Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,730,000 원
Income Tax
- 33,867 원
Local Tax
- 3,387 원
National Pension
- 122,850 원
National Health Insurance
- 107,125 원
Employment Insurance
- 24,570 원
Total tax
- 291,799 원
Net pay
* 2,438,201 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
2,438,201 원
Net pay
522,085 원
Tax the employer pays
291,799 원
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
813,885 원
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 522,085 원 to pay you 2,730,000 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 2,730,000 원 a year living in South Korea, you will be taxed 291,799 원. That means that your net pay will be 2,438,201 원 per year, or 203,183 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
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KRW 2493551
8.7%
1
Canada
KRW 2478497
9.2%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
KRW 2665163
2.4%
1
Brazil
KRW 2525250
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
KRW 2512964
8.0%
3
Colombia
KRW 2511600
8.0%
4
Ecuador
KRW 2472013
9.5%
5
Guatemala
KRW 2468233
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
KRW 2443350
10.5%
7
Panama
KRW 2429702
11.0%
8
Peru
KRW 2388752
12.5%
9
Argentina
KRW 2265900
17.0%
10
Chile
KRW 2249520
17.6%
11
Uruguay
KRW 2235870
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
KRW 2702700
1.0%
1
Zambia
KRW 2554778
6.4%
2
Morocco
KRW 2545998
6.7%
3
Ivory Coast
KRW 2387677
12.5%
4
Kenya
KRW 2382879
12.7%
5
Cameroon
KRW 2303356
15.6%
6
Mozambique
KRW 2272119
16.8%
7
Senegal
KRW 2226725
18.4%
8
Ghana
KRW 2218535
18.7%
9
Uganda
KRW 2206961
19.2%
10
Angola
KRW 2123289
22.2%
11
Nigeria
KRW 2024245
25.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KRW 2730000
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
KRW 2593503
5.0%
2
Qatar
KRW 2593498
5.0%
3
Bahrain
KRW 2511583
8.0%
4
Oman
KRW 2511594
8.0%
5
Kuwait
KRW 2429704
11.0%
6
Israel
KRW 2371005
13.2%
7
Lebanon
KRW 2281194
16.4%
8
Egypt
KRW 2169001
20.6%
9
Turkey
KRW 1846586
32.4%
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.