🇰🇷 Salary Updated March 5, 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
2001
Supervisor
Executive and Management
43,081,400 KRW Middle 40%
2002
Acute Care Nurse
Health and Medical
43,081,400 KRW Middle 40%
2003
Charge Entry Specialist
Health and Medical
43,081,400 KRW Middle 40%
2004
Insurance Adjuster
Insurance
43,081,400 KRW Middle 40%
2005
Broadcast News Analyst
Media / Broadcasting / Arts / Entertainment
43,081,400 KRW Middle 40%
2006
Pharmaceutical Sales Representative
Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology
43,081,400 KRW Middle 40%
2007
Quality Data Analyst
Quality Control and Compliance
43,081,400 KRW Middle 40%
2008
Facility Planner
Architecture
42,959,900 KRW Middle 40%
2009
Generation Engineer
Engineering
42,959,900 KRW Middle 40%
2010
Category Leader
Purchasing and Inventory
42,959,900 KRW Middle 40%
2011
Capacity Planner
Business Planning
42,839,200 KRW Middle 40%
2012
Controls Engineer
Engineering
42,839,200 KRW Middle 40%
2013
Clinical Policy Developer
Health and Medical
42,839,200 KRW Middle 40%
2014
Angular JS Programmer
Information Technology
42,839,200 KRW Middle 40%
2015
Software QA Engineer
Information Technology
42,839,200 KRW Middle 40%
2016
Insurance Examiner
Insurance
42,839,200 KRW Middle 40%
2017
Inventory Analyst
Purchasing and Inventory
42,839,200 KRW Middle 40%
2018
Account Executive
Accounting and Finance
42,719,800 KRW Middle 40%
2019
Flight Planner
Airlines / Aviation / Aerospace / Defense
42,719,800 KRW Middle 40%
2020
Civil Site Engineer
Engineering
42,719,800 KRW Middle 40%
2021
Industrial Engineering Technologist
Engineering
42,719,800 KRW Middle 40%
2022
Principal Cost Engineer
Engineering
42,719,800 KRW Middle 40%
2023
EKG Technician
Health and Medical
42,719,800 KRW Middle 40%
2024
Medical Policy Specialist
Health and Medical
42,719,800 KRW Middle 40%
2025
Assistant Pharmacist
Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology
42,719,800 KRW Middle 40%
2026
Editor
Publishing and Printing
42,719,800 KRW Middle 40%
2027
Chartered Accountant
Accounting and Finance
42,601,100 KRW Middle 40%
2028
Translator
Bilingual
42,601,100 KRW Middle 40%
2029
Construction Supervisor
Construction / Building / Installation
42,601,100 KRW Middle 40%
2030
Highway Engineer
Engineering
42,601,100 KRW Middle 40%
2031
Lead Patient Account Representative
Health and Medical
42,601,100 KRW Middle 40%
2032
Title Insurance Typist
Insurance
42,601,100 KRW Middle 40%
2033
Real Estate Administrator
Real Estate
42,601,100 KRW Middle 40%
2034
Physics Teacher
Teaching / Education
42,601,100 KRW Middle 40%
2035
Accounts Executive
Accounting and Finance
42,479,000 KRW Middle 40%
2036
Credit Analyst
Banking
42,479,000 KRW Middle 40%
2037
Reconciliation and Investigation Specialist
Banking
42,479,000 KRW Middle 40%
2038
Environmental Engineer
Engineering
42,479,000 KRW Middle 40%
2039
Field Engineer
Engineering
42,479,000 KRW Middle 40%
2040
Mining Engineer
Engineering
42,479,000 KRW Middle 40%
2041
Planning Engineer
Engineering
42,479,000 KRW Middle 40%
2042
Environmental Restoration Planner
Environmental
42,479,000 KRW Middle 40%
2043
Packaging Manager
Factory and Manufacturing
42,479,000 KRW Middle 40%
2044
Tour Consultant
Food / Hospitality / Tourism / Catering
42,479,000 KRW Middle 40%
2045
CRM Application Administrator
Information Technology
42,479,000 KRW Middle 40%
2046
Graphical User Interface ( GUI ) Programmer
Information Technology
42,479,000 KRW Middle 40%
2047
SharePoint Administrator
Information Technology
42,479,000 KRW Middle 40%
2048
Video Producer
Media / Broadcasting / Arts / Entertainment
42,479,000 KRW Middle 40%
2049
Pharmaceutical Representative
Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology
42,479,000 KRW Middle 40%
2050
Pharmacy Aide
Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology
42,479,000 KRW Middle 40%
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