Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
19,768,320 원
Income Tax
- 592,892 원
Local Tax
- 59,289 원
National Pension
- 889,574 원
National Health Insurance
- 775,709 원
Employment Insurance
- 177,915 원
Total tax
- 2,495,380 원
Net pay
* 17,272,940 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
17,272,940 원
Net pay
3,780,494 원
Tax the employer pays
2,495,380 원
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
6,275,874 원
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 3,780,494 원 to pay you 19,768,320 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 19,768,320 원 a year living in South Korea, you will be taxed 2,495,380 원. That means that your net pay will be 17,272,940 원 per year, or 1,439,412 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 19768317
0.0%
1
Ireland
KRW 19736080
0.2%
2
Spain
KRW 18513037
6.4%
3
Switzerland
KRW 18385801
7.0%
4
France
KRW 17576536
11.1%
5
Norway
KRW 17470361
11.6%
6
Luxembourg
KRW 17201978
13.0%
7
Russia
KRW 17198438
13.0%
8
Italy
KRW 16860194
14.7%
9
Austria
KRW 16807600
15.0%
10
Czech Republic
KRW 16446922
16.8%
11
Hungary
KRW 16111181
18.5%
12
Ukraine
KRW 15913498
19.5%
13
Germany
KRW 15878908
19.7%
14
Greece
KRW 15186678
23.2%
15
Sweden
KRW 15059278
23.8%
16
Poland
KRW 14373611
27.3%
17
Portugal
KRW 13747067
30.5%
18
Finland
KRW 13637003
31.0%
19
Belgium
KRW 13436171
32.0%
20
Denmark
KRW 13214689
33.2%
21
Netherlands
KRW 12439090
37.1%
22
Romania
KRW 11564466
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KRW 17583275
11.1%
1
Canada
KRW 15009667
24.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
KRW 19149854
3.1%
1
Hong Kong
KRW 18779905
5.0%
2
Thailand
KRW 18345957
7.2%
3
Taiwan
KRW 18019056
8.9%
4
Pakistan
KRW 17315609
12.4%
5
South Korea
KRW 17272940
12.6%
6
Malaysia
KRW 16918947
14.4%
7
New Zealand
KRW 16854433
14.7%
8
Indonesia
KRW 16824494
14.9%
9
Philippines
KRW 16181396
18.1%
10
Japan
KRW 16044188
18.8%
11
Singapore
KRW 15821338
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
KRW 15669615
20.7%
13
Vietnam
KRW 15253669
22.8%
14
India
KRW 14481259
26.8%
15
China
KRW 13998543
29.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
KRW 18066035
8.6%
1
Guatemala
KRW 17872835
9.6%
2
Ecuador
KRW 17801294
10.0%
3
Colombia
KRW 17787539
10.0%
4
Costa Rica
KRW 17692646
10.5%
5
Panama
KRW 17274315
12.6%
6
Mexico
KRW 16216450
18.0%
7
Chile
KRW 16184759
18.1%
8
Uruguay
KRW 15676287
20.7%
9
Peru
KRW 15390894
22.1%
10
Brazil
KRW 15225941
23.0%
11
Argentina
KRW 12839628
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
KRW 17151941
13.2%
1
Mozambique
KRW 15007843
24.1%
2
Morocco
KRW 14887695
24.7%
3
Angola
KRW 14624815
26.0%
4
Kenya
KRW 14549498
26.4%
5
Ivory Coast
KRW 14532621
26.5%
6
Ghana
KRW 14379942
27.3%
7
Cameroon
KRW 13796655
30.2%
8
Nigeria
KRW 13620981
31.1%
9
Uganda
KRW 13262350
32.9%
10
Senegal
KRW 13176346
33.4%
11
Zambia
KRW 12567672
36.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
KRW 18779903
5.0%
1
Qatar
KRW 18779904
5.0%
2
Bahrain
KRW 18186850
8.0%
3
Oman
KRW 18186845
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
KRW 17791487
10.0%
5
Kuwait
KRW 17593824
11.0%
6
Israel
KRW 17168785
13.2%
7
Egypt
KRW 15214342
23.0%
8
Lebanon
KRW 15092026
23.7%
9
Turkey
KRW 10969386
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.