Korea salary, ages 20-24
Based on Statistics Korea — Wage Earner Income (Compensation) Survey (2024)
ages 20-24 Korean full-time workers earn about 2,395만원 on average. Median is about 2,520만원; top 10% earn at least 5,372만원.
- What is the median salary for ages 20-24 workers in Korea?
- About 2,520만원 (Statistics Korea KOSIS Wage Earner Income).
- What do the top 10% / 25% earn at ages 20-24 in Korea?
- Top 10% earn at least 5,372만원; top 25% at least 4,112만원.
- What do the bottom 10% / 25% earn at ages 20-24 in Korea?
- Bottom 10% earn at most 785만원; bottom 25% at most 2,028만원.
In Korea, ages 20-24 full-time wage and salary earners have a median annual salary of about 2,520만원 and an average of 2,395만원. The top 10% earn at least 5,372만원, top 25% at least 4,112만원; the bottom 25% earn at most 2,028만원 and the bottom 10% at most 785만원. Monthly pay is about ₩210M, hourly wage about ₩10,048. Source: Statistics Korea — Wage Earner Income (Compensation) Survey (2024).
Per month, per hour
Based on a typical (median) earner
- Monthly210만원
- Hourly12,115원
- Take-home monthly190만원
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At a glance
- 241% higher than the next-older cohort
- 26% lower than the next-younger cohort
- Top 10% earn 6.8x more than the bottom 10%
- ₩50M annual is in the top 14.4% for this age group
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How we calculated
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- Statistics Korea 'Wage Earner Income 2024' / KOSIS DT_1EP_2010
- https://kosis.kr/statHtml/statHtml.do?orgId=101&tblId=DT_1EP_2010