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.
Korea, ages 20-24 full-time wage and salary earners. The top 10% earn at least 5,372만원 and the top 25% at least 4,112만원; the bottom 25% earn at most 2,028만원 and the bottom 10% at most 785만원. The average is 2,395만원. 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
- At this age, the top 10% earn about 70% more than the median
- The top 25% earn about 30% more than the median at this age
- This cohort's median is 27% below the all-ages median
- Pay peaks at ages 40-44; this cohort is at 54% of that peak
Top-paying occupations at this age
Ranked by average pay for this age group (Statistics Korea occupational major groups).
| Occupation | Average pay |
|---|---|
| Managers | 3,148만원 |
| Plant and Machine Operators | 2,861만원 |
| Craft and Related Trades Workers | 2,452만원 |
| Professionals & Related Workers | 2,294만원 |
| Office Workers | 2,200만원 |
| Skilled Agriculture/Forestry/Fisheries | 1,999만원 |
About this page
This page covers the salary distribution for Korea, ages 20-24. The median is 2,520만원 and the average is 2,395만원, based on Statistics Korea (KOSIS).
How we calculated
Figures for Korea ages 20-24 are compiled from Statistics Korea (KOSIS). On this page the median is 2,520만원 and the 10th–90th percentile range runs 785만원–5,372만원; the upper and lower percentiles come from rank statistics on the same sample.
- Statistics Korea 'Wage Earner Income 2024' / KOSIS DT_1EP_2010
- https://kosis.kr/statHtml/statHtml.do?orgId=101&tblId=DT_1EP_2010