Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, male in Korea

Korea: Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, male was 2.60 million in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
2.60 million
Change on year
up 4.0%
World rank
1st
of 71 countries
All-time high
2.60 million
in 2017
All-time low
1.30 million
in 2001
Years of data
16
2001–2017

Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, male in Korea, 2001–2017

01.0M2.0M3.0M2001200920172001: 1.3M2002: 1.5M2003: 1.5M2004: 1.6M2005: 1.7M2007: 1.9M2008: 1.5M2009: 1.5M2010: 1.7M2011: 1.7M2012: 2.3M2013: 2.5M2014: 2.5M2015: 2.5M2016: 2.5M2017: 2.6M

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Korea recorded 2.60 million for median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, male in 2017. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 36.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, male in Korea peaked at 2.60 million in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.30 million, in 2001.

Korea ranks 1st of 71 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, local currency values, male in Korea, year by year

Annual values for Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, male in Korea, 2001 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2001 1.30 million
2002 1.50 million +15.4%
2003 1.50 million +0.0%
2004 1.60 million +6.7%
2005 1.70 million +6.2%
2007 1.90 million +11.8%
2008 1.50 million -21.1%
2009 1.50 million +0.0%
2010 1.70 million +13.3%
2011 1.70 million +0.0%
2012 2.30 million +35.3%
2013 2.50 million +8.7%
2014 2.50 million +0.0%
2015 2.50 million +0.0%
2016 2.50 million +0.0%
2017 2.60 million +4.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.56 million 1.30 million 1.90 million 8
2010s 2.29 million 1.70 million 2.60 million 8

Countries ranked near Korea

  1. 2 Indonesia 2.30 million compare
  2. 3 Paraguay 2.03 million compare
  3. 4 Colombia 908,526 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, male in Korea?
Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, male in Korea was 2.60 million in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, male recorded in Korea?
The highest recorded value was 2.60 million in 2017.
What is the lowest median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, male recorded in Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 1.30 million in 2001.
How does Korea rank for median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, male?
Korea ranks 1st out of 71 countries with data for 2017.
Is median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, male rising or falling in Korea?
Over the last ten years it is up 36.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Korea data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, male
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
71 places, 935 data points, 1970–2021
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