Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
7,438 원
Income Tax
- 92.27 원
Local Tax
- 9.23 원
National Pension
- 335 원
National Health Insurance
- 292 원
Employment Insurance
- 66.94 원
Total tax
- 795 원
Net pay
* 6,643 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
6,643 원
Net pay
1,422 원
Tax the employer pays
795 원
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
2,217 원
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 1,422 원 to pay you 7,438 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 7,438 원 a year living in South Korea, you will be taxed 795 원. That means that your net pay will be 6,643 원 per year, or 554 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 7437
0.0%
1
Germany
KRW 7434
0.0%
2
Austria
KRW 7434
0.0%
3
Ireland
KRW 7434
0.0%
4
Sweden
KRW 7438
0.0%
5
Norway
KRW 7437
0.0%
6
Spain
KRW 6971
6.2%
7
Italy
KRW 6746
9.3%
8
France
KRW 6716
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
KRW 6620
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
KRW 6612
11.1%
11
Russia
KRW 6471
13.0%
12
Hungary
KRW 6062
18.5%
13
Ukraine
KRW 5987
19.5%
14
Poland
KRW 5842
21.5%
15
Greece
KRW 5804
21.9%
16
Portugal
KRW 5535
25.6%
17
Finland
KRW 5146
30.8%
18
Belgium
KRW 5056
32.0%
19
Netherlands
KRW 4936
33.6%
20
Romania
KRW 4335
41.7%
21
Denmark
KRW 0
100.0%
22
Switzerland
KRW 7433
519.1%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
KRW 7320
1.6%
1
USA
KRW 6785
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
KRW 7443
0.0%
1
Singapore
KRW 7437
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
KRW 7437
0.0%
3
Thailand
KRW 7066
5.0%
4
Malaysia
KRW 6866
7.7%
5
Indonesia
KRW 6783
8.8%
6
Taiwan
KRW 6780
8.9%
7
South Korea
KRW 6643
10.7%
8
New Zealand
KRW 6554
11.9%
9
India
KRW 6548
12.0%
10
China
KRW 6458
13.2%
11
Vietnam
KRW 6324
15.0%
12
Japan
KRW 6044
18.7%
13
Kazakhstan
KRW 5891
20.8%
14
Philippines
KRW 3045
59.1%
15
Pakistan
KRW 7438
204.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
KRW 7262
2.4%
1
Brazil
KRW 6881
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
KRW 6856
7.8%
3
Colombia
KRW 6843
8.0%
4
Ecuador
KRW 6729
9.5%
5
Guatemala
KRW 6724
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
KRW 6657
10.5%
7
Panama
KRW 6621
11.0%
8
Peru
KRW 6508
12.5%
9
Argentina
KRW 6174
17.0%
10
Chile
KRW 6129
17.6%
11
Uruguay
KRW 6092
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
KRW 7364
1.0%
1
Angola
KRW 7215
3.0%
2
Uganda
KRW 7066
5.0%
3
Ghana
KRW 7029
5.5%
4
Zambia
KRW 6992
6.0%
5
Morocco
KRW 6937
6.7%
6
Ivory Coast
KRW 6880
7.5%
7
Cameroon
KRW 6276
15.6%
8
Nigeria
KRW 6191
16.8%
9
Senegal
KRW 4742
36.3%
10
Mozambique
KRW 7438
171.9%
11
Kenya
KRW 7438
615.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Egypt
KRW 7438
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KRW 7438
0.0%
2
Qatar
KRW 7067
5.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KRW 7068
5.0%
4
Lebanon
KRW 6917
7.0%
5
Oman
KRW 6838
7.9%
6
Bahrain
KRW 6834
8.0%
7
Kuwait
KRW 6641
11.0%
8
Israel
KRW 6459
13.2%
9
Turkey
KRW 6266
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.