2026 reference

Korea Office Workers salary, ages 45-49

Based on Statistics Korea KOSIS — Wages and Working Conditions by Occupation/Education/Age/Gender (2015)

In Korea, Office Workers (full-time) ages 45-49 workers earn an average of about 5,501만원 per year. The top 10% earn at least ~10,339만원, top 25% at least ~7,103만원; the bottom 25% earn at most ~2,563만원 (estimated). Monthly pay is about ₩458M, hourly wage about ₩21,933. Quantile estimates derived from occupation mean × national quantile ratio. Source: Statistics Korea KOSIS — Wages and Working Conditions by Occupation/Education/Age/Gender (2015).

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Data Sources
Statistics Korea 'Wage Earner Income 2024' / KOSIS DT_1EP_2010
https://kosis.kr/statHtml/statHtml.do?orgId=101&tblId=DT_1EP_2010
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