Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
47,840,000 원
Income Tax
- 3,605,610 원
Local Tax
- 360,561 원
National Pension
- 2,152,800 원
National Health Insurance
- 1,877,242 원
Employment Insurance
- 430,560 원
Total tax
- 8,426,772 원
Net pay
* 39,413,228 원
Marginal tax rate
23.5%
Average tax rate
17.6%
82.4%
Net pay
17.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
39,413,228 원
Net pay
9,148,923 원
Tax the employer pays
8,426,772 원
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
17,575,695 원
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 9,148,923 원 to pay you 47,840,000 원. In other words, every time you spend 10 원 of your hard-earned money, 3.67 원 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
30.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 17.6% tax rate now rises to 30.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 13.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 47,840,000 원 a year living in South Korea, you will be taxed 8,426,772 원. That means that your net pay will be 39,413,228 원 per year, or 3,284,436 원 per month. Your average tax rate is 17.6% and your marginal tax rate is 23.5%. 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 23.46 원, hence, your net pay will only increase by 76.54 원.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 원 bonus will generate an extra 765 원 of net incomes. A 5,000 원 bonus will generate an extra 3,827 원 of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Switzerland
KRW 42136383
11.9%
1
Russia
KRW 41620800
13.0%
2
Ireland
KRW 40357982
15.6%
3
United Kingdom
KRW 39480910
17.5%
4
France
KRW 39374422
17.7%
5
Hungary
KRW 38989600
18.5%
6
Ukraine
KRW 38511200
19.5%
7
Norway
KRW 37483807
21.7%
8
Czech Republic
KRW 37219965
22.2%
9
Luxembourg
KRW 37052684
22.6%
10
Spain
KRW 36570620
23.6%
11
Austria
KRW 35555543
25.7%
12
Sweden
KRW 33883271
29.2%
13
Greece
KRW 33318036
30.4%
14
Germany
KRW 32533124
32.0%
15
Denmark
KRW 32213441
32.7%
16
Poland
KRW 32177652
32.7%
17
Italy
KRW 31507352
34.1%
18
Finland
KRW 30609399
36.0%
19
Netherlands
KRW 30105421
37.1%
20
Portugal
KRW 29390155
38.6%
21
Romania
KRW 27986400
41.5%
22
Belgium
KRW 25258197
47.2%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KRW 38738834
19.0%
1
Canada
KRW 35214990
26.4%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KRW 43252862
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
KRW 41484879
13.3%
2
Costa Rica
KRW 41285430
13.7%
3
Ecuador
KRW 40049240
16.3%
4
Panama
KRW 38510552
19.5%
5
Chile
KRW 38251004
20.0%
6
Colombia
KRW 38198224
20.2%
7
Peru
KRW 36289494
24.1%
8
Mexico
KRW 36137573
24.5%
9
Brazil
KRW 35472930
25.9%
10
Uruguay
KRW 34163469
28.6%
11
Argentina
KRW 31086220
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
KRW 36421115
23.9%
1
Angola
KRW 35046962
26.7%
2
Kenya
KRW 34199674
28.5%
3
Mozambique
KRW 34202305
28.5%
4
Ghana
KRW 33047159
30.9%
5
Nigeria
KRW 32715337
31.6%
6
Ivory Coast
KRW 32619078
31.8%
7
Morocco
KRW 32164406
32.8%
8
Uganda
KRW 31330242
34.5%
9
Cameroon
KRW 30858456
35.5%
10
Senegal
KRW 30310675
36.6%
11
Zambia
KRW 29831755
37.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KRW 45448000
5.0%
1
Qatar
KRW 45448002
5.0%
2
Bahrain
KRW 44012798
8.0%
3
Oman
KRW 44012790
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
KRW 43056001
10.0%
5
Kuwait
KRW 42577614
11.0%
6
Israel
KRW 39270935
17.9%
7
Egypt
KRW 36268102
24.2%
8
Lebanon
KRW 36145786
24.4%
9
Turkey
KRW 28131643
41.2%
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.