Korea salary, ages 30-34
Based on Statistics Korea — Wage Earner Income (Compensation) Survey (2024)
ages 30-34 Korean full-time workers earn about 4,419만원 on average. Median is about 3,993만원; top 10% earn at least 8,250만원.
- What is the median salary for ages 30-34 workers in Korea?
- About 3,993만원 (Statistics Korea KOSIS Wage Earner Income).
- What do the top 10% / 25% earn at ages 30-34 in Korea?
- Top 10% earn at least 8,250만원; top 25% at least 5,882만원.
- What do the bottom 10% / 25% earn at ages 30-34 in Korea?
- Bottom 10% earn at most 1,815만원; bottom 25% at most 2,969만원.
Korea, ages 30-34 full-time wage and salary earners. The top 10% earn at least 8,250만원 and the top 25% at least 5,882만원; the bottom 25% earn at most 2,969만원 and the bottom 10% at most 1,815만원. The average is 4,419만원. Monthly pay is about ₩333M, hourly wage about ₩15,919. Source: Statistics Korea — Wage Earner Income (Compensation) Survey (2024).
Per month, per hour
Based on a typical (median) earner
- Monthly333만원
- Hourly19,195원
- Take-home monthly293만원
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At a glance
- 17% higher than the next-older cohort
- 10% lower than the next-younger cohort
- Top 10% earn 4.5x more than the bottom 10%
- ₩50M annual is in the top 37.9% for this age group
- At this age, the top 10% earn about 98% more than the median
- The top 25% earn about 41% more than the median at this age
- This cohort's median is 16% above the all-ages median
- Pay peaks at ages 40-44; this cohort is at 85% 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 | 5,285만원 |
| Professionals & Related Workers | 3,977만원 |
| Office Workers | 3,650만원 |
| Plant and Machine Operators | 3,568만원 |
| Craft and Related Trades Workers | 3,512만원 |
| Sales Workers | 3,380만원 |
About this page
This page covers the salary distribution for Korea, ages 30-34. The median is 3,993만원 and the average is 4,419만원, based on Statistics Korea (KOSIS).
How we calculated
Figures for Korea ages 30-34 are compiled from Statistics Korea (KOSIS). On this page the median is 3,993만원 and the 10th–90th percentile range runs 1,815만원–8,250만원; 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