Listed companies

Finance and insurance: South Korean listed companies

173 companies, largest first.

Company	Staff	Women	Average pay, men	Pay gap
Industrial Bank Of Korea 024110	13,507	58.8%	₩111m	26.1%
Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance 000810	5,535	45.9%	₩186m	32.0%
Samsung Life Insurance 032830	5,124	47.8%	₩182m	31.3%
DB Insurance 005830	4,716	56.9%	₩142m	47.6%
SK 034730	4,419	24.6%	₩129m	26.4%
Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance 001450	3,987	52.1%	₩131m	42.0%
Hanwha General Insurance 000370	3,715	60.5%	₩127m	27.6%
Mirae Asset Securities 006800	3,310	45.5%	₩181m	20.3%
NH Investment & Securities 005940	3,137	43.2%	₩205m	25.0%
Hanwha Life Insurance 088350	2,794	46.7%	₩130m	20.8%
Samsung Securities 016360	2,614	45.0%	₩188m	27.3%
Samsung Card 029780	2,033	38.0%	₩165m	29.7%
KakaoBank 323410	1,806	45.3%	₩144m	29.2%
Yuanta Securities Korea 003470	1,777	38.9%	₩163m	42.8%
Seoul Guarantee Insurance Company 031210	1,547	37.2%	₩133m	26.3%
HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering 009540	1,543	19.4%	₩138m	28.7%
Daishin Securities 003540	1,432	44.0%	₩142m	18.5%
kakaopay 377300	1,282	44.2%	₩106m	27.4%
Lotte Non-Life Insurance 000400	1,270	51.2%	₩94m	36.2%
Rothwell International 900260	1,266	28.9%	₩18m	8.0%
Hankook & Company 000240	1,226	9.5%	₩97m	30.4%
KIWOOM Securities 039490	1,190	49.3%	₩172m	47.7%
Heungkuk Fire & Marine Insurance 000540	1,088	50.2%	₩107m	31.0%
Hanwha Investment & Securities 003530	1,027	42.2%	₩121m	29.4%
Kyobo Securities 030610	972	39.0%	₩180m	39.7%
Woongjin 016880	924	60.7%	₩75m	47.8%
Great Rich Technologies 900290	919	25.6%	₩140m	4.5%
Hyundai Motor Securities 001500	888	32.4%	₩139m	43.9%
SK Securities 001510	838	40.5%	₩131m	34.7%
MIRAE ASSET Life Insurance 085620	793	53.6%	₩126m	24.6%
DB Securities 016610	782	34.1%	₩159m	43.1%
Eugene Investment & Securities 001200	741	36.4%	₩149m	35.7%
Dongwon Industries 006040	712	22.8%	₩111m	55.0%
Shinyoung Securities 001720	663	43.1%	₩149m	44.7%
Global SM Tech 900070	641	38.4%	₩40m	45.0%
Kbank 279570	635	44.9%	₩120m	30.8%
Deep Commerce 900110	630	44.6%	–	–
LS Securities 078020	572	34.6%	₩136m	45.3%
A Plus Asset Advisor 244920	516	67.2%	₩97m	48.5%
Hyosung 004800	515	23.3%	₩112m	34.8%
Hanmi Science 008930	489	36.2%	₩77m	15.6%
Jeju Bank 006220	480	43.1%	₩92m	25.0%
Hanyang Securities 001750	459	37.3%	₩261m	64.8%
NHN KCP 060250	452	45.4%	₩69m	27.5%
Korean Reinsurance Company 003690	446	34.3%	₩194m	26.3%
Wing Yip Food Holdings Group 900340	410	43.7%	₩23m	7.7%
Incar Financial Service 211050	407	61.2%	₩85m	37.3%
China Crystal New Material Holdings 900250	388	32.5%	₩18m	22.4%
Daol Investment & Securities 030210	344	37.8%	₩237m	65.8%
Cosmax Bti 044820	341	55.7%	₩112m	20.5%
HL Holdings 060980	337	22.6%	₩108m	41.0%
Hanpass 408470	323	55.7%	₩54m	37.0%
Lotte 004990	296	28.4%	₩173m	38.2%
Bookook Securities 001270	288	25.3%	₩263m	71.7%
Han Kook Capital 023760	285	37.5%	₩109m	44.6%
Poongsan Holdings 005810	276	5.8%	₩92m	14.8%
