Calculators

Grouped into 11 sets by the situation you are in. For each of the 78 calculators the table below lists what you enter, what comes out, and which year's rules it applies, so you can pick the right one before opening it. Everything runs in your browser - nothing you type is stored or sent anywhere.

Pay and Working Time 11

Gross pay and take-home pay are two different numbers in Korea. After the four national insurances and income tax, roughly 83-88% of a salary reaches the bank account - and the same salary converts to a different hourly figure if meals come in kind rather than cash. Leave and holidays sit here too, because they are multiplied back onto that same wage.

CalculatorWhat you enterWhat you getBasis
Korean Take-home PayAnnual or monthly gross salary, dependantsMonthly net pay after insurances and tax2026 insurance rates & withholding table
Salary Table (Korea)No input - look up your salary bandMonthly net pay for 24M-100M KRWPrecomputed for 2026
Civil Servant PayGrade and stepAnnual and monthly pay including allowances2026 official pay table
Hourly Wage (Korea)Hourly rate, weekly hours, days workedMonthly pay including weekly holiday allowance2026 minimum wage rules
Minimum Wage CheckerWeekly hours, base pay, bonus, meal allowance, pay in kindHourly equivalent, and whether it clears the floorMinimum Wage Act art. 6(4), 2027 rate
Overtime Limit CheckerScheme, worker, sector, workplace size, hours this weekThis week's ceiling and the hours over itLabor Standards Act arts. 53, 59 and 63
Holiday Work Pay (Korea)Workplace size, ordinary wage, hours workedPay for the day including holiday and night premiumsLabor Standards Act art. 56
Holiday SubstitutionWhich holiday, the agreement, the day back, hours worked, hourly wageWhether it stands, and what the day costsLSA art. 55(2) proviso and art. 56(2)
Annual Leave (Korea)Hire date, reference date, monthly ordinary wage, days takenDays accrued and pay for unused leaveLabor Standards Act art. 60
Leave Use-Promotion DeadlinesHire date, service, how leave accrues, date of noticeThe two notice deadlines, and whether pay lapsesLabor Standards Act arts. 61, 60(7)
Annual-Leave SubstitutionWorkplace size, the day off, the agreement, leave accruedWhether it stands, and the leave leftLabor Standards Act arts. 62, 55

Leaving, Severance and Unemployment 10

The day you leave, your pay splits three ways - severance, unemployment benefit, and the allowances in between. People say resigning means no benefit, but Table 2 of the Enforcement Rule lists thirteen just causes, and a single code on the leaving confirmation decides how it is read.

CalculatorWhat you enterWhat you getBasis
Severance PayStart date, last day, last 3 months of pay, bonusesAverage daily wage and total severanceEmployee Retirement Benefit Security Act
Severance Tax (Korea)Retirement income, years and months of serviceDeductions step by step, tax due and effective rateIncome Tax Act arts. 48 and 55(2)
Severance Interim SettlementWhy you want to settle, home ownership, care period, annual payWhether Decree art. 3 allows itRetirement Benefits Act Decree art. 3
Unemployment BenefitAge, months insured, pre-departure salaryDaily benefit and number of months payable2026 upper and lower limits
Resigning and Still ClaimingReason for leaving, how long it ran, commute, nursing periodWhether Table 2 counts it as just causeEIA Enforcement Rule, Table 2
Separation Code CheckerThe code on the form, the kind of fault, when you asked for itWhether that code allows a claim, and the fineEIA art. 58 and Table 3
Early Reemployment AllowancePrescribed days, days left, daily benefit, new payThe allowance you receiveEIA art. 64 and Decree art. 84
Other Unemployment AllowancesWhich allowance, training days, distance, fares, lodgingTraining, wide-area job search and moving allowancesEIA art. 37(2), Decree art. 89
Unemployment Benefit, Self-EmployedNotified base pay, insured period, why it closed, fall in salesDaily rate, days and total benefitEIA arts. 69-3 to 69-7, Table 2
Artists and Contract WorkersInsured status, reason for leaving, size of the change, insured monthsWhether Tables 2-2 and 2-3 count itEIA Enforcement Rule, Tables 2-2 and 2-3

Shutdown, Leave and Childbirth 5

Wherever work stops, one floor is drawn underneath. A shutdown for the employer's own reasons must pay 70% of the average wage; if the employer holds that line, the state returns part of it as a retention subsidy. And where the Labor Relations Commission approves going below it, the subsidy is paid into the worker's own account instead.

CalculatorWhat you enterWhat you getBasis
Shutdown AllowanceFirst day, wages in the 3 months before, ordinary wage, daysThe statutory minimum allowanceLabor Standards Act art. 46, Decree art. 26
Employment Retention SubsidyPaid per worker a day, hours cut, employer size, daysSubsidy for this measureEIA art. 21, Decree arts. 19 and 21
Unpaid Retention SubsidyTotal insured, workers covered, average wage, daysCeiling per worker and for everyoneEIA Decree art. 21-3, Notice 2026-30
Maternity Leave BenefitOrdinary wage, weekly hours, type of birth, employer sizeTotal over the leave, and who pays which partLSA art. 74, EIA art. 76, 2026 notice
Parental Leave PayOrdinary wage, months of leaveMonthly and total benefit2026 parental leave caps

When Wages Go Unpaid 2

When wages go unpaid, the Act keeps three separate numbers: 20% a year in interest, up to three times the wages in damages you may claim in court, and from 8 October 2026 a fine of up to 50 million won. On the employer's side, public listing and the habitual-arrears designation attach separately again.

