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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 1,374.00 USD (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 4,315.00 USD (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:
1,374 - 4,315 USD
10% earn less lthan 1,374 USD
10% earns more than 4,315 USD
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Distribution of employees in South Korea into salary brackets in USD.

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

<24
 
 
Average 2,005
Median 1,895
10% 1,208
25% 1,498
75% 2,392
90% 2,943
25-34
 
 
Average 2,632
Median 2,394
10% 1,308
25% 1,752
75% 3,246
90% 4,242
35-44
 
 
Average 3,116
Median 2,878
10% 1,673
25% 2,171
75% 3,794
90% 4,847
45-54
 
 
Average 2,916
Median 2,557
10% 1,216
25% 1,750
75% 3,674
90% 5,041
55+
 
 
Average 2,600
Median 2,312
10% 1,160
25% 1,622
75% 3,252
90% 4,385

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

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Men
3,035 USD
2,468 USD
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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 (USD).

1. Chief Executive Officer Top Management
7,859.00 USD
2. IT Director Top Management
7,293.00 USD
3. Managing Director Top Management
6,958.00 USD
4. Leasing Director Leasing
6,849.00 USD
5. Country Manager/Director Top Management
6,725.00 USD
6. Plant manager Top Management
6,262.00 USD
7. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
6,055.00 USD
8. IT Architect Information Technology
6,020.00 USD
9. Lead developer Information Technology
5,727.00 USD
10. Head of product development Management
5,673.00 USD
11. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
5,666.00 USD
12. Sales Director Top Management
5,500.00 USD
13. Technical Director Top Management
5,304.00 USD
14. IT Manager Management
5,254.00 USD
15. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
5,176.00 USD
16. Publishing House Director Top Management
5,148.00 USD
17. IC Design Engineer Information Technology
5,110.00 USD
18. Logistics Director Top Management
5,053.00 USD
19. Marketing Director Top Management
5,020.00 USD
20. Senior Project Manager Management
4,920.00 USD

The worst paid positions in South Korea

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

1. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research
1,129.00 USD
2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
1,253.00 USD
3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
1,294.00 USD
4. Porter, Information Staff General labour
1,294.00 USD
5. Cleaner General labour
1,319.00 USD
6. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
1,339.00 USD
7. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
1,365.00 USD
8. Packer Production
1,393.00 USD
9. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
1,394.00 USD
10. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
1,410.00 USD
11. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
1,411.00 USD
12. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
1,418.00 USD
13. General Labourer General labour
1,422.00 USD
14. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
1,426.00 USD
15. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
1,439.00 USD
16. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
1,441.00 USD
17. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
1,443.00 USD
18. Cashier Banking
1,454.00 USD
19. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care
1,457.00 USD
20. Florist Service Industries
1,459.00 USD

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

RomaniaRomania
1,729 USD (net)
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
1,141 USD (net)
LithuaniaLithuania
2,439 USD (net)
SloveniaSlovenia
2,889 USD (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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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
2,737 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
4,000,000 KRW
Anually salary
32,844 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
4,190 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
6,125,000 KRW
Anually salary
50,280 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
2,623 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
3,833,330 KRW
Anually salary
31,476 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
1,642 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
2,400,000 KRW
Anually salary
19,704 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
3,136 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
4,583,330 KRW
Anually salary
37,632 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
3,079 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
4,500,000 KRW
Anually salary
36,948 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
3,991 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
5,833,330 KRW
Anually salary
47,892 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
2,052 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
3,000,000 KRW
Anually salary
24,624 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
1,471 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
2,150,400 KRW
Anually salary
17,652 USD
Anually salary
25,804,800 KRW
ClockPosted: 2025-12-04 08:23:54
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Customer service analyst
Customer Support
Age group
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Nam-gu
Education:
Primary education
Basic gross monthly salary
2,715 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
3,968,640 KRW
Anually salary
32,580 USD
Anually salary
47,623,680 KRW
ClockPosted: 2025-12-04 08:21:16
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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 2,702 USD.

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 18.68% less than men.

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