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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 1,368.00 USD (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 4,298.00 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:
1,368 - 4,298 USD
10% earn less lthan 1,368 USD
10% earns more than 4,298 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 1,998
Median 1,887
10% 1,203
25% 1,493
75% 2,382
90% 2,932
25-34
 
 
Average 2,622
Median 2,384
10% 1,303
25% 1,745
75% 3,233
90% 4,226
35-44
 
 
Average 3,104
Median 2,867
10% 1,667
25% 2,163
75% 3,779
90% 4,828
45-54
 
 
Average 2,905
Median 2,547
10% 1,211
25% 1,743
75% 3,660
90% 5,021
55+
 
 
Average 2,590
Median 2,303
10% 1,155
25% 1,616
75% 3,239
90% 4,368

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

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Men
3,023 USD
2,458 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
7,830.00 USD
2. IT Director Top Management
7,267.00 USD
3. Managing Director Top Management
6,932.00 USD
4. Leasing Director Leasing
6,824.00 USD
5. Country Manager/Director Top Management
6,700.00 USD
6. Plant manager Top Management
6,239.00 USD
7. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
6,033.00 USD
8. IT Architect Information Technology
5,998.00 USD
9. Lead developer Information Technology
5,706.00 USD
10. Head of product development Management
5,652.00 USD
11. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
5,646.00 USD
12. Sales Director Top Management
5,479.00 USD
13. Technical Director Top Management
5,284.00 USD
14. IT Manager Management
5,234.00 USD
15. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
5,157.00 USD
16. Publishing House Director Top Management
5,129.00 USD
17. IC Design Engineer Information Technology
5,092.00 USD
18. Logistics Director Top Management
5,035.00 USD
19. Marketing Director Top Management
5,002.00 USD
20. Senior Project Manager Management
4,902.00 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
1,124.00 USD
2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
1,248.00 USD
3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
1,289.00 USD
4. Porter, Information Staff General labour
1,289.00 USD
5. Cleaner General labour
1,314.00 USD
6. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
1,334.00 USD
7. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
1,360.00 USD
8. Packer Production
1,388.00 USD
9. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
1,389.00 USD
10. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
1,405.00 USD
11. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
1,406.00 USD
12. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
1,413.00 USD
13. General Labourer General labour
1,417.00 USD
14. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
1,421.00 USD
15. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
1,433.00 USD
16. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
1,436.00 USD
17. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
1,437.00 USD
18. Cashier Banking
1,448.00 USD
19. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care
1,451.00 USD
20. Florist Service Industries
1,454.00 USD

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

SerbiaSerbia
1,441 USD (net)
CroatiaCroatia
1,956 USD (net)
Slovak RepublicSlovak Republic
2,368 USD (gross)
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
1,132 USD (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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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
4,174 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
6,125,000 KRW
Anually salary
50,088 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
2,612 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
3,833,330 KRW
Anually salary
31,344 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
1,636 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
2,400,000 KRW
Anually salary
19,632 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
3,123 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
4,583,330 KRW
Anually salary
37,476 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
3,067 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
4,500,000 KRW
Anually salary
36,804 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
3,975 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
5,833,330 KRW
Anually salary
47,700 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
2,044 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
3,000,000 KRW
Anually salary
24,528 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
1,465 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
2,150,400 KRW
Anually salary
17,580 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
2,704 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
3,968,640 KRW
Anually salary
32,448 USD
Anually salary
47,623,680 KRW
ClockPosted: 2025-12-04 08:21:16
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HR Manager
Management
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Seoul
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
3,123 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
4,583,330 KRW
Anually salary
37,476 USD
Anually salary
54,999,960 KRW
ClockPosted: 2025-12-03 07:05:13
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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 2,692 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 18.69% less than men.

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