Income tax calculator South Korea

Find out how much your salary is after tax

Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
285,800 원
Income Tax
- 3,546 원
Local Tax
- 355 원
National Pension
- 12,861 원
National Health Insurance
- 11,215 원
Employment Insurance
- 2,572 원
Total tax
- 30,548 원
Net pay
* 255,252 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
255,252 원
Net pay
54,656 원
Tax the employer pays
30,548 원
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
85,204 원
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 54,656 원 to pay you 285,800 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.
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Summary
If you make 285,800 원 a year living in South Korea, you will be taxed 30,548 원. That means that your net pay will be 255,252 원 per year, or 21,271 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
Tax per income
190,500 원
191,000 원
191,500 원
192,000 원
192,500 원
193,000 원
193,500 원
194,000 원
194,500 원
195,000 원
195,500 원
196,000 원
196,500 원
197,000 원
197,500 원
198,000 원
198,500 원
199,000 원
199,500 원
200,000 원
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
KRW 285800
0.0%
1
Singapore
KRW 285803
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
KRW 285801
0.0%
3
Thailand
KRW 271510
5.0%
4
Pakistan
KRW 270621
5.3%
5
Indonesia
KRW 260650
8.8%
6
Taiwan
KRW 260504
8.9%
7
South Korea
KRW 255252
10.7%
8
New Zealand
KRW 251821
11.9%
9
India
KRW 251504
12.0%
10
China
KRW 248118
13.2%
11
Malaysia
KRW 245325
14.2%
12
Vietnam
KRW 243001
15.0%
13
Philippines
KRW 232745
18.6%
14
Japan
KRW 232237
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
KRW 226354
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
KRW 279012
2.4%
1
Brazil
KRW 264366
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
KRW 263081
8.0%
3
Colombia
KRW 262936
8.0%
4
Ecuador
KRW 258787
9.5%
5
Guatemala
KRW 258396
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
KRW 255791
10.5%
7
Panama
KRW 254367
11.0%
8
Peru
KRW 250074
12.5%
9
Argentina
KRW 237214
17.0%
10
Chile
KRW 235499
17.6%
11
Uruguay
KRW 234070
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
KRW 282942
1.0%
1
Uganda
KRW 271510
5.0%
2
Ghana
KRW 270081
5.5%
3
Zambia
KRW 268652
6.0%
4
Morocco
KRW 266537
6.7%
5
Ivory Coast
KRW 264365
7.5%
6
Senegal
KRW 259165
9.3%
7
Angola
KRW 250331
12.4%
8
Cameroon
KRW 241135
15.6%
9
Kenya
KRW 238510
16.6%
10
Mozambique
KRW 236829
17.1%
11
Nigeria
KRW 236336
17.3%
12
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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.