Salaries in South Korea - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in South Korea is, by default, in the range of 1,132.00 EUR (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 3,686.00 EUR (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

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Gross salary in South Korea is

80% of people earn:

1,132 - 3,686 EUR

10% earn less lthan 1,132 EUR

10% earns more than 3,686 EUR

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

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

<24

Average 1,683

Median 1,593

10% 1,016

25% 1,259

75% 2,005

90% 2,466

25-34

Average 2,265

Median 2,041

10% 1,072

25% 1,464

75% 2,814

90% 3,730

35-44

Average 2,600

Median 2,386

10% 1,351

25% 1,777

75% 3,183

90% 4,110

45-54

Average 2,365

Median 2,049

10% 930

25% 1,372

75% 3,000

90% 4,176

55+

Average 2,217

Median 1,954

10% 946

25% 1,349

75% 2,786

90% 3,800

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

Men

2,518 EUR

2,073 EUR

Women

In general, in South Korea, men earn 21.5% 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

6,809.00 EUR

2. IT Director Top Management

6,162.00 EUR

3. Managing Director Top Management

5,942.00 EUR

4. Leasing Director Leasing

5,787.00 EUR

5. Country Manager/Director Top Management

5,716.00 EUR

6. Plant manager Top Management

5,291.00 EUR

7. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

5,116.00 EUR

8. IT Architect Information Technology

5,087.00 EUR

9. Head of product development Management

4,793.00 EUR

10. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

4,788.00 EUR

11. Lead developer Information Technology

4,776.00 EUR

12. Sales Director Top Management

4,554.00 EUR

13. Technical Director Top Management

4,481.00 EUR

14. IT Manager Management

4,439.00 EUR

15. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

4,373.00 EUR

16. Publishing House Director Top Management

4,350.00 EUR

17. IC Design Engineer Information Technology

4,316.00 EUR

18. Logistics Director Top Management

4,270.00 EUR

19. Marketing Director Top Management

4,224.00 EUR

20. Senior Project Manager Management

4,193.00 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

953.00 EUR

2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

1,058.00 EUR

3. Porter, Information Staff General labour

1,093.00 EUR

4. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

1,109.00 EUR

5. Cleaner General labour

1,124.00 EUR

6. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

1,132.00 EUR

7. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

1,153.00 EUR

8. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

1,178.00 EUR

9. Packer Production

1,181.00 EUR

10. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

1,192.00 EUR

11. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

1,193.00 EUR

12. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

1,198.00 EUR

13. General Labourer General labour

1,203.00 EUR

14. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

1,205.00 EUR

15. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

1,215.00 EUR

16. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business

1,216.00 EUR

17. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy

1,218.00 EUR

18. Cashier Banking

1,228.00 EUR

19. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care

1,231.00 EUR

20. Florist Service Industries

1,233.00 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.

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

2,031 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

3,000,000 KRW

Anually salary

24,372 USD

Anually salary

36,000,000 KRW

Posted: 2025-12-08 03:25:18

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

1,456 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

2,150,400 KRW

Anually salary

17,472 USD

Anually salary

25,804,800 KRW

Posted: 2025-12-04 08:23:54

Customer service analyst
Customer Support

Age group

Work experience:

less than a year

Region

Nam-gu

Education:

Primary education

Basic gross monthly salary

2,687 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

3,968,640 KRW

Anually salary

32,244 USD

Anually salary

47,623,680 KRW

Posted: 2025-12-04 08:21:16

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

3,103 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

4,583,330 KRW

Anually salary

37,236 USD

Anually salary

54,999,960 KRW

Posted: 2025-12-03 07:05:13

HR Generalist
Human Resources

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Guro-gu

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

3,836 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

5,666,670 KRW

Anually salary

46,032 USD

Anually salary

68,000,040 KRW

Posted: 2025-12-01 10:08:29

Senior Accountant
Economy, Finance, Accountancy

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Daegu

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

2,257 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

3,333,330 KRW

Anually salary

27,084 USD

Anually salary

39,999,960 KRW

Posted: 2025-11-24 03:25:34

Senior Project Manager
Management

Age group

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Yeongdeungpo-dong

Education:

Postgraduate (Doctorate)

Basic gross monthly salary

5,754 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

8,500,000 KRW

Anually salary

69,048 USD

Anually salary

102,000,000 KRW

Posted: 2025-11-18 14:34:20

AI Engineer
Information Technology

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Daejeon

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

2,369 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

3,500,000 KRW

Anually salary

28,428 USD

Anually salary

42,000,000 KRW

Posted: 2025-11-18 08:45:52

Chief Executive Officer
Top Management

Age group

45-54

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

Mapo-gu

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

5,642 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

8,333,330 KRW

Anually salary

67,704 USD

Anually salary

99,999,960 KRW

Posted: 2025-11-17 21:47:59

Event Manager
Management

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Gangnam-gu

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,975 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

2,916,670 KRW

Anually salary

23,700 USD

Anually salary

35,000,040 KRW

Posted: 2025-11-17 04:58:47

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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 2,283 EUR.

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, Porter, Information Staff, Tailor, 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 17.67% less than men.

Salaries in South Korea - Paylab.com

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

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

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

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

Frequently asked Questions

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