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Son Ju-young salary

Son Ju-young is paid ₩290,000,000 by the LG Twins in 2026, the joint 117th highest of the 989 in the KBO. That is 2.0 times the league average of ₩145,961,072, and 1.6% of the LG Twins payroll of ₩17,650,000,000. Among the 523 pitchers in the league, Son Ju-young is paid the 62nd most.

SALARY₩290,000,000
LEAGUE RANK117 of 989
TEAM RANK16 of 101
VS AVERAGE1.99x
AGE27

Son Ju-young and the LG Twins

Every player on the LG Twins in 2026, highest paid first

LG Twins players ranked by salary in 2026.
# PLAYER POSITION SALARY CONVERTED LEAGUE RANK
1 Austin Dean Infielder ₩1,505,000,000£831,843£832k 9
2 Jang Hyun-sik Pitcher ₩1,500,000,000£829,079£829k 10
3 Oh Ji-hwan Infielder ₩1,400,000,000£773,807£774k 12
4 Yonny Chirinos Pitcher ₩1,232,000,000£680,950£681k 16
5 Anders Tolhurst Pitcher ₩1,095,000,000£605,228£605k 18
6 Ham Deok-ju Pitcher ₩800,000,000£442,176£442k 45
6 Park Hae-min Outfielder ₩800,000,000£442,176£442k 45
8 Hong Chang-ki Outfielder ₩520,000,000£287,414£287k 73
9 Go Woo-suk Pitcher ₩500,000,000£276,360£276k 75
9 Park Dong-won Catcher ₩500,000,000£276,360£276k 75
11 Carlos Carrasco Pitcher ₩493,000,000£272,491£272k 82
12 Moon Bo-gyeong Infielder ₩480,000,000£265,305£265k 83
13 Yacksel Rios Pitcher ₩479,000,000£264,753£265k 85
14 Kim Jin-sung Pitcher ₩450,000,000£248,724£249k 86
15 Shin Min-jae Infielder ₩380,000,000£210,033£210k 99
16 Son Ju-young Pitcher ₩290,000,000£160,289£160k 117
17 Moon Sung-ju Outfielder ₩280,000,000£154,761£155k 120
18 Lachlan Wells Pitcher ₩274,000,000£151,445£151k 121
19 Yi Jung-yong Pitcher ₩270,000,000£149,234£149k 123
20 Kim Kang-ryul Pitcher ₩250,000,000£138,180£138k 127
21 You Young-chan Pitcher ₩240,000,000£132,653£133k 132
22 Gu Bon-hyeok Infielder ₩230,000,000£127,125£127k 134
23 Im Chan-kyu Pitcher ₩200,000,000£110,544£111k 144
24 Song Seung-ki Pitcher ₩136,000,000£75,170£75k 192
25 Lee Ji-gang Pitcher ₩110,000,000£60,799£61k 216
26 Choi Ji-myeong Pitcher ₩100,000,000£55,272£55k 231
26 Jang Si-hwan Pitcher ₩100,000,000£55,272£55k 231
26 Jung Woo-young Pitcher ₩100,000,000£55,272£55k 231
26 Kim Yun-sik Pitcher ₩100,000,000£55,272£55k 231
30 Cheon Seong-ho Infielder ₩90,000,000£49,745£50k 264
30 Lee Min-ho Pitcher ₩90,000,000£49,745£50k 264
32 Kim Young-woo Pitcher ₩85,000,000£46,981£47k 280
33 Kim Yu-yeong Pitcher ₩80,000,000£44,218£44k 288
33 Lee Woo-chan Pitcher ₩80,000,000£44,218£44k 288
35 Baek Seung-hyeon Pitcher ₩70,000,000£38,690£39k 304
35 Choi Won-yeong Outfielder ₩70,000,000£38,690£39k 304
35 Lee Jae-won Outfielder ₩70,000,000£38,690£39k 304
38 Kim Jun-tae Catcher ₩60,000,000£33,163£33k 346
39 Kim Dae-hyun Pitcher ₩58,000,000£32,058£32k 357
40 Bae Jae-june Pitcher ₩56,000,000£30,952£31k 359
41 Lee Ju-heon Catcher ₩55,000,000£30,400£30k 362
41 Lee Young-bin Infielder ₩55,000,000£30,400£30k 362
41 Song Chan-eui Outfielder ₩55,000,000£30,400£30k 362
44 Kim Jeong-yul Infielder ₩50,000,000£27,636£28k 386
45 Kim Min-su Catcher ₩46,000,000£25,425£25k 410
46 Sung Dong-hyun Pitcher ₩42,000,000£23,214£23k 431
47 Kim Jin-su Pitcher ₩40,000,000£22,109£22k 445
47 Lee Jong-jun Pitcher ₩40,000,000£22,109£22k 445
47 Woo Kang-hoon Pitcher ₩40,000,000£22,109£22k 445
50 Kim Ju-sung Outfielder ₩37,000,000£20,451£20k 470
51 Moon Jeong-bin Infielder ₩35,000,000£19,345£19k 484
