FilingsTodayKorean listed companies by average employee pay
Listed Korean companies ranked by the average pay per employee stated in the staff section of their annual business report. Where a company reports separate averages by division or by sex, they are combined, weighted by headcount.
At a glance
1,829 companies have a value for this ranking. CJ is first at ₩752.3M, followed by Atinum Investment (₩394.5M) and SK Square (₩266.3M).
The 10th company, Woori Financial Group, is at ₩185.1M, and the 100th, LEENO Industrial, at ₩117M.
Of the 100 companies listed below, 80 are on KOSPI and 20 on KOSDAQ.
Top 100
| Rank · Company | Average pay |
|---|---|
| 1 CJ KOSPI · 64 staff | ₩752.3M |
| 2 Atinum Investment KOSDAQ · 50 staff | ₩394.5M |
| 3 SK Square KOSPI · 84 staff | ₩266.3M |
| 4 Korea Investment Holdings KOSPI · 93 staff | ₩234.4M |
| 5 Bookook Securities KOSPI · 288 staff | ₩215.5M |
| 6 STIC Investments KOSPI · 75 staff | ₩207.1M |
| 7 OliX Pharmaceuticals KOSDAQ · 76 staff | ₩198.2M |
| 8 KB Financial Group KOSPI · 144 staff | ₩198M |
| 9 Hanyang Securities KOSPI · 459 staff | ₩193.3M |
| 10 Woori Financial Group KOSPI · 114 staff | ₩185.1M |
| 11 SK hynix KOSPI · 34,549 staff | ₩185M |
| 12 LG KOSPI · 195 staff | ₩179.6M |
| 13 Daol Investment & Securities KOSPI · 344 staff | ₩178M |
| 14 Shinhan Financial Group KOSPI · 195 staff | ₩178M |
| 15 Korean Reinsurance Company KOSPI · 446 staff | ₩176.5M |
| 16 Valofe KOSDAQ · 143 staff | ₩175.3M |
| 17 Seoho Electric KOSDAQ · 83 staff | ₩175.1M |
| 18 BNK Financial Group KOSPI · 121 staff | ₩170.3M |
| 19 Samsung Securities KOSPI · 2,614 staff | ₩168M |
| 20 VM KOSDAQ · 102 staff | ₩167.1M |
| 21 SK Telecom KOSPI · 5,316 staff | ₩163M |
| 22 Access Bio KOSDAQ · 75 staff | ₩159M |
| 23 Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance KOSPI · 5,535 staff | ₩158.5M |
| 24 Mirae Asset Securities KOSPI · 3,310 staff | ₩157.4M |
| 25 LigaChem Biosciences KOSDAQ · 180 staff | ₩157.1M |
| 26 Samsung Electronics Co, KOSPI · 128,881 staff | ₩157.1M |
| 27 Samsung Life Insurance KOSPI · 5,124 staff | ₩154.7M |
| 28 Lotte KOSPI · 296 staff | ₩154.3M |
| 29 Kyobo Securities KOSPI · 972 staff | ₩152.1M |
| 30 Alteogen KOSDAQ · 161 staff | ₩149.1M |
| 31 AMOREPACIFIC Holdings KOSPI · 60 staff | ₩148.2M |
| 32 d'Alba Global KOSPI · 203 staff | ₩147.5M |
| 33 POSCO Holdings KOSPI · 524 staff | ₩147.4M |
| 34 Samsung Card KOSPI · 2,033 staff | ₩146.4M |
| 35 SK Innovation KOSPI · 2,064 staff | ₩146.1M |
| 36 Naver KOSPI · 5,047 staff | ₩145.5M |
| 37 LS KOSPI · 94 staff | ₩145.5M |
| 38 E1 KOSPI · 334 staff | ₩143.7M |
| 39 OCI Holdings Company KOSPI · 67 staff | ₩143.3M |
| 40 Hyundai G.f. Holdings KOSPI · 94 staff | ₩142.9M |
| 41 KIWOOM Securities KOSPI · 1,190 staff | ₩142.7M |
| 42 GS Holdings KOSPI · 96 staff | ₩141.6M |
| 43 AJU IB Investment KOSDAQ · 52 staff | ₩140.7M |
| 44 Posco International KOSPI · 1,738 staff | ₩140.4M |
| 45 Doosan Bobcat KOSPI · 153 staff | ₩140.1M |
| 46 Great Rich Technologies KOSDAQ · 919 staff | ₩138.7M |
| 47 S-Oil KOSPI · 3,537 staff | ₩138.6M |
| 48 Samsung SDS KOSPI · 11,219 staff | ₩138.3M |
| 49 Hyundai Mobis KOSPI · 12,535 staff | ₩137M |
| 50 Yuanta Securities Korea KOSPI · 1,777 staff | ₩136.4M |
| 51 DB Securities KOSPI · 782 staff | ₩135M |
