Salaries in South Korea - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in South Korea is, by default, in the range of 1,961,647.00 KRW (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 6,386,720.00 KRW (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

This is the total monthly salary including bonuses. Salaries can vary significantly within individual job positions. If you are interested in salaries for a specific position, participate in the survey.

Gross salary in South Korea is

80% of people earn:

2.0M - 6.4M KRW

10% earn less lthan 2.0M KRW

10% earns more than 6.4M KRW

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Distribution of employees in South Korea into salary brackets in KRW.

Average salary and range in South Korea by age in KRW.

<24

Average 2.9M

Median 2.8M

10% 1.8M

25% 2.2M

75% 3.5M

90% 4.3M

25-34

Average 3.9M

Median 3.5M

10% 1.9M

25% 2.5M

75% 4.9M

90% 6.5M

35-44

Average 4.5M

Median 4.1M

10% 2.3M

25% 3.1M

75% 5.5M

90% 7.1M

45-54

Average 4.1M

Median 3.6M

10% 1.6M

25% 2.4M

75% 5.2M

90% 7.2M

55+

Average 3.8M

Median 3.4M

10% 1.6M

25% 2.3M

75% 4.8M

90% 6.6M

Comparison of the average salary of men and women in South Korea (KRW).

Men

4,363,573 KRW

3,592,135 KRW

Women

In general, in South Korea, men earn 21.5% more than women.

The best paid positions in South Korea

List of the best paid positions and their average monthly salary in South Korea (KRW).

1. Chief Executive Officer Top Management

11,799,000.00 KRW

2. IT Director Top Management

10,679,200.00 KRW

3. Managing Director Top Management

10,297,200.00 KRW

4. Leasing Director Leasing

10,029,000.00 KRW

5. Country Manager/Director Top Management

9,906,440.00 KRW

6. Plant manager Top Management

9,169,320.00 KRW

7. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

8,866,310.00 KRW

8. IT Architect Information Technology

8,814,890.00 KRW

9. Head of product development Management

8,306,980.00 KRW

10. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

8,297,090.00 KRW

11. Lead developer Information Technology

8,276,490.00 KRW

12. Sales Director Top Management

7,891,450.00 KRW

13. Technical Director Top Management

7,765,840.00 KRW

14. IT Manager Management

7,692,660.00 KRW

15. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

7,579,130.00 KRW

16. Publishing House Director Top Management

7,537,750.00 KRW

17. IC Design Engineer Information Technology

7,478,980.00 KRW

18. Logistics Director Top Management

7,399,140.00 KRW

19. Marketing Director Top Management

7,320,390.00 KRW

20. Senior Project Manager Management

7,265,790.00 KRW

The worst paid positions in South Korea

List of the worst-paid positions and their average monthly salary in South Korea (KRW)

1. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research

1,653,090.00 KRW

2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

1,834,660.00 KRW

3. Porter, Information Staff General labour

1,895,180.00 KRW

4. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

1,922,540.00 KRW

5. Cleaner General labour

1,947,780.00 KRW

6. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

1,961,630.00 KRW

7. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

1,999,610.00 KRW

8. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

2,041,930.00 KRW

9. Packer Production

2,046,480.00 KRW

10. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

2,065,670.00 KRW

11. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

2,067,250.00 KRW

12. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

2,077,540.00 KRW

13. General Labourer General labour

2,084,760.00 KRW

14. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

2,088,220.00 KRW

15. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

2,106,890.00 KRW

16. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business

2,107,150.00 KRW

17. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy

2,110,760.00 KRW

18. Cashier Banking

2,128,960.00 KRW

19. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care

2,133,710.00 KRW

20. Florist Service Industries

2,137,270.00 KRW

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HR Generalist
Human Resources

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Guro-gu

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

3,868 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

5,666,670 KRW

Anually salary

46,416 USD

Anually salary

68,000,040 KRW

Posted: 2025-12-01 10:08:29

Senior Accountant
Economy, Finance, Accountancy

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Daegu

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

2,275 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

3,333,330 KRW

Anually salary

27,300 USD

Anually salary

39,999,960 KRW

Posted: 2025-11-24 03:25:34

Senior Project Manager
Management

Age group

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Yeongdeungpo-dong

Education:

Postgraduate (Doctorate)

Basic gross monthly salary

5,801 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

8,500,000 KRW

Anually salary

69,612 USD

Anually salary

102,000,000 KRW

Posted: 2025-11-18 14:34:20

AI Engineer
Information Technology

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Daejeon

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

2,389 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

3,500,000 KRW

Anually salary

28,668 USD

Anually salary

42,000,000 KRW

Posted: 2025-11-18 08:45:52

Chief Executive Officer
Top Management

Age group

45-54

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

Mapo-gu

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

5,688 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

8,333,330 KRW

Anually salary

68,256 USD

Anually salary

99,999,960 KRW

Posted: 2025-11-17 21:47:59

Event Manager
Management

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Gangnam-gu

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,991 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

2,916,670 KRW

Anually salary

23,892 USD

Anually salary

35,000,040 KRW

Posted: 2025-11-17 04:58:47

Backend developer
Information Technology

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Seoul

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

5,542 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

8,120,110 KRW

Anually salary

66,504 USD

Anually salary

97,441,320 KRW

Posted: 2025-11-07 17:46:24

Welder
Mechanical Engineering

Age group

45-54

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

Ulsan

Education:

Follow-up/Higher Professional Education

Basic gross monthly salary

2,730 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

4,000,000 KRW

Anually salary

32,760 USD

Anually salary

48,000,000 KRW

Posted: 2025-11-04 10:19:52

Personal Banker
Banking

Age group

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Seoul

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,100 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,611,680 KRW

Anually salary

13,200 USD

Anually salary

19,340,160 KRW

Posted: 2025-10-26 17:52:57

Digital marketing specialist
Marketing, Advertising, PR

Age group

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Daejeon

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

2,122 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

3,108,910 KRW

Anually salary

25,464 USD

Anually salary

37,306,920 KRW

Posted: 2025-10-07 15:03:38

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Salaries in South Korea - Paylab.com

Distribution of employees in South Korea into salary brackets in KRW.

Average salary and range in South Korea by age in KRW.

Comparison of the average salary of men and women in South Korea (KRW).

The best paid positions in South Korea

The worst paid positions in South Korea

Salaries in selected countries

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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