Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
4,638 원
Income Tax
- 57.54 원
Local Tax
- 5.75 원
National Pension
- 209 원
National Health Insurance
- 182 원
Employment Insurance
- 41.74 원
Total tax
- 496 원
Net pay
* 4,142 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
4,142 원
Net pay
887 원
Tax the employer pays
496 원
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
1,383 원
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 887 원 to pay you 4,638 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 4,638 원 a year living in South Korea, you will be taxed 496 원. That means that your net pay will be 4,142 원 per year, or 345 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
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
KRW 4639
0.0%
1
Germany
KRW 4637
0.0%
2
Austria
KRW 4637
0.0%
3
Ireland
KRW 4637
0.0%
4
Sweden
KRW 4638
0.0%
5
Norway
KRW 4638
0.0%
6
Spain
KRW 4353
6.1%
7
Italy
KRW 4218
9.0%
8
France
KRW 4173
10.0%
9
Luxembourg
KRW 4129
11.0%
10
Czech Republic
KRW 4128
11.0%
11
Russia
KRW 4035
13.0%
12
Hungary
KRW 3780
18.5%
13
Ukraine
KRW 3734
19.5%
14
Poland
KRW 3642
21.5%
15
Greece
KRW 3620
21.9%
16
Portugal
KRW 3455
25.5%
17
Netherlands
KRW 3321
28.4%
18
Finland
KRW 3216
30.7%
19
Belgium
KRW 3156
31.9%
20
Romania
KRW 2697
41.9%
21
Denmark
KRW 0
100.0%
22
Switzerland
KRW 4641
828.2%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
KRW 4558
1.7%
1
USA
KRW 4237
8.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
KRW 4642
0.0%
1
Singapore
KRW 4639
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
KRW 4638
0.0%
3
Thailand
KRW 4406
5.0%
4
Indonesia
KRW 4230
8.8%
5
Taiwan
KRW 4228
8.9%
6
South Korea
KRW 4142
10.7%
7
New Zealand
KRW 4085
11.9%
8
India
KRW 4083
12.0%
9
Malaysia
KRW 4067
12.3%
10
China
KRW 4026
13.2%
11
Vietnam
KRW 3943
15.0%
12
Japan
KRW 3769
18.7%
13
Kazakhstan
KRW 3673
20.8%
14
Philippines
KRW 1899
59.1%
15
Pakistan
KRW 4638
327.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
KRW 4528
2.4%
1
Brazil
KRW 4290
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
KRW 4280
7.6%
3
Colombia
KRW 4267
8.0%
4
Ecuador
KRW 4195
9.4%
5
Guatemala
KRW 4194
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
KRW 4151
10.5%
7
Panama
KRW 4133
10.9%
8
Peru
KRW 4058
12.5%
9
Argentina
KRW 3850
17.0%
10
Chile
KRW 3822
17.6%
11
Uruguay
KRW 3799
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
KRW 4592
1.0%
1
Angola
KRW 4499
3.0%
2
Uganda
KRW 4406
5.0%
3
Ghana
KRW 4383
5.5%
4
Zambia
KRW 4360
6.0%
5
Morocco
KRW 4326
6.8%
6
Ivory Coast
KRW 4290
7.5%
7
Cameroon
KRW 3913
15.6%
8
Nigeria
KRW 3860
16.8%
9
Senegal
KRW 2182
52.9%
10
Mozambique
KRW 4638
267.8%
11
Kenya
KRW 4638
987.2%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Egypt
KRW 4638
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KRW 4639
0.0%
2
Qatar
KRW 4405
5.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KRW 4404
5.0%
4
Lebanon
KRW 4313
7.0%
5
Oman
KRW 4278
7.9%
6
Bahrain
KRW 4258
8.1%
7
Kuwait
KRW 4122
10.9%
8
Israel
KRW 4027
13.2%
9
Turkey
KRW 3907
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.