🇰🇵 Salary Updated March 5, 2026

Top Earners: North Korea

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Highest Paying Jobs Ranked

RankJob TitleAvg. Salary / year (KPW)Income Tier
2001
Events Manager
Media / Broadcasting / Arts / Entertainment
2,161,200 KPW Top 1%
2002
Publisher
Publishing and Printing
2,161,200 KPW Top 1%
2003
Real Estate Administrator
Real Estate
2,161,200 KPW Top 1%
2004
Technical Services Regulatory Affairs Specialist
Science and Technical Services
2,161,200 KPW Top 1%
2005
Interior Decorator
Architecture
2,146,100 KPW Top 1%
2006
Reconciliation and Investigation Specialist
Banking
2,146,100 KPW Top 1%
2007
CAD Design Engineer
Engineering
2,146,100 KPW Top 1%
2008
Civil Engineer
Engineering
2,146,100 KPW Top 1%
2009
Neurophysiology Technologist
Health and Medical
2,146,100 KPW Top 1%
2010
Disaster Recovery Analyst
Information Technology
2,146,100 KPW Top 1%
2011
Hardware Design Engineer
Information Technology
2,146,100 KPW Top 1%
2012
Usability Engineer
Information Technology
2,146,100 KPW Top 1%
2013
Contracts Negotiator
Legal
2,146,100 KPW Top 1%
2014
Reliability Engineer
Oil / Gas / Energy / Mining
2,146,100 KPW Top 1%
2015
Animal Breeder
Pet Care
2,146,100 KPW Top 1%
2016
CopyWriter
Publishing and Printing
2,146,100 KPW Top 1%
2017
Category Management Specialist
Purchasing and Inventory
2,146,100 KPW Top 1%
2018
Contracts Specialist
Purchasing and Inventory
2,146,100 KPW Top 1%
2019
Inventory Management Associate
Purchasing and Inventory
2,146,100 KPW Top 1%
2020
Procurement Associate
Purchasing and Inventory
2,146,100 KPW Top 1%
2021
Quality Surveyor
Quality Control and Compliance
2,146,100 KPW Top 1%
2022
Real Estate Appraiser
Real Estate
2,146,100 KPW Top 1%
2023
Real Estate Sales Agent
Real Estate
2,146,100 KPW Top 1%
2024
Medical Device Sales
Sales Retail and Wholesale
2,146,100 KPW Top 1%
2025
Materials Analyst
Science and Technical Services
2,146,100 KPW Top 1%
2026
Cost Controller
Business Planning
2,136,200 KPW Top 1%
2027
Fire Engineer
Engineering
2,136,200 KPW Top 1%
2028
Materials Engineer
Engineering
2,136,200 KPW Top 1%
2029
Optical Engineer
Engineering
2,136,200 KPW Top 1%
2030
Packaging Manager
Factory and Manufacturing
2,136,200 KPW Top 1%
2031
Head Nurse
Health and Medical
2,136,200 KPW Top 1%
2032
Human Resources Analyst
Human Resources
2,136,200 KPW Top 1%
2033
Human Resources Data Analytics Manager
Human Resources
2,136,200 KPW Top 1%
2034
Advertising Account Planner
Information Technology
2,136,200 KPW Top 1%
2035
Applications System Specialist
Information Technology
2,136,200 KPW Top 1%
2036
Oracle Database Administrator
Information Technology
2,136,200 KPW Top 1%
2037
Software QA Engineer
Information Technology
2,136,200 KPW Top 1%
2038
Procurement Engineer
Purchasing and Inventory
2,136,200 KPW Top 1%
2039
Geological Technician
Science and Technical Services
2,136,200 KPW Top 1%
2040
Family Services Specialist
Counseling
2,124,400 KPW Top 1%
2041
Geological Engineer
Engineering
2,124,400 KPW Top 1%
2042
Database Report Writer
Information Technology
2,124,400 KPW Top 1%
2043
Information Technology Infrastructure Engineer
Information Technology
2,124,400 KPW Top 1%
2044
System Administrator
Information Technology
2,124,400 KPW Top 1%
2045
Visual Information Specialist
Information Technology
2,124,400 KPW Top 1%
2046
Real Estate Agent
Real Estate
2,124,400 KPW Top 1%
2047
Credit Analyst
Banking
2,110,600 KPW Top 1%
2048
Customer Service Team Leader
Customer Service and Call Center
2,110,600 KPW Top 1%
2049
Electrical Sales Engineer
Electrical and Electronics Trades
2,110,600 KPW Top 1%
2050
Instrument Engineer
Engineering
2,110,600 KPW Top 1%
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