Income tax calculator South Korea

Find out how much your salary is after tax

Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
17,446 원
Income Tax
- 216 원
Local Tax
- 21.64 원
National Pension
- 785 원
National Health Insurance
- 685 원
Employment Insurance
- 157 원
Total tax
- 1,865 원
Net pay
* 15,581 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
15,581 원
Net pay
3,336 원
Tax the employer pays
1,865 원
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
5,201 원
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 3,336 원 to pay you 17,446 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 4,535,960 원 a year living in South Korea, you will be taxed 484,831 원. That means that your net pay will be 4,051,129 원 per year, or 337,594 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
Tax per income
17,500 원
18,000 원
18,500 원
19,000 원
19,500 원
20,000 원
20,500 원
21,000 원
21,500 원
22,000 원
22,500 원
23,000 원
23,500 원
24,000 원
24,500 원
25,000 원
25,500 원
26,000 원
26,500 원
27,000 원
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KRW 4143099
8.7%
1
Canada
KRW 3940526
13.1%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
KRW 4403764
2.9%
1
Colombia
KRW 4627021
7.3%
2
Brazil
KRW 4181089
7.8%
3
Puerto Rico
KRW 4175351
8.0%
4
Ecuador
KRW 4107314
9.5%
5
Guatemala
KRW 4101030
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
KRW 4059684
10.5%
7
Panama
KRW 4037006
11.0%
8
Peru
KRW 3968963
12.5%
9
Argentina
KRW 3764847
17.0%
10
Chile
KRW 3737631
17.6%
11
Uruguay
KRW 3705248
18.3%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
KRW 4490600
1.0%
1
Morocco
KRW 4209624
7.2%
2
Kenya
KRW 3899922
14.0%
3
Ivory Coast
KRW 3851226
15.1%
4
Cameroon
KRW 3826980
15.6%
5
Zambia
KRW 3731444
17.7%
6
Mozambique
KRW 3712187
18.2%
7
Ghana
KRW 3584007
21.0%
8
Angola
KRW 3471569
23.5%
9
Senegal
KRW 3399888
25.1%
10
Uganda
KRW 3364701
25.8%
11
Nigeria
KRW 3259929
28.1%
12
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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.