Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
86,992 원
Income Tax
- 1,079 원
Local Tax
- 108 원
National Pension
- 3,915 원
National Health Insurance
- 3,414 원
Employment Insurance
- 783 원
Total tax
- 9,298 원
Net pay
* 77,694 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
77,694 원
Net pay
16,636 원
Tax the employer pays
9,298 원
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
25,935 원
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 16,636 원 to pay you 86,992 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 86,992 원 a year living in South Korea, you will be taxed 9,298 원. That means that your net pay will be 77,694 원 per year, or 6,474 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
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
KRW 85617
1.6%
1
USA
KRW 79439
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
KRW 86989
0.0%
1
Singapore
KRW 86989
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
KRW 86992
0.0%
3
Thailand
KRW 82642
5.0%
4
Indonesia
KRW 79337
8.8%
5
Taiwan
KRW 79292
8.9%
6
South Korea
KRW 77694
10.7%
7
New Zealand
KRW 76652
11.9%
8
India
KRW 76559
12.0%
9
China
KRW 75522
13.2%
10
Vietnam
KRW 73965
15.0%
11
Pakistan
KRW 71813
17.5%
12
Malaysia
KRW 70873
18.5%
13
Japan
KRW 70689
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
KRW 68898
20.8%
15
Philippines
KRW 35924
58.7%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
KRW 84926
2.4%
1
Brazil
KRW 80467
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
KRW 80073
8.0%
3
Colombia
KRW 80033
8.0%
4
Ecuador
KRW 78778
9.5%
5
Guatemala
KRW 78651
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
KRW 77858
10.5%
7
Panama
KRW 77418
11.0%
8
Peru
KRW 76116
12.5%
9
Argentina
KRW 72203
17.0%
10
Chile
KRW 71681
17.6%
11
Uruguay
KRW 71246
18.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Egypt
KRW 86992
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KRW 86991
0.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
KRW 82641
5.0%
3
Qatar
KRW 82643
5.0%
4
Lebanon
KRW 80903
7.0%
5
Bahrain
KRW 80035
8.0%
6
Oman
KRW 80039
8.0%
7
Kuwait
KRW 77405
11.0%
8
Israel
KRW 75551
13.2%
9
Turkey
KRW 73283
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.