Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,585,992 원
Income Tax
- 19,675 원
Local Tax
- 1,968 원
National Pension
- 71,370 원
National Health Insurance
- 62,234 원
Employment Insurance
- 14,274 원
Total tax
- 169,521 원
Net pay
* 1,416,471 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
1,416,471 원
Net pay
303,305 원
Tax the employer pays
169,521 원
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
472,826 원
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 303,305 원 to pay you 1,585,992 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 1,585,992 원 a year living in South Korea, you will be taxed 169,521 원. That means that your net pay will be 1,416,471 원 per year, or 118,039 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 1501888
5.3%
1
USA
KRW 1448633
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
KRW 1585991
0.0%
1
Singapore
KRW 1585995
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
KRW 1585992
0.0%
3
Pakistan
KRW 1570813
1.0%
4
Thailand
KRW 1506692
5.0%
5
Philippines
KRW 1463562
7.7%
6
Indonesia
KRW 1451615
8.5%
7
Taiwan
KRW 1445616
8.9%
8
South Korea
KRW 1416471
10.7%
9
New Zealand
KRW 1397417
11.9%
10
India
KRW 1395673
12.0%
11
Malaysia
KRW 1391963
12.2%
12
China
KRW 1376879
13.2%
13
Vietnam
KRW 1348490
15.0%
14
Japan
KRW 1288755
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
KRW 1256106
20.8%
16
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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.