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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 23,539,764 KRW (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 76,640,640 KRW (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:
23.5M - 76.6M KRW
10% earn less lthan 23.5M KRW
10% earns more than 76.6M 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 35.0M
Median 33.1M
10% 21.1M
25% 26.2M
75% 41.7M
90% 51.3M
25-34
 
 
Average 47.1M
Median 42.4M
10% 22.3M
25% 30.4M
75% 58.5M
90% 77.6M
35-44
 
 
Average 54.1M
Median 49.6M
10% 28.1M
25% 36.9M
75% 66.2M
90% 85.5M
45-54
 
 
Average 49.2M
Median 42.6M
10% 19.3M
25% 28.5M
75% 62.4M
90% 86.8M
55+
 
 
Average 46.1M
Median 40.6M
10% 19.7M
25% 28.0M
75% 57.9M
90% 79.0M

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

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Men
52,362,876 KRW
43,105,620 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
1,699,056,000 KRW
2. IT Director Top Management
1,537,804,800 KRW
3. Managing Director Top Management
1,482,796,800 KRW
4. Leasing Director Leasing
1,444,176,000 KRW
5. Country Manager/Director Top Management
1,426,527,360 KRW
6. Plant manager Top Management
1,320,382,080 KRW
7. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
1,276,748,640 KRW
8. IT Architect Information Technology
1,269,344,160 KRW
9. Head of product development Management
1,196,205,120 KRW
10. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
1,194,780,960 KRW
11. Lead developer Information Technology
1,191,814,560 KRW
12. Sales Director Top Management
1,136,368,800 KRW
13. Technical Director Top Management
1,118,280,960 KRW
14. IT Manager Management
1,107,743,040 KRW
15. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
1,091,394,720 KRW
16. Publishing House Director Top Management
1,085,436,000 KRW
17. IC Design Engineer Information Technology
1,076,973,120 KRW
18. Logistics Director Top Management
1,065,476,160 KRW
19. Marketing Director Top Management
1,054,136,160 KRW
20. Senior Project Manager Management
1,046,273,760 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
238,044,960 KRW
2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
264,191,040 KRW
3. Porter, Information Staff General labour
272,905,920 KRW
4. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
276,845,760 KRW
5. Cleaner General labour
280,480,320 KRW
6. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
282,474,720 KRW
7. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
287,943,840 KRW
8. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
294,037,920 KRW
9. Packer Production
294,693,120 KRW
10. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
297,456,480 KRW
11. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
297,684,000 KRW
12. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
299,165,760 KRW
13. General Labourer General labour
300,205,440 KRW
14. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
300,703,680 KRW
15. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
303,392,160 KRW
16. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
303,429,600 KRW
17. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
303,949,440 KRW
18. Cashier Banking
306,570,240 KRW
19. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care
307,254,240 KRW
20. Florist Service Industries
307,766,880 KRW

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

MacedoniaMacedonia
15,267,715 KRW (net)
SloveniaSlovenia
50,079,550 KRW (gross)
PolandPoland
54,226,543 KRW (gross)
Czech RepublicCzech Republic
48,681,155 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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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
2,029 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
3,000,000 KRW
Anually salary
24,348 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
1,454 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
2,150,400 KRW
Anually salary
17,448 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
2,684 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
3,968,640 KRW
Anually salary
32,208 USD
Anually salary
47,623,680 KRW
ClockPosted: 2025-12-04 08:21:16
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HR Manager
Management
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Seoul
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
3,100 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
4,583,330 KRW
Anually salary
37,200 USD
Anually salary
54,999,960 KRW
ClockPosted: 2025-12-03 07:05:13
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HR Generalist
Human Resources
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Guro-gu
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
3,832 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
5,666,670 KRW
Anually salary
45,984 USD
Anually salary
68,000,040 KRW
ClockPosted: 2025-12-01 10:08:29
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Senior Accountant
Economy, Finance, Accountancy
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Daegu
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
2,254 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
3,333,330 KRW
Anually salary
27,048 USD
Anually salary
39,999,960 KRW
ClockPosted: 2025-11-24 03:25:34
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Senior Project Manager
Management
Age group
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Yeongdeungpo-dong
Education:
Postgraduate (Doctorate)
Basic gross monthly salary
5,748 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
8,500,000 KRW
Anually salary
68,976 USD
Anually salary
102,000,000 KRW
ClockPosted: 2025-11-18 14:34:20
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AI Engineer
Information Technology
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Daejeon
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
2,367 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
3,500,000 KRW
Anually salary
28,404 USD
Anually salary
42,000,000 KRW
ClockPosted: 2025-11-18 08:45:52
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Chief Executive Officer
Top Management
Age group
45-54
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Mapo-gu
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
5,635 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
8,333,330 KRW
Anually salary
67,620 USD
Anually salary
99,999,960 KRW
ClockPosted: 2025-11-17 21:47:59
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Event Manager
Management
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Gangnam-gu
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,972 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
2,916,670 KRW
Anually salary
23,664 USD
Anually salary
35,000,040 KRW
ClockPosted: 2025-11-17 04:58:47
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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 3,955,700 KRW.

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, Porter, Information Staff, Tailor, 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 17.68% less than men.

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