South Korea Salary

GROSS SALARY

KRW 63,252,115

Average gorss salary (USD) for South Korea

GROSS SALARY (USD)

US$ 57,434

NET SALARY

KRW 51,545,797

MOST TYPICAL GROSS

KRW 28,276,934

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Updated: 09 Feb 2020 Diff. gross vs. net: 18%
Salary entries: 691

South Korea Earnings

Average salary in South Korea is KRW 63,252,115 (Gross). All data are based on our survey (691 individual salary entries). Average take home earning is KRW 51,545,797 (Net). The most typical salary is KRW 28,276,934 (Gross).

Earning percentages

Percentage of people	earn this salary or more
5 %	KRW 152,857,200
11 %	KRW 117,014,606
20 %	KRW 93,124,137
59 %	KRW 49,573,303
92 %	KRW 28,276,934
97 %	KRW 17,511,665
100 %	KRW 4,837,126

Earning by careers

Career	Avg. gross salary	(USD)	Salary entries
Software Developer	KRW 75,110,750	US$ 68,308	24
Engineer	KRW 40,817,350	US$ 36,777	24
Manager	KRW 63,484,227	US$ 57,258	20
Human Resources Manager	KRW 74,806,250	US$ 68,817	16
General Manager	KRW 145,406,976	US$ 132,028	14
University Professor	KRW 77,452,807	US$ 69,613	14
Sales Manager	KRW 70,441,668	US$ 64,585	14
Business Development Manager	KRW 75,351,666	US$ 69,106	12
Teacher	KRW 54,302,181	US$ 49,557	11
Research Engineer	KRW 51,181,818	US$ 46,724	11

Earning by cities

City	Avg. gross salary	(USD)	Salary entries
Seoul	KRW 65,068,399	US$ 59,123	522
Suwon	KRW 61,933,031	US$ 55,958	40
Busan	KRW 54,426,090	US$ 49,092	36
Daejeon	KRW 65,740,353	US$ 59,346	15
Incheon	KRW 82,495,942	US$ 75,363	14
Daegu	KRW 40,341,666	US$ 36,837	12
Seongnam	KRW 61,090,909	US$ 55,729	11
Changwon	KRW 47,245,454	US$ 42,637	11

