229 원 income tax calculator 2025 - South Korea - salary after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
229 원
Income Tax
- 2.84 원
Local Tax
- 0.28 원
National Pension
- 10.31 원
National Health Insurance
- 8.99 원
Employment Insurance
- 2.06 원
Total tax
- 24.48 원
Net pay
* 205 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
205 원
Net pay
43.79 원
Tax the employer pays
24.48 원
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
68.27 원
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 43.79 원 to pay you 229 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 229 원 a year living in South Korea, you will be taxed 24.48 원. That means that your net pay will be 205 원 per year, or 17.04 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 235
0.0%
1
Germany
KRW 224
0.0%
2
Austria
KRW 224
0.0%
3
Ireland
KRW 224
0.0%
4
Netherlands
KRW 224
0.0%
5
Sweden
KRW 229
0.0%
6
Norway
KRW 229
0.0%
7
Switzerland
KRW 223
2,300.0%
8
France
KRW 209
6.5%
9
Italy
KRW 209
6.5%
10
Spain
KRW 209
6.7%
11
Czech Republic
KRW 204
11.1%
12
Luxembourg
KRW 209
12.5%
13
Russia
KRW 199
13.0%
14
Hungary
KRW 187
18.5%
15
Ukraine
KRW 184
19.5%
16
Greece
KRW 180
20.0%
17
Poland
KRW 178
21.2%
18
Portugal
KRW 165
26.7%
19
Finland
KRW 165
31.3%
20
Belgium
KRW 150
33.3%
21
Romania
KRW 129
43.3%
22
Denmark
KRW 0
100.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
KRW 222
0.0%
1
USA
KRW 211
6.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
KRW 230
0.0%
1
Singapore
KRW 231
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
KRW 230
0.0%
3
Indonesia
KRW 209
8.8%
4
New Zealand
KRW 201
11.1%
5
India
KRW 202
12.0%
6
China
KRW 198
13.6%
7
Vietnam
KRW 195
15.0%
8
Japan
KRW 186
18.8%
9
Pakistan
KRW 229
2,400.0%
10
Thailand
KRW 218
5.0%
11
Taiwan
KRW 209
8.9%
12
South Korea
KRW 205
10.7%
13
Kazakhstan
KRW 181
20.8%
14
Philippines
KRW 94
59.1%
15
Malaysia
KRW 92
59.7%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
KRW 224
2.4%
1
Puerto Rico
KRW 211
6.3%
2
Brazil
KRW 213
7.5%
3
Colombia
KRW 211
8.0%
4
Guatemala
KRW 207
9.5%
5
Costa Rica
KRW 205
10.5%
6
Ecuador
KRW 211
11.8%
7
Panama
KRW 197
12.5%
8
Peru
KRW 202
12.9%
9
Argentina
KRW 190
17.0%
10
Chile
KRW 189
17.6%
11
Uruguay
KRW 188
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
KRW 227
1.0%
1
Angola
KRW 222
3.0%
2
Morocco
KRW 214
6.8%
3
Nigeria
KRW 196
14.4%
4
Cameroon
KRW 193
15.6%
5
Kenya
KRW 229
4,665.7%
6
Uganda
KRW 218
5.0%
7
Ghana
KRW 217
5.6%
8
Zambia
KRW 215
6.1%
9
Ivory Coast
KRW 212
7.5%
10
Senegal
KRW 229
219.9%
11
Mozambique
KRW 229
937.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Egypt
KRW 229
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KRW 229
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KRW 224
0.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KRW 218
5.0%
4
Qatar
KRW 216
5.1%
5
Lebanon
KRW 213
7.0%
6
Israel
KRW 199
13.1%
7
Oman
KRW 219
14.3%
8
Turkey
KRW 193
15.7%
9
Kuwait
KRW 183
20.0%
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.