Salaries in South Korea

The salary range of employees working in South Korea is, by default, in the range of 1,203.00 EUR (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 3,934.00 EUR (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

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Gross salary in South Korea is

80% of people earn:

1,203 - 3,934 EUR

10% earn less lthan 1,203 EUR

10% earns more than 3,934 EUR

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Salary ranges

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

Salaries by age group

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

<24

Average 1,813

Median 1,703

10% 1,060

25% 1,330

75% 2,175

90% 2,703

25-34

Average 2,356

Median 2,132

10% 1,140

25% 1,544

75% 2,920

90% 3,848

35-44

Average 2,867

Median 2,630

10% 1,480

25% 1,952

75% 3,517

90% 4,548

45-54

Average 2,611

Median 2,274

10% 1,052

25% 1,536

75% 3,304

90% 4,575

55+

Average 2,426

Median 2,130

10% 1,012

25% 1,456

75% 3,058

90% 4,198

Salaries by gender

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

Men

2,723 EUR

2,268 EUR

Women

In general, in South Korea, men earn 20.1% more than women.

The best paid positions in South Korea

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

1. Chief Executive Officer Top Management

18,681,335,940.00 EUR

2. IT Director Top Management

17,492,896,000.00 EUR

3. Country Manager/Director Top Management

17,359,741,120.00 EUR

4. Call Centre Director Top Management

16,874,770,160.00 EUR

5. Managing Director Top Management

16,669,000,180.00 EUR

6. Leasing Director Leasing

16,427,820,140.00 EUR

7. Plant manager Top Management

15,019,625,694.00 EUR

8. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

14,523,281,088.00 EUR

9. IT Architect Information Technology

14,439,047,572.00 EUR

10. Head of product development Management

13,607,074,342.00 EUR

11. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

13,590,886,886.00 EUR

12. Lead developer Information Technology

13,543,173,054.00 EUR

13. Sales Director Top Management

12,749,253,400.00 EUR

14. Technical Director Top Management

12,720,680,582.00 EUR

15. IT Manager Management

12,600,808,554.00 EUR

16. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

12,414,832,308.00 EUR

17. Publishing House Director Top Management

12,347,063,654.00 EUR

18. Air Traffic Controller Transport, Haulage, Logistics

12,318,295,020.00 EUR

19. Logistics Director Top Management

12,120,015,002.00 EUR

20. IC Design Engineer Information Technology

12,075,727,950.00 EUR

The worst paid positions in South Korea

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

1. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research

2,707,808,920.00 EUR

2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

3,005,220,788.00 EUR

3. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

3,095,279,830.00 EUR

4. Porter, Information Staff General labour

3,104,352,638.00 EUR

5. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

3,118,581,934.00 EUR

6. Cleaner General labour

3,204,300,388.00 EUR

7. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

3,213,210,016.00 EUR

8. Pre-school/School/ Kindergarder nurse Medicine & Social Care

3,224,534,708.00 EUR

9. Housekeeper Service Industries

3,228,124,668.00 EUR

10. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

3,275,414,232.00 EUR

11. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

3,344,749,414.00 EUR

12. Packer Production

3,365,489,592.00 EUR

13. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

3,383,618,890.00 EUR

14. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

3,386,213,452.00 EUR

15. General Labourer General labour

3,398,027,684.00 EUR

16. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

3,403,069,946.00 EUR

17. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

3,420,562,842.00 EUR

18. Clothing/textile technologist Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

3,436,113,896.00 EUR

19. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

3,451,142,774.00 EUR

20. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy

3,457,490,476.00 EUR

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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

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

4,831 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

6,660,000 KRW

Anually salary

57,972 USD

Anually salary

79,920,000 KRW

Posted: 2025-09-17 18:16:16

HR Manager
Management

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Seoul

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

3,143 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

4,333,330 KRW

Anually salary

37,716 USD

Anually salary

51,999,960 KRW

Posted: 2025-09-17 11:14:03

Data scientist
Information Technology

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Seoul

Education:

Postgraduate (Doctorate)

Basic gross monthly salary

6,649 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

9,166,670 KRW

Anually salary

79,788 USD

Anually salary

110,000,040 KRW

Posted: 2025-09-15 09:47:43

Account Executive
Marketing, Advertising, PR

Age group

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Seoul

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

4,352 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

6,000,000 KRW

Anually salary

52,224 USD

Anually salary

72,000,000 KRW

Posted: 2025-09-11 10:55:22

Pizza Cook
Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

less than a year

Region

Seoul

Education:

Secondary with school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

1,990 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

2,742,860 KRW

Anually salary

23,880 USD

Anually salary

32,914,320 KRW

Posted: 2025-09-07 14:20:22

Sales Manager
Management

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Seoul

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

3,627 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

5,000,000 KRW

Anually salary

43,524 USD

Anually salary

60,000,000 KRW

Posted: 2025-09-04 09:38:42

Legal advisor
Law & Legislation

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Daegu

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

3,264 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

4,500,000 KRW

Anually salary

39,168 USD

Anually salary

54,000,000 KRW

Posted: 2025-08-28 00:40:33

Sales Director
Top Management

Age group

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

Seoul

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

6,722 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

9,267,200 KRW

Anually salary

80,664 USD

Anually salary

111,206,400 KRW

Posted: 2025-08-21 08:51:19

Packer
Production

Age group

Work experience:

less than a year

Region

Seongnam

Education:

Follow-up/Higher Professional Education

Basic gross monthly salary

1,222 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,685,040 KRW

Anually salary

14,664 USD

Anually salary

20,220,480 KRW

Posted: 2025-08-16 12:02:51

Pharmacist
Medicine & Social Care

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Bupyeong

Education:

Secondary without school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

853 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,176,000 KRW

Anually salary

10,236 USD

Anually salary

14,112,000 KRW

Posted: 2025-08-03 03:27:16

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Salaries in South Korea

Salary ranges

Salaries by age group

Salaries by gender

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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