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(100/100) PROJECT CONTROL MANAGER Posted: 10 Feb 2020 Bachelors Degree, 16-20 years: "Project Cost Management with Budgeting Project Proposal (Commercial) PMP,PE." Individual GROSS salary: KRW 90,000,000 US$ 77,367 Profile details »
(99/100) HR STAFF Posted: 31 Jan 2020 Bachelors Degree, 8-12 years: "Overseas HR for construction projects." Individual GROSS salary: KRW 80,000,000 US$ 68,770 Profile details »
(98/100) MARKETING Posted: 13 Jan 2020 Bachelors Degree, 8-12 years: "Strategy planning, budget management, digital marketing, analyticis, customer relationship management." Individual GROSS salary: KRW 70,000,000 US$ 60,174 Profile details »
(97/100) PLANNING MANAGER Posted: 09 Jan 2020 Bachelors Degree, 12-16 years: "Belgium construction manager." Individual GROSS salary: KRW 90,000,000 US$ 77,367 Profile details »
(96/100) FLIGHT TEST LEAD Posted: 07 Jan 2020 Bachelors Degree, 16-20 years: "Lead team to validate air worthiness and proper operation of Aircraft sensors." Individual GROSS salary: KRW 210,000,000 US$ 180,522 Profile details » ANALYSE SALARIES Compare your salary with others »
(95/100) ENGLISH TEACHER Posted: 07 Jan 2020 Bachelors Degree, 1-2 years: "I received my law degree last year. I have taught two law courses. I have a TEFL." Individual GROSS salary: KRW 26,400,000 US$ 22,694 Profile details »
(94/100) SPORTS Posted: 06 Jan 2020 Bachelors Degree, 2-4 years: "Business strategy." Individual GROSS salary: KRW 35,000,000 US$ 30,087 Profile details »
(93/100) PROJECT LEAD Posted: 06 Jan 2020 Masters Degree, 12-16 years: "New product development Project Lead." Individual GROSS salary: KRW 100,000,000 US$ 85,963 Profile details »
(92/100) SPORTS Posted: 05 Jan 2020 Bachelors Degree, 2-4 years: "Business strategy." Individual GROSS salary: KRW 35,000,000 US$ 30,087 Profile details »
(91/100) DIRECTOR Posted: 03 Jan 2020 Doctorate Degree, 8-12 years: "Strategy and planning." Individual GROSS salary: KRW 60,000,000 US$ 51,578 Profile details » ANALYSE SALARIES Compare your salary with others »
(90/100) PROJECT MANAGER Posted: 02 Jan 2020 Bachelors Degree, 20+ years: "Client's representative. Degree in Construction Management. Experience in Lease Management, Project Management for Construction Developments, Contracts Management, Hotel Management, Attractions & Destination Development, Feasibility Analysis." Individual GROSS salary: KRW 160,000,000 US$ 137,541 Profile details »
(89/100) CL3 MANAGER Posted: 23 Dec 2019 Bellow H. School, 8-12 years: "Management and marketing." Individual GROSS salary: KRW 100,000,000 US$ 94,287 Profile details »
(88/100) TELECOM ENGINEER Posted: 19 Dec 2019 Bachelors Degree, 8-12 years: "• Having 7.5 years of Experience in Mobile Communications Protocol Domain. • Hands on experience in Carrier Acceptance Test (CAT) for 5G/LTE. • In Depth understanding of GCF/PTCRB Process. • Deep Exposure of LTE Architecture, Mobility, Idle mode procedures, Carrier Aggregation. • In Depth Exposure of 5G/LTE MAC, RLC, PDCP and RRC Layer concepts. • Good understanding of IMS architecture and procedures. • In Depth knowledge of 3GPP Conformance Test Specification [51.010, 34.123, 36.523, 38.523, 36.508, 38.508]. • Exposure of Numerous Field Test Scenarios [Call Drop/Handover/Cell Selection & Reselection]. • Expertise in analyzing issues by using 3GPP specifications and TTCN scripts. • Experience in Keysight Conformance/ Keysight SAS/ Keysight PRT / R&S CMW500/Anritsu Tools. • Experience in Using Logging Tools [QXDM-Qualcomm, ShannonDM-CMC, ArmLogel- Spreadtrum] • Having Sound Programming knowledge in C." Individual GROSS salary: KRW 80,000,000 US$ 75,430 Profile details »
(87/100) NAVAL ARCHITECT Posted: 05 Dec 2019 Masters Degree, 4-8 years: "Naval architect." Individual GROSS salary: KRW 20,000,000 US$ 18,857 Profile details »
(86/100) SOURCING DEVELOPER Posted: 01 Dec 2019 Masters Degree, 4-8 years: "Develop new businesses." Individual GROSS salary: KRW 54,000,000 US$ 50,915 Profile details »
(85/100) RESEARCHER Posted: 28 Nov 2019 Masters Degree, 0-1 year: "Its a research in engineering of machines." Individual GROSS salary: KRW 40,000,000 US$ 37,715 Profile details »
(84/100) SENIOR ENGINEER Posted: 28 Nov 2019 Bachelors Degree, 8-12 years: "Mechanical design engineer." Individual GROSS salary: KRW 96,000,000 US$ 90,516 Profile details »
(83/100) MANAGER Posted: 28 Nov 2019 Bachelors Degree, 2-4 years: "Oversea businesses." Individual GROSS salary: KRW 40,000,000 US$ 37,715 Profile details »
(82/100) ELECTRONIC ENGINEER Posted: 18 Nov 2019 Bachelors Degree, 0-1 year: "Research and development and engineering testing of products, new product development." Individual GROSS salary: KRW 30,000,000 US$ 28,286 Profile details »
(81/100) WAITRESS Posted: 07 Nov 2019 High School, 12-16 years: "I have to clean the tables and serve food to the guests in the hotel . Clean the hotel room before and after the day." Individual GROSS salary: KRW 95,820,580 US$ 90,346 Profile details » ANALYSE SALARIES Compare your salary with others »
(80/100) BRANCH MANAGER Posted: 07 Nov 2019 Masters Degree, 8-12 years: "Country manager for Costa Rica and Nicaragua in freight forwarding company." Individual GROSS salary: KRW 172,968,279 US$ 163,087 Profile details »
(79/100) FRONT-END DEVELOPER Posted: 04 Nov 2019 Bachelors Degree, 1-2 years: "Developing and maintaining software." Individual GROSS salary: KRW 40,000,000 US$ 37,715 Profile details »
(78/100) HR ASSISTANT MANAGER Posted: 04 Nov 2019 Bachelors Degree, 4-8 years: "Recruiting, Retaining, Training and Retrenching of employees." Individual GROSS salary: KRW 48,000,000 US$ 45,258 Profile details »
