Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
74,533 원
Income Tax
- 925 원
Local Tax
- 92.46 원
National Pension
- 3,354 원
National Health Insurance
- 2,925 원
Employment Insurance
- 671 원
Total tax
- 7,967 원
Net pay
* 66,566 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
66,566 원
Net pay
14,254 원
Tax the employer pays
7,967 원
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
22,220 원
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 14,254 원 to pay you 74,533 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 74,533 원 a year living in South Korea, you will be taxed 7,967 원. That means that your net pay will be 66,566 원 per year, or 5,547 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 10.68 원, hence, your net pay will only increase by 89.32 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 74533
0.0%
1
Germany
KRW 74538
0.0%
2
Austria
KRW 74538
0.0%
3
Ireland
KRW 74538
0.0%
4
Sweden
KRW 74533
0.0%
5
Norway
KRW 74533
0.0%
6
Spain
KRW 69811
6.4%
7
Italy
KRW 67702
9.2%
8
France
KRW 67313
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
KRW 66334
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
KRW 66311
11.1%
11
Russia
KRW 64844
13.0%
12
Hungary
KRW 60744
18.5%
13
Ukraine
KRW 59999
19.5%
14
Poland
KRW 58526
21.5%
15
Greece
KRW 58248
21.8%
16
Portugal
KRW 55496
25.6%
17
Finland
KRW 51621
30.7%
18
Belgium
KRW 50679
32.0%
19
Netherlands
KRW 46206
38.0%
20
Romania
KRW 43602
41.5%
21
Switzerland
KRW 30400
59.2%
22
Denmark
KRW 0
100.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
KRW 73356
1.6%
1
USA
KRW 68065
8.7%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
KRW 72763
2.4%
1
Brazil
KRW 68944
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
KRW 68600
8.0%
3
Colombia
KRW 68570
8.0%
4
Ecuador
KRW 67488
9.4%
5
Guatemala
KRW 67387
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
KRW 66707
10.5%
7
Panama
KRW 66340
11.0%
8
Peru
KRW 65218
12.5%
9
Argentina
KRW 61862
17.0%
10
Chile
KRW 61415
17.6%
11
Uruguay
KRW 61042
18.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Egypt
KRW 74533
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KRW 74531
0.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
KRW 70806
5.0%
3
Qatar
KRW 70805
5.0%
4
Lebanon
KRW 69316
7.0%
5
Oman
KRW 68558
8.0%
6
Bahrain
KRW 68569
8.0%
7
Kuwait
KRW 66321
11.0%
8
Israel
KRW 64731
13.2%
9
Turkey
KRW 62787
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.