Average salary
in South Korea.

There are two options for you to hire employees in South Korea if your budget is lower than the average salary or your candidates’ expectations.

Option 1: Increase the budget.
This may not always be possible; however, if there is room to increase the budget or if waiting to hire is not an option, you will often find suitable candidates by increasing the budget to the minimum amount requested by the suitable candidates in your pipeline. 

Option 2: Expand your search to include less expensive labor markets
If the role you are searching for is not required to be based in South Korea, you may be able to find skilled candidates for less in other markets, for example the Philippines or China.

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The lowest average salary in South Korea is in Jeju province. The lower wages in Jeju are largely due to the fact that the province is largely rural with no major economic activity taking place.