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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 14,220 EUR (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 46,284 EUR (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:
14K - 46K EUR
10% earn less lthan 14K EUR
10% earns more than 46K 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 21K
Median 20K
10% 13K
25% 16K
75% 25K
90% 31K
25-34
 
 
Average 28K
Median 26K
10% 13K
25% 18K
75% 35K
90% 47K
35-44
 
 
Average 33K
Median 30K
10% 17K
25% 22K
75% 40K
90% 52K
45-54
 
 
Average 30K
Median 26K
10% 12K
25% 17K
75% 38K
90% 52K
55+
 
 
Average 28K
Median 25K
10% 12K
25% 17K
75% 35K
90% 48K

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

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Men
31,620 EUR
26,040 EUR
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Women
In general, in South Korea, men earn 21.4% 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
2,838,290,038,560 EUR
2. IT Director Top Management
2,568,918,296,448 EUR
3. Call Centre Director Top Management
2,478,133,428,192 EUR
4. Managing Director Top Management
2,477,026,882,368 EUR
5. Leasing Director Leasing
2,412,510,449,760 EUR
6. Country Manager/Director Top Management
2,383,028,220,154 EUR
7. Plant manager Top Management
2,205,711,468,461 EUR
8. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
2,132,821,370,606 EUR
9. IT Architect Information Technology
2,120,452,112,722 EUR
10. Head of product development Management
1,998,272,615,011 EUR
11. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
1,995,893,541,490 EUR
12. Lead developer Information Technology
1,990,938,140,626 EUR
13. Sales Director Top Management
1,898,315,444,088 EUR
14. Technical Director Top Management
1,868,099,526,490 EUR
15. IT Manager Management
1,850,495,825,750 EUR
16. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
1,823,185,793,707 EUR
17. Publishing House Director Top Management
1,813,231,692,360 EUR
18. Air Traffic Controller Transport, Haulage, Logistics
1,809,007,573,954 EUR
19. IC Design Engineer Information Technology
1,799,094,366,691 EUR
20. Logistics Director Top Management
1,779,888,580,042 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
397,656,486,130 EUR
2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
441,333,774,230 EUR
3. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care
454,559,402,362 EUR
4. Porter, Information Staff General labour
455,892,068,419 EUR
5. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
462,473,610,538 EUR
6. Cleaner General labour
468,545,179,363 EUR
7. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
471,876,844,507 EUR
8. Pre-school/School/ Kindergarder nurse Medicine & Social Care
473,541,474,312 EUR
9. Housekeeper Service Industries
474,065,880,811 EUR
10. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
481,013,064,158 EUR
11. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
491,193,285,739 EUR
12. Packer Production
492,287,803,891 EUR
13. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
496,904,024,405 EUR
14. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
497,284,098,840 EUR
15. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
499,759,393,738 EUR
16. General Labourer General labour
501,496,189,574 EUR
17. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
502,328,504,477 EUR
18. Clothing/textile technologist Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
504,611,356,622 EUR
19. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
506,819,637,202 EUR
20. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
506,882,181,096 EUR

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

HungaryHungary
25,153 EUR (gross)
Czech RepublicCzech Republic
27,831 EUR (gross)
SerbiaSerbia
14,145 EUR (net)
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
11,390 EUR (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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Personal Banker
Banking
Age group
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Seoul
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,133 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
1,611,680 KRW
Anually salary
13,596 USD
Anually salary
19,340,160 KRW
ClockPosted: 2025-10-26 17:52:57
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Digital marketing specialist
Marketing, Advertising, PR
Age group
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Daejeon
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
2,185 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
3,108,910 KRW
Anually salary
26,220 USD
Anually salary
37,306,920 KRW
ClockPosted: 2025-10-07 15:03:38
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IT System Administrator
Information Technology
Age group
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Seoul
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
4,493 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
6,392,880 KRW
Anually salary
53,916 USD
Anually salary
76,714,560 KRW
ClockPosted: 2025-09-25 08:35:14
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Finance Manager
Management
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Incheon
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
4,680 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
6,660,000 KRW
Anually salary
56,160 USD
Anually salary
79,920,000 KRW
ClockPosted: 2025-09-17 18:16:16
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HR Manager
Management
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Seoul
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
3,045 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
4,333,330 KRW
Anually salary
36,540 USD
Anually salary
51,999,960 KRW
ClockPosted: 2025-09-17 11:14:03
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Data scientist
Information Technology
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Seoul
Education:
Postgraduate (Doctorate)
Basic gross monthly salary
6,442 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
9,166,670 KRW
Anually salary
77,304 USD
Anually salary
110,000,040 KRW
ClockPosted: 2025-09-15 09:47:43
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Account Executive
Marketing, Advertising, PR
Age group
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Seoul
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
4,217 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
6,000,000 KRW
Anually salary
50,604 USD
Anually salary
72,000,000 KRW
ClockPosted: 2025-09-11 10:55:22
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Pizza Cook
Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Seoul
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
1,928 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
2,742,860 KRW
Anually salary
23,136 USD
Anually salary
32,914,320 KRW
ClockPosted: 2025-09-07 14:20:22
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Sales Manager
Management
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Seoul
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
3,514 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
5,000,000 KRW
Anually salary
42,168 USD
Anually salary
60,000,000 KRW
ClockPosted: 2025-09-04 09:38:42
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Legal advisor
Law & Legislation
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Daegu
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
3,162 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
4,500,000 KRW
Anually salary
37,944 USD
Anually salary
54,000,000 KRW
ClockPosted: 2025-08-28 00:40:33
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