(77/100) FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER Posted: 23 Oct 2019 Bachelors Degree, 2-4 years: "Maintenance, repair, installation." Individual GROSS salary: KRW 66,000,000 US$ 62,230 Profile details »
(76/100) ASSOCIATE Posted: 20 Oct 2019 Bachelors Degree, 0-1 year: "Just fucking do everything. Staring at the monitor." Individual GROSS salary: KRW 59,000,000 US$ 55,629 Profile details »
(75/100) PEOPLE AND CULTURE MANAGER Posted: 17 Oct 2019 Doctorate Degree, 20+ years: "This is the area where I am interested in a global large company." Individual GROSS salary: KRW 150,000,000 US$ 141,431 Profile details »
(74/100) CONSULTANT Posted: 07 Oct 2019 Masters Degree, 4-8 years: "Master in global finance and international development and cooperation." Individual GROSS salary: KRW 12,000,000 US$ 11,314 Profile details »
(73/100) BIG AGENT Posted: 22 Sep 2019 Doctorate Degree, 8-12 years: "I sell and buy properties." Individual GROSS salary: KRW 5,000,000 US$ 4,714 Profile details »
(72/100) DIRECTOR Posted: 16 Sep 2019 Bachelors Degree, 4-8 years: "Director of human resources(Global)." Individual GROSS salary: KRW 70,000,000 US$ 66,001 Profile details »
(71/100) ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE TEACHER Posted: 15 Sep 2019 Bachelors Degree, 1-2 years: "I teach English as a second language to children and teenagers in Chungdahm Institute in Suwon, South Korea. Each day, I teach two lessons, which are three hours long each. I am adept to using technology such as tablets and smart-boards to increase student involvement in class. For example, I incorporate photos and videos into the lesson, administer online quizzes, and have students justify their answers in class to ensure comprehension. Furthermore, I oversee in class student projects. In addition using technology in the classroom, I write daily reports on student preformance, meet with their counselors to address issues, and write progress reports every three weeks." Individual GROSS salary: KRW 27,600,000 US$ 26,023 Profile details »
(70/100) MANAGER Posted: 30 Aug 2019 Bachelors Degree, 8-12 years: "Making up the proposal for bidding." Individual GROSS salary: KRW 82,000,000 US$ 77,315 Profile details »
(69/100) POST DOC Posted: 30 Aug 2019 Doctorate Degree, 1-2 years: "Post doctoral fellow in Andong National University." Individual GROSS salary: KRW 21,300,000 US$ 20,083 Profile details »
(68/100) INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT Posted: 26 Aug 2019 Bachelors Degree, 0-1 year: "Supporting people in developing countries to live their own." Individual GROSS salary: KRW 26,000,000 US$ 24,515 Profile details »
(67/100) GLOBAL HR MANAGER Posted: 21 Aug 2019 Bachelors Degree, 12-16 years: "Manage and develop global HR of overseas companies." Individual GROSS salary: KRW 85,000,000 US$ 80,144 Profile details »
(66/100) REGIONAL MARKETING MANAGER Posted: 20 Aug 2019 Bachelors Degree, 4-8 years: "Organize offline event Organize online marketing." Individual GROSS salary: KRW 40,000,000 US$ 37,715 Profile details »
(65/100) ENGLISH TEACHER Posted: 19 Aug 2019 Bachelors Degree, 2-4 years: "Part time hagwon English teacher, elementary and middle school students. Bachelors degree and TEFOL certificate." Individual GROSS salary: KRW 24,000,000 US$ 22,629 Profile details »
(64/100) SOFTWARE DEVELOPER Posted: 02 Aug 2019 Bachelors Degree, 2-4 years: "Software Development, research, database..." Individual GROSS salary: KRW 23,000,000 US$ 21,686 Profile details »
(63/100) RESEARCHER Posted: 30 Jul 2019 Masters Degree, 2-4 years: "Research and development of weapon systems." Individual GROSS salary: KRW 56,500,000 US$ 53,272 Profile details »
(62/100) SYSTEM ENGINEER Posted: 25 Jul 2019 Some College, 2-4 years: "Architecture System and System Design." Individual GROSS salary: KRW 32,000,000 US$ 30,172 Profile details »
(61/100) SOFTWARE ENGINEER Posted: 23 Jul 2019 Bachelors Degree, 8-12 years: "Software Developer." Individual GROSS salary: KRW 53,666,000 US$ 50,600 Profile details »
(60/100) MANAGEMENT Posted: 16 Jul 2019 Bachelors Degree, 2-4 years: "Manage institute to run well." Individual GROSS salary: KRW 30,000,000 US$ 28,286 Profile details »
(59/100) URBAN PLANNING Posted: 15 Jul 2019 Masters Degree, 12-16 years: "Working in Overseas Business Department." Individual GROSS salary: KRW 65,000,000 US$ 61,287 Profile details »
(58/100) MARINE ENGINEER. Posted: 27 Jun 2019 Bachelors Degree, 1-2 years: "Operaiting machinery, maintaining machinery." Individual GROSS salary: KRW 49,000,000 US$ 46,201 Profile details »
(57/100) BUSINESS OPERATION SENIOR MANAGER Posted: 22 Jun 2019 Bachelors Degree, 4-8 years: "Managing projects." Individual GROSS salary: KRW 65,140,000 US$ 61,419 Profile details »
(56/100) ENGLISH TEACHER Posted: 21 Jun 2019 Masters Degree, 8-12 years: "English tutor, school principal." Individual GROSS salary: KRW 50,000,000 US$ 47,144 Profile details »
(55/100) REGIONAL SALES MANAGER Posted: 15 Jun 2019 Masters Degree, 4-8 years: "Generating new business by leveraging existing relationships, prospecting, conducting market analysis and launching programs Maximizing sales performance through delivering an exceptional customer experience, people management and cost control Developing and maintaining efficient and effective reporting systems for tracking prospects for initial enquiry through to close Identifying and developing sustainable relationships with key accounts at both strategic and tactical level Mainatining relaionship with multi-channel accounts Delivering sales and profit growth through strategic account partnerships Markeing, promoting and selling premium brands." Individual GROSS salary: KRW 44,965,200 US$ 42,396 Profile details »
