Calculators

Grouped into 6 sets by the situation you are in. For each of the 23 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, Severance & Pension 6

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 that same figure later becomes the basis for severance and unemployment benefits. All eight calculators here start from one input: your monthly salary.

CalculatorWhat you enterWhat you getBasis
Korean Take-home PayAnnual or monthly gross salary, dependantsMonthly net pay after insurances and tax2026 insurance rates & withholding table
Hourly Wage (Korea)Hourly rate, weekly hours, days workedMonthly pay including weekly holiday allowance2026 minimum wage rules
Severance PayStart date, last day, last 3 months of pay, bonusesAverage daily wage and total severanceEmployee Retirement Benefit Security Act
Unemployment BenefitAge, months insured, pre-departure salaryDaily benefit and number of months payable2026 upper and lower limits
Parental Leave PayOrdinary wage, months of leaveMonthly and total benefit2026 parental leave caps
National PensionYears contributed, average monthly incomeEstimated monthly pension, early vs deferred2026 A-value formula

Loans, Savings & Investing 4

The same interest rate plays out very differently depending on which side of it you sit. Switching repayment method alone can swing total loan interest by millions of won, and Korean deposit interest is taxed at 15.4% before it reaches you. Every calculator in this group reports the after-tax, after-fee figure.

CalculatorWhat you enterWhat you getBasis
Loan PaymentsPrincipal, rate, term, repayment methodMonthly payment, total interest, amortisationEqual-payment / equal-principal formulas
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

Taxes (Korea) 3

Tax calculators get opened more often to check a refund than a bill. Much of the 3.3% withheld from Korean freelancers comes back at filing time, while buying a car or a home adds 7-13% of the price in acquisition taxes alone.

CalculatorWhat you enterWhat you getBasis
Income Tax (Korea)Annual revenue, expenses, deductionsTax due and refund against 3.3% withheld2026 income tax brackets
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

Housing 1

Two conversions decide what actually goes into a Korean lease: deposit-to-monthly-rent, and pyeong-to-square-metres. The conversion rate has a legal ceiling, and the '34 pyeong' in a listing is not the floor space you live in.

CalculatorWhat you enterWhat you getBasis
Jeonse to Monthly RentDeposit, reduced deposit, conversion rateFair monthly rent and legal cap checkHousing Lease Protection Act

Everyday & Health 3

Utility bills and health charts run on formulas too. Korean electricity pricing jumps the moment usage crosses a tier line, and basal metabolic rate can differ by hundreds of kilocalories a day between two people of the same weight.

CalculatorWhat you enterWhat you getBasis
Electricity BillMonthly kWh, season, housing typeCharge by progressive tier and final billKEPCO residential tariff
BMI & CaloriesHeight, weight, age, sex, activity levelBMI category and daily calorie needMifflin-St Jeor equation
Marine UnitsKnots, nautical miles, fathoms, BeaufortMetric equivalents and sea state1 NM = 1,852 m

US & Overseas 6

Working in the US or sending money across borders follows different arithmetic. State tax stacks on top of federal tax, capital gains hinge on whether you held for more than a year, and on a remittance the exchange-rate margin usually costs more than the advertised fee.

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
RemittanceAmount, currency, fee, applied FX rateAmount received and true total costMargin over mid-market rate

The Basis column was last checked on 26 July 2026. Rates change every year, so check the sources and reference year stated inside each calculator page.