Income tax calculator South Korea
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
161,200,000 원
Income Tax
- 32,217,005 원
Local Tax
- 3,221,700 원
National Pension
- 2,829,699 원
National Health Insurance
- 6,325,488 원
Employment Insurance
- 1,450,800 원
Total tax
- 46,044,692 원
Net pay
*
115,155,308 원
Marginal tax rate
40.7%
Average tax rate
28.6%
71.4%
Net pay
28.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
115,155,308 원
Net pay
26,403,592 원
Tax the employer pays
46,044,692 원
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
72,448,284 원
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 26,403,592 원 to pay you 161,200,000 원. In other words, every time you spend 10 원 of your hard-earned money, 4.49 원 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
38.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 28.6% tax rate now rises to 38.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 10% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 161,200,000 원 a year living in South Korea, you will be taxed 46,044,692 원. That means that your net pay will be 115,155,308 원 per year, or 9,596,276 원 per month. Your average tax rate is 28.6% and your marginal tax rate is 40.7%. 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 40.70 원, hence, your net pay will only increase by 59.30 원.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 원 bonus will generate an extra 593 원 of net incomes. A 5,000 원 bonus will generate an extra 2,965 원 of net incomes.
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.