(54/100) DATA SCIENTIST Posted: 29 Mar 2019 Masters Degree, 0-1 year: "Prefer not to disclose." Individual GROSS salary: KRW 20,000,000 US$ 18,857 Profile details »
(53/100) HARDWARE Posted: 27 Mar 2019 Bachelors Degree, 8-12 years: "Hardware design and testing." Individual GROSS salary: KRW 40,000,000 US$ 37,715 Profile details »
(52/100) DIRECTOR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Posted: 26 Mar 2019 Masters Degree, 16-20 years: "R&D Engineer, Project Manager(development programs), Program Manager, Business Development Director." Individual GROSS salary: KRW 100,000,000 US$ 94,287 Profile details »
(51/100) DATA LOCALIZATION SPECIALIST Posted: 20 Mar 2019 Bachelors Degree, 1-2 years: "Translation german into korean." Individual GROSS salary: KRW 33,000,000 US$ 31,115 Profile details »
(50/100) ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR Posted: 12 Mar 2019 Bachelors Degree, 16-20 years: "General management for Accounting, HR, General Affairs at the small size company under 10 employees." Individual GROSS salary: KRW 64,000,000 US$ 60,344 Profile details »
(49/100) INSIDE SALES Posted: 05 Mar 2019 Bachelors Degree, 1-2 years: "Inside Sales Specialist." Individual GROSS salary: KRW 38,500,000 US$ 36,301 Profile details »
(48/100) ASIC/SOC VERIFICATION ENGINEER Posted: 05 Mar 2019 Bachelors Degree, 2-4 years: "As a SoC verification engineer, we need to verify the design based on given specification." Individual GROSS salary: KRW 46,000,000 US$ 43,372 Profile details »
(47/100) MANAGER Posted: 05 Mar 2019 Bachelors Degree, 12-16 years: "Overseast sales and marketing." Individual GROSS salary: KRW 67,000,000 US$ 63,172 Profile details »
(46/100) MARKETING MANAGER Posted: 01 Mar 2019 Bachelors Degree, 4-8 years: "Doing marketing for Korea market." Individual GROSS salary: KRW 117,600,000 US$ 110,882 Profile details »
(45/100) SALES CONSULTANT Posted: 24 Feb 2019 Bachelors Degree, 2-4 years: "Sales consultant teaching english sales." Individual GROSS salary: KRW 30,000,000 US$ 28,286 Profile details »
(44/100) COUNTRY REPRESENTATIVE Posted: 22 Feb 2019 Masters Degree, 16-20 years: "Prefer not to disclose." Individual GROSS salary: KRW 200,000,000 US$ 188,574 Profile details »
(43/100) SALES ENGINEER Posted: 20 Feb 2019 Bachelors Degree, 2-4 years: "Idk hdd sales engineer and telecom engineer." Individual GROSS salary: KRW 40,000,000 US$ 37,715 Profile details »
(42/100) ASSOCIATE Posted: 15 Feb 2019 Bachelors Degree, 1-2 years: "Supporting accounting (finance)." Individual GROSS salary: KRW 35,000,000 US$ 33,001 Profile details »
(41/100) CS EXE Posted: 15 Feb 2019 Bachelors Degree, 1-2 years: "Handle customer inquiry, prepare quotation, assist sales manager and prepare the invoice. Follow up on shipment and delivery." Individual GROSS salary: KRW 30,000,000 US$ 28,286 Profile details »
(40/100) MANAGER Posted: 14 Feb 2019 Masters Degree, 4-8 years: "I am controller of 65 employees." Individual GROSS salary: KRW 85,000,000 US$ 80,144 Profile details »
(39/100) PROJECT MANAGER Posted: 13 Feb 2019 Masters Degree, 20+ years: "It project manager." Individual GROSS salary: KRW 70,000,000 US$ 66,001 Profile details »
(38/100) INVESTMENT MANAGER Posted: 08 Feb 2019 Bachelors Degree, 2-4 years: "I am a junior level worker at a venture capital firm." Individual GROSS salary: KRW 40,000,000 US$ 37,715 Profile details »
(37/100) RESTAURANT COOK Posted: 03 Feb 2019 Some College, 1-2 years: "General cook in small restaurant in seoul, untrained but provided with on the job training at work place." Individual GROSS salary: KRW 22,800,000 US$ 21,497 Profile details »
(36/100) GENERAL MANAGER Posted: 25 Jan 2019 Masters Degree, 12-16 years: "Marketing & Project Management." Individual GROSS salary: KRW 47,000,000 US$ 44,315 Profile details »
(35/100) SOURCING ANALYST Posted: 21 Jan 2019 Masters Degree, 4-8 years: "Sourcing options, market research, contract." Individual GROSS salary: KRW 48,000,000 US$ 45,258 Profile details »
(34/100) LEADER Posted: 20 Jan 2019 Doctorate Degree, 8-12 years: "Leader in biomedical engineer." Individual GROSS salary: KRW 100,000,000 US$ 94,287 Profile details »
(33/100) SOURCING ANALYST Posted: 16 Jan 2019 Masters Degree, 4-8 years: "Sourcing Analyst." Individual GROSS salary: KRW 48,000,000 US$ 45,258 Profile details »
(32/100) ASSISTANT Posted: 14 Jan 2019 Bachelors Degree, 8-12 years: "Operational assistant to manage the company." Individual GROSS salary: KRW 30,000,000 US$ 28,286 Profile details »
(31/100) MANAGER Posted: 13 Jan 2019 Masters Degree, 8-12 years: "Consulting and corporate manager." Individual GROSS salary: KRW 90,000,000 US$ 84,858 Profile details »
(30/100) POST DOCTORAL RESEARCHER Posted: 11 Jan 2019 Doctorate Degree, 2-4 years: "Scientific research in the university." Individual GROSS salary: KRW 30,000,000 US$ 28,286 Profile details »
(29/100) SALES ASSOCIATE Posted: 09 Jan 2019 Bachelors Degree, 2-4 years: "- Manage sales accounts - Handle customer questions and requests - Generate new business and sales - Research market status and suggest actions to improve sales - Correct and register products to be compliant with European regulations - Select/Develop new products for the European market." Individual GROSS salary: KRW 34,355,988 US$ 32,393 Profile details »
(28/100) FASHION DIRECTOR Posted: 02 Jan 2019 Bachelors Degree, 0-1 year: "Creative directors are the creative leads at advertising and marketing companies, working with designers, artists, copywriters, sales teams and marketers." Individual GROSS salary: KRW 15,000,000 US$ 14,143 Profile details »
