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Last release
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Observation period
2025
Next release
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Forecast
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Highest
10.03 K KRW / HOUR on Dec 31, 2025
Lowest
600.00 KRW / HOUR on Dec 31, 1989
About South Korea minimum wage
In South Korea, minimum wage refers to the lowest gross wage per hour, regardless employment status or nationality. There are some exceptions to this rule: businesses that only employ family members or relatives living in the same residence; domestic service users; seamen who are governed by the seamen act and the ship owners who employ those seamen.