Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,404,000 원
Income Tax
- 17,417 원
Local Tax
- 1,742 원
National Pension
- 63,180 원
National Health Insurance
- 55,093 원
Employment Insurance
- 12,636 원
Total tax
- 150,068 원
Net pay
* 1,253,932 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
1,253,932 원
Net pay
268,501 원
Tax the employer pays
150,068 원
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
418,569 원
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 268,501 원 to pay you 1,404,000 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 1,404,000 원 a year living in South Korea, you will be taxed 150,068 원. That means that your net pay will be 1,253,932 원 per year, or 104,494 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.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
KRW 1341372
4.5%
1
USA
KRW 1282406
8.7%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
KRW 1370655
2.4%
1
Brazil
KRW 1298700
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
KRW 1292387
8.0%
3
Colombia
KRW 1291680
8.0%
4
Ecuador
KRW 1271327
9.5%
5
Guatemala
KRW 1269378
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
KRW 1256580
10.5%
7
Panama
KRW 1249553
11.0%
8
Peru
KRW 1228499
12.5%
9
Argentina
KRW 1165320
17.0%
10
Chile
KRW 1156896
17.6%
11
Uruguay
KRW 1149876
18.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KRW 1403999
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
KRW 1333799
5.0%
2
Qatar
KRW 1333799
5.0%
3
Bahrain
KRW 1291682
8.0%
4
Oman
KRW 1291667
8.0%
5
Kuwait
KRW 1249570
11.0%
6
Lebanon
KRW 1222219
13.0%
7
Israel
KRW 1219375
13.2%
8
Egypt
KRW 1198776
14.6%
9
Turkey
KRW 1176921
16.2%
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.