Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
241,995 원
Income Tax
- 3,002 원
Local Tax
- 300 원
National Pension
- 10,890 원
National Health Insurance
- 9,496 원
Employment Insurance
- 2,178 원
Total tax
- 25,866 원
Net pay
* 216,129 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
216,129 원
Net pay
46,279 원
Tax the employer pays
25,866 원
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
72,145 원
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 46,279 원 to pay you 241,995 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 241,995 원 a year living in South Korea, you will be taxed 25,866 원. That means that your net pay will be 216,129 원 per year, or 18,011 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 238168
1.6%
1
USA
KRW 221045
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
KRW 241992
0.0%
1
Singapore
KRW 241993
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
KRW 241994
0.0%
3
Thailand
KRW 229895
5.0%
4
Pakistan
KRW 226816
6.3%
5
Indonesia
KRW 220699
8.8%
6
Taiwan
KRW 220576
8.9%
7
South Korea
KRW 216129
10.7%
8
New Zealand
KRW 213223
11.9%
9
India
KRW 212956
12.0%
10
China
KRW 210089
13.2%
11
Malaysia
KRW 207696
14.2%
12
Vietnam
KRW 205756
15.0%
13
Japan
KRW 196642
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
KRW 191660
20.8%
15
Philippines
KRW 189378
21.7%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
KRW 236248
2.4%
1
Brazil
KRW 223845
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
KRW 222763
8.0%
3
Colombia
KRW 222635
8.0%
4
Ecuador
KRW 219131
9.5%
5
Guatemala
KRW 218792
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
KRW 216586
10.5%
7
Panama
KRW 215370
11.0%
8
Peru
KRW 211745
12.5%
9
Argentina
KRW 200856
17.0%
10
Chile
KRW 199404
17.6%
11
Uruguay
KRW 198194
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
KRW 239575
1.0%
1
Uganda
KRW 229895
5.0%
2
Ghana
KRW 228685
5.5%
3
Zambia
KRW 227475
6.0%
4
Morocco
KRW 225684
6.7%
5
Ivory Coast
KRW 223845
7.5%
6
Senegal
KRW 219127
9.5%
7
Angola
KRW 213818
11.6%
8
Cameroon
KRW 204176
15.6%
9
Nigeria
KRW 201094
16.9%
10
Mozambique
KRW 198719
17.9%
11
Kenya
KRW 195431
19.2%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Egypt
KRW 241995
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KRW 241997
0.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
KRW 229895
5.0%
3
Qatar
KRW 229895
5.0%
4
Oman
KRW 222639
8.0%
5
Bahrain
KRW 222625
8.0%
6
Lebanon
KRW 222034
8.3%
7
Kuwait
KRW 215361
11.0%
8
Israel
KRW 210173
13.2%
9
Turkey
KRW 203859
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.