Korea Real Estate Investment & Trust 034830	256	22.3%	₩131m	25.2%
Hecto Financial 234340	222	41.0%	₩67m	31.6%
Sangsangin Investment & Securities 001290	220	30.0%	₩131m	18.4%
Korea Asset Investment Securities 190650	204	30.9%	₩145m	42.8%
LG 003550	195	22.1%	₩197m	40.1%
Shinhan Financial Group 055550	195	25.6%	₩187m	18.7%
Ecopro 086520	185	23.2%	₩126m	30.2%
HS Hyosung 487570	185	35.7%	₩67m	31.3%
Organic Tea Cosmetics Holdings 900300	164	36.0%	–	–
Global Tax Free 204620	152	55.9%	₩64m	39.1%
Korea Asset In Trust 123890	149	19.5%	₩109m	29.3%
Coloray International Investment 900310	149	33.6%	₩23m	10.3%
Samyang Holdings 000070	145	41.4%	₩114m	39.0%
KB Financial Group 105560	144	25.7%	₩209m	20.6%
iM Financial Group 139130	143	23.8%	₩144m	49.3%
Pureun Savings Bank 007330	139	36.7%	₩83m	15.5%
Hana Financial Group 086790	131	29.8%	₩183m	26.8%
JW Holdings 096760	128	28.9%	₩74m	25.7%
BNK Financial Group 138930	121	14.9%	₩177m	25.4%
Woori Financial Group 316140	114	18.4%	₩195m	27.7%
Kolmar Holdings 024720	113	43.4%	₩135m	37.8%
JB Financial Group 175330	108	24.1%	₩194m	40.2%
GS Holdings 078930	96	29.2%	₩160m	39.4%
Hyundai G.F. Holdings 005440	94	21.3%	₩162m	55.6%
CROWNHAITAI Holdings 005740	94	20.2%	₩59m	20.3%
LS 006260	94	26.6%	₩171m	56.1%
Korea Investment Holdings 071050	93	18.3%	₩249m	32.1%
Kolon 002020	91	35.2%	₩117m	21.1%
Harim Holdings 003380	91	28.6%	₩80m	10.0%
SK Square 402340	84	17.9%	₩285m	36.8%
Cuckoo Holdings 192400	83	27.7%	₩87m	34.5%
Dong-A Pharmaceutical 000640	77	24.7%	₩145m	49.7%
STIC Investments 026890	75	21.3%	₩235m	55.7%
Yuhwa Securities 003460	72	15.3%	₩62m	42.4%
OCI Holdings Company 010060	67	32.8%	₩160m	31.9%
SK Discovery 006120	65	32.3%	₩115m	22.6%
CJ 001040	64	25.0%	₩944m	–
Dy 013570	64	35.9%	₩83m	22.9%
Noroo Holdings 000320	62	19.4%	₩94m	3.2%
BGF 027410	54	24.1%	₩104m	28.8%
Aju Ib Investment 027360	52	30.8%	₩169m	54.4%
Daesang Holdings 084690	52	25.0%	₩107m	12.1%
Youngone Holdings 009970	51	47.1%	₩106m	16.0%
Atinum Investment 021080	50	38.0%	₩545m	72.7%
HD Hyundai 267250	48	20.8%	₩226m	45.8%
Kec Holdings 006200	46	28.3%	₩64m	7.9%
Aps 054620	46	30.4%	₩68m	29.4%
SeAH Steel Holdings 003030	45	44.4%	₩114m	27.2%
Dongkuk Holdings 001230	44	25.0%	₩86m	19.8%
Hansol Holdings 004150	42	19.0%	₩152m	45.4%
LX Holdings 383800	42	21.4%	₩173m	28.9%
SV Investment 289080	39	15.4%	₩170m	68.8%
Meritz Financial Group 138040	38	23.7%	₩262m	19.1%
SBI Investment KOREA 019550	35	34.3%	₩182m	52.7%
Mirae Asset Venture Investment 100790	34	32.4%	₩257m	71.0%
LB Investment 309960	29	24.1%	₩238m	59.2%
Company K Partners 307930	28	35.7%	₩144m	27.8%
AK Holdings 006840	26	15.4%	₩93m	49.5%
Haesung Industrial 034810	26	23.1%	₩100m	41.0%
CXI Healthcare Technology Group 900120	26	30.8%	–	–
Q Capital Partners 016600	25	32.0%	₩163m	62.1%
Hanjinkal 180640	25	20.0%	₩155m	31.0%
DSC Investment 241520	24	33.3%	₩197m	42.1%
Seoyon 007860	23	13.0%	₩130m	-67.7%
Iljin Holdings 015860	22	9.1%	₩106m	43.4%
Stonebridge Ventures 330730	22	22.7%	₩178m	35.4%
Miwon Holdings 107590	21	14.3%	₩78m	30.9%
