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Korea: Take-home by Salary
| Salary | Top % | Monthly net | National Pension (KR) | Health Insurance (KR) | Long-term Care (KR) | Employment Insurance (KR) | Income Tax (KR) | Local Income Tax (KR) |
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| $10K | 91.76% | $1K | $0.03K | $0.03K | $0.00K | $0.01K | $0.00K | $0.00K |
| $20K | 73.39% | $1K | $0.07K | $0.06K | $0.01K | $0.01K | $0.02K | $0.00K |
| $30K | 43.08% | $2K | $0.11K | $0.09K | $0.01K | $0.02K | $0.09K | $0.01K |
| $40K | 22.57% | $3K | $0.15K | $0.12K | $0.02K | $0.03K | $0.21K | $0.02K |
| $50K | 12.09% | $3K | $0.19K | $0.15K | $0.02K | $0.04K | $0.35K | $0.04K |
| $60K | 7.30% | $4K | $0.20K | $0.18K | $0.02K | $0.04K | $1K | $0.05K |
| $70K | 4.51% | $5K | $0.20K | $0.20K | $0.03K | $0.05K | $1K | $0.07K |
| $80K | 2.58% | $5K | $0.20K | $0.23K | $0.03K | $0.06K | $1K | $0.10K |
| $90K | 1.91% | $6K | $0.20K | $0.26K | $0.03K | $0.07K | $1K | $0.13K |
| $100K | 1.25% | $6K | $0.20K | $0.29K | $0.04K | $0.07K | $2K | $0.16K |
| $110K | 0.59% | $6K | $0.20K | $0.32K | $0.04K | $0.08K | $2K | $0.19K |
| $120K | 0.09% | $7K | $0.20K | $0.35K | $0.05K | $0.09K | $2K | $0.22K |
| $130K | 0.09% | $7K | $0.20K | $0.38K | $0.05K | $0.10K | $2K | $0.25K |
| $140K | 0.09% | $8K | $0.20K | $0.41K | $0.05K | $0.10K | $3K | $0.28K |
| $150K | 0.09% | $8K | $0.20K | $0.44K | $0.06K | $0.11K | $3K | $0.31K |
| $160K | 0.09% | $9K | $0.20K | $0.47K | $0.06K | $0.12K | $3K | $0.34K |
| $170K | 0.09% | $9K | $0.20K | $1K | $0.07K | $0.13K | $4K | $0.37K |
| $180K | 0.09% | $10K | $0.20K | $1K | $0.07K | $0.13K | $4K | $0.40K |
| $190K | 0.09% | $10K | $0.20K | $1K | $0.07K | $0.14K | $4K | $0.43K |
| $200K | 0.09% | $11K | $0.20K | $1K | $0.08K | $0.15K | $5K | $0.46K |
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What salary.gg compares across countries
Every result page ranks your salary's percentile in Korea (KOSIS Wage Earner Income, 2024 — released 2026-02-23), Japan (MHLW 賃金構造基本統計調査, 2024), and the United States (Census ACS 1-year PUMS, 2024 — released 2025-10-16) simultaneously. Conversions use nominal exchange rates, not PPP. 22 U.S. occupation groups across 50 states + D.C., and matching cohort grouping for Korea and Japan.
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Sources and reliability
All wage distributions, tax brackets, and social insurance rates come from official government sources only: Statistics Korea (kostat.go.kr, kosis.kr), National Tax Service (nts.go.kr), Ministry of Health and Welfare (mohw.go.kr), Japan's MHLW (mhlw.go.jp) and NTA (nta.go.jp), Japan Pension Service (nenkin.go.jp), Kyoukai Kenpo (kyoukaikenpo.or.jp), U.S. Census Bureau (census.gov), IRS (irs.gov), SSA (ssa.gov), and each U.S. state Department of Revenue (50 states + D.C.). No proprietary adjustments, no inference — only the most recent official data and the most recent published rates.
Frequently asked questions
- What does salary.gg compare across countries?
- Every result page shows the entered salary's percentile rank in all three covered countries (Korea, Japan, U.S.) simultaneously, computed from each country's official wage distribution. Because wage levels and exchange rates differ, the same salary can rank near the top in one country and around the middle in another — see your exact three-country figures on the compare page or your result page. This cross-country view is the primary differentiator vs. single-country calculators like SmartAsset, PayScale, or Levels.fyi.
- Does the same percentile mean the same standard of living across countries?
- No. The site uses nominal exchange rates to convert salaries, not purchasing-power parity (PPP). A U.S. salary at the same percentile as a Korean salary may purchase different amounts of housing, healthcare, or food. PPP-based comparison is a planned follow-up. Use nominal percentile as a rough ranking signal, not a cost-of-living equivalence.
- Which countries are covered and which are planned?
- Currently covered: South Korea (KOSIS Wage Earner Income Data, 2024), Japan (MHLW 賃金構造基本統計調査, 2024), United States (Census Bureau ACS 1-year PUMS, 2024 — including 50 states + D.C., 22 occupation groups). Selection criteria require an open government wage distribution dataset with cohort-level granularity. Expansion candidates depend on equivalent official data availability.
- How is user input handled — is anything stored?
- Salary and birth year inputs are processed entirely in the user's browser. Results are encoded into the shareable URL (base64), not stored on a server. No account or login required. No personally identifiable information is collected beyond standard anonymous web analytics (Google Analytics 4).
- How recent are the wage statistics?
- Korea: 2024 KOSIS data, released 2026-02-23. Japan: 2024 MHLW data, released annually. U.S.: 2024 Census ACS 1-year PUMS, released 2025-10-16. All three are the most recent official datasets as of 2026. Tax rates and social insurance rates reflect 2026 applicable values (IRS Rev. Proc. 2025-32, SSA 2026 wage base, Korean NTS 간이세액표 2026, Japanese NTA 月額表 2026).