🇰🇷 Salary Updated March 6, 2026

Top Earners: South Korea

Discover the highest paying professions and salary benchmarks across the region. Make informed career decisions with real-time data.

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Highest Paying Jobs Ranked

RankJob TitleAvg. Salary / year (KRW)Income Tier
1901
Health Data Analyst
Health and Medical
44,280,500 KRW Middle 40%
1902
Data Analytics Engineer
Information Technology
44,280,500 KRW Middle 40%
1903
Disaster Recovery Analyst
Information Technology
44,280,500 KRW Middle 40%
1904
Help Desk Analyst
Information Technology
44,280,500 KRW Middle 40%
1905
Information Security Engineer
Information Technology
44,280,500 KRW Middle 40%
1906
Salesforce Administrator
Information Technology
44,280,500 KRW Middle 40%
1907
Contracts Negotiator
Legal
44,280,500 KRW Middle 40%
1908
Contracts Specialist
Purchasing and Inventory
44,280,500 KRW Middle 40%
1909
Real Estate Appraiser
Real Estate
44,280,500 KRW Middle 40%
1910
Survey Analyst
Science and Technical Services
44,280,500 KRW Middle 40%
1911
Internal Auditor
Accounting and Finance
44,161,600 KRW Middle 40%
1912
Payroll Supervisor
Accounting and Finance
44,161,600 KRW Middle 40%
1913
Civil Engineer
Construction / Building / Installation
44,161,600 KRW Middle 40%
1914
Product Engineer
Engineering
44,161,600 KRW Middle 40%
1915
Service Engineer
Engineering
44,161,600 KRW Middle 40%
1916
Sponsorship Consultant
Marketing
44,161,600 KRW Middle 40%
1917
Roughneck
Oil / Gas / Energy / Mining
44,161,600 KRW Middle 40%
1918
Architecture Teacher
Teaching / Education
44,161,600 KRW Middle 40%
1919
Math Teacher
Teaching / Education
44,161,600 KRW Middle 40%
1920
Sales Engineer
Engineering
44,040,700 KRW Middle 40%
1921
Assistant Shipping Manager
Factory and Manufacturing
44,040,700 KRW Middle 40%
1922
Clinical Data Reviewer
Health and Medical
44,040,700 KRW Middle 40%
1923
Dental Therapist
Health and Medical
44,040,700 KRW Middle 40%
1924
Infection Control Coordinator
Health and Medical
44,040,700 KRW Middle 40%
1925
Blockchain Associate
Information Technology
44,040,700 KRW Middle 40%
1926
Software Engineer
Information Technology
44,040,700 KRW Middle 40%
1927
Fire Prevention Engineer
Law Enforcement / Security / Fire
44,040,700 KRW Middle 40%
1928
Associate Content Management Specialist
Publishing and Printing
44,040,700 KRW Middle 40%
1929
Education Resource Specialist
Teaching / Education
44,040,700 KRW Middle 40%
1930
Preschool Education Administrator
Teaching / Education
44,040,700 KRW Middle 40%
1931
Child Care Assistant Director
Care Giving and Child Care
43,921,700 KRW Middle 40%
1932
Export Administrator
Import and Export
43,921,700 KRW Middle 40%
1933
Data Warehousing Specialist
Information Technology
43,921,700 KRW Middle 40%
1934
GIS Analyst
Information Technology
43,921,700 KRW Middle 40%
1935
Legal Editor
Legal
43,921,700 KRW Middle 40%
1936
Reliability Engineer
Oil / Gas / Energy / Mining
43,921,700 KRW Middle 40%
1937
Accounting Analyst
Accounting and Finance
43,800,600 KRW Middle 40%
1938
Payroll Administrator
Accounting and Finance
43,800,600 KRW Middle 40%
1939
Electrical Designer
Electrical and Electronics Trades
43,800,600 KRW Middle 40%
1940
Electronic Engineer
Electrical and Electronics Trades
43,800,600 KRW Middle 40%
1941
Licensed Aircraft Engineer
Engineering
43,800,600 KRW Middle 40%
1942
Solar Engineer
Engineering
43,800,600 KRW Middle 40%
1943
Nurse Midwife
Health and Medical
43,800,600 KRW Middle 40%
1944
Dance Director
Media / Broadcasting / Arts / Entertainment
43,800,600 KRW Middle 40%
1945
Medical Representative
Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology
43,800,600 KRW Middle 40%
1946
Technical Services Regulatory Affairs Specialist
Science and Technical Services
43,800,600 KRW Middle 40%
1947
Development Researcher
Business Planning
43,680,700 KRW Middle 40%
1948
Production Supervisor
Factory and Manufacturing
43,680,700 KRW Middle 40%
1949
Assistant Optometrist
Health and Medical
43,680,700 KRW Middle 40%
1950
Build and Release Engineer
Information Technology
43,680,700 KRW Middle 40%
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