Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
98,746 원
Income Tax
- 1,225 원
Local Tax
- 123 원
National Pension
- 4,444 원
National Health Insurance
- 3,875 원
Employment Insurance
- 889 원
Total tax
- 10,555 원
Net pay
* 88,191 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
88,191 원
Net pay
18,884 원
Tax the employer pays
10,555 원
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
29,439 원
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 18,884 원 to pay you 98,746 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 2,369,904 원 a year living in South Korea, you will be taxed 253,310 원. That means that your net pay will be 2,116,594 원 per year, or 176,383 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 2177248
8.1%
1
USA
KRW 2164644
8.7%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
KRW 2313618
2.4%
1
Brazil
KRW 2192161
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
KRW 2181495
8.0%
3
Colombia
KRW 2180312
8.0%
4
Ecuador
KRW 2145949
9.5%
5
Guatemala
KRW 2142665
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
KRW 2121064
10.5%
7
Panama
KRW 2109220
11.0%
8
Peru
KRW 2073665
12.5%
9
Argentina
KRW 1967020
17.0%
10
Chile
KRW 1952801
17.6%
11
Uruguay
KRW 1940951
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
KRW 2346205
1.0%
1
Zambia
KRW 2227710
6.0%
2
Morocco
KRW 2210173
6.7%
3
Ivory Coast
KRW 2089890
11.8%
4
Kenya
KRW 2069477
12.7%
5
Cameroon
KRW 1999535
15.6%
6
Uganda
KRW 1977917
16.5%
7
Mozambique
KRW 1977767
16.6%
8
Senegal
KRW 1970630
16.9%
9
Ghana
KRW 1937795
18.2%
10
Angola
KRW 1850235
21.9%
11
Nigeria
KRW 1769640
25.3%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KRW 2369906
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
KRW 2251408
5.0%
2
Qatar
KRW 2251409
5.0%
3
Bahrain
KRW 2180316
8.0%
4
Oman
KRW 2180323
8.0%
5
Kuwait
KRW 2109227
11.0%
6
Israel
KRW 2058263
13.2%
7
Lebanon
KRW 1996718
15.8%
8
Egypt
KRW 1912613
19.3%
9
Turkey
KRW 1775352
25.1%
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.