Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,808 원
Income Tax
- 22.43 원
Local Tax
- 2.24 원
National Pension
- 81.36 원
National Health Insurance
- 70.95 원
Employment Insurance
- 16.27 원
Total tax
- 193 원
Net pay
* 1,615 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
1,615 원
Net pay
346 원
Tax the employer pays
193 원
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
539 원
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 346 원 to pay you 1,808 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 1,808 원 a year living in South Korea, you will be taxed 193 원. That means that your net pay will be 1,615 원 per year, or 135 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
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
KRW 1805
0.0%
1
Germany
KRW 1810
0.0%
2
Austria
KRW 1810
0.0%
3
Ireland
KRW 1810
0.0%
4
Sweden
KRW 1808
0.0%
5
Norway
KRW 1808
0.0%
6
Switzerland
KRW 1802
2,106.1%
7
Spain
KRW 1705
5.8%
8
Netherlands
KRW 1675
7.4%
9
Italy
KRW 1645
9.1%
10
France
KRW 1630
9.9%
11
Luxembourg
KRW 1616
10.7%
12
Czech Republic
KRW 1609
11.0%
13
Russia
KRW 1573
13.0%
14
Hungary
KRW 1474
18.5%
15
Ukraine
KRW 1456
19.5%
16
Poland
KRW 1421
21.4%
17
Greece
KRW 1406
22.3%
18
Portugal
KRW 1346
25.6%
19
Finland
KRW 1257
30.6%
20
Belgium
KRW 1227
32.2%
21
Romania
KRW 1034
42.7%
22
Denmark
KRW 0
100.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
KRW 1775
1.7%
1
USA
KRW 1647
8.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
KRW 1805
0.0%
1
Singapore
KRW 1809
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
KRW 1808
0.0%
3
Thailand
KRW 1718
5.0%
4
Indonesia
KRW 1649
8.8%
5
Taiwan
KRW 1648
8.9%
6
South Korea
KRW 1615
10.7%
7
India
KRW 1591
12.0%
8
New Zealand
KRW 1590
12.0%
9
China
KRW 1570
13.2%
10
Vietnam
KRW 1537
15.0%
11
Japan
KRW 1469
18.7%
12
Kazakhstan
KRW 1432
20.8%
13
Malaysia
KRW 1237
31.6%
14
Philippines
KRW 740
59.1%
15
Pakistan
KRW 1808
839.6%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
KRW 1765
2.4%
1
Puerto Rico
KRW 1675
7.0%
2
Brazil
KRW 1673
7.4%
3
Colombia
KRW 1663
8.0%
4
Ecuador
KRW 1633
9.4%
5
Guatemala
KRW 1635
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
KRW 1618
10.5%
7
Panama
KRW 1603
10.9%
8
Peru
KRW 1583
12.6%
9
Argentina
KRW 1501
17.0%
10
Chile
KRW 1490
17.6%
11
Uruguay
KRW 1481
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
KRW 1790
1.0%
1
Angola
KRW 1754
3.0%
2
Morocco
KRW 1686
6.7%
3
Cameroon
KRW 1525
15.6%
4
Nigeria
KRW 1508
16.6%
5
Kenya
KRW 1808
2,532.6%
6
Uganda
KRW 1718
5.0%
7
Ghana
KRW 1709
5.5%
8
Zambia
KRW 1699
6.0%
9
Ivory Coast
KRW 1672
7.5%
10
Senegal
KRW 1808
122.4%
11
Mozambique
KRW 1808
666.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Egypt
KRW 1808
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KRW 1806
0.0%
2
Qatar
KRW 1717
4.9%
3
United Arab Emirates
KRW 1717
5.1%
4
Lebanon
KRW 1681
7.0%
5
Bahrain
KRW 1681
8.2%
6
Oman
KRW 1645
8.2%
7
Kuwait
KRW 1603
10.3%
8
Israel
KRW 1569
13.1%
9
Turkey
KRW 1523
15.8%
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.