Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
4,188,000 원
Income Tax
- 51,955 원
Local Tax
- 5,195 원
National Pension
- 188,460 원
National Health Insurance
- 164,337 원
Employment Insurance
- 37,692 원
Total tax
- 447,639 원
Net pay
* 3,740,361 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
3,740,361 원
Net pay
800,913 원
Tax the employer pays
447,639 원
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
1,248,552 원
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 800,913 원 to pay you 4,188,000 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 4,188,000 원 a year living in South Korea, you will be taxed 447,639 원. That means that your net pay will be 3,740,361 원 per year, or 311,697 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 3825271
8.7%
1
Canada
KRW 3666290
12.5%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
KRW 4146120
1.0%
1
Morocco
KRW 3896854
7.0%
2
Kenya
KRW 3604040
13.9%
3
Ivory Coast
KRW 3580154
14.5%
4
Cameroon
KRW 3533451
15.6%
5
Zambia
KRW 3517936
16.0%
6
Mozambique
KRW 3444258
17.8%
7
Ghana
KRW 3336163
20.3%
8
Angola
KRW 3214149
23.3%
9
Senegal
KRW 3188921
23.9%
10
Uganda
KRW 3140498
25.0%
11
Nigeria
KRW 3023247
27.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KRW 4187998
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
KRW 3978599
5.0%
2
Qatar
KRW 3978599
5.0%
3
Bahrain
KRW 3852974
8.0%
4
Oman
KRW 3852951
8.0%
5
Kuwait
KRW 3727320
11.0%
6
Israel
KRW 3637276
13.2%
7
Lebanon
KRW 3406786
18.7%
8
Egypt
KRW 3291726
21.4%
9
Turkey
KRW 2705256
35.4%
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.