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Yoo Kang-nam salary

Yoo Kang-nam is paid ₩700,000,000 by the Lotte Giants in 2026, the joint 55th highest of the 989 in the KBO. That is 4.8 times the league average of ₩145,961,072, and 5.2% of the Lotte Giants payroll of ₩13,584,000,000. Among the 85 catchers in the league, Yoo Kang-nam is paid the 2nd most.

SALARY₩700,000,000
LEAGUE RANK55 of 989
TEAM RANK6 of 107
VS AVERAGE4.80x
AGE34

Yoo Kang-nam and the Lotte Giants

Every player on the Lotte Giants in 2026, highest paid first

Lotte Giants players ranked by salary in 2026.
# PLAYER POSITION SALARY CONVERTED LEAGUE RANK
1 Park Se-woong Pitcher ₩2,100,000,000£1,160,711£1.2m 5
2 Victor Reyes Outfielder ₩1,095,000,000£605,228£605k 18
3 Elvin Rodriguez Pitcher ₩890,000,000£491,920£492k 38
3 Jeremy Beasley Pitcher ₩890,000,000£491,920£492k 38
5 Kim Won-jung Pitcher ₩800,000,000£442,176£442k 45
6 Jeon Jun-woo Outfielder ₩700,000,000£386,904£387k 55
6 Yoo Kang-nam Catcher ₩700,000,000£386,904£387k 55
8 No Jin-hyuk Infielder ₩600,000,000£331,632£332k 62
9 Han Hyun-hee Pitcher ₩500,000,000£276,360£276k 75
10 Koo Seung-min Pitcher ₩300,000,000£165,816£166k 106
11 Go Seung-min Infielder ₩185,000,000£102,253£102k 164
12 Jeong Cheol-won Pitcher ₩180,000,000£99,489£99k 165
12 Na Gyun-an Pitcher ₩180,000,000£99,489£99k 165
12 Yoon Dong-hee Outfielder ₩180,000,000£99,489£99k 165
15 Han Dong-hui Infielder ₩162,000,000£89,541£90k 172
16 Kim Min-sung Infielder ₩150,000,000£82,908£83k 176
16 Kim Tae-hyeok Pitcher ₩150,000,000£82,908£83k 176
18 Choi Jun-yong Pitcher ₩140,000,000£77,381£77k 186
19 Hwang Seong-bin Outfielder ₩110,000,000£60,799£61k 216
19 Jeon Min-jae Infielder ₩110,000,000£60,799£61k 216
21 Masaya Kyoyama Pitcher ₩109,000,000£60,246£60k 225
22 Park Seung-wook Infielder ₩100,000,000£55,272£55k 231
23 Na Seung-yeup Infielder ₩95,000,000£52,508£53k 257
23 Park Jin Pitcher ₩95,000,000£52,508£53k 257
23 Son Ho-young Outfielder ₩95,000,000£52,508£53k 257
26 Jeong Hyeon-su Pitcher ₩90,000,000£49,745£50k 264
26 Kim Gang-hyun Pitcher ₩90,000,000£49,745£50k 264
28 Lee Min-seok Pitcher ₩80,000,000£44,218£44k 288
29 Jang Du-seong Outfielder ₩75,000,000£41,454£41k 298
30 Han Tae-yang Infielder ₩70,000,000£38,690£39k 304
30 Jeong Bo-keun Catcher ₩70,000,000£38,690£39k 304
30 Kim Jin-uk Pitcher ₩70,000,000£38,690£39k 304
33 Hong Min-ki Pitcher ₩60,000,000£33,163£33k 346
33 Son Seong-bin Catcher ₩60,000,000£33,163£33k 346
35 Lee Ho-jun Infielder ₩55,000,000£30,400£30k 362
35 Park Chan-hyung Infielder ₩55,000,000£30,400£30k 362
35 Shota Iimura Pitcher ₩55,000,000£30,400£30k 362
38 Park Si-young Pitcher ₩50,000,000£27,636£28k 386
39 Song Jae-young Pitcher ₩47,000,000£25,978£26k 407
40 Choi Hang Infielder ₩46,000,000£25,425£25k 410
41 Choi Chung-yeon Pitcher ₩45,000,000£24,872£25k 413
41 Kim Dong-hyeok Outfielder ₩45,000,000£24,872£25k 413
41 Yoon Seong-pin Pitcher ₩45,000,000£24,872£25k 413
44 Shin Yoon-hoo Outfielder ₩44,000,000£24,320£24k 425
45 Choi E-jun Pitcher ₩43,000,000£23,767£24k 427
46 Kim Young-jun Pitcher ₩42,000,000£23,214£23k 431
47 Lee Seung-heon Pitcher ₩40,000,000£22,109£22k 445
48 Cho Se-jin Outfielder ₩38,000,000£21,003£21k 464
49 Jung Sung-jong Pitcher ₩37,000,000£20,451£20k 470
49 Park Se-jin Pitcher ₩37,000,000£20,451£20k 470
51 Han Seung-hyun Outfielder ₩33,000,000£18,240£18k 518
51 Hyeon Do-hoon Pitcher ₩33,000,000£18,240£18k 518
