Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,048 원
Income Tax
- 13 원
Local Tax
- 1.30 원
National Pension
- 47.16 원
National Health Insurance
- 41.12 원
Employment Insurance
- 9.43 원
Total tax
- 112 원
Net pay
* 936 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
936 원
Net pay
200 원
Tax the employer pays
112 원
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
312 원
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 200 원 to pay you 1,048 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 25,152 원 a year living in South Korea, you will be taxed 2,688 원. That means that your net pay will be 22,464 원 per year, or 1,872 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
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
KRW 24755
1.6%
1
USA
KRW 22975
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
KRW 25155
0.0%
1
Singapore
KRW 25150
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
KRW 25151
0.0%
3
Thailand
KRW 23895
5.0%
4
Indonesia
KRW 22939
8.8%
5
Taiwan
KRW 22926
8.9%
6
South Korea
KRW 22464
10.7%
7
Malaysia
KRW 22381
11.0%
8
New Zealand
KRW 22158
11.9%
9
India
KRW 22138
12.0%
10
China
KRW 21835
13.2%
11
Vietnam
KRW 21385
15.0%
12
Japan
KRW 20438
18.7%
13
Kazakhstan
KRW 19920
20.8%
14
Philippines
KRW 10298
59.1%
15
Pakistan
KRW 9973
60.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
KRW 24555
2.4%
1
Brazil
KRW 23267
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
KRW 23158
8.0%
3
Colombia
KRW 23140
8.0%
4
Ecuador
KRW 22777
9.5%
5
Guatemala
KRW 22740
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
KRW 22511
10.5%
7
Panama
KRW 22380
11.0%
8
Peru
KRW 22009
12.5%
9
Argentina
KRW 20876
17.0%
10
Chile
KRW 20725
17.6%
11
Uruguay
KRW 20599
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
KRW 24901
1.0%
1
Angola
KRW 24397
3.0%
2
Uganda
KRW 23894
5.0%
3
Ghana
KRW 23769
5.5%
4
Zambia
KRW 23643
6.0%
5
Morocco
KRW 23457
6.7%
6
Ivory Coast
KRW 23266
7.5%
7
Cameroon
KRW 21221
15.6%
8
Nigeria
KRW 20935
16.8%
9
Senegal
KRW 20932
16.8%
10
Mozambique
KRW 10065
60.0%
11
Kenya
KRW 25152
182.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Egypt
KRW 25152
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KRW 25152
0.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
KRW 23893
5.0%
3
Qatar
KRW 23896
5.0%
4
Lebanon
KRW 23391
7.0%
5
Oman
KRW 23145
8.0%
6
Bahrain
KRW 23155
8.0%
7
Kuwait
KRW 22397
10.9%
8
Israel
KRW 21846
13.2%
9
Turkey
KRW 21188
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.