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Salaries in South Korea - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in South Korea is, by default, in the range of 23,539,764 KRW (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 76,640,640 KRW (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

This is the total annual 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:
23.5M - 76.6M KRW
10% earn less lthan 23.5M KRW
10% earns more than 76.6M 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 35.0M
Median 33.1M
10% 21.1M
25% 26.2M
75% 41.7M
90% 51.3M
25-34
 
 
Average 47.1M
Median 42.4M
10% 22.3M
25% 30.4M
75% 58.5M
90% 77.6M
35-44
 
 
Average 54.1M
Median 49.6M
10% 28.1M
25% 36.9M
75% 66.2M
90% 85.5M
45-54
 
 
Average 49.2M
Median 42.6M
10% 19.3M
25% 28.5M
75% 62.4M
90% 86.8M
55+
 
 
Average 46.1M
Median 40.6M
10% 19.7M
25% 28.0M
75% 57.9M
90% 79.0M

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

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Men
52,362,876 KRW
43,105,620 KRW
Woman icon
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
1,699,056,000 KRW
2. IT Director Top Management
1,537,804,800 KRW
3. Call Centre Director Top Management
1,483,459,200 KRW
4. Managing Director Top Management
1,482,796,800 KRW
5. Leasing Director Leasing
1,444,176,000 KRW
6. Country Manager/Director Top Management
1,426,527,360 KRW
7. Plant manager Top Management
1,320,382,080 KRW
8. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
1,276,748,640 KRW
9. IT Architect Information Technology
1,269,344,160 KRW
10. Head of product development Management
1,196,205,120 KRW
11. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
1,194,780,960 KRW
12. Lead developer Information Technology
1,191,814,560 KRW
13. Sales Director Top Management
1,136,368,800 KRW
14. Technical Director Top Management
1,118,280,960 KRW
15. IT Manager Management
1,107,743,040 KRW
16. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
1,091,394,720 KRW
17. Publishing House Director Top Management
1,085,436,000 KRW
18. Air Traffic Controller Transport, Haulage, Logistics
1,082,907,360 KRW
19. IC Design Engineer Information Technology
1,076,973,120 KRW
20. Logistics Director Top Management
1,065,476,160 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
238,044,960 KRW
2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
264,191,040 KRW
3. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care
272,108,160 KRW
4. Porter, Information Staff General labour
272,905,920 KRW
5. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
276,845,760 KRW
6. Cleaner General labour
280,480,320 KRW
7. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
282,474,720 KRW
8. Pre-school/School/ Kindergarder nurse Medicine & Social Care
283,471,200 KRW
9. Housekeeper Service Industries
283,785,120 KRW
10. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
287,943,840 KRW
11. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
294,037,920 KRW
12. Packer Production
294,693,120 KRW
13. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
297,456,480 KRW
14. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
297,684,000 KRW
15. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
299,165,760 KRW
16. General Labourer General labour
300,205,440 KRW
17. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
300,703,680 KRW
18. Clothing/textile technologist Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
302,070,240 KRW
19. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
303,392,160 KRW
20. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
303,429,600 KRW

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
19,414,473 KRW (net)
Slovak RepublicSlovak Republic
40,327,772 KRW (gross)
CroatiaCroatia
32,446,903 KRW (net)
PolandPoland
52,925,565 KRW (gross)

The newest profiles in the salary survey

List of the latest respondents whose data are used in further salary survey calculations.

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Senior Project Manager
Management
Age group
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Yeongdeungpo-dong
Education:
Postgraduate (Doctorate)
Basic gross monthly salary
5,816 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
8,500,000 KRW
Anually salary
69,792 USD
Anually salary
102,000,000 KRW
ClockPosted: 2025-11-18 14:34:20
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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
2,395 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
3,500,000 KRW
Anually salary
28,740 USD
Anually salary
42,000,000 KRW
ClockPosted: 2025-11-18 08:45:52
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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
5,702 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
8,333,330 KRW
Anually salary
68,424 USD
Anually salary
99,999,960 KRW
ClockPosted: 2025-11-17 21:47:59
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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
1,996 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
2,916,670 KRW
Anually salary
23,952 USD
Anually salary
35,000,040 KRW
ClockPosted: 2025-11-17 04:58:47
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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
5,556 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
8,120,110 KRW
Anually salary
66,672 USD
Anually salary
97,441,320 KRW
ClockPosted: 2025-11-07 17:46:24
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Welder
Mechanical Engineering
Age group
45-54
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Ulsan
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
2,737 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
4,000,000 KRW
Anually salary
32,844 USD
Anually salary
48,000,000 KRW
ClockPosted: 2025-11-04 10:19:52
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Personal Banker
Banking
Age group
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Seoul
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,103 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
1,611,680 KRW
Anually salary
13,236 USD
Anually salary
19,340,160 KRW
ClockPosted: 2025-10-26 17:52:57
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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
2,127 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
3,108,910 KRW
Anually salary
25,524 USD
Anually salary
37,306,920 KRW
ClockPosted: 2025-10-07 15:03:38
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IT System Administrator
Information Technology
Age group
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Seoul
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
4,374 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
6,392,880 KRW
Anually salary
52,488 USD
Anually salary
76,714,560 KRW
ClockPosted: 2025-09-25 08:35:14
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Finance Manager
Management
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Incheon
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
4,557 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
6,660,000 KRW
Anually salary
54,684 USD
Anually salary
79,920,000 KRW
ClockPosted: 2025-09-17 18:16:16
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