Income tax calculator South Korea
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
16,640,000 원
Income Tax
- 440,549 원
Local Tax
- 44,055 원
National Pension
- 748,800 원
National Health Insurance
- 652,954 원
Employment Insurance
- 149,760 원
Total tax
- 2,036,118 원
Net pay
*
14,603,882 원
Marginal tax rate
14.3%
Average tax rate
12.2%
87.8%
Net pay
12.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
14,603,882 원
Net pay
3,182,234 원
Tax the employer pays
2,036,118 원
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
5,218,352 원
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 3,182,234 원 to pay you 16,640,000 원. In other words, every time you spend 10 원 of your hard-earned money, 3.14 원 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
26.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 12.2% tax rate now rises to 26.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 14.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 16,640,000 원 a year living in South Korea, you will be taxed 2,036,118 원. That means that your net pay will be 14,603,882 원 per year, or 1,216,990 원 per month. Your average tax rate is 12.2% and your marginal tax rate is 14.3%. 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 14.32 원, hence, your net pay will only increase by 85.68 원.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 원 bonus will generate an extra 857 원 of net incomes. A 5,000 원 bonus will generate an extra 4,284 원 of net incomes.
North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KRW 14989182
9.9%
1
Canada
KRW 12690668
23.7%
2
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.