Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
220,625 원
Income Tax
- 67,020 원
Local Tax
- 6,702 원
National Pension
- 1,360 원
National Health Insurance
- 8,657 원
Employment Insurance
- 1,986 원
Total tax
- 85,726 원
Net pay
* 134,899 원
Marginal tax rate
45.8%
Average tax rate
38.9%
61.1%
Net pay
38.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
134,899 원
Net pay
33,625 원
Tax the employer pays
85,726 원
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
119,350 원
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 33,625 원 to pay you 220,625 원. In other words, every time you spend 10 원 of your hard-earned money, 5.41 원 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
46.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 38.9% tax rate now rises to 46.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 458,900,000 원 a year living in South Korea, you will be taxed 178,309,220 원. That means that your net pay will be 280,590,780 원 per year, or 23,382,565 원 per month. Your average tax rate is 38.9% and your marginal tax rate is 45.8%. 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 45.82 원, hence, your net pay will only increase by 54.18 원.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 원 bonus will generate an extra 542 원 of net incomes. A 5,000 원 bonus will generate an extra 2,709 원 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KRW 399243000
13.0%
1
Hungary
KRW 374003500
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KRW 369414500
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KRW 351867658
23.3%
4
Switzerland
KRW 294216204
35.9%
5
United Kingdom
KRW 268779558
41.4%
6
Romania
KRW 268456504
41.5%
7
Poland
KRW 267995526
41.6%
8
Spain
KRW 262395473
42.8%
9
Norway
KRW 261247740
43.1%
10
Austria
KRW 260886231
43.2%
11
Greece
KRW 259874534
43.4%
12
Denmark
KRW 253193637
44.8%
13
France
KRW 245495281
46.5%
14
Luxembourg
KRW 245332518
46.5%
15
Netherlands
KRW 244647618
46.7%
16
Sweden
KRW 242913836
47.1%
17
Germany
KRW 241568178
47.4%
18
Ireland
KRW 241100055
47.5%
19
Italy
KRW 218465396
52.4%
20
Finland
KRW 190494733
58.5%
21
Belgium
KRW 179177927
61.0%
22
Portugal
KRW 177770865
61.3%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KRW 287524510
37.3%
1
Canada
KRW 246128195
46.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KRW 403448701
12.1%
1
Hong Kong
KRW 385501447
16.0%
2
Singapore
KRW 369985881
19.4%
3
Thailand
KRW 317668832
30.8%
4
Indonesia
KRW 315441183
31.3%
5
Taiwan
KRW 310771977
32.3%
6
Pakistan
KRW 304569140
33.6%
7
Vietnam
KRW 300591930
34.5%
8
New Zealand
KRW 294901860
35.7%
9
Philippines
KRW 294793117
35.8%
10
Malaysia
KRW 294477232
35.8%
11
China
KRW 292335557
36.3%
12
Japan
KRW 284469114
38.0%
13
South Korea
KRW 280590780
38.9%
14
Australia
KRW 270235688
41.1%
15
India
KRW 228927067
50.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KRW 407254930
11.3%
1
Brazil
KRW 333491430
27.3%
2
Costa Rica
KRW 323963958
29.4%
3
Uruguay
KRW 317080182
30.9%
4
Panama
KRW 315664383
31.2%
5
Colombia
KRW 313059145
31.8%
6
Chile
KRW 309629216
32.5%
7
Mexico
KRW 305063907
33.5%
8
Puerto Rico
KRW 304673479
33.6%
9
Argentina
KRW 298275220
35.0%
10
Peru
KRW 292153730
36.3%
11
Ecuador
KRW 280961386
38.8%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KRW 334093112
27.2%
1
Kenya
KRW 321941674
29.8%
2
Nigeria
KRW 312318349
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
KRW 311444972
32.1%
4
Ghana
KRW 304963349
33.5%
5
Mozambique
KRW 301391305
34.3%
6
Zambia
KRW 282633655
38.4%
7
Morocco
KRW 281261833
38.7%
8
Cameroon
KRW 281132337
38.7%
9
Senegal
KRW 276946675
39.7%
10
South Africa
KRW 266370243
42.0%
11
Uganda
KRW 257413242
43.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KRW 443991454
3.3%
1
Bahrain
KRW 441762430
3.7%
2
Saudi Arabia
KRW 438664285
4.4%
3
United Arab Emirates
KRW 435955001
5.0%
4
Qatar
KRW 435955001
5.0%
5
Oman
KRW 422188006
8.0%
6
Egypt
KRW 344563102
24.9%
7
Lebanon
KRW 344440786
24.9%
8
Turkey
KRW 267537097
41.7%
9
Israel
KRW 263863832
42.5%
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.