Do-hwan Catcher ₩49,000,000£27,083£27k 401
47 Jang Seung-hyun Catcher ₩48,000,000£26,531£27k 403
48 Lee Jae-hee Pitcher ₩45,000,000£24,872£25k 413
49 Yang Woo-hyun Infielder ₩44,000,000£24,320£24k 425
50 Lee Hae-seung Infielder ₩42,000,000£23,214£23k 431
50 Yook Sun-yeop Pitcher ₩42,000,000£23,214£23k 431
52 Kim Jae-sang Infielder ₩40,000,000£22,109£22k 445
53 Park Ju-hyeok Pitcher ₩39,000,000£21,556£22k 462
54 Lee Chang-yong Infielder ₩37,000,000£20,451£20k 470
55 Hong Won-pyo Pitcher ₩35,500,000£19,622£20k 483
56 Hong Mu-won Pitcher ₩35,000,000£19,345£19k 484
56 Hong Seung-won Pitcher ₩35,000,000£19,345£19k 484
56 Kim Jae-hyuk Outfielder ₩35,000,000£19,345£19k 484
56 Kim Sang-min Outfielder ₩35,000,000£19,345£19k 484
56 Sim Jae-hoon Infielder ₩35,000,000£19,345£19k 484
61 Cho Min-sung Infielder ₩34,000,000£18,792£19k 505
61 Kim Seo-jun Pitcher ₩34,000,000£18,792£19k 505
63 Ham Soo-ho Outfielder ₩33,000,000£18,240£18k 518
63 Park Jin-woo Catcher ₩33,000,000£18,240£18k 518
65 Jeong Min-seong Pitcher ₩32,000,000£17,687£18k 550
65 Kang Jun-seo Outfielder ₩32,000,000£17,687£18k 550
65 Kim Dong-hyun Pitcher ₩32,000,000£17,687£18k 550
65 Kim Sung-gyeong Pitcher ₩32,000,000£17,687£18k 550
65 Park Jang-min Infielder ₩32,000,000£17,687£18k 550
65 Shin Jeong-hwan Pitcher ₩32,000,000£17,687£18k 550
71 Choi Ye-han Pitcher ₩31,000,000£17,134£17k 589
71 Park Kwon-hoo Pitcher ₩31,000,000£17,134£17k 589
73 An Min-sung Catcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
73 Cha Dong-young Catcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
73 Cha Seung-jun Infielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
73 Cheon Gyeom Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
73 Cho Se-ik Outfielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
73 Eo Yun-sung Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
73 Han Su-dong Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
73 Hong Jun-young Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
73 Hwang Jeong-hyun Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
73 Jang Chan-hee Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
73 Jeong Jae-hoon Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
73 Jin Hee-sung Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
73 Kang Min-sung Infielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
73 Kim Baek-san Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
73 Kim Sang-ho Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
73 Kim Sang-jun Infielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
73 Kim Si-on Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
73 Kim Yu-hyun Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
73 Kwon Hyun-woo Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
73 Lee Han-min Infielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
73 Lee Ho-beom Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
73 Lee Jin-yong Outfielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
73 Lee Seo-jun Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
73 Lee Seo-jun Catcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
73 Lim Ju-chan Infielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
73 Park Ju-young Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
73 Park Si-won Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
73 Park Yong-jae Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
73 Seo Hyun-won Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
73 Seok Ye-heon Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
73 Shin Yun-ho Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
73 Woo Seung-wan Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645

