🇰🇷 South Korea · Salaries
Typical salaries by role in South Korea — pay ranges, taxes, and cost-of-living context.
South Korea has a single national minimum wage set each year by the Minimum Wage Council — KRW 10,320/hour for 2026 (about KRW 2,156,880/month at 209 hours). It applies nationwide across sectors. For official wage statistics, Statistics Korea and the Ministry of Employment and Labor are authoritative.
- The national minimum wage is KRW 10,320/hour for 2026 (~KRW 2.16 million/month at 209 hours) — check the Minimum Wage Council for the current year.
- The minimum wage applies nationwide across all sectors.
- The Minimum Wage Council decides the rate annually; Statistics Korea publishes wage data.
- Pay is quoted gross; income tax and the four major insurances reduce take-home — see this country's tax page.
Official authorities
- Minimum Wage Council (Republic of Korea)
Official body that sets the national minimum wage.
Official-information aggregation, not legal advice. Always verify on the authority's own site.
Government portals
- Government of Korea — Korea's integrated government portal — policy, administrative services, e-government
- Korea Immigration Service (HiKorea) — Visas, residence status changes, work permits, and alien registration in Korea
- National Tax Service (NTS) — Korean income tax, corporate tax, VAT filing; annual comprehensive tax return for foreigners (May); foreign taxpayer incentive lookup