1.2 billion Hwang Taek's 800 million Yang Hyo-jin, Kang So-hwi, the V-League's annual salary king in the 2025-2026 season

Jun 30, 2025

1.2 billion Hwang Taek's 800 million Yang Hyo-jin, Kang So-hwi, the V-League's annual salary king in the 2025-2026 season
Dodram 2024-2025 V-League Awards were held at the Swiss Grand Hotel in Hongeun-dong, Seoul, on the afternoon of the 14th. Hwang Taek-ui, who was selected as the best 7 men's team, is giving his acceptance speech. Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.4.14/



Hwang Taek's for the men's team and Yang Hyo Jin and Kang So Hwi for the women's team!

KOVO released the results of the registration tally of players who will play in the V-League in the 2025-2026 season on the 30th. KB Insurance's Hwang Taek-ui, Hyundai Engineering & Construction's Yang Hyo-jin, and Korea Expressway Corporation's Kang So-hwi have been listed as the top paid players in the men's and women's divisions, and players who will play in the upcoming 2025-2026 V-League have registered as players.

In the men's division, KB Insurance's Hwang Taek-ui topped the remuneration list with a total of 1.2 billion won with an annual salary of 900 million won and an option of 300 million won. A Korean Air player followed with a total remuneration of 1.08 billion won (annual salary of 750 million won and option of 330 million won), Lim Sung-jin, who earned FA status and nestled under KB Insurance, ranked third with a total of 850 million won (annual salary of 650 million won and option of 200 million won), Korean Air Jung Ji-seok ranked fourth with a total remuneration of 820 million won (600 million won per year, option 220 million won), and Hyundai Capital Huh Soo-bong (annual salary of 800 million won) and KB Insurance Na Kyung-bok (annual salary of 600 million won and option of 200 million won) ranked fifth with a total of 800 million won.




1.2 billion Hwang Taek's 800 million Yang Hyo-jin, Kang So-hwi, the V-League's annual salary king in the 2025-2026 season
Dodram 2024-2025 V-League Awards were held at the Swiss Grand Hotel in Hongeun-dong, Seoul, on the afternoon of the 14th. Yang Hyo-jin, who was selected as the 20th anniversary best 7, is giving her acceptance speech. Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.4.14/
In the women's division, Hyundai Engineering & Construction Yang Hyo-jin (annual salary of 500 million won, option 300 million won) and Korea Expressway Corporation Kang So-hwi (annual salary of 500 million won, option 300 million won) became annual queens with 800 million won. Pepper Savings Bank's Park Jung-ah then ranked third with an annual salary of 475 million won, an option of 300 million won, a total of 775 million won, IBK Industrial Bank's Lee So-young ranked fourth with 700 million won (450 million won per year, 250 million won in options), and Hyundai Engineering & Construction's Jung Ji-yoon ranked fifth with 650 million won (450 million won per year, 200 million won in options).

As a result, a total of 111 players from seven clubs have completed registration (16 from Hyundai Capital, 19 from Korean Air, 17 from KB Insurance, 16 from Woori Card, 15 from Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance, 13 from Korea Electric Power Corporation, and 15 from OK Savings Bank), with the men's average pay of KRW 234 million (average pay for men in the 24th and 25th seasons: KRW 223 million).

In the women's team, a total of 104 players (18 for Heungkuk Life Insurance, 15 for Jeonggwanjang, 14 for Hyundai Engineering & Construction, 15 for IBK Industrial Bank, 13 for Korea Expressway Corporation, 15 for GS Caltex and 14 for Pepper Savings Bank) were registered, and the average remuneration for the women's team is 163 million won (24-25 season average remuneration: 161 million won).




In the 25th and 26th seasons, a total of KRW 5.61 billion in salary cap of KRW 4.01 billion and option cap of KRW 1.6 billion will be applied to the men's team, while a total of KRW 3 billion in salary cap of KRW 2.1 billion, option cap of KRW 600 million and victory allowance will be applied to the women's team.

Meanwhile, a total of 28 players, including 12 men's and 16 women's, have been registered as free status players, and free status players can freely sign contracts with any club from the official date to the end of the third round of the regular league.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.