Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
184,253 원
Income Tax
- 2,286 원
Local Tax
- 229 원
National Pension
- 8,291 원
National Health Insurance
- 7,230 원
Employment Insurance
- 1,658 원
Total tax
- 19,694 원
Net pay
* 164,559 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
164,559 원
Net pay
35,237 원
Tax the employer pays
19,694 원
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
54,931 원
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 35,237 원 to pay you 184,253 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 184,253 원 a year living in South Korea, you will be taxed 19,694 원. That means that your net pay will be 164,559 원 per year, or 13,713 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 10.68 원, hence, your net pay will only increase by 89.32 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
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
KRW 181338
1.6%
1
USA
KRW 168297
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
KRW 184257
0.0%
1
Singapore
KRW 184256
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
KRW 184252
0.0%
3
Thailand
KRW 175040
5.0%
4
Pakistan
KRW 169074
8.2%
5
Indonesia
KRW 168039
8.8%
6
Taiwan
KRW 167945
8.9%
7
South Korea
KRW 164559
10.7%
8
New Zealand
KRW 162345
11.9%
9
India
KRW 162143
12.0%
10
China
KRW 159960
13.2%
11
Malaysia
KRW 157280
14.6%
12
Vietnam
KRW 156661
15.0%
13
Japan
KRW 149721
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
KRW 145928
20.8%
15
Philippines
KRW 132214
28.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
KRW 179877
2.4%
1
Brazil
KRW 170434
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
KRW 169606
8.0%
3
Colombia
KRW 169513
8.0%
4
Ecuador
KRW 166847
9.5%
5
Guatemala
KRW 166586
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
KRW 164906
10.5%
7
Panama
KRW 163988
11.0%
8
Peru
KRW 161223
12.5%
9
Argentina
KRW 152930
17.0%
10
Chile
KRW 151824
17.6%
11
Uruguay
KRW 150903
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
KRW 182411
1.0%
1
Uganda
KRW 175040
5.0%
2
Ghana
KRW 174119
5.5%
3
Zambia
KRW 173198
6.0%
4
Morocco
KRW 171834
6.7%
5
Ivory Coast
KRW 170434
7.5%
6
Senegal
KRW 166351
9.7%
7
Angola
KRW 165686
10.1%
8
Cameroon
KRW 155458
15.6%
9
Nigeria
KRW 153363
16.8%
10
Mozambique
KRW 148483
19.4%
11
Kenya
KRW 138465
24.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Egypt
KRW 184253
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KRW 184254
0.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
KRW 175041
5.0%
3
Qatar
KRW 175041
5.0%
4
Lebanon
KRW 170066
7.7%
5
Oman
KRW 169512
8.0%
6
Bahrain
KRW 169518
8.0%
7
Kuwait
KRW 163971
11.0%
8
Israel
KRW 160023
13.2%
9
Turkey
KRW 155217
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.