Median earnings per month, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 local in Korea

Korea: Median earnings per month, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 local was 20,612 in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
20,612
Change on year
up 4.6%
World rank
1st
of 65 countries
All-time high
20,612
in 2017
All-time low
11,779
in 2009
Years of data
16
2001–2017

Median earnings per month, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 local in Korea, 2001–2017

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k2001200920172001: 16.4k2002: 16.0k2003: 18.0k2004: 18.6k2005: 18.1k2007: 17.3k2008: 13.2k2009: 11.8k2010: 13.5k2011: 14.0k2012: 19.6k2013: 19.3k2014: 19.1k2015: 18.9k2016: 19.7k2017: 20.6k

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2017, median earnings per month, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 local in Korea stood at 20,612. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and up 19.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median earnings per month, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 local in Korea peaked at 20,612 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 11,779, in 2009.

Korea ranks 1st of 65 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 25-64, deflated to 2010 local in Korea, year by year

Annual values for Median earnings per month, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 local currency values in Korea, 2001 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2001 16,406
2002 15,965 -2.7%
2003 17,994 +12.7%
2004 18,611 +3.4%
2005 18,112 -2.7%
2007 17,277 -4.6%
2008 13,204 -23.6%
2009 11,779 -10.8%
2010 13,523 +14.8%
2011 14,000 +3.5%
2012 19,572 +39.8%
2013 19,320 -1.3%
2014 19,077 -1.3%
2015 18,944 -0.7%
2016 19,699 +4.0%
2017 20,612 +4.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 16,168 11,779 18,611 8
2010s 18,093 13,523 20,612 8

Countries ranked near Korea

  1. 2 Paraguay 16,633 compare
  2. 3 Indonesia 15,332 compare
  3. 4 Colombia 6,283 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is median earnings per month, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 local in Korea?
Median earnings per month, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 local in Korea was 20,612 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest median earnings per month, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 local recorded in Korea?
The highest recorded value was 20,612 in 2017.
What is the lowest median earnings per month, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 local recorded in Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 11,779 in 2009.
How does Korea rank for median earnings per month, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 local?
Korea ranks 1st out of 65 countries with data for 2017.
Is median earnings per month, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 local rising or falling in Korea?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.3%. 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 25-64, deflated to 2010 local currency values. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Median earnings per month, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 local currency values
Source
World Bank
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65 places, 889 data points, 1981–2021
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