In 2023, wage and salary workers with a graduate school degree in South Korea earned around 6.47 million South Korean won per month, which was the highest among all education levels. Recent trends in South Korea show that higher levels of education are associated with higher salaries.
Total monthly wages of workers in South Korea from 2011 to 2023, by education level
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Characteristic
Middle school graduates and under
High school graduates
Junior college graduates
University graduates
Graduate school graduates
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KOSIS. (May 14, 2024). Total monthly wages of workers in South Korea from 2011 to 2023, by education level (in million South Korean won) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1239984/south-korea-total-monthly-wages-by-education/
KOSIS. "Total monthly wages of workers in South Korea from 2011 to 2023, by education level (in million South Korean won)." Chart. May 14, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1239984/south-korea-total-monthly-wages-by-education/
KOSIS. (2024). Total monthly wages of workers in South Korea from 2011 to 2023, by education level (in million South Korean won). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1239984/south-korea-total-monthly-wages-by-education/
KOSIS. "Total Monthly Wages of Workers in South Korea from 2011 to 2023, by Education Level (in Million South Korean Won)." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1239984/south-korea-total-monthly-wages-by-education/
KOSIS, Total monthly wages of workers in South Korea from 2011 to 2023, by education level (in million South Korean won) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1239984/south-korea-total-monthly-wages-by-education/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Total monthly wages of workers in South Korea from 2011 to 2023, by education level (in million South Korean won) [Graph], KOSIS, May 14, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1239984/south-korea-total-monthly-wages-by-education/