(27/100) BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER Posted: 24 Dec 2018 Masters Degree, 8-12 years: "Business Development Management, Relationship Management." Individual GROSS salary: KRW 110,000,000 US$ 103,716 Profile details »
(26/100) HEAD MARKETING Posted: 21 Dec 2018 Masters Degree, 12-16 years: "Marketing Head Regional." Individual GROSS salary: KRW 186,000,000 US$ 175,374 Profile details »
(25/100) BIOMEDICAL SCIENTIST Posted: 14 Dec 2018 Masters Degree, 1-2 years: "1 years work on samsung herbmedicine 2 years work on kangwon univ half years work on hallym hospital." Individual GROSS salary: KRW 30,000,000 US$ 28,286 Profile details »
(24/100) DIRECTOR Posted: 11 Dec 2018 Masters Degree, 12-16 years: "New biz development." Individual GROSS salary: KRW 150,000,000 US$ 141,431 Profile details »
(23/100) BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER Posted: 11 Dec 2018 Masters Degree, 8-12 years: "New business development and business strategy development." Individual GROSS salary: KRW 80,000,000 US$ 75,430 Profile details »
(22/100) SUPERVISOR Posted: 10 Dec 2018 Bachelors Degree, 8-12 years: "Recruitment, management of employees." Individual GROSS salary: KRW 70,000,000 US$ 66,001 Profile details »
(21/100) BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER Posted: 04 Dec 2018 Masters Degree, 4-8 years: "I build relationships with client companies at B2B business platform company." Individual GROSS salary: KRW 43,000,000 US$ 40,543 Profile details »
(20/100) POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW Posted: 04 Dec 2018 Doctorate Degree, 2-4 years: "To write research manuscripts along with conducting experiments, supervising graduate student and reviewing manuscripts." Individual GROSS salary: KRW 2,400,000 US$ 2,263 Profile details »
(19/100) MANAGER Posted: 29 Nov 2018 Bachelors Degree, 8-12 years: "IT Service Developer." Individual GROSS salary: KRW 90,000,000 US$ 84,858 Profile details »
(18/100) HR MANAGER Posted: 27 Nov 2018 Bachelors Degree, 8-12 years: "HR manager (generalist)." Individual GROSS salary: KRW 90,000,000 US$ 84,858 Profile details »
(17/100) SECRETARY Posted: 26 Nov 2018 Bachelors Degree, 1-2 years: "Secretary of the head of branch." Individual GROSS salary: KRW 16,000,000 US$ 15,086 Profile details »
(16/100) FRONT DESK ADMINISTRATOR Posted: 25 Nov 2018 Bachelors Degree, 2-4 years: "Works at front desk." Individual GROSS salary: KRW 31,000,000 US$ 29,229 Profile details »
(15/100) SCIENTIFIC SPECIALIST Posted: 16 Nov 2018 Masters Degree, 0-1 year: "Optimizing the fluorescence imaging system for its best performance and also make idea for point of care imaging system development." Individual GROSS salary: KRW 13,200,000 US$ 12,446 Profile details »
(14/100) CIVIL MANAGER Posted: 14 Nov 2018 Bachelors Degree, 20+ years: "Industrial Plant Civil." Individual GROSS salary: KRW 60,000,000 US$ 56,572 Profile details »
(13/100) TEACHING ASSISTANT Posted: 14 Nov 2018 Masters Degree, 2-4 years: "PhD student that also works as a teaching assistant." Individual GROSS salary: KRW 25,000,000 US$ 23,572 Profile details »
(12/100) PRODUCT MANAGER Posted: 10 Nov 2018 Bachelors Degree, 20+ years: "Managing full products." Individual GROSS salary: KRW 80,000,000 US$ 75,430 Profile details »
(11/100) CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Posted: 07 Nov 2018 Bachelors Degree, 20+ years: "Directing the organization to ensure the attainment of financial and strategic goals in support of the company’s overall financial and strategic objectives set by the Board of Directors and/or Corporate HQ." Individual GROSS salary: KRW 180,000,000 US$ 169,717 Profile details »
(10/100) PURCHASING MAMANAGER Posted: 06 Nov 2018 Bachelors Degree, 12-16 years: "Don't know what this career need." Individual GROSS salary: KRW 46,000,000 US$ 43,372 Profile details »
(9/100) CLOUD ARCHITECT Posted: 04 Oct 2018 Bachelors Degree, 16-20 years: "Progressive career as a cloud architect with Samsung." Individual GROSS salary: KRW 130,000,000 US$ 122,573 Profile details »
(8/100) GENERAL MANAGER Posted: 24 Sep 2018 Bachelors Degree, 8-12 years: "Manager of an engineering service company." Individual GROSS salary: KRW 90,000,000 US$ 84,858 Profile details »
(7/100) IT MANAGER Posted: 23 Sep 2018 Bachelors Degree, 16-20 years: "Manages SAP Systems." Individual GROSS salary: KRW 54,800,000 US$ 51,669 Profile details »
(6/100) ELECTRICAL Posted: 14 Sep 2018 Masters Degree, 8-12 years: "Design and Engineering of Oil and gas." Individual GROSS salary: KRW 45,000,000 US$ 42,429 Profile details »
(5/100) PROJECT MANAGER Posted: 11 Sep 2018 Bachelors Degree, 16-20 years: "Project manager." Individual GROSS salary: KRW 75,000,000 US$ 70,715 Profile details »
(4/100) PROJECT MANAGEMENT Posted: 30 Aug 2018 Bachelors Degree, 4-8 years: "Renewable Power Plant management." Individual GROSS salary: KRW 70,000,000 US$ 66,001 Profile details »
(3/100) BUSINESS MANAGER Posted: 19 Aug 2018 Bachelors Degree, 20+ years: "Control Accounting/HR/Finance." Individual GROSS salary: KRW 130,000,000 US$ 122,573 Profile details »
(2/100) BIZ DEVELOP MANAGER Posted: 14 Aug 2018 Bachelors Degree, 8-12 years: "Partnership, JV, M&A etc. Brand distribution partnership. Leasing business." Individual GROSS salary: KRW 78,000,000 US$ 73,544 Profile details »
(1/100) FRONT DESK Posted: 02 Aug 2018 Some College, 1-2 years: "Front desk stuf." Individual GROSS salary: KRW 2,200,000 US$ 2,074 Profile details » ANALYSE SALARIES Compare your salary with others »