CalculatorWhat you enterWhat you getBasis
Unpaid Wage InterestWhich wages, the amount, days elapsed, monthly ordinary wage20%-a-year interest and the threefold ceilingLSA arts. 37 and 43-8, Decree art. 17
Habitual Wage ArrearsConvictions in 3 years, yearly arrears, workers unpaidListing, exit ban, credit report and habitual designationLSA arts. 43-2 to 43-7, Decree art. 23-6

Year-End Settlement and Income Tax 11

Tax calculators get used less for "what do I owe" than for "what comes back". A year-end settlement is only the gap between the tax finally assessed and the tax already withheld - and each deduction carries its own floor and cap. Some of them never appear in the tax office's own feed at all.

CalculatorWhat you enterWhat you getBasis
Year-End Tax SettlementGross pay, allowances, other deductions, tax withheldRefund or bill, and how muchIncome Tax Act arts. 47-59, 2026
Card Deduction (Korea)Gross pay, spending by payment methodHow far to the threshold and the deductible amountNTS year-end settlement guide
Medical Expense CreditGross pay, dependants' bills, self and 65+, fertilityThe credit left after the 3% floorIncome Tax Act art. 59-4(3)
Monthly Rent Tax CreditGross pay, global income, monthly rent, days rentedIncome tax returnedRestriction of Special Taxation Act art. 95-2
Housing Fund DeductionGross pay, rent-loan repayments, housing savings, mortgage interestThe deduction from one shared capIncome Tax Act art. 52(4),(5)
Housing Subscription DeductionPaid in this year, gross pay, tax bracket, householder statusTax back this year, and any clawbackRestriction of Special Taxation Act art. 87(2)
Pension Savings and IRP CreditHow income is measured, pension savings, IRP paymentsTax you get back, capped by tax owedIncome Tax Act art. 59-3
Deductions the Tax Feed OmitsGross pay, medical already in the feed, glasses, hearing aids, uniformsWhat comes back if you keep the receiptsIncome Tax Act art. 59-4, Decree art. 118-5
Income Tax (Korea)Annual revenue, expenses, deductionsTax due and refund against 3.3% withheld2026 income tax brackets
Interim Income TaxLast May's tax, last November's interim, this year's H1 incomeDue by 30 November, and whether it splitsIncome Tax Act art. 65
VAT (Korea)Taxpayer type, business, annual sales, annual purchasesVAT payable, and whether it is waivedVAT Act arts. 37 and 63

Property, Inheritance and Gift Tax 7

Property is taxed by different acts when you buy it, hold it and pass it on - acquisition tax under the Local Tax Act, the comprehensive real estate tax under its own act, inheritance and gift under two chapters of a third. In every one of them, the deductions and apportionment settle the figure before the rate does.

CalculatorWhat you enterWhat you getBasis
Acquisition TaxPurchase price, floor area, homes after purchase, regulated areaTotal with both surtaxesLocal Tax Act arts. 11 and 151
Car Purchase TaxVehicle price, engine size, regionRegistration cost incl. acquisition tax and bondsLocal Tax Act, 2026
Property Tax (Korea)Purchase price, holding period, homes ownedAcquisition tax and capital gains estimate2026 rates and heavy-tax rules
Comprehensive Real Estate TaxPublished prices, taxpayer type, age, years heldTotal including the rural surtaxComprehensive Real Estate Tax Act arts. 8, 9
Capital Gains Tax (Korea)Sale price, purchase price, expenses, years held and residentTax after apportionment and the holding deductionIncome Tax Act arts. 89, 95, 104
Inheritance Tax (Korea)Taxable estate, children, spouse's share, net financial assetsTax due after the deductionsInheritance and Gift Tax Act arts. 18-30
Gift Tax (Korea)Who gave it, the amount, the last ten yearsTax due after the filing creditInheritance and Gift Tax Act arts. 53-57

Pension, Health Insurance and Benefits 9

The same income costs different amounts depending on what kind of income it is. Twenty-four million won counts half as much for health premiums if it is a pension, and interest counts as zero up to ten million and in full one won over. These calculators walk those edges one at a time.

