Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,085,587 원
Income Tax
- 13,467 원
Local Tax
- 1,347 원
National Pension
- 48,851 원
National Health Insurance
- 42,598 원
Employment Insurance
- 9,770 원
Total tax
- 116,034 원
Net pay
* 969,553 원
Marginal tax rate
10.7%
Average tax rate
10.7%
89.3%
Net pay
10.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
969,553 원
Net pay
207,608 원
Tax the employer pays
116,034 원
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
323,642 원
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 207,608 원 to pay you 1,085,587 원. In other words, every time you spend 10 원 of your hard-earned money, 2.98 원 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
25.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 10.7% tax rate now rises to 25.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 14.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 1,085,587 원 a year living in South Korea, you will be taxed 116,034 원. That means that your net pay will be 969,553 원 per year, or 80,796 원 per month. Your average tax rate is 10.7% and your marginal tax rate is 10.7%. This marginal tax rate means that your immediate additional income will be taxed at this rate. For instance, an increase of 100 원 in your salary will be taxed 10.68 원, hence, your net pay will only increase by 89.32 원.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 원 bonus will generate an extra 893 원 of net incomes. A 5,000 원 bonus will generate an extra 4,466 원 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
KRW 1085589
0.0%
1
Germany
KRW 1085591
0.0%
2
Austria
KRW 1085591
0.0%
3
Ireland
KRW 1085591
0.0%
4
Sweden
KRW 1085587
0.0%
5
Norway
KRW 1085586
0.0%
6
Spain
KRW 1016648
6.4%
7
Italy
KRW 985818
9.2%
8
France
KRW 980284
9.7%
9
Switzerland
KRW 973560
10.3%
10
Czech Republic
KRW 966172
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
KRW 965624
11.1%
12
Russia
KRW 944461
13.0%
13
Hungary
KRW 884753
18.5%
14
Ukraine
KRW 873898
19.5%
15
Poland
KRW 852446
21.5%
16
Greece
KRW 848395
21.9%
17
Portugal
KRW 808217
25.6%
18
Finland
KRW 751764
30.8%
19
Belgium
KRW 738197
32.0%
20
Netherlands
KRW 683359
37.1%
21
Denmark
KRW 645194
40.6%
22
Romania
KRW 635066
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
KRW 1060542
2.3%
1
USA
KRW 991564
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
KRW 1085583
0.0%
1
Singapore
KRW 1085590
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
KRW 1085587
0.0%
3
Pakistan
KRW 1070408
1.4%
4
Thailand
KRW 1031308
5.0%
5
Indonesia
KRW 990837
8.7%
6
Taiwan
KRW 989502
8.9%
7
Philippines
KRW 987210
9.1%
8
South Korea
KRW 969553
10.7%
9
New Zealand
KRW 956507
11.9%
10
India
KRW 955317
12.0%
11
Malaysia
KRW 951034
12.4%
12
China
KRW 942451
13.2%
13
Vietnam
KRW 923020
15.0%
14
Japan
KRW 882133
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
KRW 859785
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
KRW 1059804
2.4%
1
Brazil
KRW 1004168
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
KRW 999279
8.0%
3
Colombia
KRW 998740
8.0%
4
Ecuador
KRW 983005
9.5%
5
Guatemala
KRW 981495
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
KRW 971600
10.5%
7
Panama
KRW 966170
11.0%
8
Peru
KRW 949889
12.5%
9
Argentina
KRW 901037
17.0%
10
Chile
KRW 894524
17.6%
11
Uruguay
KRW 889096
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
KRW 1074731
1.0%
1
Uganda
KRW 1025824
5.5%
2
Zambia
KRW 1020452
6.0%
3
Morocco
KRW 1012418
6.7%
4
Ivory Coast
KRW 999973
7.9%
5
Senegal
KRW 977799
9.9%
6
Kenya
KRW 946788
12.8%
7
Ghana
KRW 936509
13.7%
8
Mozambique
KRW 924627
14.8%
9
Cameroon
KRW 915931
15.6%
10
Angola
KRW 861851
20.6%
11
Nigeria
KRW 853014
21.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KRW 1085586
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
KRW 1031308
5.0%
2
Qatar
KRW 1031309
5.0%
3
Bahrain
KRW 998732
8.0%
4
Oman
KRW 998751
8.0%
5
Kuwait
KRW 966193
11.0%
6
Lebanon
KRW 954752
12.1%
7
Egypt
KRW 944636
13.0%
8
Israel
KRW 942834
13.2%
9
Turkey
KRW 914509
15.8%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the tables of South Korea, income tax. For simplification purposes some variables (such as marital status and others) have been assumed. This document does not represent legal authority and shall be used for approximation purposes only.