Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
953,333 원
Income Tax
- 32,285 원
Local Tax
- 3,228 원
National Pension
- 42,900 원
National Health Insurance
- 37,409 원
Employment Insurance
- 8,580 원
Total tax
- 124,402 원
Net pay
* 828,931 원
Marginal tax rate
15.8%
Average tax rate
13.0%
87.0%
Net pay
13.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
828,931 원
Net pay
182,315 원
Tax the employer pays
124,402 원
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
306,717 원
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 182,315 원 to pay you 953,333 원. In other words, every time you spend 10 원 of your hard-earned money, 3.22 원 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
27.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 13% tax rate now rises to 27.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 14% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 22,879,992 원 a year living in South Korea, you will be taxed 2,985,649 원. That means that your net pay will be 19,894,343 원 per year, or 1,657,862 원 per month. Your average tax rate is 13.1% and your marginal tax rate is 15.8%. 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 15.76 원, hence, your net pay will only increase by 84.24 원.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 원 bonus will generate an extra 842 원 of net incomes. A 5,000 원 bonus will generate an extra 4,212 원 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KRW 20002891
12.6%
1
Canada
KRW 17153539
25.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
KRW 21727238
5.0%
1
Australia
KRW 21560158
5.8%
2
Thailand
KRW 21046729
8.0%
3
Taiwan
KRW 20857506
8.8%
4
South Korea
KRW 19894343
13.1%
5
Pakistan
KRW 19649363
14.1%
6
New Zealand
KRW 19378311
15.3%
7
Malaysia
KRW 19297893
15.7%
8
Indonesia
KRW 19278557
15.7%
9
Japan
KRW 18501145
19.1%
10
Philippines
KRW 18406908
19.6%
11
Singapore
KRW 18272810
20.1%
12
Kazakhstan
KRW 18167192
20.6%
13
Vietnam
KRW 17468383
23.7%
14
India
KRW 16248689
29.0%
15
China
KRW 16168936
29.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
KRW 20721844
9.4%
1
Guatemala
KRW 20686145
9.6%
2
Costa Rica
KRW 20477593
10.5%
3
Ecuador
KRW 20457257
10.6%
4
Colombia
KRW 20216582
11.6%
5
Panama
KRW 19628300
14.2%
6
Chile
KRW 18646216
18.5%
7
Mexico
KRW 18564359
18.9%
8
Uruguay
KRW 17802802
22.2%
9
Peru
KRW 17732427
22.5%
10
Brazil
KRW 17376923
24.1%
11
Argentina
KRW 14862215
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
KRW 19454577
15.0%
1
Mozambique
KRW 17248247
24.6%
2
Morocco
KRW 16894986
26.2%
3
Angola
KRW 16888557
26.2%
4
Kenya
KRW 16727668
26.9%
5
Ivory Coast
KRW 16580831
27.5%
6
Ghana
KRW 16531798
27.8%
7
Nigeria
KRW 15737540
31.2%
8
Cameroon
KRW 15669989
31.5%
9
Uganda
KRW 15284937
33.2%
10
Senegal
KRW 15136700
33.8%
11
Zambia
KRW 14481350
36.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KRW 21735994
5.0%
1
Qatar
KRW 21735992
5.0%
2
Bahrain
KRW 21049607
8.0%
3
Oman
KRW 21049601
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
KRW 20591994
10.0%
5
Kuwait
KRW 20363195
11.0%
6
Israel
KRW 19871274
13.2%
7
Egypt
KRW 17548096
23.3%
8
Lebanon
KRW 17425780
23.8%
9
Turkey
KRW 12937238
43.5%
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.