SEOUL / SALARY
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SALARY SURVEYS

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AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR		MOST TYPICAL SALARY / YEAR		Gross income Net (after tax) 1294.53 KRW = 1 USD
78,839,475 KRW $60,902 USD		34,952,314 KRW $27,000 USD		Gross income Net (after tax) 1294.53 KRW = 1 USD

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Average Salary / Seoul

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Average salary in Seoul is 78,839,475 KRW per year. The most typical earning is 34,952,314 KRW. All data are based on 571 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of 89,452,033 KRW. Women receive a salary of 61,360,729 KRW.

The most paid careers are Construction & Labor Workers with average income 108,611,079 KRW and Management & Business with income 102,526,787 KRW.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Doctorate Degree with salary of 97,866,479 KRW. The second most paid education level is Masters Degree with salary of 85,438,989 KRW.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 16-20 Years of experience receive salary of 134,760,588 KRW. Employees with 20+ Years of experience receive 125,439,971 KRW.

Levels / Seoul (Gross KRW)

Salary Levels (KRW) per Year	Surveys	[%]
3,883,600 KRW - 6,471,399 KRW	0	n/a
6,472,700 KRW - 12,943,999 KRW	0	n/a
12,945,300 KRW - 19,416,699 KRW	12	100% 2.1%
19,418,000 KRW - 25,889,299 KRW	13	97.9% 2.28%
25,890,600 KRW - 32,361,999 KRW	34	95.62% 5.95%
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY
32,363,300 KRW - 38,834,599 KRW	64	89.67% 11.21%
38,835,900 KRW - 45,307,299 KRW	53	78.46% 9.28%
45,308,600 KRW - 51,779,899 KRW	46	69.18% 8.06%
51,781,200 KRW - 58,252,599 KRW	44	61.12% 7.71%
58,253,900 KRW - 64,725,199 KRW	46	53.42% 8.06%
64,726,500 KRW - 71,197,899 KRW	30	45.36% 5.25%
71,199,200 KRW - 77,670,499 KRW	21	40.11% 3.68%
77,671,800 KRW - 84,143,199 KRW	31	36.43% 5.43%
84,144,500 KRW - 90,615,799 KRW	13	31% 2.28%
90,617,100 KRW - 97,088,499 KRW	20	28.72% 3.5%
97,089,800 KRW - 103,561,099 KRW	15	25.22% 2.63%
103,562,400 KRW - 110,033,799 KRW	15	22.59% 2.63%
110,035,100 KRW - 116,506,399 KRW	15	19.96% 2.63%
116,507,700 KRW - 122,979,099 KRW	22	17.34% 3.85%
122,980,400 KRW - 129,451,699 KRW	5	13.49% 0.88%
129,453,000 KRW - 135,924,399 KRW	6	12.61% 1.05%
135,925,700 KRW - 142,396,999 KRW	6	11.56% 1.05%
142,398,300 KRW - 148,869,699 KRW	9	10.51% 1.58%
148,871,000 KRW - 155,342,299 KRW	4	8.93% 0.7%
155,343,600 KRW - 161,814,999 KRW	6	8.23% 1.05%
161,816,300 KRW - 168,287,599 KRW	1	7.18% 0.18%
168,288,900 KRW - 174,760,299 KRW	2	7.01% 0.35%
174,761,600 KRW - 181,232,899 KRW	5	6.65% 0.88%
181,234,200 KRW - 187,705,599 KRW	1	5.78% 0.18%
187,706,900 KRW - 194,178,199 KRW	0	n/a
HIGH SALARIES
194,179,500 KRW - 207,123,499 KRW	3	5.6% 0.53%
207,124,800 KRW - 220,068,799 KRW	2	5.08% 0.35%
220,070,100 KRW - 233,014,099 KRW	8	4.73% 1.4%
233,015,400 KRW - 245,959,399 KRW	4	3.33% 0.7%
245,960,700 KRW - 258,904,699 KRW	1	2.63% 0.18%
258,906,000 KRW - 271,849,999 KRW	1	2.45% 0.18%
271,851,300 KRW - 284,795,299 KRW	2	2.28% 0.35%
284,796,600 KRW - 297,740,599 KRW	2	1.93% 0.35%
297,741,900 KRW - 310,685,899 KRW	5	1.58% 0.88%
310,687,200 KRW - 323,631,199 KRW	0	n/a
323,632,500 KRW - 453,085,599 KRW	4	0.7% 0.7%

Gender / Seoul (Gross KRW)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Men	318	89,452,033 KRW
2	Women	135	61,360,729 KRW

