Income tax calculator South Korea

Find out how much your salary is after tax

Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
126,924 원
Income Tax
- 1,575 원
Local Tax
- 157 원
National Pension
- 5,712 원
National Health Insurance
- 4,981 원
Employment Insurance
- 1,142 원
Total tax
- 13,566 원
Net pay
* 113,358 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
113,358 원
Net pay
24,273 원
Tax the employer pays
13,566 원
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
37,839 원
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 24,273 원 to pay you 126,924 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.
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Summary
If you make 126,924 원 a year living in South Korea, you will be taxed 13,566 원. That means that your net pay will be 113,358 원 per year, or 9,446 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
Tax per income
126,500 원
127,000 원
127,500 원
128,000 원
128,500 원
129,000 원
129,500 원
130,000 원
130,500 원
131,000 원
131,500 원
132,000 원
132,500 원
133,000 원
133,500 원
134,000 원
134,500 원
135,000 원
135,500 원
136,000 원
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
KRW 124922
1.6%
1
USA
KRW 115928
8.7%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
KRW 123910
2.4%
1
Brazil
KRW 117404
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
KRW 116829
8.0%
3
Colombia
KRW 116770
8.0%
4
Ecuador
KRW 114929
9.5%
5
Guatemala
KRW 114753
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
KRW 113597
10.5%
7
Panama
KRW 112957
11.0%
8
Peru
KRW 111059
12.5%
9
Argentina
KRW 105347
17.0%
10
Chile
KRW 104585
17.6%
11
Uruguay
KRW 103951
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
KRW 125655
1.0%
1
Uganda
KRW 120578
5.0%
2
Ghana
KRW 119944
5.5%
3
Zambia
KRW 119309
6.0%
4
Morocco
KRW 118369
6.7%
5
Ivory Coast
KRW 117405
7.5%
6
Angola
KRW 117325
7.6%
7
Senegal
KRW 113952
10.2%
8
Cameroon
KRW 107088
15.6%
9
Nigeria
KRW 105645
16.8%
10
Mozambique
KRW 98607
22.3%
11
Kenya
KRW 81136
36.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Egypt
KRW 126924
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KRW 126923
0.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
KRW 120578
5.0%
3
Qatar
KRW 120579
5.0%
4
Lebanon
KRW 118039
7.0%
5
Bahrain
KRW 116784
8.0%
6
Oman
KRW 116786
8.0%
7
Kuwait
KRW 112948
11.0%
8
Israel
KRW 110232
13.2%
9
Turkey
KRW 106922
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.