Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
109,001 원
Income Tax
- 1,352 원
Local Tax
- 135 원
National Pension
- 4,905 원
National Health Insurance
- 4,277 원
Employment Insurance
- 981 원
Total tax
- 11,651 원
Net pay
* 97,350 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
97,350 원
Net pay
20,845 원
Tax the employer pays
11,651 원
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
32,496 원
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 20,845 원 to pay you 109,001 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 2,616,024 원 a year living in South Korea, you will be taxed 279,617 원. That means that your net pay will be 2,336,407 원 per year, or 194,701 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
USA
KRW 2389448
8.7%
1
Canada
KRW 2383149
8.9%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
KRW 2553894
2.4%
1
Brazil
KRW 2419822
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
KRW 2408045
8.0%
3
Colombia
KRW 2406742
8.0%
4
Ecuador
KRW 2368810
9.5%
5
Guatemala
KRW 2365186
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
KRW 2341341
10.5%
7
Panama
KRW 2328259
11.0%
8
Peru
KRW 2289021
12.5%
9
Argentina
KRW 2171300
17.0%
10
Chile
KRW 2155604
17.6%
11
Uruguay
KRW 2142524
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
KRW 2589864
1.0%
1
Zambia
KRW 2459062
6.0%
2
Morocco
KRW 2439704
6.7%
3
Ivory Coast
KRW 2293423
12.3%
4
Kenya
KRW 2283682
12.7%
5
Cameroon
KRW 2207192
15.6%
6
Mozambique
KRW 2179296
16.7%
7
Senegal
KRW 2145667
18.0%
8
Uganda
KRW 2134465
18.4%
9
Ghana
KRW 2129676
18.6%
10
Angola
KRW 2036863
22.1%
11
Nigeria
KRW 1943659
25.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KRW 2616024
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
KRW 2485224
5.0%
2
Qatar
KRW 2485224
5.0%
3
Bahrain
KRW 2406750
8.0%
4
Oman
KRW 2406728
8.0%
5
Kuwait
KRW 2328252
11.0%
6
Israel
KRW 2272017
13.2%
7
Lebanon
KRW 2191153
16.2%
8
Egypt
KRW 2087850
20.2%
9
Turkey
KRW 1772227
32.3%
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.