According to a survey conducted in South Korea in 2021, about 27.8 percent of respondents who felt inadequately paid answered a 20 to 30 percent salary increase would be appropriate for them. Around 27.1 percent of respondents considered a salary increase of 10 to 20 percent to be appropriate.
Opinion on the acceptable level of monthly salaries for employees in South Korea in 2021
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Embrain. (July 14, 2021). Opinion on the acceptable level of monthly salaries for employees in South Korea in 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 05, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260023/south-korea-employees-opinion-on-appropriate-salary-levels/
Embrain. "Opinion on the acceptable level of monthly salaries for employees in South Korea in 2021." Chart. July 14, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 05, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260023/south-korea-employees-opinion-on-appropriate-salary-levels/
Embrain. (2021). Opinion on the acceptable level of monthly salaries for employees in South Korea in 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 05, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260023/south-korea-employees-opinion-on-appropriate-salary-levels/
Embrain. "Opinion on The Acceptable Level of Monthly Salaries for Employees in South Korea in 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260023/south-korea-employees-opinion-on-appropriate-salary-levels/
Embrain, Opinion on the acceptable level of monthly salaries for employees in South Korea in 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260023/south-korea-employees-opinion-on-appropriate-salary-levels/ (last visited June 05, 2023)
Opinion on the acceptable level of monthly salaries for employees in South Korea in 2021 [Graph], Embrain, July 14, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260023/south-korea-employees-opinion-on-appropriate-salary-levels/