Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
17,420,000 원
Income Tax
- 4,057,855 원
Local Tax
- 405,785 원
National Pension
- 235,808 원
National Health Insurance
- 683,561 원
Employment Insurance
- 156,780 원
Total tax
- 5,539,789 원
Net pay
* 11,880,211 원
Marginal tax rate
43.8%
Average tax rate
31.8%
68.2%
Net pay
31.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
11,880,211 원
Net pay
2,783,310 원
Tax the employer pays
5,539,789 원
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
8,323,099 원
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 2,783,310 원 to pay you 17,420,000 원. In other words, every time you spend 10 원 of your hard-earned money, 4.78 원 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
41.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 31.8% tax rate now rises to 41.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 9.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 209,040,000 원 a year living in South Korea, you will be taxed 66,477,471 원. That means that your net pay will be 142,562,529 원 per year, or 11,880,211 원 per month. Your average tax rate is 31.8% and your marginal tax rate is 43.8%. 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 43.77 원, hence, your net pay will only increase by 56.23 원.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 원 bonus will generate an extra 562 원 of net incomes. A 5,000 원 bonus will generate an extra 2,812 원 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KRW 181864800
13.0%
1
Hungary
KRW 170367600
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KRW 168277200
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KRW 159475458
23.7%
4
Switzerland
KRW 153957617
26.4%
5
United Kingdom
KRW 135255425
35.3%
6
France
KRW 132282437
36.7%
7
Norway
KRW 129334675
38.1%
8
Spain
KRW 128163403
38.7%
9
Austria
KRW 125600820
39.9%
10
Denmark
KRW 125211348
40.1%
11
Poland
KRW 124189852
40.6%
12
Romania
KRW 122288402
41.5%
13
Ireland
KRW 121167286
42.0%
14
Greece
KRW 119952933
42.6%
15
Netherlands
KRW 118468312
43.3%
16
Sweden
KRW 117959180
43.6%
17
Germany
KRW 112680295
46.1%
18
Luxembourg
KRW 112120955
46.4%
19
Italy
KRW 105078960
49.7%
20
Finland
KRW 98496278
52.9%
21
Portugal
KRW 93047263
55.5%
22
Belgium
KRW 85780518
59.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KRW 142952572
31.6%
1
Canada
KRW 129054625
38.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KRW 178574701
14.6%
1
Hong Kong
KRW 178117646
14.8%
2
Singapore
KRW 171886141
17.8%
3
Taiwan
KRW 159792786
23.6%
4
Thailand
KRW 154719845
26.0%
5
China
KRW 153109836
26.8%
6
Indonesia
KRW 146535825
29.9%
7
South Korea
KRW 142562529
31.8%
8
New Zealand
KRW 142487264
31.8%
9
Pakistan
KRW 142160140
32.0%
10
Japan
KRW 140637830
32.7%
11
Malaysia
KRW 139816566
33.1%
12
Philippines
KRW 139616207
33.2%
13
Vietnam
KRW 138182928
33.9%
14
Australia
KRW 137809894
34.1%
15
India
KRW 112692429
46.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KRW 186108591
11.0%
1
Costa Rica
KRW 156245433
25.3%
2
Chile
KRW 154036896
26.3%
3
Colombia
KRW 153175439
26.7%
4
Uruguay
KRW 152925170
26.8%
5
Brazil
KRW 152342931
27.1%
6
Panama
KRW 148882832
28.8%
7
Puerto Rico
KRW 142578518
31.8%
8
Mexico
KRW 142062490
32.0%
9
Peru
KRW 139114481
33.5%
10
Ecuador
KRW 138425002
33.8%
11
Argentina
KRW 135866220
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KRW 152319962
27.1%
1
Kenya
KRW 147039674
29.7%
2
Nigeria
KRW 142363577
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
KRW 140959247
32.6%
4
Ghana
KRW 139680959
33.2%
5
Mozambique
KRW 138982306
33.5%
6
Morocco
KRW 129849671
37.9%
7
Cameroon
KRW 129005076
38.3%
8
Zambia
KRW 128969755
38.3%
9
South Africa
KRW 128947243
38.3%
10
Senegal
KRW 127030675
39.2%
11
Uganda
KRW 119990242
42.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KRW 198587999
5.0%
1
Qatar
KRW 198588002
5.0%
2
Bahrain
KRW 194401023
7.0%
3
Kuwait
KRW 194131473
7.1%
4
Oman
KRW 192316811
8.0%
5
Saudi Arabia
KRW 188804286
9.7%
6
Egypt
KRW 157168102
24.8%
7
Lebanon
KRW 157045786
24.9%
8
Israel
KRW 135415499
35.2%
9
Turkey
KRW 122016135
41.6%
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.