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AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR MOST TYPICAL SALARY / YEAR
Gross income
Net (after tax)
1341.69 KRW = 1 USD

79,760,768 KRW

$59,448 USD
Seoul

82,111,409 KRW

36,225,621 KRW

$27,000 USD
Including "Seoul"
Excluding "Seoul"

Average Salary / South Korea

Average salary in South Korea is 79,760,768 KRW per year. The most typical earning is 36,225,621 KRW. All data are based on 775 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of 87,746,505 KRW. Women receive a salary of 65,206,118 KRW.

The most paid careers are Construction & Labor Workers with average income 105,590,978 KRW and Management & Business with income 102,773,430 KRW.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Doctorate Degree with salary of 89,624,871 KRW. The second most paid education level is Masters Degree with salary of 85,733,971 KRW.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 16-20 Years of experience receive salary of 133,229,786 KRW. Employees with 20+ Years of experience receive 124,374,634 KRW.

Levels / South Korea (Gross KRW)

Salary Levels (KRW) per Year Surveys [%]
4,025,100 KRW - 6,707,099 KRW
0 n/a
6,708,400 KRW - 13,415,599 KRW
0 n/a
13,416,900 KRW - 20,123,999 KRW
15 100%
1.94%
20,125,300 KRW - 26,832,499 KRW
20 98.06%
2.58%
26,833,800 KRW - 33,540,899 KRW
52 95.48%
6.71%
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY
33,542,200 KRW - 40,249,299 KRW
86 88.77%
11.1%
40,250,700 KRW - 46,957,799 KRW
65 77.68%
8.39%
46,959,100 KRW - 53,666,199 KRW
63 69.29%
8.13%
53,667,600 KRW - 60,374,699 KRW
62 61.16%
8%
60,376,000 KRW - 67,083,099 KRW
58 53.16%
7.48%
67,084,500 KRW - 73,791,599 KRW
45 45.68%
5.81%
73,792,900 KRW - 80,499,999 KRW
34 39.87%
4.39%
80,501,400 KRW - 87,208,499 KRW
42 35.48%
5.42%
87,209,800 KRW - 93,916,899 KRW
17 30.06%
2.19%
93,918,300 KRW - 100,625,399 KRW
33 27.87%
4.26%
100,626,700 KRW - 107,333,799 KRW
19 23.61%
2.45%
107,335,200 KRW - 114,042,299 KRW
21 21.16%
2.71%
114,043,600 KRW - 120,750,699 KRW
18 18.45%
2.32%
120,752,100 KRW - 127,459,199 KRW
31 16.13%
4%
127,460,500 KRW - 134,167,599 KRW
8 12.13%
1.03%
134,169,000 KRW - 140,876,099 KRW
7 11.1%
0.9%
140,877,400 KRW - 147,584,499 KRW
7 10.19%
0.9%
147,585,900 KRW - 154,292,999 KRW
9 9.29%
1.16%
154,294,300 KRW - 161,001,399 KRW
4 8.13%
0.52%
161,002,800 KRW - 167,709,899 KRW
6 7.61%
0.77%
167,711,200 KRW - 174,418,299 KRW
1 6.84%
0.13%
174,419,700 KRW - 181,126,799 KRW
6 6.71%
0.77%
181,128,100 KRW - 187,835,199 KRW
5 5.94%
0.65%
187,836,600 KRW - 194,543,699 KRW
3 5.29%
0.39%
194,545,000 KRW - 201,252,099 KRW
1 4.9%
0.13%
HIGH SALARIES
201,253,500 KRW - 214,668,999 KRW
4 4.77%
0.52%
214,670,400 KRW - 228,085,899 KRW
2 4.26%
0.26%
228,087,200 KRW - 241,502,799 KRW
8 4%
1.03%
241,504,100 KRW - 254,919,699 KRW
5 2.97%
0.65%
254,921,000 KRW - 268,336,599 KRW
1 2.32%
0.13%
268,337,900 KRW - 281,753,499 KRW
3 2.19%
0.39%
281,754,800 KRW - 295,170,399 KRW
3 1.81%
0.39%
295,171,700 KRW - 308,587,299 KRW
2 1.42%
0.26%
308,588,600 KRW - 322,004,199 KRW
5 1.16%
0.65%
322,005,500 KRW - 335,421,099 KRW
0 n/a
335,422,400 KRW - 469,591,399 KRW
4 0.52%
0.52%

