Income Tax Calculator South Korea
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Withholding
Salary 597,979 원
Income Tax - 7,418 원
Local Tax - 742 원
National Pension - 26,909 원
Employment Insurance - 5,382 원
National Health Insurance - 23,465 원
Total tax - 63,916 원
Net pay * 534,063 원
Marginal tax rate 10.7%
Average tax rate 10.7%
10.7%Total tax
89.3%
Net payThe Taxberg
534,063 원
Net pay
114,358 원
Tax the employer pays
63,916 원
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
₩178,274
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 114,358 원 to pay you 597,979 원. In other words, every time you spend ₩10 of your hard-earned money, ₩2.98 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
25%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 10.7% tax rate now rises to 25%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 14.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make 597,979 원 a year living in South Korea, you will be taxed 63,916 원. That means that your net pay will be 534,063 원 per year, or 44,505 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 in your salary will be taxed ₩10.7, hence, your net pay will only increase by ₩89.3.
Bonus ExampleA ₩1,000 bonus will generate an extra ₩893 of net incomes. A ₩5,000 bonus will generate an extra ₩4,465 of net incomes.
NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the South Korea tables of KR, 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.