Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,080,000 원
Income Tax
- 161,372 원
Local Tax
- 16,137 원
National Pension
- 93,600 원
National Health Insurance
- 81,619 원
Employment Insurance
- 18,720 원
Total tax
- 371,448 원
Net pay
* 1,708,552 원
Marginal tax rate
23.5%
Average tax rate
17.9%
82.1%
Net pay
17.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
1,708,552 원
Net pay
397,779 원
Tax the employer pays
371,448 원
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
769,227 원
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 397,779 원 to pay you 2,080,000 원. In other words, every time you spend 10 원 of your hard-earned money, 3.70 원 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
31.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 17.9% tax rate now rises to 31.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 13.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 49,920,000 원 a year living in South Korea, you will be taxed 8,914,752 원. That means that your net pay will be 41,005,248 원 per year, or 3,417,104 원 per month. Your average tax rate is 17.9% and your marginal tax rate is 23.5%. 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 23.46 원, hence, your net pay will only increase by 76.54 원.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 원 bonus will generate an extra 765 원 of net incomes. A 5,000 원 bonus will generate an extra 3,827 원 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KRW 40277802
19.3%
1
Canada
KRW 36630010
26.6%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KRW 45133421
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
KRW 43114564
13.6%
2
Costa Rica
KRW 42888635
14.1%
3
Ecuador
KRW 41619897
16.6%
4
Panama
KRW 40084060
19.7%
5
Chile
KRW 40067771
19.7%
6
Colombia
KRW 39654530
20.6%
7
Peru
KRW 37800093
24.3%
8
Mexico
KRW 37535854
24.8%
9
Brazil
KRW 36980929
25.9%
10
Uruguay
KRW 35426528
29.0%
11
Argentina
KRW 32438220
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
KRW 37742639
24.4%
1
Angola
KRW 36560162
26.8%
2
Kenya
KRW 35655674
28.6%
3
Mozambique
KRW 35554305
28.8%
4
Ghana
KRW 34423079
31.0%
5
Nigeria
KRW 34130153
31.6%
6
Ivory Coast
KRW 33907274
32.1%
7
Morocco
KRW 33424860
33.0%
8
Uganda
KRW 32474242
35.0%
9
Cameroon
KRW 32124864
35.7%
10
Senegal
KRW 31558675
36.8%
11
Zambia
KRW 31110955
37.7%
12
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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.