Gender / South Korea (Gross KRW)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 Men 457 87,746,505 KRW
2 Women 165 65,206,118 KRW

Education / South Korea (Gross KRW)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 Doctorate Degree 62 89,624,871 KRW
2 Masters Degree 208 85,733,971 KRW
3 Bachelors Degree 441 78,488,846 KRW
4 Some College 32 65,340,287 KRW
5 Bellow H. School 6 60,107,698 KRW
6 High School 26 51,118,377 KRW

Experience / South Korea (Gross KRW)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 16-20 Years 60 133,229,786 KRW
2 20+ Years 59 124,374,634 KRW
3 12-16 Years 78 115,116,975 KRW
4 8-12 Years 123 89,490,702 KRW
5 4-8 Years 153 69,767,863 KRW
6 2-4 Years 128 55,814,291 KRW
7 0-1 Year 83 53,265,080 KRW
8 1-2 Years 91 46,690,801 KRW

Age / South Korea (Gross KRW)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 51-55 12 167,442,873 KRW
2 61-65 5 141,011,586 KRW
3 46-50 42 132,022,265 KRW
4 41-45 76 115,921,989 KRW
5 56-60 8 104,920,133 KRW
6 36-40 109 92,308,250 KRW
7 31-35 132 72,853,750 KRW
8 n/a 153 71,377,891 KRW
9 21-25 62 60,376,036 KRW
10 26-30 172 54,338,432 KRW
11 14-20 4 50,850,039 KRW

Work Type / South Korea (Gross KRW)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 Self Employed 18 110,018,554 KRW
2 Permanent 591 82,916,422 KRW
3 Contract 146 67,621,160 KRW
4 Part Time 20 49,374,180 KRW

Cities / South Korea (Gross KRW)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 Incheon 19 98,748,361 KRW
2 Seoul 576 82,111,409 KRW
3 Daejeon 18 80,367,212 KRW
4 Ulsan 5 79,964,705 KRW
5 Suwon 44 77,683,833 KRW
6 Seongnam 14 75,134,622 KRW
7 Busan 36 71,243,722 KRW
8 --Other-- 25 64,803,612 KRW
9 Changwon 13 62,791,077 KRW
10 Gwangju 11 57,826,825 KRW
11 Daegu 14 49,105,842 KRW

Career Groups / South Korea (Gross KRW)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 Construction & Labor Workers 13 105,590,978 KRW
2 Management & Business 135 102,773,430 KRW
3 Finance & Banking 33 101,297,571 KRW
4 Aviation & Shipping 7 100,895,064 KRW
5 IT & Programming II 23 100,760,895 KRW
6 Fashion 5 97,272,502 KRW
7 Engineers & Technicians V 12 96,199,150 KRW
8 Health Care & Medical 10 88,551,519 KRW
9 Logistics, Road, Railway 8 85,599,802 KRW
10 Public Sector 13 84,123,943 KRW
11 Architect Constructions 9 83,050,591 KRW
12 IT & Programming 67 81,977,240 KRW
13 Human Resources 39 78,086,340 KRW
14 Hotels & Tourism 10 74,866,284 KRW
15 Marketing, Sales, Purchase 75 74,732,115 KRW
16 Automobile 7 73,390,426 KRW
17 Salesmen & Saleswomen 18 72,987,919 KRW
18 Engineers & Technicians IV 8 72,987,919 KRW
19 Accounting & Administration 39 72,585,412 KRW
20 Customer Services 9 69,499,525 KRW
21 Engineers & Technicians III 7 69,365,357 KRW
22 Engineers & Technicians 80 68,962,850 KRW
23 Media 9 66,145,301 KRW
24 Engineers & Technicians II 6 63,059,415 KRW
25 Education & University 76 62,254,401 KRW
26 Properties & Real Estates 1 62,254,401 KRW
27 Insurance 1 61,449,387 KRW
28 Health Care & Medical II 10 59,302,684 KRW
29 Making Design 4 52,460,066 KRW
30 Manufacturing & Labor Workers 16 48,837,504 KRW
31 Arts, Culture, Performance 7 47,764,152 KRW
32 Restaurants, Inns, Pubs 6 41,055,704 KRW
33 Sports & Recreation 1 35,823,114 KRW
34 Agriculture & Fishing 2 35,688,945 KRW
35 Organization & Coordination 8 34,347,256 KRW
36 Law 1 21,198,697 KRW

