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1294.53 KRW = 1 USD

66,590,630 KRW

$51,440 USD

Seoul

66,639,823 KRW

47,897,615 KRW

$37,000 USD

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Average Salary / Engineers & Technicians / South Korea

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Average salary for Engineers & Technicians / South Korea is 66,590,630 KRW per year. The most typical earning is 47,897,615 KRW. All data are based on 80 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of 69,645,722 KRW. Women receive a salary of 52,816,830 KRW.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Doctorate Degree with salary of 88,934,221 KRW. The second most paid education level is Bachelors Degree with salary of 68,480,644 KRW.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 16-20 Years of experience receive salary of 99,678,821 KRW. Employees with 20+ Years of experience receive 90,876,016 KRW.

Levels / Engineers & Technicians / South Korea (Gross KRW)

Salary Levels (KRW) per Year	Surveys	[%]
3,883,600 KRW - 6,471,399 KRW	0	n/a
6,472,700 KRW - 12,943,999 KRW	0	n/a
12,945,300 KRW - 19,416,699 KRW	2	100% 2.5%
19,418,000 KRW - 25,889,299 KRW	2	97.5% 2.5%
25,890,600 KRW - 32,361,999 KRW	5	95% 6.25%
32,363,300 KRW - 38,834,599 KRW	7	88.75% 8.75%
38,835,900 KRW - 45,307,299 KRW	5	80% 6.25%
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY
45,308,600 KRW - 51,779,899 KRW	10	73.75% 12.5%
51,781,200 KRW - 58,252,599 KRW	7	61.25% 8.75%
58,253,900 KRW - 64,725,199 KRW	10	52.5% 12.5%
64,726,500 KRW - 71,197,899 KRW	4	40% 5%
71,199,200 KRW - 77,670,499 KRW	8	35% 10%
77,671,800 KRW - 84,143,199 KRW	1	25% 1.25%
84,144,500 KRW - 90,615,799 KRW	1	23.75% 1.25%
90,617,100 KRW - 97,088,499 KRW	4	22.5% 5%
97,089,800 KRW - 103,561,099 KRW	2	17.5% 2.5%
103,562,400 KRW - 110,033,799 KRW	1	15% 1.25%
110,035,100 KRW - 116,506,399 KRW	2	13.75% 2.5%
116,507,700 KRW - 122,979,099 KRW	3	11.25% 3.75%
122,980,400 KRW - 129,451,699 KRW	1	7.5% 1.25%
129,453,000 KRW - 135,924,399 KRW	1	6.25% 1.25%
135,925,700 KRW - 142,396,999 KRW	1	5% 1.25%
142,398,300 KRW - 148,869,699 KRW	2	3.75% 2.5%
148,871,000 KRW - 155,342,299 KRW	0	n/a
155,343,600 KRW - 161,814,999 KRW	0	n/a
161,816,300 KRW - 168,287,599 KRW	0	n/a
168,288,900 KRW - 174,760,299 KRW	1	1.25% 1.25%
174,761,600 KRW - 181,232,899 KRW	0	n/a
181,234,200 KRW - 187,705,599 KRW	0	n/a
187,706,900 KRW - 194,178,199 KRW	0	n/a
HIGH SALARIES
194,179,500 KRW - 207,123,499 KRW	0	n/a
207,124,800 KRW - 220,068,799 KRW	0	n/a
220,070,100 KRW - 233,014,099 KRW	0	n/a
233,015,400 KRW - 245,959,399 KRW	0	n/a
245,960,700 KRW - 258,904,699 KRW	0	n/a
258,906,000 KRW - 271,849,999 KRW	0	n/a
271,851,300 KRW - 284,795,299 KRW	0	n/a
284,796,600 KRW - 297,740,599 KRW	0	n/a
297,741,900 KRW - 310,685,899 KRW	0	n/a
310,687,200 KRW - 323,631,199 KRW	0	n/a
323,632,500 KRW - 453,085,599 KRW	0	n/a

