Korea salary, ages 40-44
Based on Statistics Korea — Wage Earner Income (Compensation) Survey (2024)
ages 40-44 Korean full-time workers earn about 5,568만원 on average. Median is about 4,670만원; top 10% earn at least 10,691만원.
- What is the median salary for ages 40-44 workers in Korea?
- About 4,670만원 (Statistics Korea KOSIS Wage Earner Income).
- What do the top 10% / 25% earn at ages 40-44 in Korea?
- Top 10% earn at least 10,691만원; top 25% at least 7,345만원.
- What do the bottom 10% / 25% earn at ages 40-44 in Korea?
- Bottom 10% earn at most 1,410만원; bottom 25% at most 2,650만원.
Korea, ages 40-44 full-time wage and salary earners. Pay spans widely — the top 10% clear 10,691만원, about 7.6× the bottom 10% at 1,410만원, with the middle running 2,650만원 to 7,345만원. The 5,568만원 average is pulled up by top earners. Monthly pay is about ₩389M, hourly wage about ₩18,619. Source: Statistics Korea — Wage Earner Income (Compensation) Survey (2024).
Per month, per hour
Based on a typical (median) earner
- Monthly389만원
- Hourly22,450원
- Take-home monthly337만원
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At a glance
- 5% higher than the next-older cohort
- 6% higher than the next-younger cohort
- Top 10% earn 7.6x more than the bottom 10%
- ₩50M annual is in the top 46.3% for this age group
- At this age, the top 10% earn about 133% more than the median
- The top 25% earn about 60% more than the median at this age
- This cohort's median is 35% above the all-ages median
- This is the peak age group for pay
Top-paying occupations at this age
Ranked by average pay for this age group (Statistics Korea occupational major groups).
| Occupation | Average pay |
|---|---|
| Managers | 8,551만원 |
| Professionals & Related Workers | 5,600만원 |
| Office Workers | 4,996만원 |
| Sales Workers | 3,952만원 |
| Craft and Related Trades Workers | 3,868만원 |
| Plant and Machine Operators | 3,824만원 |
About this page
This page covers the salary distribution for Korea, ages 40-44. The median is 4,670만원 and the average is 5,568만원, based on Statistics Korea (KOSIS).
How we calculated
Figures for Korea ages 40-44 are compiled from Statistics Korea (KOSIS). On this page the median is 4,670만원 and the 10th–90th percentile range runs 1,410만원–10,691만원; 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