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Income Tax Calculator South Korea

Find out how much your salary is after tax

Salary rate
Withholding
Salary 542,466 원
Income Tax - 192,123 원
Local Tax - 19,212 원
National Pension - 1,360 원
Employment Insurance - 4,882 원
National Health Insurance - 21,286 원
Total tax - 238,864 원
Net pay * 303,602 원
Marginal tax rate 47.9%
Average tax rate 44.0%
44%Total tax
56%
Net pay
The Taxberg
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303,602 원
Net pay
80,691 원
Tax the employer pays
238,864 원
Tax you pay
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Total tax paid
₩319,555
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 80,691 원 to pay you 542,466 원. In other words, every time you spend ₩10 of your hard-earned money, ₩5.89 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
51.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 44% tax rate now rises to 51.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 7.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary

If you make 1,128,328,947 원 a year living in South Korea, you will be taxed 496,837,748 원. That means that your net pay will be 631,491,199 원 per year, or 52,624,267 원 per month. Your average tax rate is 44.0% 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 in your salary will be taxed ₩47.9, hence, your net pay will only increase by ₩52.1.

Bonus Example

A ₩1,000 bonus will generate an extra ₩521 of net incomes. A ₩5,000 bonus will generate an extra ₩2,605 of net incomes.

NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the South Korea tables of KR, 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.