TEACHER SALARY IN SOUTH KOREA

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Average gross salary for Teacher GROSS SALARY
KRW 54,302,181
Average gorss salary (USD) for Teacher GROSS SALARY (USD)
US$ 49,557
Average net salary for Teacher NET SALARY
KRW 49,324,545
The most typical salary for Teacher MOST TYPICAL GROSS
KRW 36,860,000
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  Updated: 08 Jun 2018   Diff. gross vs. net: 9%
  Salary entries: 11

Teacher Earnings in South Korea

Average salary for Teacher in South Korea is KRW 54,302,181.

Average take home earning is KRW 49,324,545 (Net).

The most typical salary is KRW 36,860,000 (Gross).

These data are from our visitors surveys (11 individual salaries).

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Percentage of people Earn this salary or more
9 % KRW 240,000,000
27 % KRW 48,000,000
73 % KRW 36,860,000
100 % KRW 25,674,666
City Avg. gross salary (USD) Salary entries
Seoul KRW 64,717,714 US$ 58,741 07
Changwon KRW 35,150,000 US$ 32,282 02
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  SALARY BY LEVEL   TEACHER   SOUTH KOREA

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Salary levels Avg. gross salary (USD) Avg. gross salary   Salary entries
More US$ 217,232 KRW 240,000,000
01
45K US$ 44,891 KRW 48,000,000
02
35K US$ 33,500 KRW 36,860,000
05
25K US$ 23,538 KRW 25,674,666
03

  SALARY BY GENDER   TEACHER   SOUTH KOREA

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Avg. gross salary (USD) Avg. gross salary   Salary entries
Men US$ 31,947 KRW 34,540,500 08
Women US$ 39,742 KRW 45,000,000 01
N/A US$ 124,908 KRW 138,000,000 02

  SALARY BY EDUCATION   TEACHER   SOUTH KOREA

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Avg. gross salary (USD) Avg. gross salary   Salary entries
Masters Degree US$ 31,410 KRW 34,260,000 05
Bachelors Degree US$ 64,680 KRW 71,004,000 06

Teacher workers holding Bachelors Degree degrees enjoy the highest average gross salaries in South Korea. With an earned Bachelors Degree, they grosses KRW 71,004,000. While Teacher workers with Masters Degree education earn the least, with an average gross income of KRW 34,260,000. This is 105.92% lower of what Bachelors Degree degree holders earn.


  SALARY BY EXPERIENCE   TEACHER   SOUTH KOREA

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Avg. gross salary (USD) Avg. gross salary   Salary entries
20+ Years US$ 24,118 KRW 26,000,000 01
8-12 Years US$ 44,525 KRW 48,000,000 01
4-8 Years US$ 31,793 KRW 36,000,000 02
2-4 Years US$ 33,397 KRW 35,724,666 03
1-2 Years US$ 31,826 KRW 34,716,666 03
0-1 Year US$ 217,232 KRW 240,000,000 01

Teacher workers in South Korea with more years of work experience outperform their counterparts with less experience. Workers with 0-1 Year of experience earn a gross average of KRW 240,000,000 compared to KRW 26,000,000 for their counterparts with 20+ Years of experience. The difference between workers with 0-1 Year of experience and 20+ Years is 800.70%.


  SALARY BY AGE   TEACHER   SOUTH KOREA

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Avg. gross salary (USD) Avg. gross salary   Salary entries
63-68 US$ 24,118 KRW 26,000,000 01
51-56 US$ 45,258 KRW 48,000,000 01
39-44 US$ 44,525 KRW 48,000,000 01
27-32 US$ 28,746 KRW 32,008,000 03
22-26 US$ 31,725 KRW 34,433,333 03
N/A US$ 124,908 KRW 138,000,000 02
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  SALARY BY JOB TYPE   TEACHER   SOUTH KOREA

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Avg. gross salary (USD) Avg. gross salary   Salary entries
Permanent US$ 32,856 KRW 35,660,000 05
Contract US$ 63,475 KRW 69,837,333 06
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  SALARY BY CITY   TEACHER   SOUTH KOREA

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# Avg. gross salary (USD) Avg. gross salary   Salary entries
1. Seoul Teacher in Seoul US$ 58,741 KRW 64,717,714 07
2. Changwon Teacher in Changwon US$ 32,282 KRW 35,150,000 02

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  SALARY BY COUNTRY    TEACHER

# Avg. gross salary (USD) Avg. gross salary   Salary entries
1. Canada Canada Teacher in Canada US$ 69,711 CA$ 83,178 37
2. Norway Norway Teacher in Norway US$ 66,654 NOK 487,326 07
3. Germany Germany Teacher in Germany US$ 61,223 EUR 48,696 07
4. Australia Australia Teacher in Australia US$ 60,552 AU$ 72,416 25
5. United States United States Teacher US$ 59,488 US$ 59,488 188
6. South Korea South Korea US$ 49,557 KRW 54,302,181 11
7. United Kingdom United Kingdom Teacher in United Kingdom US$ 46,350 GBP 32,592 30
8. France France Teacher in France US$ 34,265 EUR 27,550 06
9. Malaysia Malaysia Teacher in Malaysia US$ 14,311 MYR 53,607 31
10. India India Teacher in India US$ 7,569 INR 485,552 25

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(4/4)  ESL TEACHER


 Posted: 08 Jun 2018

Bachelors Degree, 2-4 years: "Teaching English as a foreign language."
Individual GROSS salary:
KRW 24,024,000
US$ 22,652


(3/4)  HS MATH


 Posted: 01 Jan 2018

Bachelors Degree, 2-4 years: "Teach HS Algebra and Statistics."
Individual GROSS salary:
KRW 48,000,000
US$ 45,258


(2/4)  HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER


 Posted: 01 Oct 2017

Bachelors Degree, 4-8 years: "Planning and executing math lessons for high school students; assessing learning, managing student records, and creating reports of student learning."
Individual GROSS salary:
KRW 45,000,000
US$ 39,742


(1/4)  NATIVE ENGLISH TEACHER


 Posted: 28 Aug 2017

Masters Degree, 4-8 years: "Teaching ESL to students of all ages in a foreign language centre."
Individual GROSS salary:
KRW 27,000,000
US$ 23,845


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