Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
246,002 원
Income Tax
- 3,052 원
Local Tax
- 305 원
National Pension
- 11,070 원
National Health Insurance
- 9,653 원
Employment Insurance
- 2,214 원
Total tax
- 26,294 원
Net pay
* 219,708 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
219,708 원
Net pay
47,045 원
Tax the employer pays
26,294 원
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
73,340 원
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 47,045 원 to pay you 246,002 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 246,002 원 a year living in South Korea, you will be taxed 26,294 원. That means that your net pay will be 219,708 원 per year, or 18,309 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 242110
1.6%
1
USA
KRW 224691
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
KRW 245999
0.0%
1
Singapore
KRW 246000
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
KRW 246002
0.0%
3
Thailand
KRW 233702
5.0%
4
Pakistan
KRW 230823
6.2%
5
Indonesia
KRW 224354
8.8%
6
Taiwan
KRW 224228
8.9%
7
South Korea
KRW 219708
10.7%
8
New Zealand
KRW 216755
11.9%
9
India
KRW 216482
12.0%
10
China
KRW 213568
13.2%
11
Malaysia
KRW 211138
14.2%
12
Vietnam
KRW 209163
15.0%
13
Japan
KRW 199898
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
KRW 194834
20.8%
15
Philippines
KRW 193345
21.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
KRW 240160
2.4%
1
Brazil
KRW 227551
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
KRW 226451
8.0%
3
Colombia
KRW 226322
8.0%
4
Ecuador
KRW 222749
9.5%
5
Guatemala
KRW 222415
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
KRW 220172
10.5%
7
Panama
KRW 218941
11.0%
8
Peru
KRW 215251
12.5%
9
Argentina
KRW 204182
17.0%
10
Chile
KRW 202706
17.6%
11
Uruguay
KRW 201476
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
KRW 243542
1.0%
1
Uganda
KRW 233702
5.0%
2
Ghana
KRW 232472
5.5%
3
Zambia
KRW 231242
6.0%
4
Morocco
KRW 229422
6.7%
5
Ivory Coast
KRW 227552
7.5%
6
Senegal
KRW 222789
9.4%
7
Angola
KRW 217158
11.7%
8
Cameroon
KRW 207557
15.6%
9
Nigeria
KRW 204318
16.9%
10
Mozambique
KRW 202205
17.8%
11
Kenya
KRW 199371
19.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Egypt
KRW 246002
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KRW 246003
0.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
KRW 233701
5.0%
3
Qatar
KRW 233703
5.0%
4
Bahrain
KRW 226323
8.0%
5
Oman
KRW 226332
8.0%
6
Lebanon
KRW 225641
8.3%
7
Kuwait
KRW 218933
11.0%
8
Israel
KRW 213652
13.2%
9
Turkey
KRW 207235
15.8%
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.