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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 1,961,647.00 KRW (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 6,386,720.00 KRW (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:
2.0M - 6.4M KRW
10% earn less lthan 2.0M KRW
10% earns more than 6.4M KRW
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Distribution of employees in South Korea into salary brackets in KRW.

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

<24
 
 
Average 2.9M
Median 2.8M
10% 1.8M
25% 2.2M
75% 3.5M
90% 4.3M
25-34
 
 
Average 3.9M
Median 3.5M
10% 1.9M
25% 2.5M
75% 4.9M
90% 6.5M
35-44
 
 
Average 4.5M
Median 4.1M
10% 2.3M
25% 3.1M
75% 5.5M
90% 7.1M
45-54
 
 
Average 4.1M
Median 3.6M
10% 1.6M
25% 2.4M
75% 5.2M
90% 7.2M
55+
 
 
Average 3.8M
Median 3.4M
10% 1.6M
25% 2.3M
75% 4.8M
90% 6.6M

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

Man icon
Men
4,363,573 KRW
3,592,135 KRW
Woman icon
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 (KRW).

1. Chief Executive Officer Top Management
11,799,000.00 KRW
2. IT Director Top Management
10,679,200.00 KRW
3. Call Centre Director Top Management
10,301,800.00 KRW
4. Managing Director Top Management
10,297,200.00 KRW
5. Leasing Director Leasing
10,029,000.00 KRW
6. Country Manager/Director Top Management
9,906,440.00 KRW
7. Plant manager Top Management
9,169,320.00 KRW
8. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
8,866,310.00 KRW
9. IT Architect Information Technology
8,814,890.00 KRW
10. Head of product development Management
8,306,980.00 KRW
11. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
8,297,090.00 KRW
12. Lead developer Information Technology
8,276,490.00 KRW
13. Sales Director Top Management
7,891,450.00 KRW
14. Technical Director Top Management
7,765,840.00 KRW
15. IT Manager Management
7,692,660.00 KRW
16. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
7,579,130.00 KRW
17. Publishing House Director Top Management
7,537,750.00 KRW
18. Air Traffic Controller Transport, Haulage, Logistics
7,520,190.00 KRW
19. IC Design Engineer Information Technology
7,478,980.00 KRW
20. Logistics Director Top Management
7,399,140.00 KRW

The worst paid positions in South Korea

List of the worst-paid positions and their average monthly salary in South Korea (KRW)

1. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research
1,653,090.00 KRW
2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
1,834,660.00 KRW
3. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care
1,889,640.00 KRW
4. Porter, Information Staff General labour
1,895,180.00 KRW
5. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
1,922,540.00 KRW
6. Cleaner General labour
1,947,780.00 KRW
7. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
1,961,630.00 KRW
8. Pre-school/School/ Kindergarder nurse Medicine & Social Care
1,968,550.00 KRW
9. Housekeeper Service Industries
1,970,730.00 KRW
10. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
1,999,610.00 KRW
11. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
2,041,930.00 KRW
12. Packer Production
2,046,480.00 KRW
13. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
2,065,670.00 KRW
14. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
2,067,250.00 KRW
15. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
2,077,540.00 KRW
16. General Labourer General labour
2,084,760.00 KRW
17. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
2,088,220.00 KRW
18. Clothing/textile technologist Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
2,097,710.00 KRW
19. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
2,106,890.00 KRW
20. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
2,107,150.00 KRW

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

BulgariaBulgaria
2,477,019 KRW (net)
PolandPoland
4,254,753 KRW (gross)
MacedoniaMacedonia
1,211,232 KRW (net)
Slovak RepublicSlovak Republic
3,265,954 KRW (gross)

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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Welder
Mechanical Engineering
Age group
45-54
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Ulsan
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
2,797 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
4,000,000 KRW
Anually salary
33,564 USD
Anually salary
48,000,000 KRW
ClockPosted: 2025-11-04 10:19:52
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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
1,127 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
1,611,680 KRW
Anually salary
13,524 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
2,174 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
3,108,910 KRW
Anually salary
26,088 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
4,470 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
6,392,880 KRW
Anually salary
53,640 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
4,657 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
6,660,000 KRW
Anually salary
55,884 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
3,030 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
4,333,330 KRW
Anually salary
36,360 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
6,410 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
9,166,670 KRW
Anually salary
76,920 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
4,196 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
6,000,000 KRW
Anually salary
50,352 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
1,918 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
2,742,860 KRW
Anually salary
23,016 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
3,496 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
5,000,000 KRW
Anually salary
41,952 USD
Anually salary
60,000,000 KRW
ClockPosted: 2025-09-04 09:38:42
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