Korean Hourly Wage & Holiday Pay Calculator (2026)

Turn an hourly wage and weekly hours into weekly and monthly pay including Korea's weekly holiday allowance. Compares with the 2026 minimum wage.

Hourly pay plus weekly holiday allowance

In Korea, working 15+ hours a week earns a paid weekly holiday allowance (juhyu), so real pay is more than wage × hours. This tool adds it and shows weekly and monthly pay.

The 2026 minimum wage is 10,320 KRW/hour (2,156,880 KRW per month at 209 hours, which already includes the weekly holiday). Holiday hours = (weekly hours ÷ 40) × 8, capped at 8. Under 15 weekly hours, no holiday pay applies; monthly pay is weekly × 4.345 weeks. See the salary calculator for take-home pay.