Gender / Engineers & Technicians / South Korea (Gross KRW)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Men	61	69,645,722 KRW
2	Women	4	52,816,830 KRW

Education / Engineers & Technicians / South Korea (Gross KRW)

#		Surveys
1	Doctorate Degree	10	88,934,221 KRW
2	Bachelors Degree	41	68,480,644 KRW
3	High School	1	57,736,044 KRW
4	Masters Degree	26	57,347,685 KRW
5	Some College	2	41,036,605 KRW

Experience / Engineers & Technicians / South Korea (Gross KRW)

#		Surveys
1	16-20 Years	3	99,678,821 KRW
2	20+ Years	9	90,876,016 KRW
3	12-16 Years	5	89,581,486 KRW
4	8-12 Years	13	75,730,013 KRW
5	2-4 Years	22	66,279,943 KRW
6	4-8 Years	13	53,593,548 KRW
7	0-1 Year	7	43,755,119 KRW
8	1-2 Years	8	39,742,075 KRW

Age / Engineers & Technicians / South Korea (Gross KRW)

#		Surveys
1	46-50	1	144,081,205 KRW
2	61-65	1	144,081,205 KRW
3	41-45	5	117,413,884 KRW
4	56-60	2	86,086,254 KRW
5	36-40	11	72,493,688 KRW
6	26-30	27	58,512,762 KRW
7	31-35	16	58,253,856 KRW
8	n/a	15	57,994,950 KRW
9	21-25	2	49,709,957 KRW

Work Type / Engineers & Technicians / South Korea (Gross KRW)

#		Surveys
1	Self Employed	2	75,600,560 KRW
2	Permanent	63	68,221,738 KRW
3	Contract	13	59,418,933 KRW
4	Part Time	2	53,593,548 KRW

Cities / Engineers & Technicians / South Korea (Gross KRW)

#		Surveys
1	Daejeon	3	87,121,879 KRW
2	--Other--	3	75,082,748 KRW
3	Seongnam	2	74,823,842 KRW
4	Incheon	2	70,681,346 KRW
5	Seoul	52	66,668,302 KRW
6	Suwon	11	63,690,883 KRW
7	Ulsan	1	62,914,165 KRW
8	Busan	4	62,137,447 KRW
9	Changwon	2	35,987,938 KRW

Careers / Engineers & Technicians / South Korea (Gross KRW)

#		Surveys
1	Engineering Manager	8	105,374,754 KRW
2	Mechanical Engineer Lead	2	103,821,318 KRW
3	CNC Programmer	1	91,523,281 KRW
4	Electrical Engineer Lead	3	87,121,879 KRW
5	Mechanical Engineer	11	77,024,543 KRW
6	Research Engineer	13	63,431,977 KRW
7	Technical Manager	5	62,525,806 KRW
8	Electrical Engineer	8	59,418,933 KRW
9	Electrical Technician Lead	1	57,736,044 KRW
10	AutoCAD	1	53,334,642 KRW
11	Engineer	26	50,227,769 KRW
12	Mechanical Technician	1	45,049,649 KRW

People's individual salary examples (surveys)

Vessel Equipment Engineer

Posted 26 May 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Inert Gas."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Busan	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Intermediate	37,914,200 KRW

Marine Engineer

Posted 04 November 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Maintenance of ship machinery."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seongnam	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	103,562,400 KRW

Rams

Posted 25 October 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"RAMS, SE."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Suwon	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	70,743,500 KRW

Senior Research Engineer

Posted 24 June 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Product development, Microfluidics."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seoul	Doctorate Degree	1-2 Years	Advanced	42,446,300 KRW

Data Scientist

Posted 18 May 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Data Science Machine Learning."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seoul	Doctorate Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	98,214,700 KRW

Research Engineer

Posted 08 April 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"R&D for Li-ion batteries."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Daejeon	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	120,040,500 KRW

