Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
4,500,004 원
Income Tax
- 55,825 원
Local Tax
- 5,583 원
National Pension
- 202,500 원
National Health Insurance
- 176,580 원
Employment Insurance
- 40,500 원
Total tax
- 480,988 원
Net pay
* 4,019,016 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
4,019,016 원
Net pay
860,581 원
Tax the employer pays
480,988 원
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
1,341,569 원
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 860,581 원 to pay you 4,500,004 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 4,500,004 원 a year living in South Korea, you will be taxed 480,988 원. That means that your net pay will be 4,019,016 원 per year, or 334,918 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.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KRW 4110256
8.7%
1
Canada
KRW 3912192
13.1%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
KRW 4455004
1.0%
1
Morocco
KRW 4177304
7.2%
2
Kenya
KRW 3869348
14.0%
3
Ivory Coast
KRW 3823215
15.0%
4
Cameroon
KRW 3796649
15.6%
5
Zambia
KRW 3711129
17.5%
6
Mozambique
KRW 3684501
18.1%
7
Ghana
KRW 3558524
20.9%
8
Angola
KRW 3445032
23.4%
9
Senegal
KRW 3378088
24.9%
10
Uganda
KRW 3341454
25.8%
11
Nigeria
KRW 3235472
28.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KRW 4500003
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
KRW 4275003
5.0%
2
Qatar
KRW 4275002
5.0%
3
Bahrain
KRW 4139985
8.0%
4
Oman
KRW 4140017
8.0%
5
Kuwait
KRW 4005017
11.0%
6
Israel
KRW 3908255
13.2%
7
Lebanon
KRW 3640789
19.1%
8
Egypt
KRW 3541329
21.3%
9
Turkey
KRW 2886970
35.9%
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.