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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 1,174.00 EUR (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 3,689.00 EUR (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:
1,174 - 3,689 EUR
10% earn less lthan 1,174 EUR
10% earns more than 3,689 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 1,714
Median 1,620
10% 1,032
25% 1,281
75% 2,045
90% 2,516
25-34
 
 
Average 2,250
Median 2,046
10% 1,118
25% 1,498
75% 2,775
90% 3,627
35-44
 
 
Average 2,664
Median 2,460
10% 1,430
25% 1,856
75% 3,243
90% 4,143
45-54
 
 
Average 2,493
Median 2,186
10% 1,039
25% 1,496
75% 3,141
90% 4,309
55+
 
 
Average 2,223
Median 1,977
10% 991
25% 1,387
75% 2,780
90% 3,748

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

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Men
2,595 EUR
2,109 EUR
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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 (EUR).

1. Chief Executive Officer Top Management
6,720.00 EUR
2. IT Director Top Management
6,236.00 EUR
3. Managing Director Top Management
5,950.00 EUR
4. Leasing Director Leasing
5,857.00 EUR
5. Country Manager/Director Top Management
5,750.00 EUR
6. Plant manager Top Management
5,355.00 EUR
7. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
5,178.00 EUR
8. IT Architect Information Technology
5,148.00 EUR
9. Lead developer Information Technology
4,897.00 EUR
10. Head of product development Management
4,851.00 EUR
11. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
4,845.00 EUR
12. Sales Director Top Management
4,703.00 EUR
13. Technical Director Top Management
4,535.00 EUR
14. IT Manager Management
4,492.00 EUR
15. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
4,426.00 EUR
16. Publishing House Director Top Management
4,402.00 EUR
17. IC Design Engineer Information Technology
4,370.00 EUR
18. Logistics Director Top Management
4,321.00 EUR
19. Marketing Director Top Management
4,293.00 EUR
20. Senior Project Manager Management
4,207.00 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
965.00 EUR
2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
1,071.00 EUR
3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
1,106.00 EUR
4. Porter, Information Staff General labour
1,106.00 EUR
5. Cleaner General labour
1,128.00 EUR
6. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
1,145.00 EUR
7. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
1,167.00 EUR
8. Packer Production
1,191.00 EUR
9. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
1,192.00 EUR
10. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
1,206.00 EUR
11. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
1,207.00 EUR
12. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
1,213.00 EUR
13. General Labourer General labour
1,216.00 EUR
14. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
1,219.00 EUR
15. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
1,230.00 EUR
16. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
1,232.00 EUR
17. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
1,233.00 EUR
18. Cashier Banking
1,243.00 EUR
19. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care
1,246.00 EUR
20. Florist Service Industries
1,248.00 EUR

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

HungaryHungary
2,224 EUR (gross)
RomaniaRomania
1,452 EUR (net)
LithuaniaLithuania
2,050 EUR (net)
BulgariaBulgaria
1,537 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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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
2,767 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
4,000,000 KRW
Anually salary
33,204 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
4,236 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
6,125,000 KRW
Anually salary
50,832 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
2,651 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
3,833,330 KRW
Anually salary
31,812 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
1,660 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
2,400,000 KRW
Anually salary
19,920 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
3,170 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
4,583,330 KRW
Anually salary
38,040 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
3,112 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
4,500,000 KRW
Anually salary
37,344 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
4,035 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
5,833,330 KRW
Anually salary
48,420 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
2,075 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
3,000,000 KRW
Anually salary
24,900 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
1,487 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
2,150,400 KRW
Anually salary
17,844 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
2,745 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
3,968,640 KRW
Anually salary
32,940 USD
Anually salary
47,623,680 KRW
ClockPosted: 2025-12-04 08:21:16
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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 2,310 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, 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 18.73% less than men.

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