The Samsung Lions by salary

Lewin Diaz ₩1.78bn Choi Won-tae ₩1.60bn Matthew Manning ₩1.37bn Won Tae-in ₩1bn Kim Jae-yoon ₩800m Ryu Ji-hyuk ₩700m Chris Paddack ₩648m Koo Ja-wook ₩500m Choi Hyoung-woo ₩400m Park Sei-hyok ₩400m Im Gi-yeong ₩300m Kang Min-ho ₩300m Kim Tae-hoon ₩300m Lee Jae-hyeon ₩290m Kim Ji-chan ₩230m Kim Young-woong ₩220m Austin Voth ₩205m Baek Jung-hyun ₩200m Kim Seong-yoon ₩200m Choi Ji-gwang ₩150m Lee Seung-hyun ₩150m Yura Miyaji ₩137m Lee Seung-hyun ₩120m Lee Sung-gyu ₩110m Lee Seung-min ₩105m Kim Hun-gon ₩100m Kim Hyun-joon ₩100m Lee Ho-sung ₩100m Bae Chan-seung ₩90m Jeon Byeong-woo ₩90m Yang Chang-seop ₩85m Park Seung-kyu ₩80m Park Gye-beom ₩77m Kim Mu-sin ₩70m Jack O'Loughlin ₩68m Yang Hyun ₩65m Yoon Jeong-bin ₩64m Lee Jae-ik ₩62m Kim Tae-hoon ₩60m Lee Byung-heon ₩60m Choi Ha-neul ₩55m Satoshi Miyamori ₩52m Heo Yun-dong ₩50m Hong Hyun-bin ₩50m Kim Jae-seong ₩50m Kim Do-hwan ₩49m Jang Seung-hyun ₩48m Lee Jae-hee ₩45m Yang Woo-hyun ₩44m Lee Hae-seung ₩42m Yook Sun-yeop ₩42m Kim Jae-sang ₩40m Park Ju-hyeok ₩39m Lee Chang-yong ₩37m Hong Won-pyo ₩35.5m Hong Mu-won ₩35m Hong Seung-won ₩35m Kim Jae-hyuk ₩35m Kim Sang-min ₩35m Sim Jae-hoon ₩35m Cho Min-sung ₩34m Kim Seo-jun ₩34m Ham Soo-ho ₩33m Park Jin-woo ₩33m Jeong Min-seong ₩32m Kang Jun-seo ₩32m Kim Dong-hyun ₩32m Kim Sung-gyeong ₩32m Park Jang-min ₩32m
Shin Jeong-hwan ₩32m
Choi Ye-han ₩31m Park Kwon-hoo ₩31m An Min-sung ₩30m Cha Dong-young ₩30m Cha Seung-jun ₩30m Cheon Gyeom ₩30m Cho Se-ik ₩30m Eo Yun-sung ₩30m Han Su-dong ₩30m Hong Jun-young ₩30m Hwang Jeong-hyun ₩30m Jang Chan-hee ₩30m Jeong Jae-hoon ₩30m Jin Hee-sung ₩30m Kang Min-sung ₩30m Kim Baek-san ₩30m Kim Sang-ho ₩30m Kim Sang-jun ₩30m Kim Si-on ₩30m Kim Yu-hyun ₩30m Kwon Hyun-woo ₩30m Lee Han-min ₩30m Lee Ho-beom ₩30m Lee Jin-yong ₩30m Lee Seo-jun ₩30m Lee Seo-jun ₩30m Lim Ju-chan ₩30m Park Ju-young ₩30m Park Si-won ₩30m Park Yong-jae ₩30m Seo Hyun-won ₩30m Seok Ye-heon ₩30m Shin Yun-ho ₩30m Woo Seung-wan ₩30m

The players paid either side of Shin Jeong-hwan

The 25 players paid closest to Shin Jeong-hwan in 2026, of 989 in the league

KBO players paid close to Shin Jeong-hwan in 2026.
# PLAYER TEAM SALARY CONVERTED
550 Lee Jeong-beom KT Wiz ₩32,000,000£17,687£18k
550 Lee Jin-ha Lotte Giants ₩32,000,000£17,687£18k
550 Lee Ki-soon SSG Landers ₩32,000,000£17,687£18k
550 Oh Seo-jin KT Wiz ₩32,000,000£17,687£18k
550 Park Geon-woo KT Wiz ₩32,000,000£17,687£18k
550 Park Jae-yeop Lotte Giants ₩32,000,000£17,687£18k
550 Park Jang-min Samsung Lions ₩32,000,000£17,687£18k
550 Park Jeong-bin SSG Landers ₩32,000,000£17,687£18k
550 Park Si-won LG Twins ₩32,000,000£17,687£18k
550 Ryu Hyun-in KT Wiz ₩32,000,000£17,687£18k
550 Ryu Hyun-jun Doosan Bears ₩32,000,000£17,687£18k
550 Seok Sang-ho Lotte Giants ₩32,000,000£17,687£18k
550 Shin Jeong-hwan Samsung Lions ₩32,000,000£17,687£18k
550 Won Jong-hyeok Hanwha Eagles ₩32,000,000£17,687£18k
550 Yeo Dong-uk Kiwoom Heroes ₩32,000,000£17,687£18k
550 Yoon Hyun Kiwoom Heroes ₩32,000,000£17,687£18k
589 Cheon Hyun-jae Doosan Bears ₩31,000,000£17,134£17k
589 Cho Geon-hee LG Twins ₩31,000,000£17,134£17k
589 Cho Hyun-jin NC Dinos ₩31,000,000£17,134£17k
589 Choi Myeong-gyeong LG Twins ₩31,000,000£17,134£17k
589 Choi Ye-han Samsung Lions ₩31,000,000£17,134£17k
589 Chung Se-young Kiwoom Heroes ₩31,000,000£17,134£17k
589 Gwon Hyuk-bin Kiwoom Heroes ₩31,000,000£17,134£17k
589 Han Gyeong-bin Hanwha Eagles ₩31,000,000£17,134£17k
589 Han Jae-hwan NC Dinos ₩31,000,000£17,134£17k

Frequently asked questions

How much does Shin Jeong-hwan earn?

₩32,000,000 in 2026, a base salary from the Samsung Lions. It is the joint 550th highest of the 989 salaries in the KBO.

Is Shin Jeong-hwan the highest paid player on the Samsung Lions?

No. Lewin Diaz is, on ₩1,779,000,000. Shin Jeong-hwan is joint 65th of the 104 on the team.

How does Shin Jeong-hwan's salary compare with the KBO average?

The average across the league is ₩145,961,072 and the median is ₩35,000,000, so ₩32,000,000 is 78% 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 Samsung Lions payroll, and every player in the league on the KBO salaries 2026 page. Everything else we hold on baseball is on the baseball page.