Naval Architect

Posted 04 December 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Naval architect."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seoul	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	23,062,100 KRW

Researcher

Posted 28 November 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Its a research in engineering of machines."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Suwon	Masters Degree	0-1 Year	n/a	46,124,100 KRW

Senior Engineer

Posted 28 November 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Mechanical design engineer."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seoul	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	110,699,200 KRW

Electronic Engineer

Posted 17 November 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Research and development and engineering testing of products, new product development."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seoul	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	n/a	34,592,400 KRW

Field Service Engineer

Posted 22 October 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Maintenance, repair, installation."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seoul	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	76,105,400 KRW

Manager

Posted 29 August 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Making up the proposal for bidding."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Incheon	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	94,555,100 KRW

Post Doc

Posted 29 August 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Post doctoral fellow in Andong National University."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Doctorate Degree	1-2 Years	n/a	24,561,100 KRW

Researcher

Posted 29 July 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Research and development of weapon systems."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Daejeon	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	65,151,100 KRW

System Engineer

Posted 24 July 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Architecture System and System Design."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seoul	Some College	2-4 Years	n/a	36,899,300 KRW

Urban Planning

Posted 15 July 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Working in Overseas Business Department."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seoul	Masters Degree	12-16 Years	n/a	74,952,000 KRW

Marine Engineer.

Posted 27 June 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Operaiting machinery, maintaining machinery."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Busan	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	n/a	56,502,400 KRW

Principle

Posted 01 June 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Optical engineer."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Suwon	Doctorate Degree	12-16 Years	n/a	126,843,200 KRW

Senior Process Engineer

Posted 29 May 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Manage and lead capital project."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	n/a	168,354,900 KRW

Engineering Team Leader

Posted 15 May 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"System trouble shooting and leading the manufacture team."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Daejeon	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	76,105,400 KRW

Drydock Superintendent

Posted 14 April 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Client rep to inspect Drydock Jobs of ship."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seoul	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	63,421,600 KRW

Hardware

Posted 27 March 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Hardware design and testing."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seongnam	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	46,124,100 KRW

Scientific Specialist

Posted 15 November 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Optimizing the fluorescence imaging system for its best performance and also make idea for point of care imaging system development."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seoul	Masters Degree	0-1 Year	n/a	15,839,900 KRW

Electrical

Posted 13 September 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Design and Engineering of Oil and gas."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seoul	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	54,000,000 KRW

Reliability Engineer

Posted 09 July 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Weibull analys is components."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seoul	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	84,000,800 KRW

Mechanical Engineer

Posted 06 July 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Mechanical Enigeer."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seoul	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	132,000,700 KRW

Scada Engineer

Posted 02 June 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Automation and SCADA Engineer for renewable energy."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seoul	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	47,999,900 KRW

Instrument

Posted 06 May 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"DCS, ESD, VMS, AMS."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seoul	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	n/a	72,000,500 KRW

Welding Engineer

Posted 15 March 2018

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Changwon	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	28,799,400 KRW

Optical Engineering

Posted 20 December 2017
Key knowledge and tasks

"Developing optical devices, optomechanics, image processing, assembly."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seoul	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	51,445,900 KRW

Assistant

Posted 31 October 2017
Key knowledge and tasks

"Automobile industry manufacturing engineer."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Suwon	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	74,311,200 KRW

Facility Engineer

Posted 03 October 2017
Key knowledge and tasks

"Building maintenance, electrical, mechanical and supervise vendors."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Busan	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	34,297,300 KRW

Engineer

Posted 25 September 2017
Key knowledge and tasks

"Design and review for future infrastructure works."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seoul	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	62,879,200 KRW

Professional Engineer

Posted 17 August 2017
Key knowledge and tasks

"Renewable energy and environmental engineering professional engineer."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seoul	Masters Degree	20+ Years	n/a	114,326,400 KRW