Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,536,000 원
Income Tax
- 19,055 원
Local Tax
- 1,906 원
National Pension
- 69,120 원
National Health Insurance
- 60,273 원
Employment Insurance
- 13,824 원
Total tax
- 164,177 원
Net pay
* 1,371,823 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
1,371,823 원
Net pay
293,745 원
Tax the employer pays
164,177 원
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
457,922 원
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 293,745 원 to pay you 1,536,000 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 1,536,000 원 a year living in South Korea, you will be taxed 164,177 원. That means that your net pay will be 1,371,823 원 per year, or 114,319 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 1457794
5.1%
1
USA
KRW 1402966
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
KRW 1536002
0.0%
1
Singapore
KRW 1536000
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
KRW 1536001
0.0%
3
Pakistan
KRW 1520821
1.0%
4
Thailand
KRW 1459200
5.0%
5
Philippines
KRW 1415973
7.8%
6
Indonesia
KRW 1405582
8.5%
7
Taiwan
KRW 1400048
8.9%
8
South Korea
KRW 1371823
10.7%
9
New Zealand
KRW 1353370
11.9%
10
India
KRW 1351680
12.0%
11
Malaysia
KRW 1347912
12.3%
12
China
KRW 1333479
13.2%
13
Vietnam
KRW 1305984
15.0%
14
Japan
KRW 1248132
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
KRW 1216512
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
KRW 1499520
2.4%
1
Brazil
KRW 1420801
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
KRW 1413890
8.0%
3
Colombia
KRW 1413120
8.0%
4
Ecuador
KRW 1390845
9.5%
5
Guatemala
KRW 1388720
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
KRW 1374720
10.5%
7
Panama
KRW 1367037
11.0%
8
Peru
KRW 1344000
12.5%
9
Argentina
KRW 1274880
17.0%
10
Chile
KRW 1265664
17.6%
11
Uruguay
KRW 1257984
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
KRW 1520640
1.0%
1
Zambia
KRW 1443840
6.0%
2
Morocco
KRW 1432474
6.7%
3
Uganda
KRW 1406208
8.5%
4
Ivory Coast
KRW 1385903
9.8%
5
Kenya
KRW 1341350
12.7%
6
Senegal
KRW 1339644
12.8%
7
Cameroon
KRW 1295954
15.6%
8
Mozambique
KRW 1293966
15.8%
9
Ghana
KRW 1287662
16.2%
10
Angola
KRW 1211327
21.1%
11
Nigeria
KRW 1179331
23.2%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KRW 1535999
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
KRW 1459198
5.0%
2
Qatar
KRW 1459200
5.0%
3
Bahrain
KRW 1413134
8.0%
4
Oman
KRW 1413133
8.0%
5
Kuwait
KRW 1367052
11.0%
6
Israel
KRW 1334016
13.2%
7
Lebanon
KRW 1333099
13.2%
8
Egypt
KRW 1299780
15.4%
9
Turkey
KRW 1282649
16.5%
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.