Income tax calculator South Korea

Find out how much your salary is after tax

Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,778,400 원
Income Tax
- 22,062 원
Local Tax
- 2,206 원
National Pension
- 80,028 원
National Health Insurance
- 69,784 원
Employment Insurance
- 16,006 원
Total tax
- 190,086 원
Net pay
* 1,588,314 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
1,588,314 원
Net pay
340,101 원
Tax the employer pays
190,086 원
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
530,188 원
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 340,101 원 to pay you 1,778,400 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.
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Summary
If you make 1,778,400 원 a year living in South Korea, you will be taxed 190,086 원. That means that your net pay will be 1,588,314 원 per year, or 132,359 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
Tax per income
190,500 원
191,000 원
191,500 원
192,000 원
192,500 원
193,000 원
193,500 원
194,000 원
194,500 원
195,000 원
195,500 원
196,000 원
196,500 원
197,000 원
197,500 원
198,000 원
198,500 원
199,000 원
199,500 원
200,000 원
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
KRW 1671590
6.0%
1
USA
KRW 1624377
8.7%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
KRW 1760616
1.0%
1
Zambia
KRW 1671696
6.0%
2
Morocco
KRW 1658535
6.7%
3
Ivory Coast
KRW 1593599
10.4%
4
Uganda
KRW 1586009
10.8%
5
Kenya
KRW 1553692
12.6%
6
Senegal
KRW 1534379
13.7%
7
Cameroon
KRW 1500472
15.6%
8
Mozambique
KRW 1492734
16.1%
9
Ghana
KRW 1476643
17.0%
10
Angola
KRW 1397350
21.4%
11
Nigeria
KRW 1351417
24.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KRW 1778401
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
KRW 1689480
5.0%
2
Qatar
KRW 1689481
5.0%
3
Bahrain
KRW 1636133
8.0%
4
Oman
KRW 1636138
8.0%
5
Kuwait
KRW 1582779
11.0%
6
Israel
KRW 1544539
13.2%
7
Lebanon
KRW 1529430
14.0%
8
Egypt
KRW 1483822
16.6%
9
Turkey
KRW 1474729
17.1%
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.