2026 Age Salary
This guide provides wage information by age group for 2026.
The latest three years of data from the ‘Employment Type-based Labor Conditions Survey’ of the Ministry of Employment and Labor is linked and analyzed to provide estimated average and percentile (lower p25, median, upper p25) wages by age, gender, and education level.
• Reference Material for Age-based Wages : Occupational Information System
| Age | Average | Median | Bottom 25% | Top 25% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| under 20s | 26M KRW | 25M KRW | 23M KRW | 28M KRW |
| 20 to 24 years old | 29M KRW | 27M KRW | 24M KRW | 32M KRW |
| 25 to 29 years old | 36M KRW | 32M KRW | 27M KRW | 41M KRW |
| 230 to 34 years old | 44M KRW | 39M KRW | 30M KRW | 52M KRW |
| 35 to 39 years old | 52M KRW | 45M KRW | 33M KRW | 62M KRW |
| 40 to 44 years old | 57M KRW | 48M KRW | 33M KRW | 70M KRW |
| 45 to 49 years old | 59M KRW | 48M KRW | 31M KRW | 75M KRW |
| 50 to 54 years old | 60M KRW | 45M KRW | 29M KRW | 78M KRW |
| 55 to 59 years old | 55M KRW | 40M KRW | 27M KRW | 71M KRW |
| 60 years and older | 45M KRW | 30M KRW | 24M KRW | 46M KRW |