Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
123,002 원
Income Tax
- 1,526 원
Local Tax
- 153 원
National Pension
- 5,535 원
National Health Insurance
- 4,827 원
Employment Insurance
- 1,107 원
Total tax
- 13,147 원
Net pay
* 109,855 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
109,855 원
Net pay
23,523 원
Tax the employer pays
13,147 원
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
36,670 원
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 23,523 원 to pay you 123,002 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 123,002 원 a year living in South Korea, you will be taxed 13,147 원. That means that your net pay will be 109,855 원 per year, or 9,155 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 10.69 원, hence, your net pay will only increase by 89.31 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 121060
1.6%
1
USA
KRW 112339
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
KRW 123004
0.0%
1
Singapore
KRW 123005
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
KRW 123001
0.0%
3
Thailand
KRW 116852
5.0%
4
Indonesia
KRW 112178
8.8%
5
Taiwan
KRW 112115
8.9%
6
South Korea
KRW 109855
10.7%
7
New Zealand
KRW 108378
11.9%
8
India
KRW 108246
12.0%
9
Pakistan
KRW 107823
12.3%
10
China
KRW 106785
13.2%
11
Vietnam
KRW 104582
15.0%
12
Malaysia
KRW 101481
17.5%
13
Japan
KRW 99950
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
KRW 97418
20.8%
15
Philippines
KRW 71573
41.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
KRW 120080
2.4%
1
Brazil
KRW 113777
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
KRW 113226
8.0%
3
Colombia
KRW 113162
8.0%
4
Ecuador
KRW 111381
9.5%
5
Guatemala
KRW 111208
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
KRW 110087
10.5%
7
Panama
KRW 109470
11.0%
8
Peru
KRW 107627
12.5%
9
Argentina
KRW 102092
17.0%
10
Chile
KRW 101354
17.6%
11
Uruguay
KRW 100739
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
KRW 121772
1.0%
1
Uganda
KRW 116852
5.0%
2
Ghana
KRW 116237
5.5%
3
Zambia
KRW 115622
6.0%
4
Morocco
KRW 114712
6.7%
5
Angola
KRW 113960
7.4%
6
Ivory Coast
KRW 113777
7.5%
7
Senegal
KRW 110367
10.3%
8
Cameroon
KRW 103779
15.6%
9
Nigeria
KRW 102381
16.8%
10
Mozambique
KRW 95195
22.6%
11
Kenya
KRW 77214
37.2%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Egypt
KRW 123002
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KRW 123003
0.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
KRW 116852
5.0%
3
Qatar
KRW 116853
5.0%
4
Lebanon
KRW 114392
7.0%
5
Bahrain
KRW 113161
8.0%
6
Oman
KRW 113166
8.0%
7
Kuwait
KRW 109467
11.0%
8
Israel
KRW 106828
13.2%
9
Turkey
KRW 103618
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.