CalculatorWhat you enterWhat you getBasis
National PensionYears contributed, average monthly incomeEstimated monthly pension, early vs deferred2026 A-value formula
Basic Pension Income TestHousehold, region, monthly income, property, debtRecognised income, and whether it clears the lineBasic Pension Act arts. 2 and 5
Regional Health PremiumAnnual income by type, assessed value of propertyMonthly health and long-term care premiumsNHI Act Decree, Table 4, 2026 rates
Health Insurance Dependant TestRelationship, annual income by type, propertyWhether the income and property tests passNHI Enforcement Rule, Table 1-2
Earned Income Tax CreditHousehold type, earnings counted, assets, when claimedWhat the statutory table paysRestriction of Special Taxation Act art. 100-5
EITC Half-Year ClaimH1 wage income, months worked, the table amountPaid in September, and the settling-upSpecial Taxation Decree art. 100-6
Child Credit (Korea)Household type, children, earnings counted, assetsPer-child amount, set against the child tax creditRestriction of Special Taxation Act art. 100-28
Energy Voucher (Korea)Income test, household trait, household size, other aidEligibility, and the summer and winter amountsEnergy Act art. 16-3, 2026 notice
Health Screening EligibilityYear of birth, insured status, smoking history, last screeningWhether you are due this year, and for whatHealth Screening Act and cancer screening rules

Loans, Savings and Investing 6

At the same rate, money borrowed and money saved end up in different places. Changing only the repayment method can move total interest by millions of won, and a deposit's real return appears only after 15.4% is taken off the interest. An ISA is the question of how far around that 15.4% you can get.

CalculatorWhat you enterWhat you getBasis
Loan PaymentsPrincipal, rate, term, repayment methodMonthly payment, total interest, amortisationEqual-payment / equal-principal formulas
DSR (Borrowing Limit)Income, existing loans, new loan termsRemaining capacity and what the stress rate removesFSC ratio caps and stress rate
Early Repayment FeeOutstanding principal, fee rate, months elapsedFee payable now vs interest savedStandard 3-year sliding scale
Savings MaturityMonthly deposit or lump sum, rate, termAfter-tax maturity amount and real yield15.4% Korean interest income tax
Compound InterestPrincipal, contributions, return, term, frequencyBalance over time, principal vs gainsCompound formula, pre-tax
ISA Tax Saving (Korea)Tax-free cap, interest and dividends, losses, feesSaved against an ordinary accountRestriction of Special Taxation Act art. 91-18

Home and Housing Subscription 3

Get the jeonse-to-monthly conversion wrong once and the number in the contract changes. The conversion rate has a statutory ceiling under the Housing Lease Protection Act, and for a new-build subscription an 84-point table split into three parts decides who goes first.

CalculatorWhat you enterWhat you getBasis
Jeonse to Monthly RentDeposit, reduced deposit, conversion rateFair monthly rent and legal cap checkHousing Lease Protection Act
Housing Subscription ScoreDate of birth, notice date, years without a home, dependants, account ageYour total out of 84 pointsHousing Supply Rules, Table 1
Youth Housing SubscriptionAge at opening, military service, total pay, householder statusThe exemption and deduction tests, and any clawbackSpecial Taxation Act arts. 87 and 87-2

Everyday and Health 6

Utility bills have formulas inside them too. Electricity jumps to a higher unit price the moment usage crosses a tier, and city gas is charged not by the cubic metres printed on the bill but by heat units. Basal metabolic rate differs by hundreds of calories a day at the same body weight, depending on age and sex.

CalculatorWhat you enterWhat you getBasis
Electricity BillMonthly kWh, season, housing typeCharge by progressive tier and final billKEPCO residential tariff
City Gas Bill (Korea)Cubic metres used, heat value, unit price, discount categoryThe bill in heat units, VAT includedCity gas supply rules, Seoul residential
Korean Tax CalendarNo input - pick a monthWhat is due each month, January to DecemberStatutory national and local due dates
BMI & CaloriesHeight, weight, age, sex, activity levelBMI category and daily calorie needMifflin-St Jeor equation
Unit ConverterValue and unitLength, weight, volume, temperature, speed, dataSI conversion factors
Marine UnitsKnots, nautical miles, fathoms, BeaufortMetric equivalents and sea state1 NM = 1,852 m

US and Overseas 8

Working in the US or sending money abroad runs on a different structure. State tax sits on top of federal, retirement accounts lose contribution room as income crosses a band, and Social Security pays a different amount for life depending on the age you start.

CalculatorWhat you enterWhat you getBasis
US PaycheckSalary, state, filing statusNet pay after federal, state and FICA2026 federal brackets + state rates
US Salary TableNo input - look up your bandNet pay by salary band and statePrecomputed for 2026
US Capital GainsBuy and sell price, holding period, incomeShort-term vs long-term tax side by side2026 capital gains rates
US Home Sale CostsSale price, state, holding periodClosing costs and capital gains estimateState rates and closing conventions
US Car CostPrice, down payment, APR, termCash vs loan vs lease total costTotal cost of ownership
IRA Contribution and DeductionFiling status, modified AGI, age, workplace planWhat you may contribute, and what is deductibleIRC 219 and 408A, 2026
Social Security Claiming AgeYear of birth, primary insurance amount, starting ageMonthly benefit, and where 62, 67 and 70 crossSSA reduction and delayed credit rules
RemittanceAmount, currency, fee, applied FX rateAmount received and true total costMargin over mid-market rate

The Basis column was last checked on 7 August 2026. Rates change every year, so check the sources and reference year stated inside each calculator page.