52 Ham Chang-geon Outfielder ₩34,000,000£18,792£19k 505
52 Son Yung-jun Infielder ₩34,000,000£18,792£19k 505
54 Cho Won-tae Pitcher ₩33,000,000£18,240£18k 518
54 Heo Jun-hyeok Pitcher ₩33,000,000£18,240£18k 518
54 Jin Woo-young Pitcher ₩33,000,000£18,240£18k 518
54 Kim Hyun-jong Outfielder ₩33,000,000£18,240£18k 518
54 Kim Sung-jin Infielder ₩33,000,000£18,240£18k 518
54 Sim Ki-jeong Catcher ₩33,000,000£18,240£18k 518
60 Kim Dae-won Infielder ₩32,000,000£17,687£18k 550
60 Park Si-won Pitcher ₩32,000,000£17,687£18k 550
62 Cho Geon-hee Pitcher ₩31,000,000£17,134£17k 589
62 Choi Myeong-gyeong Outfielder ₩31,000,000£17,134£17k 589
62 Kim Joo-on Pitcher ₩31,000,000£17,134£17k 589
62 Song Dae-hyun Infielder ₩31,000,000£17,134£17k 589
62 Uhm Tae-gyeong Outfielder ₩31,000,000£17,134£17k 589
67 An Yi-do Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
67 Bae Kang Catcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
67 Chu Se-hyeon Infielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
67 Ha Hyun-kyu Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
67 Ju Jeong-hwan Infielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
67 Jun Gyeong-won Catcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
67 Kang Min-ki Catcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
67 Kang Min-kyun Infielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
67 Kang Seok-hyun Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
67 Kim Dong-hyeon Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
67 Kim Ji-yong Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
67 Kwak Min-ho Infielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
67 Kwon Dong-hyeok Outfielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
67 Kwon Woo-jun Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
67 Lee Han-rim Catcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
67 Lee Ji-baek Infielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
67 Lee Jun-seo Outfielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
67 Lee Mit-eum Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
67 Lee Sang-yung Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
67 Lee Tae-hoon Infielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
67 Lim Jeong-gyun Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
67 Oh Seung-yun Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
67 Park Hyun-woo Outfielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
67 Park Jun-ki Catcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
67 Park Jun-sung Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
67 Park Sung-jin Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
67 Seo Young-jun Outfielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
67 Sung Jun-seo Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
67 Won Sang-hoon Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
67 Woo Jeong-an Infielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
67 Woo Myeong-hyeon Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
67 Yang Jin-hyeok Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
67 Yang Woo-jin Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
67 Yoon Hyeong-min Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
101 Jon Kennedy Pitcher ₩27,000,000£14,923£15k 974