Education / Seoul (Gross KRW)

#		Surveys
1	Doctorate Degree	32	97,866,479 KRW
2	Masters Degree	162	85,438,989 KRW
3	Bachelors Degree	337	75,988,919 KRW
4	Some College	22	68,610,097 KRW
5	Bellow H. School	3	60,842,917 KRW
6	High School	15	48,156,521 KRW

Experience / Seoul (Gross KRW)

#		Surveys
1	16-20 Years	45	134,760,588 KRW
2	20+ Years	45	125,439,971 KRW
3	12-16 Years	63	113,530,294 KRW
4	8-12 Years	96	87,380,785 KRW
5	4-8 Years	115	66,927,208 KRW
6	2-4 Years	84	52,428,471 KRW
7	1-2 Years	63	46,861,991 KRW
8	0-1 Year	60	45,179,102 KRW

Age / Seoul (Gross KRW)

#		Surveys
1	51-55	9	181,234,221 KRW
2	61-65	4	162,334,080 KRW
3	46-50	30	139,032,538 KRW
4	41-45	55	117,154,978 KRW
5	56-60	3	96,183,590 KRW
6	36-40	84	91,782,187 KRW
7	31-35	98	72,752,594 KRW
8	n/a	118	70,292,987 KRW
9	14-20	3	54,629,172 KRW
10	21-25	41	53,852,454 KRW
11	26-30	126	50,227,769 KRW

Work Type / Seoul (Gross KRW)

#		Surveys
1	Self Employed	13	103,432,958 KRW
2	Permanent	445	82,332,117 KRW
3	Contract	98	64,338,148 KRW
4	Part Time	15	47,250,350 KRW

Career Groups / Seoul (Gross KRW)

#		Surveys
1	Construction & Labor Workers	11	108,611,079 KRW
2	Management & Business	109	102,526,787 KRW
3	Finance & Banking	28	100,973,351 KRW
4	Engineers & Technicians V	10	95,147,966 KRW
5	Fashion	5	93,853,435 KRW
6	Health Care & Medical	7	90,876,016 KRW
7	IT & Programming II	18	87,510,238 KRW
8	Aviation & Shipping	6	83,108,835 KRW
9	Logistics, Road, Railway	6	82,979,382 KRW
10	Public Sector	11	81,943,758 KRW
11	Architect Constructions	9	80,131,416 KRW
12	Hotels & Tourism	9	77,024,543 KRW
13	Salesmen & Saleswomen	13	75,471,107 KRW
14	Human Resources	33	75,212,201 KRW
15	Marketing, Sales, Purchase	67	73,917,671 KRW
16	Engineers & Technicians IV	5	73,399,859 KRW
17	Automobile	7	70,810,799 KRW
18	Accounting & Administration	23	70,681,346 KRW
19	IT & Programming	45	70,163,534 KRW
20	Customer Services	6	69,516,269 KRW
21	Engineers & Technicians	52	66,668,302 KRW
22	Media	8	65,891,584 KRW
23	Education & University	35	63,173,071 KRW
24	Engineers & Technicians II	4	59,936,745 KRW
25	Health Care & Medical II	9	59,677,839 KRW
26	Insurance	1	59,289,480 KRW
27	Engineers & Technicians III	4	57,088,779 KRW
28	Making Design	4	50,616,128 KRW
29	Restaurants, Inns, Pubs	4	46,603,085 KRW
30	Agriculture & Fishing	1	39,612,622 KRW
31	Manufacturing & Labor Workers	7	39,353,716 KRW
32	Arts, Culture, Performance	5	34,822,861 KRW
33	Sports & Recreation	1	34,563,955 KRW
34	Organization & Coordination	7	28,220,757 KRW
35	Law	1	20,453,576 KRW

Careers / Seoul (Gross KRW)

