Income tax calculator South Korea

Find out how much your salary is after tax

Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
15,833 원
Income Tax
- 196 원
Local Tax
- 19.64 원
National Pension
- 712 원
National Health Insurance
- 621 원
Employment Insurance
- 142 원
Total tax
- 1,692 원
Net pay
* 14,141 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
14,141 원
Net pay
3,028 원
Tax the employer pays
1,692 원
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
4,720 원
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 3,028 원 to pay you 15,833 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 189,996 원 a year living in South Korea, you will be taxed 20,308 원. That means that your net pay will be 169,688 원 per year, or 14,141 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 10.69 원, hence, your net pay will only increase by 89.31 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
15,500 원
16,000 원
16,500 원
17,000 원
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
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
KRW 186995
1.6%
1
USA
KRW 173548
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
KRW 189996
0.0%
1
Singapore
KRW 189999
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
KRW 189996
0.0%
3
Thailand
KRW 180496
5.0%
4
Pakistan
KRW 174817
8.0%
5
Indonesia
KRW 173276
8.8%
6
Taiwan
KRW 173179
8.9%
7
South Korea
KRW 169688
10.7%
8
New Zealand
KRW 167409
11.9%
9
India
KRW 167196
12.0%
10
China
KRW 164945
13.2%
11
Malaysia
KRW 162512
14.5%
12
Vietnam
KRW 161544
15.0%
13
Japan
KRW 154388
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
KRW 150477
20.8%
15
Philippines
KRW 137899
27.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
KRW 185484
2.4%
1
Brazil
KRW 175747
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
KRW 174885
8.0%
3
Colombia
KRW 174796
8.0%
4
Ecuador
KRW 172041
9.5%
5
Guatemala
KRW 171779
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
KRW 170046
10.5%
7
Panama
KRW 169091
11.0%
8
Peru
KRW 166248
12.5%
9
Argentina
KRW 157697
17.0%
10
Chile
KRW 156557
17.6%
11
Uruguay
KRW 155607
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
KRW 188096
1.0%
1
Uganda
KRW 180496
5.0%
2
Ghana
KRW 179546
5.5%
3
Zambia
KRW 178596
6.0%
4
Morocco
KRW 177190
6.7%
5
Ivory Coast
KRW 175746
7.5%
6
Senegal
KRW 171600
9.7%
7
Angola
KRW 170474
10.3%
8
Cameroon
KRW 160303
15.6%
9
Nigeria
KRW 158143
16.8%
10
Mozambique
KRW 153480
19.2%
11
Kenya
KRW 144208
24.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Egypt
KRW 189996
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KRW 189995
0.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
KRW 180495
5.0%
3
Qatar
KRW 180495
5.0%
4
Lebanon
KRW 175235
7.8%
5
Bahrain
KRW 174784
8.0%
6
Oman
KRW 174813
8.0%
7
Kuwait
KRW 169101
11.0%
8
Israel
KRW 165010
13.2%
9
Turkey
KRW 160054
15.8%
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.