Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
19,767,540 원
Income Tax
- 592,847 원
Local Tax
- 59,285 원
National Pension
- 889,539 원
National Health Insurance
- 775,678 원
Employment Insurance
- 177,908 원
Total tax
- 2,495,257 원
Net pay
* 17,272,283 원
Marginal tax rate
15.8%
Average tax rate
12.6%
87.4%
Net pay
12.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
17,272,283 원
Net pay
3,780,345 원
Tax the employer pays
2,495,257 원
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
6,275,602 원
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 3,780,345 원 to pay you 19,767,540 원. In other words, every time you spend 10 원 of your hard-earned money, 3.17 원 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
26.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 12.6% tax rate now rises to 26.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 14.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 19,767,540 원 a year living in South Korea, you will be taxed 2,495,257 원. That means that your net pay will be 17,272,283 원 per year, or 1,439,357 원 per month. Your average tax rate is 12.6% 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
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
KRW 19767541
0.0%
1
Ireland
KRW 19735377
0.2%
2
Spain
KRW 18512304
6.4%
3
Switzerland
KRW 18385068
7.0%
4
France
KRW 17575908
11.1%
5
Norway
KRW 17469737
11.6%
6
Luxembourg
KRW 17201380
13.0%
7
Russia
KRW 17197760
13.0%
8
Italy
KRW 16859715
14.7%
9
Austria
KRW 16806942
15.0%
10
Czech Republic
KRW 16446345
16.8%
11
Hungary
KRW 16110545
18.5%
12
Ukraine
KRW 15912870
19.5%
13
Germany
KRW 15878279
19.7%
14
Greece
KRW 15186154
23.2%
15
Sweden
KRW 15058755
23.8%
16
Poland
KRW 14373110
27.3%
17
Portugal
KRW 13746588
30.5%
18
Finland
KRW 13636599
31.0%
19
Belgium
KRW 13435663
32.0%
20
Denmark
KRW 13214166
33.2%
21
Netherlands
KRW 12438596
37.1%
22
Romania
KRW 11564012
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KRW 17582670
11.1%
1
Canada
KRW 15009092
24.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
KRW 19149246
3.1%
1
Hong Kong
KRW 18779163
5.0%
2
Thailand
KRW 18345280
7.2%
3
Taiwan
KRW 18018345
8.9%
4
Pakistan
KRW 17315024
12.4%
5
South Korea
KRW 17272283
12.6%
6
Malaysia
KRW 16918331
14.4%
7
New Zealand
KRW 16853797
14.7%
8
Indonesia
KRW 16823851
14.9%
9
Philippines
KRW 16180833
18.1%
10
Japan
KRW 16043571
18.8%
11
Singapore
KRW 15820707
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
KRW 15668989
20.7%
13
Vietnam
KRW 15253111
22.8%
14
India
KRW 14480816
26.7%
15
China
KRW 13998000
29.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
KRW 18065374
8.6%
1
Guatemala
KRW 17872130
9.6%
2
Ecuador
KRW 17800618
10.0%
3
Colombia
KRW 17786873
10.0%
4
Costa Rica
KRW 17691948
10.5%
5
Panama
KRW 17273725
12.6%
6
Mexico
KRW 16215858
18.0%
7
Chile
KRW 16184142
18.1%
8
Uruguay
KRW 15675726
20.7%
9
Peru
KRW 15390304
22.1%
10
Brazil
KRW 15225454
23.0%
11
Argentina
KRW 12839121
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
KRW 17151363
13.2%
1
Mozambique
KRW 15007282
24.1%
2
Morocco
KRW 14887192
24.7%
3
Angola
KRW 14624248
26.0%
4
Kenya
KRW 14548952
26.4%
5
Ivory Coast
KRW 14532107
26.5%
6
Ghana
KRW 14379390
27.3%
7
Cameroon
KRW 13796185
30.2%
8
Nigeria
KRW 13620450
31.1%
9
Uganda
KRW 13261843
32.9%
10
Senegal
KRW 13175855
33.4%
11
Zambia
KRW 12567192
36.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KRW 18779164
5.0%
1
Qatar
KRW 18779163
5.0%
2
Bahrain
KRW 18186141
8.0%
3
Oman
KRW 18186150
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
KRW 17790786
10.0%
5
Kuwait
KRW 17593091
11.0%
6
Israel
KRW 17168109
13.2%
7
Egypt
KRW 15213756
23.0%
8
Lebanon
KRW 15091441
23.7%
9
Turkey
KRW 10968892
44.5%
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.