Income tax calculator South Korea

Find out how much your salary is after tax

Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
52,604 원
Income Tax
- 653 원
Local Tax
- 65.26 원
National Pension
- 2,367 원
National Health Insurance
- 2,064 원
Employment Insurance
- 473 원
Total tax
- 5,623 원
Net pay
* 46,981 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
46,981 원
Net pay
10,060 원
Tax the employer pays
5,623 원
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
15,683 원
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 10,060 원 to pay you 52,604 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.
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Summary
If you make 52,604 원 a year living in South Korea, you will be taxed 5,623 원. That means that your net pay will be 46,981 원 per year, or 3,915 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.
Tax per income
52,500 원
53,000 원
53,500 원
54,000 원
54,500 원
55,000 원
55,500 원
56,000 원
56,500 원
57,000 원
57,500 원
58,000 원
58,500 원
59,000 원
59,500 원
60,000 원
60,500 원
61,000 원
61,500 원
62,000 원
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
KRW 51768
1.6%
1
USA
KRW 48047
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
KRW 52604
0.0%
1
Singapore
KRW 52604
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
KRW 52605
0.0%
3
Thailand
KRW 49974
5.0%
4
Indonesia
KRW 47975
8.8%
5
Taiwan
KRW 47948
8.9%
6
South Korea
KRW 46981
10.7%
7
New Zealand
KRW 46350
11.9%
8
India
KRW 46291
12.0%
9
China
KRW 45669
13.2%
10
Vietnam
KRW 44727
15.0%
11
Japan
KRW 42745
18.7%
12
Kazakhstan
KRW 41662
20.8%
13
Malaysia
KRW 40611
22.8%
14
Pakistan
KRW 37425
28.9%
15
Philippines
KRW 21538
59.1%
16
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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.