Korean Annual Leave & Allowance Calculator (2026)

Get annual leave days from tenure, then the leave allowance from monthly ordinary wage and unused days.

How much leave, and its cash value

Paid annual leave accrues by tenure, and unused days can be paid out as a leave allowance.

Days: under 1 year earns 1 per full month (max 11); from 1 year it is 15 days, plus 1 more every 2 years from year 3 (max 25) — so 16 at year 3, 17 at year 5, reaching 25 around year 21.

Allowance = daily ordinary wage × unused days, where daily wage = monthly ordinary wage ÷ 209 × 8. Note ordinary wage isn't your full salary, and lawful leave-use promotion can extinguish the allowance. See the severance calculator or salary calculator.