ECONOMY SOUTH KOREA

South Korea's economy ranks 15th in the world by it's nominal GDP, and by PPP ranks 12th.

The mayor industries in South Korea are ship building, automobile, and electronics industry. The country is the first producer of ships on the world, including production of oil supertankers. It shares more than 50% of the global shipbuilding industry. South Korea is one of the largest automobile producers in the world. The largest automaker is Hyundai Kia Automotive Group.
The largest companies in South Korea:

Samsung Electronics (Electronics)

Korea Electric Power (Utilities)

Hyundai Motor (Automotive)

Posco (Materials)

Kookmin Bank (Banking)

SK Corp (Oil & gas operations)

LG Electronics (Consumer durables)

Shinhan Financial (Banking)

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SALARY BY LEVEL SOUTH KOREA

Salary levels	Avg. gross salary (USD)	Avg. gross salary	Salary entries
More	US$ 243,099	KRW 263,929,510	12
205K	US$ 207,764	KRW 238,078,078	03
195K	US$ 199,129	KRW 220,000,000	01
185K	US$ 185,065	KRW 201,666,666	06
175K	US$ 176,518	KRW 193,857,473	04
165K	US$ 166,402	KRW 176,484,139	02
155K	US$ 155,434	KRW 176,000,000	02
145K	US$ 141,396	KRW 152,857,200	06
135K	US$ 136,622	KRW 150,035,713	07
125K	US$ 123,767	KRW 136,731,041	06
115K	US$ 113,470	KRW 123,683,384	13
105K	US$ 106,256	KRW 117,014,606	11
95K	US$ 93,057	KRW 102,487,690	39
85K	US$ 84,367	KRW 93,124,137	29
75K	US$ 74,134	KRW 81,998,368	47
65K	US$ 64,065	KRW 70,341,203	48
55K	US$ 54,094	KRW 59,722,612	62
45K	US$ 44,893	KRW 49,573,303	107
35K	US$ 34,618	KRW 38,239,163	110
25K	US$ 25,536	KRW 28,276,934	122
15K	US$ 15,858	KRW 17,511,665	30
Less	US$ 4,334	KRW 4,837,126	24

SALARY BY GENDER SOUTH KOREA

	Avg. gross salary (USD)	Avg. gross salary	Salary entries
Men	US$ 63,160	KRW 69,443,978	392
Women	US$ 47,902	KRW 52,855,682	141
N/A	US$ 51,734	KRW 57,167,857	158

SALARY BY EDUCATION SOUTH KOREA

	Avg. gross salary (USD)	Avg. gross salary	Salary entries
Doctorate Degree	US$ 67,867	KRW 75,114,892	53
Masters Degree	US$ 60,912	KRW 66,932,337	203
Bachelors Degree	US$ 56,844	KRW 62,647,003	377
Some College	US$ 44,709	KRW 49,317,461	25
High School	US$ 33,421	KRW 36,740,794	27
Bellow H. School	US$ 45,720	KRW 49,333,333	06

Workers holding Doctorate Degree degrees enjoy the highest average gross salaries in South Korea. With an earned Doctorate Degree, they grosses KRW 75,114,892. While Workers with High School education earn the least, with an average gross income of KRW 36,740,794. This is 103.07% lower of what Doctorate Degree degree holders earn.

SALARY BY EXPERIENCE SOUTH KOREA

	Avg. gross salary (USD)	Avg. gross salary	Salary entries
20+ Years	US$ 90,697	KRW 100,496,480	56
16-20 Years	US$ 96,403	KRW 105,961,184	52
12-16 Years	US$ 86,493	KRW 95,095,687	67
8-12 Years	US$ 64,712	KRW 71,053,518	111
4-8 Years	US$ 50,779	KRW 55,917,356	132
2-4 Years	US$ 38,068	KRW 41,794,803	117
1-2 Years	US$ 33,497	KRW 37,055,755	74
0-1 Year	US$ 36,355	KRW 40,217,891	82

Workers in South Korea with more years of work experience outperform their counterparts with less experience. Workers with 16-20 Years of experience earn a gross average of KRW 105,961,184 compared to KRW 37,055,755 for their counterparts with 1-2 Years of experience. The difference between workers with 16-20 Years of experience and 1-2 Years is 187.80%.