51 Jung Woo-jun Pitcher ₩33,000,000£18,240£18k 518
51 Park Joon-woo Pitcher ₩33,000,000£18,240£18k 518
55 Jeong Dae-seon Infielder ₩32,000,000£17,687£18k 550
55 Kang Seung-ku Catcher ₩32,000,000£17,687£18k 550
55 Kim Chang-hoon Pitcher ₩32,000,000£17,687£18k 550
55 Lee Jin-ha Pitcher ₩32,000,000£17,687£18k 550
55 Park Jae-yeop Catcher ₩32,000,000£17,687£18k 550
55 Seok Sang-ho Pitcher ₩32,000,000£17,687£18k 550
61 Jang Se-jin Pitcher ₩31,000,000£17,134£17k 589
61 Kim Dong-hyun Outfielder ₩31,000,000£17,134£17k 589
61 Kim Ju-wan Pitcher ₩31,000,000£17,134£17k 589
61 Kim Se-min Infielder ₩31,000,000£17,134£17k 589
61 Lee Tae-yeon Pitcher ₩31,000,000£17,134£17k 589
61 Lee Young-jae Pitcher ₩31,000,000£17,134£17k 589
61 Park Kun-woo Catcher ₩31,000,000£17,134£17k 589
61 Park Ro-geon Pitcher ₩31,000,000£17,134£17k 589
61 Park Se-hyun Pitcher ₩31,000,000£17,134£17k 589
61 Yoon Su-nyeong Outfielder ₩31,000,000£17,134£17k 589
71 Bae In-hyeok Infielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
71 Cho Gyeong-min Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
71 Cho Min-young Outfielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
71 Ha Hye-sung Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
71 Jung Mun-hyeok Catcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
71 Jung Sun-woo Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
71 Kim Dae-hyun Outfielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
71 Kim Dong-kyu Infielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
71 Kim Han-hol Outfielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
71 Kim Han-kyeol Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
71 Kim Hwa-joong Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
71 Kim Hyun-do Catcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
71 Kim Hyun-su Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
71 Kim Ki-jun Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
71 Kim Tae-gyun Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
71 Lee Byeong-jun Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
71 Lee Jun-seo Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
71 Lee Ro-hwa Infielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
71 Lee Seo-jun Infielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
71 Lee Sun-woo Outfielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
71 Nam Hae-dam Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
71 Park Ha-neul Outfielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
71 Park Jeong-min Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
71 Park Ji-hoon Infielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
71 Shin Dong-kun Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
71 Son Jun-yi Pitcher ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
71 Uhm Jang-yun Outfielder ₩30,000,000£16,582£17k 645
98 Ha Jun-seo Catcher ₩15,000,000£8,291£8k 975
98 Hong Seo-yeon Infielder ₩15,000,000£8,291£8k 975
98 Kim Ho-beom Infielder ₩15,000,000£8,291£8k 975
98 Lee Geon-hee Catcher ₩15,000,000£8,291£8k 975
98 Lee In-han Outfielder ₩15,000,000£8,291£8k 975
98 Lee Jeong-min Infielder ₩15,000,000£8,291£8k 975
98 Lee Ji-hoon Infielder ₩15,000,000£8,291£8k 975
98 Seo Ha-eun Catcher ₩15,000,000£8,291£8k 975
106 Jeon Ha-won Pitcher ₩7,500,000£4,145£4k 988
106 You Je-mo Outfielder ₩7,500,000£4,145£4k 988

