Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
8,600 원
Income Tax
- 107 원
Local Tax
- 10.67 원
National Pension
- 387 원
National Health Insurance
- 337 원
Employment Insurance
- 77.40 원
Total tax
- 919 원
Net pay
* 7,681 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
7,681 원
Net pay
1,645 원
Tax the employer pays
919 원
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
2,564 원
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 1,645 원 to pay you 8,600 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 8,600 원 a year living in South Korea, you will be taxed 919 원. That means that your net pay will be 7,681 원 per year, or 640 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 8592
0.0%
1
Germany
KRW 8601
0.0%
2
Austria
KRW 8601
0.0%
3
Ireland
KRW 8601
0.0%
4
Sweden
KRW 8600
0.0%
5
Norway
KRW 8600
0.0%
6
Spain
KRW 8063
6.3%
7
Italy
KRW 7808
9.2%
8
France
KRW 7763
9.7%
9
Luxembourg
KRW 7644
11.0%
10
Czech Republic
KRW 7654
11.0%
11
Russia
KRW 7482
13.0%
12
Hungary
KRW 7009
18.5%
13
Ukraine
KRW 6923
19.5%
14
Poland
KRW 6752
21.5%
15
Greece
KRW 6716
21.9%
16
Portugal
KRW 6402
25.6%
17
Finland
KRW 5953
30.8%
18
Belgium
KRW 5849
32.0%
19
Netherlands
KRW 5609
34.8%
20
Romania
KRW 5020
41.6%
21
Denmark
KRW 0
100.0%
22
Switzerland
KRW 8597
449.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
KRW 8460
1.6%
1
USA
KRW 7855
8.7%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
KRW 8396
2.4%
1
Brazil
KRW 7954
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
KRW 7926
7.9%
3
Colombia
KRW 7912
8.0%
4
Ecuador
KRW 7785
9.5%
5
Guatemala
KRW 7775
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
KRW 7697
10.5%
7
Panama
KRW 7648
11.0%
8
Peru
KRW 7527
12.5%
9
Argentina
KRW 7138
17.0%
10
Chile
KRW 7086
17.6%
11
Uruguay
KRW 7043
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
KRW 8514
1.0%
1
Angola
KRW 8342
3.0%
2
Uganda
KRW 8170
5.0%
3
Ghana
KRW 8127
5.5%
4
Zambia
KRW 8084
6.0%
5
Morocco
KRW 8020
6.7%
6
Ivory Coast
KRW 7955
7.5%
7
Cameroon
KRW 7256
15.6%
8
Nigeria
KRW 7158
16.8%
9
Senegal
KRW 5804
32.5%
10
Mozambique
KRW 8600
150.4%
11
Kenya
KRW 8600
532.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Egypt
KRW 8600
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KRW 8600
0.0%
2
Qatar
KRW 8170
5.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KRW 8171
5.0%
4
Lebanon
KRW 7998
7.0%
5
Bahrain
KRW 7918
7.8%
6
Oman
KRW 7898
8.1%
7
Kuwait
KRW 7649
11.2%
8
Israel
KRW 7468
13.1%
9
Turkey
KRW 7245
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.