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Translating, interpreting

Salary for position Translator in South Korea

Gross salary in South Korea is
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80% of people earn:
20.1M - 60.6M KRW
10% earn less lthan 20.1M KRW
10% earns more than 60.6M KRW
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Salaries in the survey are expressed in gross.

Based on the Paylab.com salary survey, 80% of people on the Translator position in the South Korea earn between 20,121,940 KRW and 60,607,865 KRW annually gross.

10% of employees earn less than 20,121,940 KRW and 10% of people earn more than 60,607,865 KRW.

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What kind of work does Translator typically do

  • Familiarising with the source text in order to understand its meaning and function.
  • Using the available and relevant literature and specialised software to translate the source text into the target language.
  • Translating the texts from the source language into the target language while retaining the original meaning, quality of translation and specific customer instructions.
  • Proofreading the translated text: correcting the grammatical and stylistic errors, typos, proofreading the text in terms of the meaning, reviewing the consistency of the terminology used and the completeness of the translated text, and locating specific data for a specific target language (e.g. writing of the proper numbers, dates, units of measure etc.).

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Position Translator in the labour market

In the salary ranking,
the job position takes

407. place

Women representation in position

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Average age of respondent by position

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702. place

Nursery School Teacher Assistant

Education, Science & Research

Salary group 1

12,005,392 - 28,980,758 KRW

408. place

Personal Banker

Banking

Salary group 2

19,428,080 - 61,463,088 KRW

407. place

Translator

Translating, interpreting

Salary group 2

20,121,940 - 60,607,865 KRW

406. place

Junior Sales Representative

Commerce

Salary group 2

16,588,095 - 65,771,475 KRW

1. place

Chief Executive Officer

Top Management

Salary group 3

58,058,333 - 232,378,560 KRW

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Frequently asked Questions

Frequently asked questions and answers about the salary for the position Translator.

The total gross salary for the position Translator ranges between 1,055 KRW and 6,379 KRW per month. For an accurate comparison, we recommend checking your salary through the questionnaire on Paylab.com to get a more precise view of the salary, considering the region where you work.

The highest-earning employees in the position Translator have a total gross salary of at least 5,050,655 KRW per month.

10% of the highest-earning employees in this position have a total gross salary higher than 5,050,655 KRW per month, and 10% of the lowest-earning employees in this position have a total gross salary lower than 1,676,828 KRW per month. By participating in our salary survey, you will get an accurate comparison of your salary with the market average, considering the region where you work.

After working for 5 years, the position Translator earns 3,650,833 KRW per month gross.

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  • highlight your experience and achievements – it is good to time the salary discussion well
  • expanded responsibilities – if you work beyond your role and assigned duties
  • prepare alternatives – if a salary increase is not possible, there are other options (bonuses, extra vacation, etc.)

The salary data comes from a pay survey where everyone can anonymously compare their salary with other employees working in the same position. We clean and process this data according to our methodology. For the position Translator, we currently have less than 20 verified respondents collected.