Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
14,993,333 원
Income Tax
- 368,045 원
Local Tax
- 36,805 원
National Pension
- 674,700 원
National Health Insurance
- 588,338 원
Employment Insurance
- 134,940 원
Total tax
- 1,802,828 원
Net pay
* 13,190,505 원
Marginal tax rate
13.0%
Average tax rate
12.0%
88.0%
Net pay
12.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
13,190,505 원
Net pay
2,867,325 원
Tax the employer pays
1,802,828 원
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
4,670,153 원
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 2,867,325 원 to pay you 14,993,333 원. In other words, every time you spend 10 원 of your hard-earned money, 3.11 원 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
26.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 12% tax rate now rises to 26.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 14.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 14,993,333 원 a year living in South Korea, you will be taxed 1,802,828 원. That means that your net pay will be 13,190,505 원 per year, or 1,099,209 원 per month. Your average tax rate is 12.0% and your marginal tax rate is 13.0%. 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 12.98 원, hence, your net pay will only increase by 87.02 원.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 원 bonus will generate an extra 870 원 of net incomes. A 5,000 원 bonus will generate an extra 4,351 원 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KRW 13542773
9.7%
1
Canada
KRW 11469993
23.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
KRW 14993334
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
KRW 14993334
0.0%
2
Thailand
KRW 14076546
6.1%
3
Taiwan
KRW 13666273
8.9%
4
Pakistan
KRW 13573291
9.5%
5
South Korea
KRW 13190505
12.0%
6
Malaysia
KRW 13166592
12.2%
7
New Zealand
KRW 12981438
13.4%
8
Indonesia
KRW 12887517
14.1%
9
Philippines
KRW 12660069
15.6%
10
Japan
KRW 12183371
18.7%
11
Singapore
KRW 11997800
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
KRW 11874720
20.8%
13
Vietnam
KRW 11834779
21.1%
14
India
KRW 11593518
22.7%
15
China
KRW 10667991
28.9%
16
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KRW 14243665
5.0%
1
Qatar
KRW 14243665
5.0%
2
Bahrain
KRW 13793877
8.0%
3
Oman
KRW 13793877
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
KRW 13493999
10.0%
5
Kuwait
KRW 13344087
11.0%
6
Israel
KRW 13021710
13.2%
7
Egypt
KRW 11633101
22.4%
8
Lebanon
KRW 11510786
23.2%
9
Turkey
KRW 8617762
42.5%
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.