#		Surveys
1	General Manager	13	175,538,288 KRW
2	Investment Manager	3	165,052,594 KRW
3	Fund Manager	3	164,275,876 KRW
4	CEO	7	146,799,719 KRW
5	Director	11	141,233,239 KRW
6	Branch Manager	4	123,886,535 KRW
7	Business Manager	4	122,333,099 KRW
8	Construction Project Manager	3	119,226,226 KRW
9	Hotel Manager	4	111,200,139 KRW
10	IT Manager	8	105,374,754 KRW
11	Lead Salesmen or Saleswomen	4	102,267,881 KRW
12	Finance Manager	7	100,973,351 KRW
13	Other Public Sector Career	7	100,714,445 KRW
14	CPA - Certified Public Accountant	4	99,290,462 KRW
15	Other Sales Career	4	98,384,291 KRW
16	Business Development Manager	13	96,960,308 KRW
17	Software Engineer	5	95,147,966 KRW
18	Other Engineer Career	9	92,947,264 KRW
19	Engineering Manager	6	92,558,905 KRW
20	Contract Manager	4	92,170,546 KRW
21	Other Human Resource Career	4	91,523,281 KRW
22	Project Manager	5	91,005,469 KRW
23	Sales Manager	14	88,934,221 KRW
24	University Professor	9	88,545,862 KRW
25	Marketing Manager	8	88,157,503 KRW
26	Account Manager	5	87,639,691 KRW
27	Human Resources Manager	16	86,992,426 KRW
28	Construction Manager	4	83,108,835 KRW
29	Teacher	7	75,988,919 KRW
30	Marketing Executive	3	75,859,466 KRW
31	Other Automobile Career	5	75,471,107 KRW
32	Product Manager	3	75,082,748 KRW
33	Marketing	8	74,564,936 KRW
34	Manager	16	73,658,765 KRW
35	Software Developer	17	72,364,235 KRW
36	IT Project Manager	6	72,234,782 KRW
37	Mechanical Engineer	6	71,587,517 KRW
38	Doctor	3	68,998,456 KRW
39	Human Resource	5	67,703,926 KRW
40	Sales Executives	4	67,445,020 KRW
41	Research Engineer	7	66,668,302 KRW
42	Operations Manager	4	64,338,148 KRW
43	Business Development Coordinator	3	60,325,104 KRW
44	Sales Representative	4	59,936,745 KRW
45	Electrical Engineer	8	59,418,933 KRW
46	Architect	5	52,040,112 KRW
47	Other Management Career	4	51,781,206 KRW
48	Assistant Manager	11	50,875,034 KRW
49	Financial Analyst	3	49,321,598 KRW
50	Languages Teacher	3	48,933,239 KRW
51	Marketing Coordinator	3	48,674,333 KRW
52	Engineer	17	47,638,709 KRW
53	Human Resource Coordinator	5	47,250,350 KRW
54	Other Education Career	5	45,696,914 KRW
55	Sales	3	40,907,152 KRW
56	Salesmen or Saleswomen	3	36,894,109 KRW
57	Secretary	3	36,246,844 KRW
58	Non-Profit Organization	4	25,372,790 KRW

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Key knowledge and tasks

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Key knowledge and tasks

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Key knowledge and tasks

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City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seoul	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	Advanced	100,089,200 KRW

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Key knowledge and tasks

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City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seoul	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	207,069,200 KRW

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Key knowledge and tasks

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City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
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Key knowledge and tasks

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Key knowledge and tasks

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City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
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Key knowledge and tasks

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City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
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Key knowledge and tasks

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City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
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Key knowledge and tasks

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Key knowledge and tasks

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City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
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Key knowledge and tasks

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City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
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Key knowledge and tasks

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City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
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Key knowledge and tasks

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City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
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Key knowledge and tasks

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City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
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Key knowledge and tasks

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City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seoul	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	Advanced	70,743,500 KRW

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Key knowledge and tasks

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City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
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Key knowledge and tasks

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City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
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City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seoul	Some College	1-2 Years	Intermediate	58,952,900 KRW

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Key knowledge and tasks

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Key knowledge and tasks

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Key knowledge and tasks

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Key knowledge and tasks

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Key knowledge and tasks

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Key knowledge and tasks

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City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seoul	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Intermediate	47,162,300 KRW

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Key knowledge and tasks

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City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seoul	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	82,534,100 KRW

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Key knowledge and tasks

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Key knowledge and tasks

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City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
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Key knowledge and tasks

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City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
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Key knowledge and tasks

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Key knowledge and tasks

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Key knowledge and tasks

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Key knowledge and tasks

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Key knowledge and tasks

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Key knowledge and tasks

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Key knowledge and tasks

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City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
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Key knowledge and tasks

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Key knowledge and tasks

"Conduct research."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
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Key knowledge and tasks

"Data Science Machine Learning."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
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Software Engineer

Posted 14 May 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Work with software."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seoul	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	221,148,500 KRW

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Key knowledge and tasks

"I know how to import and export products."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seoul	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	40,376,400 KRW

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Key knowledge and tasks

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City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seoul	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	41,471,600 KRW

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Key knowledge and tasks

"Operation and financial managment."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
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Key knowledge and tasks

"Senior Business Analyst."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
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Key knowledge and tasks

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City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
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SEOUL / SALARY SOUTH KOREA

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78,839,475 KRW

34,952,314 KRW

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