The LG Twins by salary

Austin Dean ₩1.50bn Jang Hyun-sik ₩1.50bn Oh Ji-hwan ₩1.40bn Yonny Chirinos ₩1.23bn Anders Tolhurst ₩1.09bn Ham Deok-ju ₩800m Park Hae-min ₩800m Hong Chang-ki ₩520m Go Woo-suk ₩500m Park Dong-won ₩500m Carlos Carrasco ₩493m Moon Bo-gyeong ₩480m Yacksel Rios ₩479m Kim Jin-sung ₩450m Shin Min-jae ₩380m
Son Ju-young ₩290m
Moon Sung-ju ₩280m Lachlan Wells ₩274m Yi Jung-yong ₩270m Kim Kang-ryul ₩250m You Young-chan ₩240m Gu Bon-hyeok ₩230m Im Chan-kyu ₩200m Song Seung-ki ₩136m Lee Ji-gang ₩110m Choi Ji-myeong ₩100m Jang Si-hwan ₩100m Jung Woo-young ₩100m Kim Yun-sik ₩100m Cheon Seong-ho ₩90m Lee Min-ho ₩90m Kim Young-woo ₩85m Kim Yu-yeong ₩80m Lee Woo-chan ₩80m Baek Seung-hyeon ₩70m Choi Won-yeong ₩70m Lee Jae-won ₩70m Kim Jun-tae ₩60m Kim Dae-hyun ₩58m Bae Jae-june ₩56m Lee Ju-heon ₩55m Lee Young-bin ₩55m Song Chan-eui ₩55m Kim Jeong-yul ₩50m Kim Min-su ₩46m Sung Dong-hyun ₩42m Kim Jin-su ₩40m Lee Jong-jun ₩40m Woo Kang-hoon ₩40m Kim Ju-sung ₩37m Moon Jeong-bin ₩35m Ham Chang-geon ₩34m Son Yung-jun ₩34m Cho Won-tae ₩33m Heo Jun-hyeok ₩33m Jin Woo-young ₩33m Kim Hyun-jong ₩33m Kim Sung-jin ₩33m Sim Ki-jeong ₩33m Kim Dae-won ₩32m Park Si-won ₩32m Cho Geon-hee ₩31m Choi Myeong-gyeong ₩31m Kim Joo-on ₩31m Song Dae-hyun ₩31m Uhm Tae-gyeong ₩31m An Yi-do ₩30m Bae Kang ₩30m Chu Se-hyeon ₩30m Ha Hyun-kyu ₩30m Ju Jeong-hwan ₩30m Jun Gyeong-won ₩30m Kang Min-ki ₩30m Kang Min-kyun ₩30m Kang Seok-hyun ₩30m Kim Dong-hyeon ₩30m Kim Ji-yong ₩30m Kwak Min-ho ₩30m Kwon Dong-hyeok ₩30m Kwon Woo-jun ₩30m Lee Han-rim ₩30m Lee Ji-baek ₩30m Lee Jun-seo ₩30m Lee Mit-eum ₩30m Lee Sang-yung ₩30m Lee Tae-hoon ₩30m Lim Jeong-gyun ₩30m Oh Seung-yun ₩30m Park Hyun-woo ₩30m Park Jun-ki ₩30m Park Jun-sung ₩30m Park Sung-jin ₩30m Seo Young-jun ₩30m Sung Jun-seo ₩30m Won Sang-hoon ₩30m Woo Jeong-an ₩30m Woo Myeong-hyeon ₩30m Yang Jin-hyeok ₩30m Yang Woo-jin ₩30m Yoon Hyeong-min ₩30m Jon Kennedy ₩27m

The players paid either side of Son Ju-young

The 25 players paid closest to Son Ju-young in 2026, of 989 in the league

KBO players paid close to Son Ju-young in 2026.
# PLAYER TEAM SALARY CONVERTED
106 Han Seung-hyuk KT Wiz ₩300,000,000£165,816£166k
106 Im Gi-yeong Samsung Lions ₩300,000,000£165,816£166k
106 Jang Sung-woo KT Wiz ₩300,000,000£165,816£166k
106 Jung Hai-young Kia Tigers ₩300,000,000£165,816£166k
106 Kang Min-ho Samsung Lions ₩300,000,000£165,816£166k
106 Kim Tae-hoon Samsung Lions ₩300,000,000£165,816£166k
106 Koo Seung-min Lotte Giants ₩300,000,000£165,816£166k
106 Park Yeong-hyun KT Wiz ₩300,000,000£165,816£166k
106 Yang Suk-hwan Doosan Bears ₩300,000,000£165,816£166k
116 Kang Seung-ho Doosan Bears ₩298,000,000£164,710£165k
117 Kim Min-hyuck KT Wiz ₩290,000,000£160,289£160k
117 Lee Jae-hyeon Samsung Lions ₩290,000,000£160,289£160k
117 Son Ju-young LG Twins ₩290,000,000£160,289£160k
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

Frequently asked questions

How much does Son Ju-young earn?

₩290,000,000 in 2026, a base salary from the LG Twins. It is the joint 117th highest of the 989 salaries in the KBO.

Is Son Ju-young the highest paid player on the LG Twins?

No. Austin Dean is, on ₩1,505,000,000. Son Ju-young is 16th of the 101 on the team.

How does Son Ju-young's salary compare with the KBO average?

The average across the league is ₩145,961,072 and the median is ₩35,000,000, so ₩290,000,000 is 2.0 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 LG Twins payroll, and every player in the league on the KBO salaries 2026 page. Everything else we hold on baseball is on the baseball page.