Rankings

Highest average pay (men): South Korea

Companies with 100+ staff.

Top 100

#CompanyIndustryaverage pay (men)
1Exion GroupWholesale and retailâ‚©423m
2Bookook SecuritiesFinance and insuranceâ‚©263m
3Hanyang SecuritiesFinance and insuranceâ‚©261m
4Daol Investment & SecuritiesFinance and insuranceâ‚©237m
5AlteogenProfessional, scientific and technicalâ‚©236m
6KB Financial GroupFinance and insuranceâ‚©209m
7NH Investment & SecuritiesFinance and insuranceâ‚©205m
8LigaChem BiosciencesProfessional, scientific and technicalâ‚©205m
9SK hynixManufacturingâ‚©198m
10LGFinance and insuranceâ‚©197m
11Woori Financial GroupFinance and insuranceâ‚©195m
12Korean Reinsurance CompanyFinance and insuranceâ‚©194m
13JB Financial GroupFinance and insuranceâ‚©194m
14ValofeInformation and communicationâ‚©194m
15Samsung SecuritiesFinance and insuranceâ‚©188m
16Shinhan Financial GroupFinance and insuranceâ‚©187m
17Samsung Fire & Marine InsuranceFinance and insuranceâ‚©186m
18Hana Financial GroupFinance and insuranceâ‚©183m
19Samsung Life InsuranceFinance and insuranceâ‚©182m
20Mirae Asset SecuritiesFinance and insuranceâ‚©181m
21Kyobo SecuritiesFinance and insuranceâ‚©180m
22SK TelecomInformation and communicationâ‚©178m
23BNK Financial GroupFinance and insuranceâ‚©177m
24LotteFinance and insuranceâ‚©173m
25KIWOOM SecuritiesFinance and insuranceâ‚©172m
26VMManufacturingâ‚©171m
27Samsung ElectronicsManufacturingâ‚©167m
28Samsung CardFinance and insuranceâ‚©165m
29Yuanta Securities KoreaFinance and insuranceâ‚©163m
30SK InnovationManufacturingâ‚©162m
31Doosan BobcatManufacturingâ‚©161m
32POSCO HoldingsManufacturingâ‚©160m
33NaverInformation and communicationâ‚©160m
34DB SecuritiesFinance and insuranceâ‚©159m
35AprManufacturingâ‚©156m
36OricomProfessional, scientific and technicalâ‚©152m
37POSCO InternationalWholesale and retailâ‚©152m
38Eugene Investment & SecuritiesFinance and insuranceâ‚©149m
39Shinyoung SecuritiesFinance and insuranceâ‚©149m
40E1Wholesale and retailâ‚©149m
41LEENO IndustrialManufacturingâ‚©147m
42HPSPManufacturingâ‚©146m
43Samsung SDSInformation and communicationâ‚©145m
44KraftonInformation and communicationâ‚©145m
45Korea Asset Investment SecuritiesFinance and insuranceâ‚©145m
46Korea RatingsAdministrative and support servicesâ‚©144m
47iM Financial GroupFinance and insuranceâ‚©144m
48KakaoBankFinance and insuranceâ‚©144m
49DoosanManufacturingâ‚©144m
50S-OilManufacturingâ‚©143m
51Cheil WorldwideProfessional, scientific and technicalâ‚©143m
52DB InsuranceFinance and insuranceâ‚©142m
53Daishin SecuritiesFinance and insuranceâ‚©142m
54NotaInformation and communicationâ‚©141m
55Great Rich TechnologiesFinance and insuranceâ‚©140m
56ABL BioManufacturingâ‚©140m
57Hyundai Motor SecuritiesFinance and insuranceâ‚©139m
58HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore EngineeringFinance and insuranceâ‚©138m
59Korean Air LinesTransport and storageâ‚©138m
60Samsung E&AProfessional, scientific and technicalâ‚©138m
61Hyundai MobisManufacturingâ‚©138m
62SK GasWholesale and retailâ‚©136m
63LS SecuritiesFinance and insuranceâ‚©136m
64KiaManufacturingâ‚©135m
65Kolmar HoldingsFinance and insuranceâ‚©135m
66Hyundai WiaManufacturingâ‚©134m
67HD Hyundai ElectricManufacturingâ‚©134m
68Korea Information & CommunicationInformation and communicationâ‚©134m
69Seoul Guarantee Insurance CompanyFinance and insuranceâ‚©133m
70Hyundai MotorManufacturingâ‚©132m
71Samsung C&TWholesale and retailâ‚©132m
72SK SecuritiesFinance and insuranceâ‚©131m
73FaduManufacturingâ‚©131m
74LX InternationalWholesale and retailâ‚©131m
75Hyundai Marine & Fire InsuranceFinance and insuranceâ‚©131m
76Korea Real Estate Investment & TrustFinance and insuranceâ‚©131m
77TesManufacturingâ‚©131m
78Sangsangin Investment & SecuritiesFinance and insuranceâ‚©131m
79Hite JinroManufacturingâ‚©130m
80NCInformation and communicationâ‚©130m
81Hanwha Life InsuranceFinance and insuranceâ‚©130m
82HyundaiWholesale and retailâ‚©129m
83SKFinance and insuranceâ‚©129m
84AnapassManufacturingâ‚©129m
85Hanwha VisionManufacturingâ‚©129m
86Hankook Shell OilManufacturingâ‚©129m
87LOTTE Fine ChemicalManufacturingâ‚©128m
88d'Alba GlobalManufacturingâ‚©128m
89Ecopro MaterialsManufacturingâ‚©128m
90HD Hyundai Marine SolutionProfessional, scientific and technicalâ‚©127m
91Hanwha General InsuranceFinance and insuranceâ‚©127m
92Hanwha AerospaceManufacturingâ‚©127m
93Hansol ChemicalManufacturingâ‚©126m
94MIRAE ASSET Life InsuranceFinance and insuranceâ‚©126m
95EcoproFinance and insuranceâ‚©126m
96Korea ZincManufacturingâ‚©125m
97HMMTransport and storageâ‚©124m
98Seoul Broadcasting SystemInformation and communicationâ‚©124m
99Korea Aerospace IndustriesManufacturingâ‚©124m
100LunitInformation and communicationâ‚©124m

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.