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Your Korean salary,
explained in English

Free calculators and plain-English guides for foreigners working in Korea: take-home pay, the 19% flat tax, social insurance, severance and your national pension refund. Built on 2026 Korean rates. Everything runs in your browser.

2026 minimum wage₩10,320/h

National pension (you)4.75%

Health insurance (you)3.595%

Flat tax option19%

Calculators

Korea Take-Home Pay CalculatorNet monthly salary after Korean income tax and the four social insurances Korea Social Insurance CalculatorNational pension, health, long-term care and employment insurance by month Korea Severance Pay CalculatorLegal severance (toejikgeum) from your dates and last 3 months of pay National Pension Refund CalculatorCheck if you can get your Korean pension back when leaving, and roughly how much Korea Hourly Wage ConverterConvert hourly, daily, monthly and annual pay and check the minimum wage Weekly Holiday Pay CalculatorJuhyu pay for part-time and hourly workers in Korea Overtime, Night & Holiday Pay CalculatorExtra pay for overtime, night and holiday work under Korean labor law Korea Annual Leave CalculatorPaid annual leave days by years of service under the Labor Standards Act F-2-7 Visa Points CalculatorScore yourself for Korea's points-based residence visa (80 points to pass)

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How Penggu Korea Pay works

Korean payroll rules are published almost entirely in Korean, and they change every year. Penggu Korea Pay takes the official numbers, such as the Ministry of Employment and Labor's minimum wage notice, the National Pension Service and National Health Insurance Service rates, and the National Tax Service withholding table, and turns them into tools and explanations in English.

The take-home pay calculator reproduces the official simplified withholding tax table and is tested against its published values to the won. The same engine runs the Korean-language site 펭구 월급계산기, which Korean workers use.

Results are estimates for typical situations. Your payslip depends on how your employer reports your pay, your visa and your nationality. If something looks wrong, compare it line by line using the payslip guide.