Income tax calculator South Korea

Find out how much your salary is after tax

Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
146,494 원
Income Tax
- 1,817 원
Local Tax
- 182 원
National Pension
- 6,592 원
National Health Insurance
- 5,748 원
Employment Insurance
- 1,318 원
Total tax
- 15,658 원
Net pay
* 130,836 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
130,836 원
Net pay
28,016 원
Tax the employer pays
15,658 원
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
43,674 원
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 28,016 원 to pay you 146,494 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 146,494 원 a year living in South Korea, you will be taxed 15,658 원. That means that your net pay will be 130,836 원 per year, or 10,903 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
146,500 원
147,000 원
147,500 원
148,000 원
148,500 원
149,000 원
149,500 원
150,000 원
150,500 원
151,000 원
151,500 원
152,000 원
152,500 원
153,000 원
153,500 원
154,000 원
154,500 원
155,000 원
155,500 원
156,000 원
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
KRW 144181
1.6%
1
USA
KRW 133807
8.7%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
KRW 143015
2.4%
1
Brazil
KRW 135507
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
KRW 134849
8.0%
3
Colombia
KRW 134774
8.0%
4
Ecuador
KRW 132652
9.5%
5
Guatemala
KRW 132448
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
KRW 131112
10.5%
7
Panama
KRW 130375
11.0%
8
Peru
KRW 128181
12.5%
9
Argentina
KRW 121590
17.0%
10
Chile
KRW 120711
17.6%
11
Uruguay
KRW 119979
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
KRW 145029
1.0%
1
Uganda
KRW 139169
5.0%
2
Ghana
KRW 138437
5.5%
3
Zambia
KRW 137705
6.0%
4
Morocco
KRW 136620
6.7%
5
Ivory Coast
KRW 135507
7.5%
6
Angola
KRW 134118
8.5%
7
Senegal
KRW 131839
10.0%
8
Cameroon
KRW 123600
15.6%
9
Nigeria
KRW 121934
16.8%
10
Mozambique
KRW 115633
21.1%
11
Kenya
KRW 100706
31.3%
12
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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.