Income tax comparison — Korean income-band averages
Korean NTS wage income, tax year 2024
Compare final income tax with averages grouped by income, not by tax paid. This is not a ranking of individual taxpayers.
The “assessed tax” from your year-end settlement. Leave out local income tax.
Comparison income band
Income top 21% band
These are average taxes in income-ordered bands, not individual tax rankings. They cannot establish the overall share of tax-exempt workers.
Average tax in your band
₩2,881,609
Average salary in your band
₩63.5M
Income 21% and higher accounts for 87.3% of the source table's tax total. This does not place you in that income band.
Published statistics by income band
| Income band | Average tax each | Cumulative share of the tax |
|---|---|---|
| top 0.1% | ₩344,795,521 | 11.2% |
| top 1% | ₩39,204,896 | 30.3% |
| top 11% | ₩6,433,570 | 73.8% |
| top 21% | ₩2,881,609 | 87.3% |
| top 41% | ₩701,188 | 97.2% |
| top 61% | ₩166,995 | 99.4% |
| top 81% | ₩10,437 | 100.0% |
Based on 21,078,535 wage earners in Korea; the self-employed are not included. Position comes from band averages, so it is approximate.
Different ordering
Deductions can differ even at the same income. The first income band whose average tax does not exceed the input is a comparison, not your tax or salary rank.
Zero and no match differ
Zero final tax is displayed as zero. A positive input below every positive band average has no match. Zero-average bands cannot establish the overall share of tax-exempt workers.
Read cumulative shares carefully
The cumulative share belongs to income groups in the source table. It does not imply you belong to that group. Enter final tax, excluding local income tax, not your refund.
Common questions
QIs this my exact personal ranking?
No. It compares your input with income-band averages, without individual distribution boundaries.