Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,626,040 원
Income Tax
- 20,172 원
Local Tax
- 2,017 원
National Pension
- 73,172 원
National Health Insurance
- 63,806 원
Employment Insurance
- 14,634 원
Total tax
- 173,801 원
Net pay
* 1,452,239 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
1,452,239 원
Net pay
310,964 원
Tax the employer pays
173,801 원
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
484,765 원
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 310,964 원 to pay you 1,626,040 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 1,626,040 원 a year living in South Korea, you will be taxed 173,801 원. That means that your net pay will be 1,452,239 원 per year, or 121,020 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
KRW 1626037
0.0%
1
Germany
KRW 1626038
0.0%
2
Austria
KRW 1626038
0.0%
3
Ireland
KRW 1626038
0.0%
4
Sweden
KRW 1626040
0.0%
5
Norway
KRW 1626040
0.0%
6
Spain
KRW 1522780
6.4%
7
Switzerland
KRW 1477191
9.2%
8
Italy
KRW 1476603
9.2%
9
France
KRW 1468301
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
KRW 1447176
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
KRW 1446357
11.1%
12
Russia
KRW 1414655
13.0%
13
Hungary
KRW 1325223
18.5%
14
Ukraine
KRW 1308962
19.5%
15
Poland
KRW 1276829
21.5%
16
Greece
KRW 1270761
21.9%
17
Portugal
KRW 1210583
25.6%
18
Finland
KRW 1126038
30.8%
19
Belgium
KRW 1105710
32.0%
20
Netherlands
KRW 1022915
37.1%
21
Denmark
KRW 1008788
38.0%
22
Romania
KRW 951231
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
KRW 1537210
5.5%
1
USA
KRW 1485207
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
KRW 1626040
0.0%
1
Singapore
KRW 1626040
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
KRW 1626040
0.0%
3
Pakistan
KRW 1610861
0.9%
4
Thailand
KRW 1544738
5.0%
5
Philippines
KRW 1501685
7.7%
6
Indonesia
KRW 1488492
8.5%
7
Taiwan
KRW 1482119
8.9%
8
South Korea
KRW 1452239
10.7%
9
New Zealand
KRW 1432701
11.9%
10
India
KRW 1430915
12.0%
11
Malaysia
KRW 1427250
12.2%
12
China
KRW 1411646
13.2%
13
Vietnam
KRW 1382541
15.0%
14
Japan
KRW 1321297
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
KRW 1287824
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
KRW 1587421
2.4%
1
Brazil
KRW 1504088
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
KRW 1496764
8.0%
3
Colombia
KRW 1495957
8.0%
4
Ecuador
KRW 1472382
9.5%
5
Guatemala
KRW 1470128
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
KRW 1455306
10.5%
7
Panama
KRW 1447182
11.0%
8
Peru
KRW 1422786
12.5%
9
Argentina
KRW 1349613
17.0%
10
Chile
KRW 1339857
17.6%
11
Uruguay
KRW 1331727
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
KRW 1609779
1.0%
1
Zambia
KRW 1528477
6.0%
2
Morocco
KRW 1516444
6.7%
3
Uganda
KRW 1473431
9.4%
4
Ivory Coast
KRW 1463052
10.0%
5
Kenya
KRW 1420225
12.7%
6
Senegal
KRW 1411979
13.2%
7
Cameroon
KRW 1371922
15.6%
8
Mozambique
KRW 1367799
15.9%
9
Ghana
KRW 1357860
16.5%
10
Angola
KRW 1280426
21.3%
11
Nigeria
KRW 1243691
23.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KRW 1626041
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
KRW 1544737
5.0%
2
Qatar
KRW 1544739
5.0%
3
Bahrain
KRW 1495970
8.0%
4
Oman
KRW 1495951
8.0%
5
Kuwait
KRW 1447159
11.0%
6
Israel
KRW 1412217
13.2%
7
Lebanon
KRW 1407742
13.4%
8
Egypt
KRW 1368677
15.8%
9
Turkey
KRW 1353997
16.7%
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.