Careers / South Korea (Gross KRW)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 General Manager 15 167,040,366 KRW
2 Director 12 154,830,990 KRW
3 CEO 7 152,147,610 KRW
4 Branch Manager 4 128,399,703 KRW
5 Business Manager 4 126,789,675 KRW
6 Account Manager 7 117,129,510 KRW
7 Engineering Manager 8 109,213,540 KRW
8 Project Manager 11 106,261,823 KRW
9 Lead Salesmen or Saleswomen 4 105,993,485 KRW
10 IT Manager 10 104,249,288 KRW
11 CPA - Certified Public Accountant 4 102,907,599 KRW
12 Finance Manager 8 102,773,430 KRW
13 Software Engineer 6 101,700,078 KRW
14 Other Sales Career 5 100,895,064 KRW
15 Other Public Sector Career 9 98,748,361 KRW
16 Business Development Manager 17 95,930,812 KRW
17 Other Human Resource Career 4 94,857,461 KRW
18 Other Engineer Career 11 94,052,447 KRW
19 Contract Manager 5 92,308,250 KRW
20 University Professor 15 90,027,378 KRW
21 Human Resources Manager 18 89,893,209 KRW
22 Software Developer 25 89,490,702 KRW
23 Sales Manager 15 89,356,533 KRW
24 Construction Manager 4 86,136,478 KRW
25 IT Project Manager 9 85,465,633 KRW
26 Marketing Manager 11 84,660,619 KRW
27 Hardware Engineer 4 81,574,733 KRW
28 Doctor 5 80,769,719 KRW
29 Mechanical Engineer 11 79,830,536 KRW
30 Other Automobile Career 5 78,220,508 KRW
31 Manager 23 74,597,946 KRW
32 Marketing 10 72,853,750 KRW
33 Human Resource 8 70,304,539 KRW
34 Operations Manager 5 70,304,539 KRW
35 Sales Executives 4 69,902,032 KRW
36 Office Manager 4 69,633,694 KRW
37 Product Manager 4 67,218,653 KRW
38 Teacher 12 67,084,484 KRW
39 Research Engineer 13 65,742,794 KRW
40 Civil Engineer 5 65,474,456 KRW
41 Technical Manager 5 64,803,612 KRW
42 Sales Representative 4 62,120,232 KRW
43 Electrical Engineer 8 61,583,556 KRW
44 University Professor Assistant 8 53,935,925 KRW
45 Architect 5 53,935,925 KRW
46 Other Management Career 4 53,667,587 KRW
47 Salesmen or Saleswomen 5 53,130,911 KRW
48 Engineer 26 52,057,560 KRW
49 Assistant Manager 12 50,984,208 KRW
50 Manufacturing 5 49,240,011 KRW
51 Human Resource Coordinator 5 48,971,673 KRW
52 Sales 4 44,141,590 KRW
53 Languages Teacher 5 42,129,056 KRW
54 Other Education Career 9 38,238,156 KRW
55 Lecturer 5 37,835,649 KRW
56 English Teacher 8 35,018,100 KRW
57 Secretary 4 34,749,762 KRW
58 Non-Profit Organization 4 26,297,117 KRW

People's individual salary examples (surveys)

50/50  Manager (Man)
Posted 18 June 2024

What I do?

"Simple office work."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Incheon High School 0-1 Year Basic 32,128,100 KRW

49/50  Disclosure & Ir (Man)
Posted 21 May 2024

What I do?

"Disclosure & IR."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Suwon Bachelors Degree 8-12 Years Advanced 81,878,000 KRW

48/50  Safety Manager (Man)
Posted 20 May 2024

What I do?

"Construction safety engineer an ergonomic engineer Functional history of renewable energy production facilities."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Gwangju Some College 1-2 Years Advanced 76,476,300 KRW

47/50  Manager (Man)
Posted 06 May 2024

What I do?

"Financial Counseling and Administrational Tasks."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
--Other-- Bachelors Degree 4-8 Years Advanced 93,278,300 KRW

46/50  Senior Manager (Man)
Posted 26 April 2024

What I do?

"Managing."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Suwon Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years Advanced 87,059,600 KRW

45/50  Manager (Woman)
Posted 23 April 2024

What I do?

"Manager, translate."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Seoul Bachelors Degree 0-1 Year Basic 291,987,900 KRW

44/50  General Manager (Man)
Posted 16 April 2024

What I do?