SALARY BY AGE SOUTH KOREA

	Avg. gross salary (USD)	Avg. gross salary	Salary entries
63-68	US$ 126,989	KRW 142,000,000	03
57-62	US$ 83,875	KRW 92,200,000	05
51-56	US$ 97,702	KRW 106,906,159	14
45-50	US$ 102,494	KRW 113,633,447	43
39-44	US$ 77,821	KRW 85,756,166	96
33-38	US$ 59,247	KRW 64,818,009	117
27-32	US$ 42,399	KRW 46,653,282	174
22-26	US$ 38,476	KRW 42,438,019	73
16-21	US$ 36,865	KRW 39,571,428	07
Less	US$ 90,346	KRW 95,820,580	01
N/A	US$ 51,734	KRW 57,167,857	158

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SALARY BY FIELD SOUTH KOREA

#		Avg. gross salary (USD)	Avg. gross salary	Salary entries
1.	Management & Business	US$ 78,862	KRW 86,647,944	116
2.	Aviation & Shipping	US$ 78,188	KRW 87,857,200	06
3.	Engineers & Technicians V	US$ 74,015	KRW 81,443,682	10
4.	Finance & Banking	US$ 72,006	KRW 79,689,655	29
5.	Health Care & Medical	US$ 69,860	KRW 78,555,555	09
6.	Construction & Labor Workers	US$ 67,751	KRW 74,690,909	11
7.	Architect Constructions	US$ 66,573	KRW 72,607,990	08
8.	Public Sector	US$ 63,690	KRW 69,081,666	12
9.	Human Resources	US$ 60,723	KRW 66,323,405	31
10.	IT & Telecommunication	US$ 59,672	KRW 65,284,752	63
11.	Customer Services	US$ 58,839	KRW 65,729,225	07
12.	Engineers & Technicians III	US$ 57,046	KRW 64,200,000	06
13.	Engineers & Technicians IV	US$ 56,883	KRW 62,666,666	06
14.	Hotels & Tourism	US$ 55,816	KRW 61,672,086	10
15.	IT & Telecommunication II	US$ 55,016	KRW 60,515,908	22
16.	Automobile	US$ 54,910	KRW 62,121,428	07
17.	Marketing, Sales, Purchase	US$ 53,983	KRW 59,249,720	70
18.	Salesmen & Saleswomen	US$ 52,686	KRW 58,431,819	18
19.	Media	US$ 48,992	KRW 52,611,428	07
20.	Logistics, Road, Railway	US$ 48,769	KRW 54,394,285	07
21.	Engineers & Technicians	US$ 47,979	KRW 52,720,505	72
22.	Accounting & Administration	US$ 47,359	KRW 52,381,250	32
23.	Engineers & Technicians II	US$ 46,951	KRW 51,308,318	06
24.	Education & University	US$ 46,252	KRW 51,298,022	68
25.	Health Care & Medical II	US$ 40,661	KRW 45,454,544	11
26.	Making Design	US$ 39,166	KRW 43,000,000	04
27.	Manufacturing & Labor Workers	US$ 28,522	KRW 31,961,230	13
28.	Organization & Coordination	US$ 26,713	KRW 29,557,142	07
29.	Restaurants, Inns, Pubs	US$ 26,626	KRW 29,268,184	07
30.	Arts, Culture, Performance	US$ 20,645	KRW 23,120,000	05

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Average salaries in South Korea can vary greatly based on a career field. Management & Business enjoy the highest gross average salaries (KRW 86,647,944), followed by Aviation & Shipping (KRW 87,857,200), and Engineers & Technicians V (KRW 81,443,682). Lower average gross salaries in the South Korea are earned by those in Arts, Culture, Performance (KRW 23,120,000) and those in Restaurants, Inns, Pubs positions (KRW 29,268,184). The difference between the most paid and the lowest paid fields is 281.99%.

SALARY BY CAREER SOUTH KOREA

#		Avg. gross salary (USD)	Avg. gross salary	Salary entries
1.	General Manager	US$ 132,028	KRW 145,406,976	14
2.	Director	US$ 124,602	KRW 134,958,625	10
3.	CEO	US$ 114,346	KRW 123,852,120	07
4.	Project Manager	US$ 83,313	KRW 93,777,777	09
5.	Finance Manager	US$ 77,230	KRW 86,375,000	08
6.	Other Public Sector Career	US$ 76,478	KRW 82,592,500	08
7.	Other Sales Career	US$ 75,243	KRW 84,285,979	05
8.	Other Engineer Career	US$ 71,762	KRW 79,381,869	09
9.	University Professor	US$ 69,613	KRW 77,452,807	14
10.	Business Development Manager	US$ 69,106	KRW 75,351,666	12
11.	Human Resources Manager	US$ 68,817	KRW 74,806,250	16
12.	IT Manager	US$ 68,705	KRW 75,866,666	09
13.	Software Developer	US$ 68,308	KRW 75,110,750	24
14.	Marketing Manager	US$ 67,749	KRW 74,538,878	10
15.	Marketing	US$ 64,802	KRW 69,891,428	07
16.	Sales Manager	US$ 64,585	KRW 70,441,668	14
17.	IT Project Manager	US$ 64,471	KRW 69,511,111	09
18.	Engineering Manager	US$ 61,615	KRW 68,571,428	07
19.	Mechanical Engineer	US$ 58,604	KRW 62,912,000	10
20.	Manager	US$ 57,258	KRW 63,484,227	20
21.	Teacher	US$ 49,557	KRW 54,302,181	11
22.	Human Resource	US$ 47,083	KRW 51,400,000	05
23.	Research Engineer	US$ 46,724	KRW 51,181,818	11
24.	Electrical Engineer	US$ 46,558	KRW 50,750,000	08
25.	University Professor Assistant	US$ 41,161	KRW 45,714,285	07
26.	Assistant Manager	US$ 39,273	KRW 43,100,000	10
27.	Engineer	US$ 36,777	KRW 40,817,350	24
28.	Languages Teacher	US$ 27,181	KRW 29,733,333	06
29.	Other Education Career	US$ 24,995	KRW 27,371,714	07
30.	English Teacher	US$ 22,196	KRW 24,509,428	07

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In South Korea economy, General Manager is on the top list of highest earners, earning an average gross salary of KRW 145,406,976. Director and CEO follow, earning KRW 134,958,625 and KRW 123,852,120, respectively. English Teacher earn a gross annual average of KRW 24,509,428, while Other Education Career earn KRW 27,371,714. The gap between the lowest and the highest paid careers is 494.83%.

