Income tax calculator South Korea

Find out how much your salary is after tax

Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
9,808 원
Income Tax
- 122 원
Local Tax
- 12.17 원
National Pension
- 441 원
National Health Insurance
- 385 원
Employment Insurance
- 88.27 원
Total tax
- 1,048 원
Net pay
* 8,760 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
8,760 원
Net pay
1,876 원
Tax the employer pays
1,048 원
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
2,924 원
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 1,876 원 to pay you 9,808 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 9,808 원 a year living in South Korea, you will be taxed 1,048 원. That means that your net pay will be 8,760 원 per year, or 730 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
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
18,500 원
19,000 원
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
KRW 9650
1.6%
1
USA
KRW 8953
8.8%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
KRW 9575
2.4%
1
Brazil
KRW 9072
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
KRW 9038
7.9%
3
Colombia
KRW 9023
8.0%
4
Ecuador
KRW 8883
9.5%
5
Guatemala
KRW 8868
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
KRW 8778
10.5%
7
Panama
KRW 8730
11.0%
8
Peru
KRW 8583
12.5%
9
Argentina
KRW 8141
17.0%
10
Chile
KRW 8082
17.6%
11
Uruguay
KRW 8033
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
KRW 9710
1.0%
1
Angola
KRW 9514
3.0%
2
Uganda
KRW 9318
5.0%
3
Ghana
KRW 9269
5.5%
4
Zambia
KRW 9220
6.0%
5
Morocco
KRW 9146
6.8%
6
Ivory Coast
KRW 9072
7.5%
7
Cameroon
KRW 8275
15.6%
8
Nigeria
KRW 8164
16.8%
9
Senegal
KRW 6908
29.6%
10
Mozambique
KRW 9808
133.5%
11
Kenya
KRW 9808
466.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Egypt
KRW 9808
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KRW 9807
0.0%
2
Qatar
KRW 9319
5.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KRW 9317
5.0%
4
Lebanon
KRW 9121
7.0%
5
Oman
KRW 9031
7.8%
6
Bahrain
KRW 9038
8.0%
7
Kuwait
KRW 8748
11.2%
8
Israel
KRW 8519
13.2%
9
Turkey
KRW 8262
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.