26/08/2026
๐ฐ๐ท THIS IS HOW MUCH A COMPANY ACTUALLY PAYS FOR ONE EMPLOYEE IN KOREA
Letโs use a monthly gross salary of โฉ2,500,000 as an example.
๐ค EMPLOYEEโS SALARY
Gross salary: โฉ2,500,000
Approximate employee deductions:
๐น ๊ตญ๋ฏผ์ฐ๊ธ (National Pension): โฉ118,750
๐น ๊ฑด๊ฐ๋ณดํ (Health Insurance): โฉ89,870
๐น ์ฅ๊ธฐ์์๋ณดํ (Long-Term Care): โฉ11,810
๐น ๊ณ ์ฉ๋ณดํ (Employment Insurance): โฉ22,500
๐น ์๋์ธ + ์ง๋ฐฉ์๋์ธ: approximately โฉ40,000โโฉ50,000
๐ต Estimated take-home salary: approximately โฉ2,207,000โโฉ2,217,000
But the company also pays its own share of the employeeโs insurance.
๐ข COMPANYโS ACTUAL MONTHLY EXPENSE
๐น Gross salary: โฉ2,500,000
๐น Employerโs ๊ตญ๋ฏผ์ฐ๊ธ: โฉ118,750
๐น Employerโs ๊ฑด๊ฐ๋ณดํ: โฉ89,870
๐น Employerโs ์ฅ๊ธฐ์์๋ณดํ: โฉ11,810
๐น Employerโs ๊ณ ์ฉ๋ณดํ contribution: approximately โฉ28,750
๐น ์ฐ์ฌ๋ณดํ (Industrial Accident Insurance): approximately โฉ17,500โโฉ50,000, depending on the industry
๐ฐ Companyโs monthly cash expense: approximately โฉ2,767,000โโฉ2,799,000
If we also include the companyโs future ํด์ง๊ธ obligation:
๐น Monthly severance reserve: approximately โฉ208,333
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REAL TOTAL EMPLOYMENT COST: approximately โฉ2,975,000โโฉ3,007,000 per month
This means that even if an employeeโs gross salary is โฉ2,500,000, the company may actually spend approximately โฉ3 million every month for that one employee.
The employee does not receive the entire โฉ2.5 million because their portion of the insurance and taxes is deducted. At the same time, the company pays separate employer contributions on top of the employeeโs gross salary.
These are estimated 2026 figures. Actual insurance premiums, income tax and employer expenses may differ depending on dependents, tax-free allowances, workplace size and type of industry.