Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local in Republic of Korea

Republic of Korea: Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local was 13,802 in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
13,802
Change on year
up 13.2%
World rank
1st
of 63 countries
All-time high
13,802
in 2017
All-time low
8,253
in 2008
Years of data
16
2001–2017

Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local in Republic of Korea, 2001–2017

05.0k10.0k15.0k2001200920172001: 9.6k2002: 10.0k2003: 10.3k2004: 9.9k2005: 9.7k2007: 10.0k2008: 8.3k2009: 8.9k2010: 10.4k2011: 9.0k2012: 11.7k2013: 11.6k2014: 12.4k2015: 12.3k2016: 12.2k2017: 13.8k

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2017, median earnings per month, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local in Republic of Korea stood at 13,802. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.2% on the previous year and up 37.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median earnings per month, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local in Republic of Korea peaked at 13,802 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 8,253, in 2008.

Republic of Korea ranks 1st of 63 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local in Republic of Korea, year by year

Annual values for Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency values, primary education and below in Republic of Korea, 2001 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2001 9,570
2002 9,978 +4.3%
2003 10,282 +3.0%
2004 9,926 -3.5%
2005 9,660 -2.7%
2007 10,020 +3.7%
2008 8,253 -17.6%
2009 8,888 +7.7%
2010 10,403 +17.0%
2011 9,000 -13.5%
2012 11,743 +30.5%
2013 11,592 -1.3%
2014 12,400 +7.0%
2015 12,313 -0.7%
2016 12,195 -1.0%
2017 13,802 +13.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 9,572 8,253 10,282 8
2010s 11,681 9,000 13,802 8

Countries ranked near Republic of Korea

  1. 2 Paraguay 13,414 compare
  2. 3 Indonesia 11,150 compare
  3. 4 Colombia 6,223 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is median earnings per month, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local in Republic of Korea?
Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local in Republic of Korea was 13,802 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest median earnings per month, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local recorded in Republic of Korea?
The highest recorded value was 13,802 in 2017.
What is the lowest median earnings per month, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local recorded in Republic of Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 8,253 in 2008.
How does Republic of Korea rank for median earnings per month, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local?
Republic of Korea ranks 1st out of 63 countries with data for 2017.
Is median earnings per month, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
Over the last ten years it is up 37.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Republic of Korea data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency values, primary education and below. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency values, primary education and below
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
63 places, 849 data points, 1981–2021
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