Korea salary, under 19
Based on Statistics Korea — Wage Earner Income (Compensation) Survey (2024)
under 19 Korean full-time workers earn about 1,142만원 on average. Median is about 739만원; top 10% earn at least 2,794만원.
- What is the median salary for under 19 workers in Korea?
- About 739만원 (Statistics Korea KOSIS Wage Earner Income).
- What do the top 10% / 25% earn at under 19 in Korea?
- Top 10% earn at least 2,794만원; top 25% at least 1,646만원.
- What do the bottom 10% / 25% earn at under 19 in Korea?
- Bottom 10% earn at most 167만원; bottom 25% at most 417만원.
Korea, under 19 full-time wage and salary earners. Pay spans widely — the top 10% clear 2,794만원, about 16.8× the bottom 10% at 167만원, with the middle running 417만원 to 1,646만원. The 1,142만원 average is pulled up by top earners. Monthly pay is about ₩62M, hourly wage about ₩2,947. Source: Statistics Korea — Wage Earner Income (Compensation) Survey (2024).
Per month, per hour
Based on a typical (median) earner
- Monthly62만원
- Hourly3,554원
- Take-home monthly58만원
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At a glance
- 71% lower than the next-younger cohort
- Top 10% earn 16.8x more than the bottom 10%
- ₩50M annual is in the top 3.0% for this age group
- At this age, the top 10% earn about 235% more than the median
- The top 25% earn about 97% more than the median at this age
- This cohort's median is 79% below the all-ages median
- Pay peaks at ages 40-44; this cohort is at 16% 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 |
|---|---|
| Professionals & Related Workers | 2,527만원 |
| Plant and Machine Operators | 2,354만원 |
| Skilled Agriculture/Forestry/Fisheries | 2,178만원 |
| Craft and Related Trades Workers | 2,019만원 |
| Office Workers | 1,929만원 |
| Sales Workers | 1,559만원 |
About this page
This page covers the salary distribution for Korea, under 19. The median is 739만원 and the average is 1,142만원, based on Statistics Korea (KOSIS).
How we calculated
Figures for Korea under 19 are compiled from Statistics Korea (KOSIS). On this page the median is 739만원 and the 10th–90th percentile range runs 167만원–2,794만원; 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