Income tax calculator South Korea

Find out how much your salary is after tax

Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
31,962 원
Income Tax
- 397 원
Local Tax
- 39.65 원
National Pension
- 1,438 원
National Health Insurance
- 1,254 원
Employment Insurance
- 288 원
Total tax
- 3,416 원
Net pay
* 28,546 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
28,546 원
Net pay
6,112 원
Tax the employer pays
3,416 원
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
9,529 원
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 6,112 원 to pay you 31,962 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 31,962 원 a year living in South Korea, you will be taxed 3,416 원. That means that your net pay will be 28,546 원 per year, or 2,379 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
Tax per income
31,500 원
32,000 원
32,500 원
33,000 원
33,500 원
34,000 원
34,500 원
35,000 원
35,500 원
36,000 원
36,500 원
37,000 원
37,500 원
38,000 원
38,500 원
39,000 원
39,500 원
40,000 원
40,500 원
41,000 원
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
KRW 31450
1.6%
1
USA
KRW 29197
8.7%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
KRW 31642
1.0%
1
Angola
KRW 31003
3.0%
2
Uganda
KRW 30364
5.0%
3
Ghana
KRW 30204
5.5%
4
Zambia
KRW 30044
6.0%
5
Morocco
KRW 29808
6.7%
6
Ivory Coast
KRW 29565
7.5%
7
Senegal
KRW 27157
15.0%
8
Cameroon
KRW 26967
15.6%
9
Nigeria
KRW 26604
16.8%
10
Mozambique
KRW 15990
50.0%
11
Kenya
KRW 31962
143.3%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Egypt
KRW 31962
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KRW 31961
0.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
KRW 30363
5.0%
3
Qatar
KRW 30365
5.0%
4
Lebanon
KRW 29725
7.0%
5
Bahrain
KRW 29392
8.0%
6
Oman
KRW 29398
8.0%
7
Kuwait
KRW 28443
11.0%
8
Israel
KRW 27761
13.2%
9
Turkey
KRW 26925
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.