Korean Job Discussion Forums

[Real Reality]

The subject of the study was 6,534,163 employees who are over 25 years old and graduated from two-year colleges. According to the center, medical science majors are paid an average of 2,483,300 won a month, the highest, followed by social science majors (2,366,000 won), engineering majors (2,316,600 won) and natural science majors (2,057,800 won).

Among medical science graduates, dentists earn 4,887,000 won as opposed to 1,347,000 made by dental hygienists. The difference amounts to approximately 3,500,000 won. Herb doctors, doctors in general, pharmacists and veterinarians earn 4,366,000 won, 4,349,000 won, 2,729,000 won and 2,412,000 won, respectively. The Work Information Center's Trend Research Team Chief, Park Cheon-soo, said, "Some plastic surgeons make as much as 10 million won per month. But this sum appears to be an after-taxation one. The study included low-paid part-time doctors as well. So doctors�� average salaries have gone down."
by Tae-Hun Hwang, Donga.com (June 11, 2005)
http://english.donga.com/srv/service.php3?biid=2005061108868

[Gollum]

So we've got ESL teachers working 3 PT jobs making as much as doctors.

No wonder immigration and Koreans get so pissed off.

[Real Reality]

The top 10 percent of physicians earn an average 65.25 million won a month, which accounts for 28.33 percent of the entire income the industry receives from diagnosis and treatment. In the meantime, the average monthly income of the bottom 10 percent of physicians is 4.89 million won, 2.12 percent of the entire income. The monthly income of the top 10 percent of eye doctors is 116.82 million won, which is 14.7 times bigger than the bottom 10 percent of eye doctors who make 7.94 million won on average per month. The average monthly income of the top 10 percent of general medicine department physicians is 48.59 million won, almost 12 times bigger that the bottom 10 percent who make 4.1 million won per month on average.
by Jin-Han Lee, Donga.com
http://english.donga.com/srv/service.php3?biid=2005103191568

[mindmetoo]

[bellum99]

They under-report earnings to avoid taxation and everyone in Korea knows that they do. These facts are garbage.

[Real Reality]

Forty-somethings earn the most
Among family breadwinners in Korea, those in their early 40s earn the most -- an average of 2.6 million won ($2,509) a month, according to the nation's statistical agency.... "In general, the age group with the highest wages tends to become younger and younger," one statistical agency official said.
by Kim Jong-yoon, JoongAng Daily (November 21, 2005)
http://joongangdaily.joins.com/200511/20/200511202232163339900090509051.html

New bill is taking aim at tax evasion schemes
by Hong Byeong-gee, JoongAng Daily
http://joongangdaily.joins.com/200511/08/200511082149077679900090509052.html

Abandoned taxes hit a record last year
According to the Finance Ministry's report presented to the National Assembly yesterday, the government was supposed to receive 131.5 trillion won ($129.7 billion) in tax revenue last year but fell short by 13.7 trillion won, or 10.4 percent
JoongAng Daily (August 16, 2005)
http://joongangdaily.joins.com/200508/15/200508152322277079900090509051.html

[weatherman]

Sure first year boys all shiny off the plane are getting a good deal, but if your are here long term and play book rules, then your are hung over the sofa taking it good. Free the E2, let us own our E2!

[Real Reality]

[antoniothegreat]

[Real Reality]

The monthly pay of workers with bachelor's degrees averaged at 3 million won during the nine months to September, while that of workers with the same length of service but with only high school diploma stood at 2.06 million won. The average monthly wage earned by those who completed university grew 3.9 percent from 2.89 million won last year and those with high school diploma grew 3.4 percent from 1.99 million won. Those with a master's degree or doctorate earned 4 million won a month on average,...
More Education Means More Pay
By Kim Sung-jin, Korea Times (December 12, 2005)
http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/200512/kt2005121217335210230.htm

[Real Reality]

... bachelor's degrees averaged 36.17 million won in annual income.
The average income of salary workers who hold either a master's degree or a doctorate was 3.9 million won per month
Those who completed university studies increased 3.6 percent to 3.01 million per month.
The average monthly income of those who only graduated high schools also increased 3.5 percent to 2.07 million won from 2 million won.

Income Gap Deepens Between White, Blue Collar Workers
By Kim Sung-jin, Korea Times (February 2, 2006)
http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/nation/200602/kt2006020917472811960.htm

[animalbirdfish]

[Homer]

and this relates to foreign esl teachers how?

[Cheonmunka]

These stats are rudimentary. Did you know that most salaried workers reseive a bonus equal to salary every three, sometimes every two months? Ask around to men that you know who work for general companies. Ask about their bonuses.

[poet13]

I think civil servants (at least in my city) receive a bonus every five months equal to their salary for that five months.... have to wonder though what the tax hit is on that....