Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
3,011,840 원
Income Tax
- 37,364 원
Local Tax
- 3,736 원
National Pension
- 135,533 원
National Health Insurance
- 118,185 원
Employment Insurance
- 27,107 원
Total tax
- 321,924 원
Net pay
* 2,689,916 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
2,689,916 원
Net pay
575,984 원
Tax the employer pays
321,924 원
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
897,908 원
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 575,984 원 to pay you 3,011,840 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 3,011,840 원 a year living in South Korea, you will be taxed 321,924 원. That means that your net pay will be 2,689,916 원 per year, or 224,160 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 2750987
8.7%
1
Canada
KRW 2714275
9.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
KRW 3011839
0.0%
1
Singapore
KRW 3011844
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
KRW 3011840
0.0%
3
Pakistan
KRW 2994151
0.6%
4
Thailand
KRW 2861248
5.0%
5
Philippines
KRW 2830760
6.0%
6
Indonesia
KRW 2765253
8.2%
7
Taiwan
KRW 2745262
8.9%
8
South Korea
KRW 2689916
10.7%
9
Malaysia
KRW 2657059
11.8%
10
New Zealand
KRW 2653735
11.9%
11
India
KRW 2650419
12.0%
12
China
KRW 2614729
13.2%
13
Vietnam
KRW 2560817
15.0%
14
Japan
KRW 2447379
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
KRW 2385377
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
KRW 2940309
2.4%
1
Brazil
KRW 2785952
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
KRW 2772399
8.0%
3
Colombia
KRW 2770893
8.0%
4
Ecuador
KRW 2727224
9.5%
5
Guatemala
KRW 2723050
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
KRW 2695597
10.5%
7
Panama
KRW 2680541
11.0%
8
Peru
KRW 2635361
12.5%
9
Argentina
KRW 2499827
17.0%
10
Chile
KRW 2481756
17.6%
11
Uruguay
KRW 2466697
18.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KRW 3011839
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
KRW 2861250
5.0%
2
Qatar
KRW 2861249
5.0%
3
Bahrain
KRW 2770883
8.0%
4
Oman
KRW 2770907
8.0%
5
Kuwait
KRW 2680515
11.0%
6
Israel
KRW 2615784
13.2%
7
Lebanon
KRW 2503848
16.9%
8
Egypt
KRW 2369672
21.3%
9
Turkey
KRW 2020249
32.9%
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.