Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,220,000 원
Income Tax
- 15,135 원
Local Tax
- 1,513 원
National Pension
- 54,900 원
National Health Insurance
- 47,873 원
Employment Insurance
- 10,980 원
Total tax
- 130,401 원
Net pay
* 1,089,599 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
1,089,599 원
Net pay
233,313 원
Tax the employer pays
130,401 원
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
363,714 원
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 233,313 원 to pay you 1,220,000 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 1,220,000 원 a year living in South Korea, you will be taxed 130,401 원. That means that your net pay will be 1,089,599 원 per year, or 90,800 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
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
KRW 1179091
3.4%
1
USA
KRW 1114334
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
KRW 1220000
0.0%
1
Singapore
KRW 1219998
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
KRW 1220000
0.0%
3
Pakistan
KRW 1204821
1.2%
4
Thailand
KRW 1159000
5.0%
5
Philippines
KRW 1115162
8.6%
6
Indonesia
KRW 1114606
8.6%
7
Taiwan
KRW 1112018
8.9%
8
South Korea
KRW 1089599
10.7%
9
New Zealand
KRW 1074946
11.9%
10
India
KRW 1073600
12.0%
11
Malaysia
KRW 1069470
12.3%
12
China
KRW 1059144
13.2%
13
Vietnam
KRW 1037305
15.0%
14
Japan
KRW 991355
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
KRW 966240
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
KRW 1191025
2.4%
1
Brazil
KRW 1128501
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
KRW 1123006
8.0%
3
Colombia
KRW 1122400
8.0%
4
Ecuador
KRW 1104705
9.5%
5
Guatemala
KRW 1103021
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
KRW 1091900
10.5%
7
Panama
KRW 1085805
11.0%
8
Peru
KRW 1067500
12.5%
9
Argentina
KRW 1012600
17.0%
10
Chile
KRW 1005280
17.6%
11
Uruguay
KRW 999180
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
KRW 1207800
1.0%
1
Zambia
KRW 1146800
6.0%
2
Uganda
KRW 1140356
6.5%
3
Morocco
KRW 1137771
6.7%
4
Ivory Coast
KRW 1115143
8.6%
5
Senegal
KRW 1085781
11.0%
6
Kenya
KRW 1064534
12.7%
7
Ghana
KRW 1041301
14.7%
8
Mozambique
KRW 1034846
15.2%
9
Cameroon
KRW 1029338
15.6%
10
Angola
KRW 966231
20.8%
11
Nigeria
KRW 951581
22.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KRW 1220000
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
KRW 1158999
5.0%
2
Qatar
KRW 1159001
5.0%
3
Bahrain
KRW 1122388
8.0%
4
Oman
KRW 1122411
8.0%
5
Kuwait
KRW 1085782
11.0%
6
Lebanon
KRW 1067659
12.5%
7
Israel
KRW 1059570
13.2%
8
Egypt
KRW 1052300
13.8%
9
Turkey
KRW 1027740
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.