Korean household income percentile — where does my household sit?
Household Finance and Welfare Survey, income for 2024
Where the salary ranking measures one person, household income adds up everything everyone living together earned in a year. For a dual-income couple that is both salaries; living with parents, theirs too. It covers not only employment income but business income, property income and transfers such as pensions. Position comes from the boundary values published in the Household Finance and Welfare Survey.
Employment, business and property income plus pensions and benefits, added together
Among all Korean households
top 48%
Line up 100 people and you are 48th
Your household income
₩60,000,000
Above you
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Boundary values — the highlighted row is where you sit
| Position | Boundary | Your household income |
|---|---|---|
| top 10% | ₩147,980,000 | — |
| top 20% | ₩109,180,000 | — |
| top 30% | ₩88,080,000 | — |
| top 40% | ₩70,930,000 | — |
| top 50% | ₩58,000,000 | ◀ here · ₩60,000,000 |
| top 60% | ₩46,300,000 | passed |
| top 70% | ₩35,900,000 | passed |
| top 80% | ₩25,500,000 | passed |
| top 90% | ₩15,360,000 | passed |
For a dual-income household, add both incomes. To see where one salary sits, use the salary percentile instead — a dual-income household ranks higher here than either person does alone.
Common questions
QWhat is the median household income?
₩58m for 2024. The top 10% begins at ₩147.98m and the top 20% at ₩109.18m.
QHow does this differ from the salary ranking?
The salary ranking orders individuals with employment income; household income adds up everyone living together and orders households. A dual-income household ranks higher here than either person does on salary alone.
QWhat income counts?
Employment income, business income, property income and transfers such as pensions and benefits — all before tax.