Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
729 원
Income Tax
- 9.04 원
Local Tax
- 0.90 원
National Pension
- 32.81 원
National Health Insurance
- 28.61 원
Employment Insurance
- 6.56 원
Total tax
- 77.92 원
Net pay
* 651 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
651 원
Net pay
139 원
Tax the employer pays
77.92 원
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
217 원
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 139 원 to pay you 729 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 17,496 원 a year living in South Korea, you will be taxed 1,870 원. That means that your net pay will be 15,626 원 per year, or 1,302 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.
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
KRW 17321
1.0%
1
Angola
KRW 16971
3.0%
2
Uganda
KRW 16621
5.0%
3
Ghana
KRW 16534
5.5%
4
Zambia
KRW 16446
6.0%
5
Morocco
KRW 16317
6.7%
6
Ivory Coast
KRW 16184
7.5%
7
Cameroon
KRW 14762
15.6%
8
Nigeria
KRW 14563
16.8%
9
Senegal
KRW 13935
20.4%
10
Mozambique
KRW 3405
80.5%
11
Kenya
KRW 17496
261.7%
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.