Income tax calculator South Korea

Find out how much your salary is after tax

Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
8,233 원
Income Tax
- 102 원
Local Tax
- 10.21 원
National Pension
- 370 원
National Health Insurance
- 323 원
Employment Insurance
- 74.10 원
Total tax
- 880 원
Net pay
* 7,353 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
7,353 원
Net pay
1,574 원
Tax the employer pays
880 원
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
2,454 원
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 1,574 원 to pay you 8,233 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 8,233 원 a year living in South Korea, you will be taxed 880 원. That means that your net pay will be 7,353 원 per year, or 613 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
8,500 원
9,000 원
9,500 원
10,000 원
10,500 원
11,000 원
11,500 원
12,000 원
12,500 원
13,000 원
13,500 원
14,000 원
14,500 원
15,000 원
15,500 원
16,000 원
16,500 원
17,000 원
17,500 원
18,000 원
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
KRW 8097
1.6%
1
USA
KRW 7517
8.7%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
KRW 8151
1.0%
1
Angola
KRW 7986
3.0%
2
Uganda
KRW 7821
5.0%
3
Ghana
KRW 7780
5.5%
4
Zambia
KRW 7739
6.0%
5
Morocco
KRW 7678
6.8%
6
Ivory Coast
KRW 7616
7.5%
7
Cameroon
KRW 6946
15.6%
8
Nigeria
KRW 6853
16.8%
9
Senegal
KRW 5468
33.6%
10
Mozambique
KRW 8233
156.5%
11
Kenya
KRW 8233
556.2%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Egypt
KRW 8233
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KRW 8233
0.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
KRW 7823
5.0%
3
Qatar
KRW 7823
5.0%
4
Lebanon
KRW 7657
7.0%
5
Oman
KRW 7569
8.0%
6
Bahrain
KRW 7581
8.1%
7
Kuwait
KRW 7328
11.1%
8
Israel
KRW 7149
13.1%
9
Turkey
KRW 6936
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.