"GHR Strategy."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Seoul Bachelors Degree 8-12 Years Advanced 87,209,800 KRW

43/50  Professional (Man)
Posted 07 April 2024

What I do?

"Global sales."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Seoul Bachelors Degree 1-2 Years Intermediate 62,184,600 KRW

42/50  Senior Manager (Man)
Posted 04 April 2024

What I do?

"Project Managing, Financing, Accounting."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Gwangju Masters Degree 4-8 Years Intermediate 77,732,100 KRW

41/50  Manager (Woman)
Posted 03 April 2024

What I do?

"Communication skills."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Seoul Bachelors Degree 8-12 Years Advanced 72,549,200 KRW

40/50  Anlyst (Man)
Posted 01 April 2024

What I do?

"Reserch."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Seoul Bachelors Degree 8-12 Years Advanced 124,370,600 KRW

39/50  Inside Sales Representative (Man)
Posted 11 January 2024

What I do?

"Source new sales opportunities through inbound leads and outbound cold calls and emails Research accounts, identify key contacts and the potential fit for TechInsights’ products or services as a context that maximizes the effectiveness of cold calling Develop action plans to pursue leads; follow up on prospects Contact prospective clients to generate interest in TechInsights’ products and services, showcasing TechInsights’ subscription-based tools and content in client demonstrations Qualify incoming calls; gather customer requirements and recommend appropriate products or services Leverage reports and CRM functionality with a systematic approach to ensure diligent follow up, lead tracking, and pipeline visibility Provide quotes in a timely manner and ensure sales orders are efficiently expedited Collaborate with outside sales and product teams to maximize customer satisfaction and product effectiveness."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Seoul Masters Degree 4-8 Years Expert 134,169,000 KRW

38/50  Professional (Man)
Posted 19 November 2023

What I do?

"EV business marketing."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Seoul Bachelors Degree 4-8 Years Intermediate 114,397,800 KRW

37/50  Section Chief (Man)
Posted 21 August 2023

What I do?

"Accounting / tax / financial management."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
--Other-- Bachelors Degree 4-8 Years Intermediate 47,422,000 KRW

36/50  Manager (Man)
Posted 21 August 2023
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Seoul Bachelors Degree 12-16 Years Expert 80,501,400 KRW

35/50  Cash, Job, Mail, Develop (Woman)
Posted 14 July 2023

What I do?

"Cash, job, mail, develop."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Seoul Some College 2-4 Years Basic 41,073,100 KRW

34/50  Senior Manager (Man)
Posted 27 September 2022

What I do?

"Cloud."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Seoul Bachelors Degree 16-20 Years Expert 289,038,900 KRW

33/50  Professor (Man)
Posted 01 September 2022

What I do?

"Teaching, Research."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Busan Doctorate Degree 16-20 Years Expert 82,402,600 KRW

32/50  Director (Man)
Posted 25 July 2022

What I do?

"Global Sales Strategy and Organization."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Seoul Bachelors Degree 16-20 Years Advanced 103,735,400 KRW

31/50  Division Manager (Man)
Posted 23 July 2022

What I do?

"ICT Manager."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Seoul Bachelors Degree 16-20 Years Expert 214,612,700 KRW

30/50  Engineer (Man)
Posted 13 July 2022

What I do?

"Engineer."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Daegu Bachelors Degree 1-2 Years Intermediate 51,868,400 KRW

29/50  Deputy Gm (Man)
Posted 15 June 2022

What I do?

"Sales."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Seoul Masters Degree 8-12 Years Advanced 92,561,800 KRW

28/50  Engineer (Man)
Posted 14 June 2022

What I do?

"HVAC engineer as fixing freezers."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
--Other-- Some College 1-2 Years Intermediate 25,997,900 KRW

27/50  Content Marketing Manager (Woman)
Posted 12 June 2022

What I do?

"Content marketing."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Seoul Bachelors Degree 1-2 Years Advanced 36,267,200 KRW

26/50  Business Partner In Aspac (Woman)
Posted 12 June 2022

What I do?

"Accounting, tax law, corporate tax return, VAT, payroll."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Seoul Bachelors Degree 12-16 Years Expert 113,741,700 KRW

25/50  Research (Man)
Posted 29 May 2022

What I do?

