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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 2,007,893.00 KRW (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 6,307,471.00 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 - 6.3M KRW
10% earn less lthan 2.0M KRW
10% earns more than 6.3M 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 3.8M
Median 3.5M
10% 1.9M
25% 2.6M
75% 4.7M
90% 6.2M
35-44
 
 
Average 4.6M
Median 4.2M
10% 2.4M
25% 3.2M
75% 5.5M
90% 7.1M
45-54
 
 
Average 4.3M
Median 3.7M
10% 1.8M
25% 2.6M
75% 5.4M
90% 7.4M
55+
 
 
Average 3.8M
Median 3.4M
10% 1.7M
25% 2.4M
75% 4.8M
90% 6.4M

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

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Men
4,436,383 KRW
3,606,784 KRW
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Women
In general, in South Korea, men earn 23.0% 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
11,490,700.00 KRW
2. IT Director Top Management
10,664,000.00 KRW
3. Managing Director Top Management
10,173,600.00 KRW
4. Leasing Director Leasing
10,014,800.00 KRW
5. Country Manager/Director Top Management
9,832,450.00 KRW
6. Plant manager Top Management
9,156,280.00 KRW
7. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
8,853,710.00 KRW
8. IT Architect Information Technology
8,802,360.00 KRW
9. Lead developer Information Technology
8,373,280.00 KRW
10. Head of product development Management
8,295,160.00 KRW
11. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
8,285,290.00 KRW
12. Sales Director Top Management
8,041,460.00 KRW
13. Technical Director Top Management
7,754,790.00 KRW
14. IT Manager Management
7,681,720.00 KRW
15. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
7,568,350.00 KRW
16. Publishing House Director Top Management
7,527,030.00 KRW
17. IC Design Engineer Information Technology
7,472,240.00 KRW
18. Logistics Director Top Management
7,388,620.00 KRW
19. Marketing Director Top Management
7,340,710.00 KRW
20. Senior Project Manager Management
7,193,420.00 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
1,650,740.00 KRW
2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
1,832,050.00 KRW
3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
1,892,050.00 KRW
4. Porter, Information Staff General labour
1,892,480.00 KRW
5. Cleaner General labour
1,929,570.00 KRW
6. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
1,958,840.00 KRW
7. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
1,996,760.00 KRW
8. Packer Production
2,037,450.00 KRW
9. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
2,039,030.00 KRW
10. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
2,062,730.00 KRW
11. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
2,064,310.00 KRW
12. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
2,074,580.00 KRW
13. General Labourer General labour
2,079,760.00 KRW
14. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
2,085,250.00 KRW
15. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
2,103,890.00 KRW
16. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
2,107,760.00 KRW
17. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
2,109,770.00 KRW
18. Cashier Banking
2,125,930.00 KRW
19. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care
2,130,670.00 KRW
20. Florist Service Industries
2,134,230.00 KRW

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

MacedoniaMacedonia
1,281,330 KRW (net)
CroatiaCroatia
2,790,624 KRW (net)
PolandPoland
4,516,561 KRW (gross)
LatviaLatvia
2,907,618 KRW (net)

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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Sports Coach
Education, Science & Research
Age group
45-54
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Ansan
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
1,751 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
2,500,000 KRW
Anually salary
21,012 USD
Anually salary
30,000,000 KRW
ClockPosted: 2026-02-26 05:08:02
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Systems Administrator
Information Technology
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Ansan
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
2,801 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
4,000,000 KRW
Anually salary
33,612 USD
Anually salary
48,000,000 KRW
ClockPosted: 2026-02-11 15:53:09
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Department Manager
Human Resources
Age group
45-54
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Seoul
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
4,290 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
6,125,000 KRW
Anually salary
51,480 USD
Anually salary
73,500,000 KRW
ClockPosted: 2026-01-30 06:25:15
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Mechanical Engineer
Mechanical Engineering
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Seocho-gu
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
2,685 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
3,833,330 KRW
Anually salary
32,220 USD
Anually salary
45,999,960 KRW
ClockPosted: 2026-01-27 08:45:46
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Electrical Engineer
Electrical & Power Engineering
Age group
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Ulsan
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,681 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
2,400,000 KRW
Anually salary
20,172 USD
Anually salary
28,800,000 KRW
ClockPosted: 2026-01-26 06:30:43
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Office Manager
Administration
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Seoul
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
3,210 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
4,583,330 KRW
Anually salary
38,520 USD
Anually salary
54,999,960 KRW
ClockPosted: 2026-01-19 08:22:31
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AI Engineer
Information Technology
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Seongnam
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
3,151 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
4,500,000 KRW
Anually salary
37,812 USD
Anually salary
54,000,000 KRW
ClockPosted: 2026-01-04 15:00:35
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Risk Manager
Management
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Seoul
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
4,085 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
5,833,330 KRW
Anually salary
49,020 USD
Anually salary
69,999,960 KRW
ClockPosted: 2026-01-04 01:07:18
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Education coordinator
Education, Science & Research
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Seoul
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
2,101 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
3,000,000 KRW
Anually salary
25,212 USD
Anually salary
36,000,000 KRW
ClockPosted: 2025-12-08 03:25:18
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Restaurant worker
Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
Age group
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Busan
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,506 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
2,150,400 KRW
Anually salary
18,072 USD
Anually salary
25,804,800 KRW
ClockPosted: 2025-12-04 08:23:54
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Frequently asked Questions

Frequently asked questions and answers about the salary level in $country.

The total gross average salary for job positions in the country based on Paylab.com data in South Korea is 3,950,080 KRW.

The best-paid positions in the country South Korea are Chief Executive Officer, IT Director, Managing Director, Leasing Director, Country Manager/Director.

The worst-paid positions in the country South Korea are Nursery School Teacher Assistant, Social counselor, Tailor, Porter, Information Staff, Cleaner.

When we add up the average salary of all women and the average salary of all men in the country South Korea, regardless of the work they do, women earn 18.70% less than men.

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