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KBO SALARIES · 2026

Samsung Lions salaries in 2026

The Samsung Lions pay their 104 players ₩15,585,500,000 in 2026, the 3rd biggest payroll of the 10 teams in the KBO and 8% more than the average team. Lewin Diaz is the highest paid on ₩1,779,000,000, the 7th highest salary in the league, and 4 of the Samsung Lions are among the 25 best paid.

PAYROLL₩15.59bn
LEAGUE RANK3rd of 10
PLAYERS104
AVERAGE₩149.9m
HIGHEST₩1.78bn

Every Samsung Lions salary

All 104 players in 2026, highest paid first, with where each ranks across the league

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

Where the money goes

The 59 pitchers are paid ₩8,896,500,000 between them, 57% of the payroll; the 18 infielders ₩3,570,000,000, 23%; the 17 outfielders ₩2,089,000,000, 13%; and the 10 catchers ₩1,030,000,000, 7%.

How the Samsung Lions payroll compares

All 10 KBO teams in 2026, biggest payroll first

KBO teams ranked by payroll in 2026.
# TEAM PLAYERS PAYROLL CONVERTED
1 SSG Landers 95 ₩18,049,000,000£9,976,032£10.0m
2 LG Twins 101 ₩17,650,000,000£9,755,497£9.8m
3 Samsung Lions 104 ₩15,585,500,000£8,614,408£8.6m
4 KT Wiz 95 ₩14,941,000,000£8,258,180£8.3m
5 Kia Tigers 103 ₩14,465,000,000£7,995,086£8.0m
6 Doosan Bears 90 ₩14,261,000,000£7,882,331£7.9m
7 Hanwha Eagles 96 ₩14,178,000,000£7,836,455£7.8m
8 Lotte Giants 107 ₩13,584,000,000£7,508,140£7.5m
9 Kiwoom Heroes 99 ₩11,509,000,000£6,361,247£6.4m
10 NC Dinos 99 ₩10,133,000,000£5,600,705£5.6m

Payroll by team

SSG Landers ₩18,049,000,000 LG Twins ₩17,650,000,000 Samsung Lions ₩15,585,500,000 KT Wiz ₩14,941,000,000 Kia Tigers ₩14,465,000,000 Doosan Bears ₩14,261,000,000 Hanwha Eagles ₩14,178,000,000 Lotte Giants ₩13,584,000,000 Kiwoom Heroes ₩11,509,000,000 NC Dinos ₩10,133,000,000

Frequently asked questions

Who is the highest paid player on the Samsung Lions?

Lewin Diaz, on ₩1,779,000,000 in 2026. That is the 7th highest salary in the KBO. Choi Won-tae is next on ₩1,600,000,000.

What is the Samsung Lions payroll?

₩15,585,500,000 across 104 players in 2026, the 3rd biggest of the 10 teams. The SSG Landers pay the most, ₩18,049,000,000.

What is the average salary on the Samsung Lions?

₩149,860,577 in 2026, against ₩145,961,072 across the whole league.

Who is the lowest paid player on the Samsung Lions?

Woo Seung-wan, on ₩30,000,000. 32 players on the Samsung Lions are paid that.

Where to next

Every player across the league is on the KBO salaries 2026 page. The other teams: SSG Landers, LG Twins, KT Wiz, Kia Tigers, Doosan Bears, Hanwha Eagles, Lotte Giants, Kiwoom Heroes and NC Dinos.