Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
824,016 원
Income Tax
- 10,222 원
Local Tax
- 1,022 원
National Pension
- 37,081 원
National Health Insurance
- 32,334 원
Employment Insurance
- 7,416 원
Total tax
- 88,076 원
Net pay
* 735,940 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
735,940 원
Net pay
157,585 원
Tax the employer pays
88,076 원
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
245,661 원
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 157,585 원 to pay you 824,016 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 824,016 원 a year living in South Korea, you will be taxed 88,076 원. That means that your net pay will be 735,940 원 per year, or 61,328 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
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
KRW 811000
1.6%
1
USA
KRW 752641
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
KRW 824018
0.0%
1
Singapore
KRW 824012
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
KRW 824015
0.0%
3
Pakistan
KRW 808837
1.8%
4
Thailand
KRW 782815
5.0%
5
Indonesia
KRW 751503
8.8%
6
Taiwan
KRW 751083
8.9%
7
Philippines
KRW 736493
10.6%
8
South Korea
KRW 735940
10.7%
9
New Zealand
KRW 726040
11.9%
10
India
KRW 725134
12.0%
11
Malaysia
KRW 720519
12.6%
12
China
KRW 715369
13.2%
13
Vietnam
KRW 700620
15.0%
14
Japan
KRW 669584
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
KRW 652621
20.8%
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.