Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
387,508 원
Income Tax
- 4,807 원
Local Tax
- 481 원
National Pension
- 17,438 원
National Health Insurance
- 15,206 원
Employment Insurance
- 3,488 원
Total tax
- 41,419 원
Net pay
* 346,089 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
346,089 원
Net pay
74,107 원
Tax the employer pays
41,419 원
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
115,526 원
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 74,107 원 to pay you 387,508 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 387,508 원 a year living in South Korea, you will be taxed 41,419 원. That means that your net pay will be 346,089 원 per year, or 28,841 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 381381
1.6%
1
USA
KRW 353951
8.7%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
KRW 378305
2.4%
1
Brazil
KRW 358445
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
KRW 356696
8.0%
3
Colombia
KRW 356507
8.0%
4
Ecuador
KRW 350882
9.5%
5
Guatemala
KRW 350352
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
KRW 346820
10.5%
7
Panama
KRW 344887
11.0%
8
Peru
KRW 339071
12.5%
9
Argentina
KRW 321632
17.0%
10
Chile
KRW 319307
17.6%
11
Uruguay
KRW 317369
18.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KRW 387506
0.0%
1
Egypt
KRW 377507
2.6%
2
United Arab Emirates
KRW 368134
5.0%
3
Qatar
KRW 368134
5.0%
4
Bahrain
KRW 356514
8.0%
5
Oman
KRW 356501
8.0%
6
Lebanon
KRW 352331
9.1%
7
Kuwait
KRW 344889
11.0%
8
Israel
KRW 336551
13.2%
9
Turkey
KRW 326441
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.