Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
94,748 원
Income Tax
- 1,175 원
Local Tax
- 118 원
National Pension
- 4,264 원
National Health Insurance
- 3,718 원
Employment Insurance
- 853 원
Total tax
- 10,127 원
Net pay
* 84,621 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
84,621 원
Net pay
18,120 원
Tax the employer pays
10,127 원
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
28,247 원
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 18,120 원 to pay you 94,748 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 94,748 원 a year living in South Korea, you will be taxed 10,127 원. That means that your net pay will be 84,621 원 per year, or 7,052 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 93250
1.6%
1
USA
KRW 86535
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
KRW 94745
0.0%
1
Singapore
KRW 94752
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
KRW 94748
0.0%
3
Thailand
KRW 90011
5.0%
4
Indonesia
KRW 86410
8.8%
5
Taiwan
KRW 86362
8.9%
6
South Korea
KRW 84621
10.7%
7
New Zealand
KRW 83483
11.9%
8
India
KRW 83384
12.0%
9
China
KRW 82255
13.2%
10
Vietnam
KRW 80559
15.0%
11
Pakistan
KRW 79569
16.0%
12
Japan
KRW 76991
18.7%
13
Malaysia
KRW 76768
19.0%
14
Kazakhstan
KRW 75040
20.8%
15
Philippines
KRW 43602
54.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
KRW 92498
2.4%
1
Brazil
KRW 87641
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
KRW 87210
8.0%
3
Colombia
KRW 87168
8.0%
4
Ecuador
KRW 85788
9.5%
5
Guatemala
KRW 85664
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
KRW 84799
10.5%
7
Panama
KRW 84320
11.0%
8
Peru
KRW 82904
12.5%
9
Argentina
KRW 78641
17.0%
10
Chile
KRW 78072
17.6%
11
Uruguay
KRW 77599
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
KRW 93801
1.0%
1
Uganda
KRW 90011
5.0%
2
Angola
KRW 89715
5.3%
3
Ghana
KRW 89537
5.5%
4
Zambia
KRW 89063
6.0%
5
Morocco
KRW 88363
6.7%
6
Ivory Coast
KRW 87642
7.5%
7
Senegal
KRW 84543
10.8%
8
Cameroon
KRW 79941
15.6%
9
Nigeria
KRW 78863
16.8%
10
Mozambique
KRW 70614
25.5%
11
Kenya
KRW 48960
48.3%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Egypt
KRW 94748
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KRW 94748
0.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
KRW 90012
5.0%
3
Qatar
KRW 90010
5.0%
4
Lebanon
KRW 88116
7.0%
5
Oman
KRW 87169
8.0%
6
Bahrain
KRW 87168
8.0%
7
Kuwait
KRW 84321
11.0%
8
Israel
KRW 82287
13.2%
9
Turkey
KRW 79817
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.