Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
8,250,000 원
Income Tax
- 2,466,503 원
Local Tax
- 246,650 원
National Pension
- 54,417 원
National Health Insurance
- 323,730 원
Employment Insurance
- 74,250 원
Total tax
- 3,165,550 원
Net pay
* 5,084,450 원
Marginal tax rate
45.8%
Average tax rate
38.4%
61.6%
Net pay
38.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
5,084,450 원
Net pay
1,260,898 원
Tax the employer pays
3,165,550 원
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
4,426,448 원
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 1,260,898 원 to pay you 8,250,000 원. In other words, every time you spend 10 원 of your hard-earned money, 5.37 원 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
46.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 38.4% tax rate now rises to 46.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 8.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 429,000,000 원 a year living in South Korea, you will be taxed 164,608,609 원. That means that your net pay will be 264,391,391 원 per year, or 22,032,616 원 per month. Your average tax rate is 38.4% and your marginal tax rate is 45.8%. 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 45.82 원, hence, your net pay will only increase by 54.18 원.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 원 bonus will generate an extra 542 원 of net incomes. A 5,000 원 bonus will generate an extra 2,709 원 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KRW 270989813
36.8%
1
Canada
KRW 232233550
45.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KRW 376538701
12.2%
1
Hong Kong
KRW 360684446
15.9%
2
Singapore
KRW 346663876
19.2%
3
Thailand
KRW 298233832
30.5%
4
Indonesia
KRW 295228783
31.2%
5
Taiwan
KRW 292831977
31.7%
6
Pakistan
KRW 285134140
33.5%
7
Vietnam
KRW 281156930
34.5%
8
New Zealand
KRW 276662859
35.5%
9
Philippines
KRW 276230201
35.6%
10
Malaysia
KRW 276238960
35.6%
11
China
KRW 275890558
35.7%
12
Japan
KRW 268299037
37.5%
13
South Korea
KRW 264391391
38.4%
14
Australia
KRW 254388695
40.7%
15
India
KRW 214276067
50.1%
16
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KRW 414091462
3.5%
1
Bahrain
KRW 412161414
3.9%
2
Saudi Arabia
KRW 408764286
4.7%
3
United Arab Emirates
KRW 407550002
5.0%
4
Qatar
KRW 407550000
5.0%
5
Oman
KRW 394679999
8.0%
6
Egypt
KRW 322138101
24.9%
7
Lebanon
KRW 322015786
24.9%
8
Turkey
KRW 250123038
41.7%
9
Israel
KRW 248913832
42.0%
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.