| 52 Doosan KOSPI · 1,749 staff | ₩134.6M |
| 53 Samsung E&A KOSPI · 5,249 staff | ₩132.8M |
| 54 Hyundai WIA KOSPI · 2,843 staff | ₩132.5M |
| 55 HD Hyundai Electric KOSPI · 2,209 staff | ₩131.1M |
| 56 Hyundai Motor KOSPI · 72,598 staff | ₩130.9M |
| 57 HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering KOSPI · 1,543 staff | ₩130.7M |
| 58 Chips&Media KOSDAQ · 86 staff | ₩130.4M |
| 59 Daishin Securities KOSPI · 1,432 staff | ₩130.2M |
| 60 TES KOSDAQ · 438 staff | ₩128.9M |
| 61 Ecopro Materials KOSPI · 639 staff | ₩127.5M |
| 62 Cheil Worldwide KOSPI · 1,511 staff | ₩127.2M |
| 63 iM Financial Group KOSPI · 143 staff | ₩127.1M |
| 64 Korea Ratings KOSDAQ · 172 staff | ₩126.9M |
| 65 CS Wind KOSPI · 98 staff | ₩125.8M |
| 66 ABL Bio KOSDAQ · 108 staff | ₩125.4M |
| 67 KakaoBank KOSPI · 1,806 staff | ₩125M |
| 68 Eugene Investment & Securities KOSPI · 741 staff | ₩124.8M |
| 69 Hite Jinro KOSPI · 2,935 staff | ₩124M |
| 70 Korea Real Estate Investment & Trust KOSPI · 258 staff | ₩123.7M |
| 71 Korean AIR Lines KOSPI · 18,318 staff | ₩123.3M |
| 72 Samsung C&T KOSPI · 9,261 staff | ₩123M |
| 73 SK GAS KOSPI · 662 staff | ₩122.8M |
| 74 Hanwha Vision KOSPI · 1,060 staff | ₩122.5M |
| 75 Shinyoung Securities KOSPI · 663 staff | ₩122.2M |
| 76 Korea Z KOSPI · 2,054 staff | ₩121.6M |
| 77 Sangsangininvestment&securities KOSPI · 224 staff | ₩121.5M |
| 78 Hansol Chemical KOSPI · 716 staff | ₩121.1M |
| 79 SK KOSPI · 4,419 staff | ₩120.6M |
| 80 Seoul City GAS KOSPI · 499 staff | ₩120.5M |
| 81 Hyundai-Rotem KOSPI · 4,541 staff | ₩120.3M |
| 82 Korea Aerospace Industries KOSPI · 5,241 staff | ₩120.3M |
| 83 Seoul Guarantee Insurance Company KOSPI · 1,547 staff | ₩120M |
| 84 Seah Holdings KOSPI · 63 staff | ₩119.9M |
| 85 LOTTE Fine Chemical KOSPI · 943 staff | ₩119.7M |
| 86 LS Securities KOSDAQ · 572 staff | ₩119.7M |
| 87 Hyundai Motor Securities KOSPI · 888 staff | ₩119.5M |
| 88 Anapass KOSDAQ · 135 staff | ₩119M |
| 89 KoreaInformation&Communication KOSDAQ · 281 staff | ₩118.8M |
| 90 KT KOSPI · 14,701 staff | ₩118.6M |
| 91 Fadu KOSDAQ · 287 staff | ₩118.2M |
| 92 SeAH Besteel Holdings KOSPI · 52 staff | ₩118.1M |
| 93 Hankook Shell OIL KOSPI · 119 staff | ₩117.8M |
| 94 LG Electronics KOSPI · 34,144 staff | ₩117.6M |
| 95 Hyundai KOSPI · 273 staff | ₩117.3M |
| 96 ISU Chemical KOSPI · 310 staff | ₩117.2M |
| 97 LX International KOSPI · 412 staff | ₩117.2M |
| 98 Hanwha Life Insurance KOSPI · 2,794 staff | ₩117.1M |
| 99 Soulbrain Holdings KOSDAQ · 75 staff | ₩117.1M |
| 100 LEENO Industrial KOSDAQ · 677 staff | ₩117M |
How this is calculated
The figure is based on total pay over the year, so it usually includes bonuses and allowances but not severance. Heavy hiring or departures during the year can make it differ from a typical salary. Companies with fewer than 50 employees are left out, because a few people can move their average a long way.
Holding companies often rank high because they employ few people, many of them senior. Comparing companies within the same industry is usually more telling.
Source: 2025 annual business reports filed with DART. Figures are as filed; this list is not a recommendation to buy or sell any stock.
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