In 2021, a female worker in South Korea earned an average of 15,804 South Korean won per hour, while a male worker earned about 22,637 South Korean won. The gender gap in the average hourly wage of workers in South Korea has been decreasing since 2016.
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Ministry of Gender Equality and Family (South Korea). (September 5, 2022). Average hourly wage of workers in South Korea from 2008 to 2021, by gender (in South Korean won) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1370751/south-korea-average-hourly-wage-by-gender/
Ministry of Gender Equality and Family (South Korea). "Average hourly wage of workers in South Korea from 2008 to 2021, by gender (in South Korean won)." Chart. September 5, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1370751/south-korea-average-hourly-wage-by-gender/
Ministry of Gender Equality and Family (South Korea). (2022). Average hourly wage of workers in South Korea from 2008 to 2021, by gender (in South Korean won). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1370751/south-korea-average-hourly-wage-by-gender/
Ministry of Gender Equality and Family (South Korea). "Average Hourly Wage of Workers in South Korea from 2008 to 2021, by Gender (in South Korean Won)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1370751/south-korea-average-hourly-wage-by-gender/
Ministry of Gender Equality and Family (South Korea), Average hourly wage of workers in South Korea from 2008 to 2021, by gender (in South Korean won) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1370751/south-korea-average-hourly-wage-by-gender/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Average hourly wage of workers in South Korea from 2008 to 2021, by gender (in South Korean won) [Graph], Ministry of Gender Equality and Family (South Korea), September 5, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1370751/south-korea-average-hourly-wage-by-gender/