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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 14,292 EUR (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 46,548 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 - 47K EUR
10% earn less lthan 14K EUR
10% earns more than 47K 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 29K
Median 26K
10% 14K
25% 18K
75% 36K
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% 53K
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).

Man icon
Men
31,800 EUR
26,184 EUR
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 (EUR).

1. Chief Executive Officer Top Management
2,803,561,333,920 EUR
2. IT Director Top Management
2,537,485,566,336 EUR
3. Call Centre Director Top Management
2,447,811,522,144 EUR
4. Managing Director Top Management
2,446,718,515,776 EUR
5. Leasing Director Leasing
2,382,991,492,320 EUR
6. Country Manager/Director Top Management
2,353,870,000,915 EUR
7. Plant manager Top Management
2,178,722,858,746 EUR
8. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
2,106,724,628,405 EUR
9. IT Architect Information Technology
2,094,506,718,091 EUR
10. Head of product development Management
1,973,822,182,358 EUR
11. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
1,971,472,218,667 EUR
12. Lead developer Information Technology
1,966,577,451,019 EUR
13. Sales Director Top Management
1,875,088,065,816 EUR
14. Technical Director Top Management
1,845,241,863,667 EUR
15. IT Manager Management
1,827,853,558,013 EUR
16. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
1,800,877,685,630 EUR
17. Publishing House Director Top Management
1,791,045,380,520 EUR
18. Air Traffic Controller Transport, Haulage, Logistics
1,786,872,947,515 EUR
19. IC Design Engineer Information Technology
1,777,081,036,118 EUR
20. Logistics Director Top Management
1,758,110,247,331 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
392,790,847,147 EUR
2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
435,933,709,373 EUR
3. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care
448,997,511,571 EUR
4. Porter, Information Staff General labour
450,313,871,414 EUR
5. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
456,814,883,203 EUR
6. Cleaner General labour
462,812,161,622 EUR
7. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
466,103,061,230 EUR
8. Pre-school/School/ Kindergarder nurse Medicine & Social Care
467,747,322,984 EUR
9. Housekeeper Service Industries
468,265,312,958 EUR
10. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
475,127,492,069 EUR
11. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
485,183,150,654 EUR
12. Packer Production
486,264,276,518 EUR
13. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
490,824,013,954 EUR
14. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
491,199,437,880 EUR
15. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
493,644,445,603 EUR
16. General Labourer General labour
495,359,990,381 EUR
17. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
496,182,121,258 EUR
18. Clothing/textile technologist Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
498,437,040,917 EUR
19. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
500,618,301,451 EUR
20. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
500,680,080,072 EUR

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

PolandPoland
31,009 EUR (gross)
Czech RepublicCzech Republic
27,961 EUR (gross)
SerbiaSerbia
14,305 EUR (net)
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
11,459 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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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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