NAU IB Capital 293580	21	33.3%	₩261m	57.4%
Vitzro Tech 042370	20	20.0%	₩92m	54.3%
Ubiquoss Holdings 078070	19	36.8%	₩87m	22.9%
T.S.Investment 246690	19	21.1%	₩120m	56.7%
HB Investment 440290	19	31.6%	₩105m	26.7%
Daesung Private Equity 027830	18	22.2%	₩122m	43.4%
TY Holdings 363280	18	16.7%	₩128m	41.4%
KC Green Holdings 009440	17	47.1%	₩75m	54.3%
Kyungdong Invest 012320	17	17.6%	₩88m	11.8%
Capstone Partners 452300	17	47.1%	₩136m	61.0%
Mason Capital 021880	14	21.4%	₩75m	39.8%
HDC Holdings 012630	13	30.8%	₩86m	43.0%
Daeduck 008060	12	33.3%	₩103m	45.6%
SNT Holdings 036530	12	25.0%	₩200m	13.5%
Hitejinro Holdings 000140	11	18.2%	₩274m	54.0%
Woori Technology Investment 041190	11	36.4%	₩129m	42.6%
Samsung Epis Holdings 0126Z0	9	11.1%	–	–
GMI Venture 019570	9	44.4%	₩68m	13.2%
ORION Holdings 001800	8	12.5%	₩318m	–
Nongshim Holdings 072710	8	37.5%	₩98m	40.8%
Lindeman Asia Investment 277070	8	37.5%	₩116m	29.3%
F&F Holdings 007700	7	57.1%	–	–
GS P&L 499790	7	14.3%	–	–
LS Eco Energy 229640	6	16.7%	₩75m	10.7%
CS Holdings 000590	4	25.0%	₩51m	-26.9%
Kyobo 18 Special Purpose Acquisition Company 0041B0	2	0.0%	–	–
Sempio Company 007540	2	50.0%	–	–
Kyobo 19 Special Purpose Acquisition Company 0098T0	2	0.0%	–	–
Kyobo 20 Special Purpose Acquisition Company 0132G0	2	0.0%	–	–
HMCIB No.7 Special Purpose Acquisition Company 477340	2	0.0%	–	–
Kyobo 16 Special Purpose Acquisition Company 482520	2	0.0%	–	–
Kyobo 17 Special Purpose Acquisition Company 489210	2	0.0%	–	–
Hana 35 Special Purpose Acquisition Company 0041L0	1	0.0%	–	–
BNK 3 Special Purpose Acquisition Company 0068Y0	1	0.0%	–	–
IBKS No.25 Special Purpose Acquisition Company 0099X0	1	0.0%	–	–
Hana Thirty-six Special Purpose Acquisition Company 0101C0	1	0.0%	–	–
Kiwoom Hero No.1 Special Purpose Acquisition Company 466690	1	0.0%	–	–
IBKS No.24 Special Purpose Acquisition Company 469480	1	100.0%	–	–
SK Securities No.12 Special Purpose Acquisition Company 473000	1	0.0%	–	–
SK Securities No.13 Special Purpose Acquisition Company 473950	1	0.0%	–	–
Shinhan 12th Special Purpose Acquisition Company 474660	1	100.0%	–	–
Shinhan 13th Special Purpose Acquisition Company 474930	1	0.0%	–	–
Hana 33 Special Purpose Acquisition Company 475250	1	0.0%	–	–
Korea No.15 Special Purpose Acquisition 479880	1	0.0%	–	–
Daishin Balance No.19 Special Purpose Acquisition Company 482690	1	100.0%	–	–
Hana Thirty-four Special Purpose Acquisition Company 484130	1	0.0%	–	–
Shinhan 14th Special Purpose Acquisition Company 487360	1	0.0%	–	–
Shinhan 15th Special Purpose Acquisition Company 487830	1	0.0%	–	–
Shinhan 16th Special Purpose Acquisition Company 496070	1	0.0%	–	–
Hanwha Plus No 5 Special Purpose Acquisition Company 498390	1	0.0%	–	–

Source: Financial Supervisory Service, OpenDART, employee status in each company's 2025 annual business report. Every KOSPI and KOSDAQ company discloses its employees, average tenure and average pay by gender each year. Compiled by The Hardest Market.

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