Income tax calculator South Korea
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
645,000 원
Income Tax
- 232,249 원
Local Tax
- 23,225 원
National Pension
- 1,360 원
National Health Insurance
- 25,310 원
Employment Insurance
- 5,805 원
Total tax
- 287,949 원
Net pay
*
357,051 원
Marginal tax rate
47.9%
Average tax rate
44.6%
55.4%
Net pay
44.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
357,051 원
Net pay
95,685 원
Tax the employer pays
287,949 원
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
383,634 원
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 95,685 원 to pay you 645,000 원. In other words, every time you spend 10 원 of your hard-earned money, 5.95 원 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
51.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 44.6% tax rate now rises to 51.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 7.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 1,341,600,000 원 a year living in South Korea, you will be taxed 598,933,399 원. That means that your net pay will be 742,666,601 원 per year, or 61,888,883 원 per month. Your average tax rate is 44.6% and your marginal tax rate is 47.9%. 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 47.87 원, hence, your net pay will only increase by 52.13 원.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 원 bonus will generate an extra 521 원 of net incomes. A 5,000 원 bonus will generate an extra 2,607 원 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KRW 764391136
43.0%
1
Canada
KRW 656322414
51.1%
2
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.