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.
In Korea, under 19 full-time wage and salary earners have a median annual salary of about 739만원 and an average of 1,142만원. The top 10% earn at least 2,794만원, top 25% at least 1,646만원; the bottom 25% earn at most 417만원 and the bottom 10% at most 167만원. 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
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How we calculated
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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