Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
509,253 원
Income Tax
- 6,318 원
Local Tax
- 632 원
National Pension
- 22,916 원
National Health Insurance
- 19,983 원
Employment Insurance
- 4,583 원
Total tax
- 54,432 원
Net pay
* 454,821 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
454,821 원
Net pay
97,390 원
Tax the employer pays
54,432 원
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
151,822 원
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 97,390 원 to pay you 509,253 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 509,253 원 a year living in South Korea, you will be taxed 54,432 원. That means that your net pay will be 454,821 원 per year, or 37,902 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 509256
0.0%
1
Germany
KRW 509259
0.0%
2
Austria
KRW 509259
0.0%
3
Ireland
KRW 509259
0.0%
4
Sweden
KRW 509252
0.0%
5
Norway
KRW 509253
0.0%
6
Spain
KRW 476919
6.4%
7
Italy
KRW 462454
9.2%
8
France
KRW 459866
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
KRW 453235
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
KRW 452985
11.1%
11
Russia
KRW 443050
13.0%
12
Switzerland
KRW 436275
14.3%
13
Hungary
KRW 415041
18.5%
14
Ukraine
KRW 409949
19.5%
15
Poland
KRW 399885
21.5%
16
Greece
KRW 397983
21.9%
17
Portugal
KRW 379136
25.6%
18
Finland
KRW 352659
30.8%
19
Belgium
KRW 346287
32.0%
20
Netherlands
KRW 319781
37.2%
21
Romania
KRW 297912
41.5%
22
Denmark
KRW 224805
55.9%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
KRW 501211
1.6%
1
USA
KRW 465149
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
KRW 509250
0.0%
1
Singapore
KRW 509251
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
KRW 509254
0.0%
3
Pakistan
KRW 494074
3.0%
4
Thailand
KRW 483790
5.0%
5
Indonesia
KRW 464439
8.8%
6
Taiwan
KRW 464179
8.9%
7
South Korea
KRW 454821
10.7%
8
New Zealand
KRW 448704
11.9%
9
India
KRW 448143
12.0%
10
Malaysia
KRW 443784
12.9%
11
China
KRW 442108
13.2%
12
Philippines
KRW 440215
13.6%
13
Vietnam
KRW 432992
15.0%
14
Japan
KRW 413812
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
KRW 403328
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
KRW 497158
2.4%
1
Brazil
KRW 471060
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
KRW 468767
8.0%
3
Colombia
KRW 468513
8.0%
4
Ecuador
KRW 461123
9.5%
5
Guatemala
KRW 460424
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
KRW 455781
10.5%
7
Panama
KRW 453233
11.0%
8
Peru
KRW 445597
12.5%
9
Argentina
KRW 422680
17.0%
10
Chile
KRW 419624
17.6%
11
Uruguay
KRW 417078
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
KRW 504161
1.0%
1
Uganda
KRW 483192
5.1%
2
Zambia
KRW 478698
6.0%
3
Morocco
KRW 474929
6.7%
4
Ivory Coast
KRW 471059
7.5%
5
Ghana
KRW 469289
7.9%
6
Senegal
KRW 463401
9.0%
7
Kenya
KRW 448516
11.9%
8
Mozambique
KRW 431233
15.3%
9
Cameroon
KRW 429667
15.6%
10
Nigeria
KRW 414743
18.6%
11
Angola
KRW 411921
19.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KRW 509254
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
KRW 483791
5.0%
2
Qatar
KRW 483791
5.0%
3
Egypt
KRW 470839
7.5%
4
Bahrain
KRW 468518
8.0%
5
Oman
KRW 468497
8.0%
6
Lebanon
KRW 457153
10.2%
7
Kuwait
KRW 453256
11.0%
8
Israel
KRW 442286
13.2%
9
Turkey
KRW 429000
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.