Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
153,996 원
Income Tax
- 1,910 원
Local Tax
- 191 원
National Pension
- 6,930 원
National Health Insurance
- 6,043 원
Employment Insurance
- 1,386 원
Total tax
- 16,460 원
Net pay
* 137,536 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
137,536 원
Net pay
29,450 원
Tax the employer pays
16,460 원
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
45,910 원
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 29,450 원 to pay you 153,996 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 153,996 원 a year living in South Korea, you will be taxed 16,460 원. That means that your net pay will be 137,536 원 per year, or 11,461 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
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
KRW 153993
0.0%
1
Germany
KRW 153997
0.0%
2
Austria
KRW 153997
0.0%
3
Ireland
KRW 153997
0.0%
4
Sweden
KRW 153996
0.0%
5
Norway
KRW 153996
0.0%
6
Spain
KRW 144214
6.4%
7
Italy
KRW 139846
9.2%
8
France
KRW 139068
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
KRW 137057
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
KRW 136974
11.1%
11
Russia
KRW 133977
13.0%
12
Hungary
KRW 125507
18.5%
13
Ukraine
KRW 123967
19.5%
14
Poland
KRW 120924
21.5%
15
Greece
KRW 120355
21.9%
16
Portugal
KRW 114656
25.6%
17
Finland
KRW 106638
30.8%
18
Switzerland
KRW 106337
31.0%
19
Belgium
KRW 104724
32.0%
20
Netherlands
KRW 97020
37.0%
21
Romania
KRW 90086
41.5%
22
Denmark
KRW 0
100.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
KRW 151562
1.6%
1
USA
KRW 140663
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
KRW 153999
0.0%
1
Singapore
KRW 153993
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
KRW 153996
0.0%
3
Thailand
KRW 146296
5.0%
4
Indonesia
KRW 140444
8.8%
5
Taiwan
KRW 140366
8.9%
6
Pakistan
KRW 138817
9.9%
7
South Korea
KRW 137536
10.7%
8
New Zealand
KRW 135684
11.9%
9
India
KRW 135518
12.0%
10
China
KRW 133693
13.2%
11
Vietnam
KRW 130935
15.0%
12
Malaysia
KRW 129719
15.8%
13
Japan
KRW 125135
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
KRW 121965
20.8%
15
Philippines
KRW 102258
33.6%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
KRW 150339
2.4%
1
Brazil
KRW 142446
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
KRW 141747
8.0%
3
Colombia
KRW 141676
8.0%
4
Ecuador
KRW 139438
9.5%
5
Guatemala
KRW 139230
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
KRW 137826
10.5%
7
Panama
KRW 137052
11.0%
8
Peru
KRW 134748
12.5%
9
Argentina
KRW 127817
17.0%
10
Chile
KRW 126893
17.6%
11
Uruguay
KRW 126123
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
KRW 152456
1.0%
1
Uganda
KRW 146296
5.0%
2
Ghana
KRW 145527
5.5%
3
Zambia
KRW 144756
6.0%
4
Morocco
KRW 143617
6.7%
5
Ivory Coast
KRW 142446
7.5%
6
Angola
KRW 140466
8.8%
7
Senegal
KRW 138696
9.9%
8
Cameroon
KRW 129929
15.6%
9
Nigeria
KRW 128179
16.8%
10
Mozambique
KRW 122160
20.7%
11
Kenya
KRW 108208
29.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Egypt
KRW 153996
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KRW 153998
0.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
KRW 146295
5.0%
3
Qatar
KRW 146296
5.0%
4
Lebanon
KRW 142835
7.3%
5
Bahrain
KRW 141694
8.0%
6
Oman
KRW 141686
8.0%
7
Kuwait
KRW 137040
11.0%
8
Israel
KRW 133744
13.2%
9
Turkey
KRW 129728
15.8%
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.