Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
30,961 원
Income Tax
- 384 원
Local Tax
- 38.41 원
National Pension
- 1,393 원
National Health Insurance
- 1,215 원
Employment Insurance
- 279 원
Total tax
- 3,309 원
Net pay
* 27,652 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
27,652 원
Net pay
5,921 원
Tax the employer pays
3,309 원
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
9,230 원
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 5,921 원 to pay you 30,961 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 1,609,972 원 a year living in South Korea, you will be taxed 172,084 원. That means that your net pay will be 1,437,888 원 per year, or 119,824 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
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
KRW 1609972
0.0%
1
Germany
KRW 1609972
0.0%
2
Austria
KRW 1609972
0.0%
3
Ireland
KRW 1609972
0.0%
4
Sweden
KRW 1609972
0.0%
5
Norway
KRW 1609972
0.0%
6
Spain
KRW 1507732
6.4%
7
Switzerland
KRW 1462214
9.2%
8
Italy
KRW 1462019
9.2%
9
France
KRW 1453807
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
KRW 1432875
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
KRW 1432072
11.1%
12
Russia
KRW 1400676
13.0%
13
Hungary
KRW 1312127
18.5%
14
Ukraine
KRW 1296027
19.5%
15
Poland
KRW 1264214
21.5%
16
Greece
KRW 1258211
21.9%
17
Portugal
KRW 1198631
25.6%
18
Finland
KRW 1114909
30.8%
19
Belgium
KRW 1094775
32.0%
20
Netherlands
KRW 1012788
37.1%
21
Denmark
KRW 997978
38.0%
22
Romania
KRW 941831
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
KRW 1523043
5.4%
1
USA
KRW 1470538
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
KRW 1609976
0.0%
1
Singapore
KRW 1609967
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
KRW 1609971
0.0%
3
Pakistan
KRW 1594793
0.9%
4
Thailand
KRW 1529474
5.0%
5
Philippines
KRW 1486389
7.7%
6
Indonesia
KRW 1473696
8.5%
7
Taiwan
KRW 1467474
8.9%
8
South Korea
KRW 1437888
10.7%
9
New Zealand
KRW 1418545
11.9%
10
India
KRW 1416775
12.0%
11
Malaysia
KRW 1413093
12.2%
12
China
KRW 1397697
13.2%
13
Vietnam
KRW 1368879
15.0%
14
Japan
KRW 1308241
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
KRW 1275098
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
KRW 1571735
2.4%
1
Brazil
KRW 1489223
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
KRW 1481983
8.0%
3
Colombia
KRW 1481174
8.0%
4
Ecuador
KRW 1457826
9.5%
5
Guatemala
KRW 1455600
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
KRW 1440925
10.5%
7
Panama
KRW 1432871
11.0%
8
Peru
KRW 1408725
12.5%
9
Argentina
KRW 1336277
17.0%
10
Chile
KRW 1326617
17.6%
11
Uruguay
KRW 1318567
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
KRW 1593872
1.0%
1
Zambia
KRW 1513374
6.0%
2
Morocco
KRW 1501460
6.7%
3
Uganda
KRW 1461559
9.2%
4
Ivory Coast
KRW 1449284
10.0%
5
Kenya
KRW 1406149
12.7%
6
Senegal
KRW 1399070
13.1%
7
Cameroon
KRW 1358366
15.6%
8
Mozambique
KRW 1354623
15.9%
9
Ghana
KRW 1345332
16.4%
10
Angola
KRW 1268095
21.2%
11
Nigeria
KRW 1232320
23.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KRW 1609972
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
KRW 1529475
5.0%
2
Qatar
KRW 1529472
5.0%
3
Bahrain
KRW 1481181
8.0%
4
Oman
KRW 1481179
8.0%
5
Kuwait
KRW 1432869
11.0%
6
Israel
KRW 1398260
13.2%
7
Lebanon
KRW 1394668
13.4%
8
Egypt
KRW 1356382
15.8%
9
Turkey
KRW 1341265
16.7%
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.