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.
In Korea, ages 40-44 full-time wage and salary earners have a median annual salary of about 4,670만원 and an average of 5,568만원. The top 10% earn at least 10,691만원, top 25% at least 7,345만원; the bottom 25% earn at most 2,650만원 and the bottom 10% at most 1,410만원. 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
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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