SALARY BY JOB TYPE SOUTH KOREA

	Avg. gross salary (USD)	Avg. gross salary	Salary entries
Permanent	US$ 60,407	KRW 66,535,719	530
Contract	US$ 45,833	KRW 50,552,950	127
Self Employed	US$ 77,363	KRW 84,759,875	16
Part Time	US$ 34,023	KRW 37,049,881	18

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SALARY BY CITY SOUTH KOREA

#		Avg. gross salary (USD)	Avg. gross salary	Salary entries
1.	Incheon	US$ 75,363	KRW 82,495,942	14
2.	Ulsan	US$ 60,091	KRW 67,000,000	05
3.	Daejeon	US$ 59,346	KRW 65,740,353	15
4.	Seoul	US$ 59,123	KRW 65,068,399	522
5.	Suwon	US$ 55,958	KRW 61,933,031	40
6.	Seongnam	US$ 55,729	KRW 61,090,909	11
7.	Busan	US$ 49,092	KRW 54,426,090	36
8.	Gwangju	US$ 42,997	KRW 47,443,000	08
9.	Changwon	US$ 42,637	KRW 47,245,454	11
10.	Daegu	US$ 36,837	KRW 40,341,666	12

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SALARY BY COUNTRY SOUTH KOREA

#		Avg. gross salary (USD)	Avg. gross salary	Salary entries
1.	Switzerland	US$ 122,987	CHF 116,794	1,140
2.	Australia	US$ 88,164	AU$ 99,079	2,987
3.	Norway	US$ 84,577	NOK 636,873	1,078
4.	United States	US$ 81,341	US$ 81,341	19,616
5.	Germany	US$ 76,452	EUR 61,830	2,320
6.	United Kingdom	US$ 73,027	GBP 49,355	4,384
7.	Canada	US$ 70,787	CA$ 77,139	4,730
8.	France	US$ 70,604	EUR 57,382	1,144
9.	Finland	US$ 66,800	EUR 54,102	561
10.	Italy	US$ 63,448	EUR 51,130	1,186
11.	South Korea	US$ 57,434	KRW 63,252,115	691
12.	Mexico	US$ 46,897	MXN 780,232	592
13.	Slovenia	US$ 45,416	EUR 36,162	270
14.	Croatia	US$ 31,925	HRK 194,786	435
15.	Malaysia	US$ 29,187	MYR 103,382	6,306
16.	India	US$ 21,400	INR 1,293,631	9,453

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(99/100) HR STAFF

(98/100) MARKETING

(97/100) PLANNING MANAGER

(96/100) FLIGHT TEST LEAD

(95/100) ENGLISH TEACHER

(94/100) SPORTS

(93/100) PROJECT LEAD

(92/100) SPORTS

(91/100) DIRECTOR

(90/100) PROJECT MANAGER

(89/100) CL3 MANAGER

(88/100) TELECOM ENGINEER

(87/100) NAVAL ARCHITECT

(86/100) SOURCING DEVELOPER

(85/100) RESEARCHER

(84/100) SENIOR ENGINEER

(83/100) MANAGER

(82/100) ELECTRONIC ENGINEER

(81/100) WAITRESS

(80/100) BRANCH MANAGER

(79/100) FRONT-END DEVELOPER

(78/100) HR ASSISTANT MANAGER

(77/100) FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER

(76/100) ASSOCIATE

(75/100) PEOPLE AND CULTURE MANAGER

(74/100) CONSULTANT

(73/100) BIG AGENT

(72/100) DIRECTOR

(71/100) ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE TEACHER

(70/100) MANAGER

(69/100) POST DOC

(68/100) INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

(67/100) GLOBAL HR MANAGER

(66/100) REGIONAL MARKETING MANAGER

(65/100) ENGLISH TEACHER

(64/100) SOFTWARE DEVELOPER

(63/100) RESEARCHER

(62/100) SYSTEM ENGINEER

(61/100) SOFTWARE ENGINEER

(60/100) MANAGEMENT

(59/100) URBAN PLANNING

(58/100) MARINE ENGINEER.

(57/100) BUSINESS OPERATION SENIOR MANAGER

(56/100) ENGLISH TEACHER

(55/100) REGIONAL SALES MANAGER

(54/100) DATA SCIENTIST

(53/100) HARDWARE

(52/100) DIRECTOR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

(51/100) DATA LOCALIZATION SPECIALIST

(50/100) ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR

(49/100) INSIDE SALES

(48/100) ASIC/SOC VERIFICATION ENGINEER

(47/100) MANAGER

(46/100) MARKETING MANAGER

(45/100) SALES CONSULTANT

(44/100) COUNTRY REPRESENTATIVE

(43/100) SALES ENGINEER

(42/100) ASSOCIATE

(41/100) CS EXE

(40/100) MANAGER

(39/100) PROJECT MANAGER

(38/100) INVESTMENT MANAGER

(37/100) RESTAURANT COOK

(36/100) GENERAL MANAGER

(35/100) SOURCING ANALYST

(34/100) LEADER

(33/100) SOURCING ANALYST

(32/100) ASSISTANT

(31/100) MANAGER

(30/100) POST DOCTORAL RESEARCHER

(29/100) SALES ASSOCIATE