"Administrative tasks."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Seoul Bachelors Degree 1-2 Years Intermediate 43,661,300 KRW

24/50  Human Resources (Woman)
Posted 26 May 2022

What I do?

"Human Resources."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Incheon Some College 4-8 Years Advanced 80,501,400 KRW

23/50  Vessel Equipment Engineer (Man)
Posted 26 May 2022

What I do?

"Inert Gas."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Busan Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years Intermediate 39,295,400 KRW

22/50  Revenue Manager (Woman)
Posted 07 April 2022

What I do?

"Hotel revenue management."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Seoul Bachelors Degree 4-8 Years Expert 51,809,300 KRW

21/50  Designer (Woman)
Posted 08 March 2022

What I do?

"Design websites, branding."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Daejeon Bachelors Degree 0-1 Year Intermediate 33,787,800 KRW

20/50  Business Development Director (Man)
Posted 18 February 2022

What I do?

"Driving the business in the company."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Seoul Masters Degree 12-16 Years Expert 166,954,500 KRW

19/50  Hr Assistant Manager (Woman)
Posted 06 January 2022

What I do?

"HR + Global Tasts."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Seoul Bachelors Degree 1-2 Years Intermediate 51,325,000 KRW

18/50  Consolidated Financial Specilist (Man)
Posted 05 January 2022

What I do?

"Expert Accounting skill."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Seoul Bachelors Degree 8-12 Years Expert 85,540,800 KRW

17/50  Senior Business Developer (Man)
Posted 03 January 2022

What I do?

"Strategy planning, business developing."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Seoul Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years Advanced 73,320,700 KRW

16/50  Hr Specialist (Woman)
Posted 27 December 2021

What I do?

"General HR."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Seoul Masters Degree 0-1 Year Basic 39,104,900 KRW

15/50  Staff (Woman)
Posted 16 December 2021

What I do?

"Writing report."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Seoul Bachelors Degree 1-2 Years Intermediate 43,992,700 KRW

14/50  Assistant Manager (Man)
Posted 29 November 2021

What I do?

"HR, GA, Global HR."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Seoul Bachelors Degree 4-8 Years Intermediate 61,100,500 KRW

13/50  Elec (Man)
Posted 25 November 2021

What I do?

"Electrical engineer."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Seoul Bachelors Degree 16-20 Years Advanced 73,320,700 KRW

12/50  Esl Teacher (Woman)
Posted 25 November 2021

What I do?

"Teaching."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Seoul Some College 2-4 Years Expert 48,875,100 KRW

11/50  Leader (Man)
Posted 25 November 2021

What I do?

"Business."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Seoul Bachelors Degree 12-16 Years Expert 116,092,400 KRW

10/50  Automobile Parts Manufacturing Industry (Man)
Posted 23 November 2021

What I do?

"Automobile parts manufacturing industry."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
--Other-- Bachelors Degree 1-2 Years Intermediate 61,100,500 KRW

9/50  Project Manager (Man)
Posted 17 November 2021

What I do?

"TASKS."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Seoul Some College 1-2 Years Intermediate 61,100,500 KRW

8/50  Branch Manager (Man)
Posted 16 November 2021

What I do?

"Branch management."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Seoul Masters Degree 16-20 Years Expert 91,885,600 KRW

7/50  Intern (Man)
Posted 08 November 2021

What I do?

"English capability."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Seoul Bachelors Degree 0-1 Year Intermediate 26,835,100 KRW

6/50  Marine Engineer (Man)
Posted 04 November 2021

What I do?

"Maintenance of ship machinery."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Seongnam Masters Degree 2-4 Years Advanced 107,335,200 KRW

5/50  Manager (Man)
Posted 27 October 2021

What I do?

"Accounting."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
--Other-- Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years Advanced 58,657,300 KRW

4/50  Rams (Woman)
Posted 25 October 2021

What I do?

"RAMS, SE."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Suwon Masters Degree 2-4 Years Advanced 73,320,700 KRW

3/50  Research (Man)
Posted 23 October 2021

What I do?

"Research."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Seoul Doctorate Degree 2-4 Years Expert 80,501,400 KRW

2/50  Director (Man)
Posted 21 October 2021

What I do?

"Confidential."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Seoul Bachelors Degree 8-12 Years Advanced 109,982,300 KRW

1/50  General Manager (Man)
Posted 10 October 2021

What I do?

"Management in sales."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Seoul Bachelors Degree 12-16 Years Advanced 97,762,200 KRW




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