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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 15,936 USD (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 50,076 USD (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:
16K - 50K USD
10% earn less lthan 16K USD
10% earns more than 50K 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 23K
Median 22K
10% 14K
25% 17K
75% 28K
90% 34K
25-34
 
 
Average 31K
Median 28K
10% 15K
25% 20K
75% 38K
90% 49K
35-44
 
 
Average 36K
Median 33K
10% 19K
25% 25K
75% 44K
90% 56K
45-54
 
 
Average 34K
Median 30K
10% 14K
25% 20K
75% 43K
90% 59K
55+
 
 
Average 30K
Median 27K
10% 13K
25% 19K
75% 38K
90% 51K

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

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Men
35,220 USD
28,632 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
1,094,688 USD
2. IT Director Top Management
1,015,920 USD
3. Managing Director Top Management
969,120 USD
4. Leasing Director Leasing
954,000 USD
5. Country Manager/Director Top Management
936,720 USD
6. Plant manager Top Management
872,208 USD
7. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
843,408 USD
8. IT Architect Information Technology
838,512 USD
9. Lead developer Information Technology
797,616 USD
10. Head of product development Management
790,272 USD
11. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
789,264 USD
12. Sales Director Top Management
766,080 USD
13. Technical Director Top Management
738,720 USD
14. IT Manager Management
731,808 USD
15. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
721,008 USD
16. Publishing House Director Top Management
716,976 USD
17. IC Design Engineer Information Technology
711,792 USD
18. Logistics Director Top Management
703,872 USD
19. Marketing Director Top Management
699,264 USD
20. Senior Project Manager Management
685,296 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
157,248 USD
2. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
180,144 USD
3. Porter, Information Staff General labour
180,288 USD
4. Cleaner General labour
183,744 USD
5. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
186,480 USD
6. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
190,224 USD
7. Packer Production
193,968 USD
8. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
194,256 USD
9. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
196,416 USD
10. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
196,560 USD
11. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
197,568 USD
12. General Labourer General labour
198,000 USD
13. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
198,576 USD
14. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
200,304 USD
15. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
200,736 USD
16. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
200,880 USD
17. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care
202,896 USD
18. Florist Service Industries
203,184 USD
19. Security Guard Security & Protection
204,480 USD
20. Refuse Collector Service Industries
205,344 USD

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

EstoniaEstonia
27,472 USD (net)
SerbiaSerbia
17,037 USD (net)
MacedoniaMacedonia
10,533 USD (net)
LatviaLatvia
23,907 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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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
1,667 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
2,520,000 KRW
Anually salary
20,004 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
3,771 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
5,700,000 KRW
Anually salary
45,252 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
1,654 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
2,500,000 KRW
Anually salary
19,848 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
2,646 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
4,000,000 KRW
Anually salary
31,752 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
4,052 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
6,125,000 KRW
Anually salary
48,624 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
2,536 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
3,833,330 KRW
Anually salary
30,432 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
1,588 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
2,400,000 KRW
Anually salary
19,056 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
3,032 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
4,583,330 KRW
Anually salary
36,384 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
2,977 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
4,500,000 KRW
Anually salary
35,724 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
3,859 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
5,833,330 KRW
Anually salary
46,308 USD
Anually salary
69,999,960 KRW
ClockPosted: 2026-01-04 01:07:18
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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 2,613 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, 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 18.71% less than men.

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