Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,280,760 원
Income Tax
- 15,889 원
Local Tax
- 1,589 원
National Pension
- 57,634 원
National Health Insurance
- 50,257 원
Employment Insurance
- 11,527 원
Total tax
- 136,896 원
Net pay
* 1,143,864 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
1,143,864 원
Net pay
244,933 원
Tax the employer pays
136,896 원
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
381,828 원
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 244,933 원 to pay you 1,280,760 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 1,280,760 원 a year living in South Korea, you will be taxed 136,896 원. That means that your net pay will be 1,143,864 원 per year, or 95,322 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 1232674
3.8%
1
USA
KRW 1169828
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
KRW 1280756
0.0%
1
Singapore
KRW 1280764
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
KRW 1280760
0.0%
3
Pakistan
KRW 1265581
1.2%
4
Thailand
KRW 1216722
5.0%
5
Philippines
KRW 1173002
8.4%
6
Indonesia
KRW 1170554
8.6%
7
Taiwan
KRW 1167400
8.9%
8
South Korea
KRW 1143864
10.7%
9
New Zealand
KRW 1128478
11.9%
10
India
KRW 1127069
12.0%
11
Malaysia
KRW 1123010
12.3%
12
China
KRW 1111891
13.2%
13
Vietnam
KRW 1088966
15.0%
14
Japan
KRW 1040727
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
KRW 1014362
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
KRW 1250342
2.4%
1
Brazil
KRW 1184703
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
KRW 1178936
8.0%
3
Colombia
KRW 1178299
8.0%
4
Ecuador
KRW 1159734
9.5%
5
Guatemala
KRW 1157955
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
KRW 1146280
10.5%
7
Panama
KRW 1139872
11.0%
8
Peru
KRW 1120666
12.5%
9
Argentina
KRW 1063031
17.0%
10
Chile
KRW 1055346
17.6%
11
Uruguay
KRW 1048942
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
KRW 1267953
1.0%
1
Zambia
KRW 1203914
6.0%
2
Morocco
KRW 1194437
6.7%
3
Uganda
KRW 1191474
7.0%
4
Ivory Coast
KRW 1167204
8.9%
5
Senegal
KRW 1134593
11.4%
6
Kenya
KRW 1117759
12.7%
7
Ghana
KRW 1088671
15.0%
8
Mozambique
KRW 1084669
15.3%
9
Cameroon
KRW 1080603
15.6%
10
Angola
KRW 1013414
20.9%
11
Nigeria
KRW 995629
22.3%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KRW 1280760
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
KRW 1216724
5.0%
2
Qatar
KRW 1216722
5.0%
3
Bahrain
KRW 1178297
8.0%
4
Oman
KRW 1178281
8.0%
5
Kuwait
KRW 1139874
11.0%
6
Lebanon
KRW 1118697
12.7%
7
Israel
KRW 1112340
13.2%
8
Egypt
KRW 1100969
14.0%
9
Turkey
KRW 1077724
15.9%
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.