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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 24,094,716 KRW (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 75,689,652 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:
24.1M - 75.7M KRW
10% earn less lthan 24.1M KRW
10% earns more than 75.7M 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 35.2M
Median 33.2M
10% 21.2M
25% 26.3M
75% 42.0M
90% 51.6M
25-34
 
 
Average 46.2M
Median 42.0M
10% 22.9M
25% 30.7M
75% 56.9M
90% 74.4M
35-44
 
 
Average 54.7M
Median 50.5M
10% 29.4M
25% 38.1M
75% 66.5M
90% 85.0M
45-54
 
 
Average 51.2M
Median 44.8M
10% 21.3M
25% 30.7M
75% 64.4M
90% 88.4M
55+
 
 
Average 45.6M
Median 40.6M
10% 20.3M
25% 28.5M
75% 57.0M
90% 76.9M

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

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Men
53,236,596 KRW
43,281,408 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
1,654,660,800 KRW
2. IT Director Top Management
1,535,616,000 KRW
3. Managing Director Top Management
1,464,998,400 KRW
4. Leasing Director Leasing
1,442,131,200 KRW
5. Country Manager/Director Top Management
1,415,872,800 KRW
6. Plant manager Top Management
1,318,504,320 KRW
7. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
1,274,934,240 KRW
8. IT Architect Information Technology
1,267,539,840 KRW
9. Lead developer Information Technology
1,205,752,320 KRW
10. Head of product development Management
1,194,503,040 KRW
11. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
1,193,081,760 KRW
12. Sales Director Top Management
1,157,970,240 KRW
13. Technical Director Top Management
1,116,689,760 KRW
14. IT Manager Management
1,106,167,680 KRW
15. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
1,089,842,400 KRW
16. Publishing House Director Top Management
1,083,892,320 KRW
17. IC Design Engineer Information Technology
1,076,002,560 KRW
18. Logistics Director Top Management
1,063,961,280 KRW
19. Marketing Director Top Management
1,057,062,240 KRW
20. Senior Project Manager Management
1,035,852,480 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
237,706,560 KRW
2. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
272,455,200 KRW
3. Porter, Information Staff General labour
272,517,120 KRW
4. Cleaner General labour
277,858,080 KRW
5. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
282,072,960 KRW
6. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
287,533,440 KRW
7. Packer Production
293,392,800 KRW
8. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
293,620,320 KRW
9. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
297,033,120 KRW
10. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
297,260,640 KRW
11. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
298,739,520 KRW
12. General Labourer General labour
299,485,440 KRW
13. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
300,276,000 KRW
14. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
302,960,160 KRW
15. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
303,517,440 KRW
16. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
303,806,880 KRW
17. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care
306,816,480 KRW
18. Florist Service Industries
307,329,120 KRW
19. Security Guard Security & Protection
309,149,280 KRW
20. Refuse Collector Service Industries
310,400,640 KRW

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

Slovak RepublicSlovak Republic
42,528,014 KRW (gross)
BulgariaBulgaria
32,801,656 KRW (net)
RomaniaRomania
30,793,017 KRW (net)
HungaryHungary
46,915,396 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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Business Development Manager
Management
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Seoul
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
2,901 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
4,400,000 KRW
Anually salary
34,812 USD
Anually salary
52,800,000 KRW
ClockPosted: 2026-04-01 09:52:34
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Logistics Manager
Management
Age group
55+
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Changdong
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
6,923 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
10,500,000 KRW
Anually salary
83,076 USD
Anually salary
126,000,000 KRW
ClockPosted: 2026-04-01 03:12:12
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Chemical Engineer
Chemical Industry
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Pusanjin-gu
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
2,154 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
3,266,670 KRW
Anually salary
25,848 USD
Anually salary
39,200,040 KRW
ClockPosted: 2026-03-31 22:17:27
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Caseworker
Medicine & Social Care
Age group
45-54
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Daegu
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,969 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
2,985,840 KRW
Anually salary
23,628 USD
Anually salary
35,830,080 KRW
ClockPosted: 2026-03-31 16:01:08
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AI Engineer
Information Technology
Age group
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Seo-gu
Education:
Secondary without school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
1,662 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
2,520,000 KRW
Anually salary
19,944 USD
Anually salary
30,240,000 KRW
ClockPosted: 2026-03-12 11:21:09
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Business Group Manager
Management
Age group
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Busan
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
3,758 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
5,700,000 KRW
Anually salary
45,096 USD
Anually salary
68,400,000 KRW
ClockPosted: 2026-03-10 07:45:49
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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
1,648 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
2,500,000 KRW
Anually salary
19,776 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
2,637 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
4,000,000 KRW
Anually salary
31,644 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
4,039 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
6,125,000 KRW
Anually salary
48,468 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
2,527 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
3,833,330 KRW
Anually salary
30,324 USD
Anually salary
45,999,960 KRW
ClockPosted: 2026-01-27 08:45:46
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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, Tailor, Porter, Information Staff, Cleaner, Seamstress.

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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