Average wages in the KBL South Korea 1997-2024
The average wage for players in the Korean Basketball League (KBL) for the 2023/2024 season was approximately 158.3 million South Korean won. This was a decrease from the previous season. Due to the outbreak of COVID-19 in South Korea, the 19/20 KBL season was prematurely canceled for the first time in the league's history since it started in 1997. There was no championship title handed out, and final standings were based on each teams' winning percentage.