Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
140,500 원
Income Tax
- 1,743 원
Local Tax
- 174 원
National Pension
- 6,323 원
National Health Insurance
- 5,513 원
Employment Insurance
- 1,265 원
Total tax
- 15,018 원
Net pay
* 125,482 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
125,482 원
Net pay
26,869 원
Tax the employer pays
15,018 원
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
41,887 원
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 26,869 원 to pay you 140,500 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.
Summary
If you make 1,686,000 원 a year living in South Korea, you will be taxed 180,210 원. That means that your net pay will be 1,505,790 원 per year, or 125,482 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
KRW 1686002
0.0%
1
Germany
KRW 1686006
0.0%
2
Austria
KRW 1686006
0.0%
3
Ireland
KRW 1686006
0.0%
4
Sweden
KRW 1686000
0.0%
5
Norway
KRW 1686000
0.0%
6
Spain
KRW 1578934
6.4%
7
Switzerland
KRW 1533079
9.1%
8
Italy
KRW 1531067
9.2%
9
France
KRW 1522451
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
KRW 1500540
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
KRW 1499699
11.1%
12
Russia
KRW 1466820
13.0%
13
Hungary
KRW 1374090
18.5%
14
Ukraine
KRW 1357230
19.5%
15
Poland
KRW 1323914
21.5%
16
Greece
KRW 1317625
21.9%
17
Portugal
KRW 1255234
25.6%
18
Finland
KRW 1167548
30.8%
19
Belgium
KRW 1146486
32.0%
20
Netherlands
KRW 1060685
37.1%
21
Denmark
KRW 1049128
37.8%
22
Romania
KRW 986310
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
KRW 1590097
5.7%
1
USA
KRW 1539982
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
KRW 1686004
0.0%
1
Singapore
KRW 1685996
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
KRW 1685999
0.0%
3
Pakistan
KRW 1670821
0.9%
4
Thailand
KRW 1601700
5.0%
5
Philippines
KRW 1558763
7.6%
6
Indonesia
KRW 1543704
8.4%
7
Taiwan
KRW 1536772
8.9%
8
South Korea
KRW 1505790
10.7%
9
New Zealand
KRW 1485538
11.9%
10
India
KRW 1483680
12.0%
11
Malaysia
KRW 1480086
12.2%
12
China
KRW 1463700
13.2%
13
Vietnam
KRW 1433522
15.0%
14
Japan
KRW 1370020
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
KRW 1335312
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
KRW 1645957
2.4%
1
Brazil
KRW 1559549
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
KRW 1551962
8.0%
3
Colombia
KRW 1551120
8.0%
4
Ecuador
KRW 1526679
9.5%
5
Guatemala
KRW 1524338
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
KRW 1508970
10.5%
7
Panama
KRW 1500547
11.0%
8
Peru
KRW 1475250
12.5%
9
Argentina
KRW 1399380
17.0%
10
Chile
KRW 1389264
17.6%
11
Uruguay
KRW 1380834
18.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KRW 1685998
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
KRW 1601699
5.0%
2
Qatar
KRW 1601700
5.0%
3
Bahrain
KRW 1551131
8.0%
4
Oman
KRW 1551126
8.0%
5
Kuwait
KRW 1500519
11.0%
6
Israel
KRW 1464289
13.2%
7
Lebanon
KRW 1456434
13.6%
8
Egypt
KRW 1414558
16.1%
9
Turkey
KRW 1401511
16.9%
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.