Pitcher Park Chan-ho is the country's top-earning male athlete.

The U.S. weekly Sports Illustrated ranks him 16th on the earnings list of non-American athletes with 14.25 million dollars this year in base salary.

Meanwhile, Grace Park is the highest-earning athlete among ethnic Korean women at 4.52 million dollars.

She also ranked seventh on the overall U.S. women's list thanks to her endorsement of Nike, Rolex and the beer Michelob Ultra.