The Lotte Giants by salary

Park Se-woong ₩2.10bn Victor Reyes ₩1.09bn Elvin Rodriguez ₩890m Jeremy Beasley ₩890m Kim Won-jung ₩800m Jeon Jun-woo ₩700m
Yoo Kang-nam ₩700m
No Jin-hyuk ₩600m Han Hyun-hee ₩500m Koo Seung-min ₩300m Go Seung-min ₩185m Jeong Cheol-won ₩180m Na Gyun-an ₩180m Yoon Dong-hee ₩180m Han Dong-hui ₩162m Kim Min-sung ₩150m Kim Tae-hyeok ₩150m Choi Jun-yong ₩140m Hwang Seong-bin ₩110m Jeon Min-jae ₩110m Masaya Kyoyama ₩109m Park Seung-wook ₩100m Na Seung-yeup ₩95m Park Jin ₩95m Son Ho-young ₩95m Jeong Hyeon-su ₩90m Kim Gang-hyun ₩90m Lee Min-seok ₩80m Jang Du-seong ₩75m Han Tae-yang ₩70m Jeong Bo-keun ₩70m Kim Jin-uk ₩70m Hong Min-ki ₩60m Son Seong-bin ₩60m Lee Ho-jun ₩55m Park Chan-hyung ₩55m Shota Iimura ₩55m Park Si-young ₩50m Song Jae-young ₩47m Choi Hang ₩46m Choi Chung-yeon ₩45m Kim Dong-hyeok ₩45m Yoon Seong-pin ₩45m Shin Yoon-hoo ₩44m Choi E-jun ₩43m Kim Young-jun ₩42m Lee Seung-heon ₩40m Cho Se-jin ₩38m Jung Sung-jong ₩37m Park Se-jin ₩37m Han Seung-hyun ₩33m Hyeon Do-hoon ₩33m Jung Woo-jun ₩33m Park Joon-woo ₩33m Jeong Dae-seon ₩32m Kang Seung-ku ₩32m Kim Chang-hoon ₩32m Lee Jin-ha ₩32m Park Jae-yeop ₩32m Seok Sang-ho ₩32m Jang Se-jin ₩31m Kim Dong-hyun ₩31m Kim Ju-wan ₩31m Kim Se-min ₩31m Lee Tae-yeon ₩31m Lee Young-jae ₩31m Park Kun-woo ₩31m Park Ro-geon ₩31m Park Se-hyun ₩31m Yoon Su-nyeong ₩31m Bae In-hyeok ₩30m Cho Gyeong-min ₩30m Cho Min-young ₩30m Ha Hye-sung ₩30m Jung Mun-hyeok ₩30m Jung Sun-woo ₩30m Kim Dae-hyun ₩30m Kim Dong-kyu ₩30m Kim Han-hol ₩30m Kim Han-kyeol ₩30m Kim Hwa-joong ₩30m Kim Hyun-do ₩30m Kim Hyun-su ₩30m Kim Ki-jun ₩30m Kim Tae-gyun ₩30m Lee Byeong-jun ₩30m Lee Jun-seo ₩30m Lee Ro-hwa ₩30m Lee Seo-jun ₩30m Lee Sun-woo ₩30m Nam Hae-dam ₩30m Park Ha-neul ₩30m Park Jeong-min ₩30m Park Ji-hoon ₩30m Shin Dong-kun ₩30m Son Jun-yi ₩30m Uhm Jang-yun ₩30m Ha Jun-seo ₩15m Hong Seo-yeon ₩15m Kim Ho-beom ₩15m Lee Geon-hee ₩15m Lee In-han ₩15m Lee Jeong-min ₩15m Lee Ji-hoon ₩15m Seo Ha-eun ₩15m Jeon Ha-won ₩7.5m You Je-mo ₩7.5m

The players paid either side of Yoo Kang-nam

The 25 players paid closest to Yoo Kang-nam in 2026, of 989 in the league

KBO players paid close to Yoo Kang-nam in 2026.
# PLAYER TEAM SALARY CONVERTED
45 Kim Hyun-soo KT Wiz ₩800,000,000£442,176£442k
45 Kim Jae-yoon Samsung Lions ₩800,000,000£442,176£442k
45 Kim Won-jung Lotte Giants ₩800,000,000£442,176£442k
45 Moon Seung-won SSG Landers ₩800,000,000£442,176£442k
45 Na Sung-bum Kia Tigers ₩800,000,000£442,176£442k
45 Park Chan-ho Doosan Bears ₩800,000,000£442,176£442k
45 Park Hae-min LG Twins ₩800,000,000£442,176£442k
45 Park Min-woo NC Dinos ₩800,000,000£442,176£442k
45 Yang Hyeon-jong Kia Tigers ₩800,000,000£442,176£442k
55 Heo Kyoung-min KT Wiz ₩700,000,000£386,904£387k
55 Jeon Jun-woo Lotte Giants ₩700,000,000£386,904£387k
55 Ryu Ji-hyuk Samsung Lions ₩700,000,000£386,904£387k
55 Yoo Kang-nam Lotte Giants ₩700,000,000£386,904£387k
59 Daz Cameron Doosan Bears ₩684,000,000£378,060£378k
60 Hong Geon-hui Kia Tigers ₩650,000,000£359,268£359k
61 Chris Paddack Samsung Lions ₩648,000,000£358,162£358k
62 Choi Won-jun KT Wiz ₩600,000,000£331,632£332k
62 Jung Soo-bin Doosan Bears ₩600,000,000£331,632£332k
62 Kim Sun-bin Kia Tigers ₩600,000,000£331,632£332k
62 Kim Tae-gun Kia Tigers ₩600,000,000£331,632£332k
62 Lee Hyung-jong Kiwoom Heroes ₩600,000,000£331,632£332k
62 Lee Young-ha Doosan Bears ₩600,000,000£331,632£332k
62 No Jin-hyuk Lotte Giants ₩600,000,000£331,632£332k
62 Park Kun-woo NC Dinos ₩600,000,000£331,632£332k
70 Curtis Taylor NC Dinos ₩575,000,000£317,814£318k

Frequently asked questions

How much does Yoo Kang-nam earn?

₩700,000,000 in 2026, a base salary from the Lotte Giants. It is the joint 55th highest of the 989 salaries in the KBO.

Is Yoo Kang-nam the highest paid player on the Lotte Giants?

No. Park Se-woong is, on ₩2,100,000,000. Yoo Kang-nam is joint 6th of the 107 on the team.

How does Yoo Kang-nam's salary compare with the KBO average?

The average across the league is ₩145,961,072 and the median is ₩35,000,000, so ₩700,000,000 is 4.8 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 Lotte Giants payroll, and every player in the league on the KBO salaries 2026 page. Everything else we hold on baseball is on the baseball page.