South Korea: gender pay gap by occupation 2021

In 2021, male managers in South Korea earned on average approximately 9.76 million South Korean won per month, while female managers earned around 7.72 million South Korean won. Overall, there was a pronounced gender gap in monthly salaries for South Korean employees across all occupation types.

Gender pay gap in South Korea in 2021, by occupation (in million South Korean won)

Characteristic	Women	Men
Managers	7.72	9.76
Professionals and associate professionals	3.03	4.58
Clerical support workers	3.12	4.44
Sales workers	2.37	3.67
Craft and related trades workers	2.21	3.29
Plant and machine operators, and assemblers	2.51	3.18
Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers	2.07	2.68
Service workers	1.68	2.67
Elementary occupations	1.9	2.4

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Release date

June 2022

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Region

South Korea

Survey time period

2021

Special properties

including fixed salary and overtime payment

Supplementary notes

The classification of occupations is based on the international standard classification of occupations by International Labour Organisation (ILO) but adjusted based on the unique characteristics of South Korea.

1,000 South Korean won equals 0.80 U.S. dollars or 0.75 euros as of June 2022.

Figures have been rounded.

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