Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
306,020 원
Income Tax
- 3,796 원
Local Tax
- 380 원
National Pension
- 13,771 원
National Health Insurance
- 12,008 원
Employment Insurance
- 2,754 원
Total tax
- 32,709 원
Net pay
* 273,311 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
273,311 원
Net pay
58,523 원
Tax the employer pays
32,709 원
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
91,233 원
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 58,523 원 to pay you 306,020 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 306,020 원 a year living in South Korea, you will be taxed 32,709 원. That means that your net pay will be 273,311 원 per year, or 22,776 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
Canada
KRW 301188
1.6%
1
USA
KRW 279523
8.7%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
KRW 298752
2.4%
1
Brazil
KRW 283068
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
KRW 281691
8.0%
3
Colombia
KRW 281538
8.0%
4
Ecuador
KRW 277102
9.5%
5
Guatemala
KRW 276678
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
KRW 273888
10.5%
7
Panama
KRW 272361
11.0%
8
Peru
KRW 267767
12.5%
9
Argentina
KRW 253997
17.0%
10
Chile
KRW 252160
17.6%
11
Uruguay
KRW 250631
18.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Egypt
KRW 306020
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KRW 306020
0.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
KRW 290720
5.0%
3
Qatar
KRW 290717
5.0%
4
Oman
KRW 281544
8.0%
5
Bahrain
KRW 281521
8.0%
6
Lebanon
KRW 279657
8.6%
7
Kuwait
KRW 272339
11.0%
8
Israel
KRW 265777
13.2%
9
Turkey
KRW 257794
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.