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Yearly trends in minimum wage(in won, %)
| Year | Houly Minimum wage rate | Daily minimum wage rate (based on 8 hours) |
Monthly minimum wage rate (based on 209 hours, based on Public notice) |
Increase (an increase in the amount) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| '26.01.01 ~'26.12.31 |
10,320 | 82,560 | 2,156,880 | 2.9 (290) |
| '25.01.01 ~'25.12.31 |
10,030 | 80,240 | 2,096,270 | 1.7 (170) |
| '24.01.01 ~'24.12.31 |
9,860 | 78,880 | 2,060,740 | 2.5 (240) |
| '23.01.01 ~'23.12.31 |
9,620 | 76,960 | 2,010,580 | 5.0 (460) |
| '22.01.01 ~'22.12.31 |
9,160 | 73,280 | 1,914,440 | 5.05 (440) |
| '21.01.01 ~'21.12.31 |
8,720 | 69,760 | 1,822,480 | 1.5 (130) |
| '20.01.01 ~'20.12.31 |
8,590 | 68,720 | 1,795,310 | 2.87 (240) |
| '19.01.01 ~'19.12.31 |
8,350 | 66,800 | 1,745,150 | 10.9 (820) |
| '18.01.01 ~'18.12.31 |
7,530 | 60,240 | 1,573,770 | 16.4 (1,060) |
| '17.01.01 ~'17.12.31 |
6,470 | 51,760 | 1,352,230 | 7.3 (440) |
| '16.01.01 ~'16.12.31 |
6,030 | 48,240 | 1,260,270 | 8.1 (450) |
| '15.01.01 ~'15.12.31 |
5,580 | 44,640 | - | 7.1 (370) |
| '14.01.01 ~'14.12.31 |
5,210 | 41,680 | - | 7.2 (350) |
| '13.01.01 ~'13.12.31 |
4,860 | 38,880 | - | 6.1 (280) |
| '12.01.01 ~'12.12.31 |
4,580 | 36,640 | - | 6.0 (260) |
| '11.01.01 ~'11.12.31 |
4,320 | 34,560 | - | 5.1 (210) |
| '10.01.01 ~'10.12.31 |
4,110 | 32,880 | - | 2.75 (110) |
| '09.01.01 ~'09.12.31 |
4,000 | 32,000 | - | 6.1 (230) |
| '08.01.01 ~'08.12.31 |
3,770 | 30,160 | - | 8.3 (290) |
| '07.01.01 ~'07.12.31 |
3,480 | 27,840 | - | 12.3 (380) |
| '05.09.01 ~'06.12.31 |
3,100 | 24,800 | - | 9.2 (260) |
| '04.09.01 ~'05.08.31 |
2,840 | 22,720 | - | 13.1 (330) |
| '03.09.01 ~'04.08.31 |
2,510 | 20,080 | - | 10.3 (235) |
| '02.09.01 ~'03.08.31 |
2,275 | 18,200 | - | 8.3 (175) |
| '01.09.01 ~'02.08.31 |
2,100 | 16,800 | - | 12.6 (235) |
| '00.09.01 ~'01.08.31 |
1,865 | 14,920 | - | 16.6 (265) |
| '99.09.01 ~'00.08.30 |
1,600 | 12,800 | - | 4.9 (75) |
| '98.09.01 ~'99.08.31 |
1,525 | 12,200 | - | 2.7 (40) |
| '97.09.01 ~'98.08.31 |
1,485 | 11,880 | - | 6.1 (85) |
| '96.09.01 ~'97.08.31 |
1,400 | 11,200 | - | 9.8 (125) |
| '95.09.01 ~'96.08.31 |
1,275 | 10,200 | - | 8.97 (105) |
| '94.09.01 ~'95.08.31 |
1,170 | 9,360 | - | 7.8 (85) |
| '94.01.01 ~'94.08.31 |
1,085 | 8,680 | - | 7.96 (80) |
| '93.01.01 ~'93.12.31 |
1,005 | 8,040 | - | 8.6 (80) |
| '92.01.01 ~'92.12.31 |
925 | 7,400 | - | 12.8 (105) |
| '91.01.01 ~'91.12.31 |
820 | 6,560 | - | 18.8 (130) |
| '90.01.01 ~'90.12.31 |
690 | 5,520 | - | 15.0 (90) |
| '89.01.01 ~'89.12.31 |
600 | 4,800 | - | 1Group : 29.7(137.5) / 2Group : 23.1(112.5) (-) |
| '88.01.01 ~'88.12.31 |
1Group 462.50 / 2Group 487.50 | 3,700 / 3,900 | - | - (-) |