Salary comparison — Korean income-band averages
Korean NTS wage income, tax year 2024
Compare annual gross pay excluding non-taxable allowances with Korea’s NTS 2024 income data. These are band averages, not percentile boundaries.
Leave out non-taxable pay such as a meal allowance, so it matches the data
Compare income-band averages
Income top 31% band
This compares group averages. It cannot establish your exact percentile or the number of people earning more than you.
Band average
₩49,472,685
The data counts only people with employment income in Korea. The self-employed, freelancers and those without work are not in it, so this is not a ranking of the whole population.
An average is not a boundary
A group average of ₩50 million does not tell us how many people earn more than ₩50 million. This tool therefore does not calculate how many people earn more than you.
How the comparison is selected
Starting at the highest income band, the tool shows the first band whose average does not exceed your input. This is a lookup rule, not proof that you belong to that band. Below the lowest average, no match is shown.
Use the same basis
Use gross pay on the Korean withholding receipt, excluding non-taxable amounts. The population is wage earners, not all residents or self-employed workers.
Common questions
QIs this my exact personal ranking?
No. It compares your input with income-band averages, without individual distribution boundaries.