Hourly earnings male vs female in Korea

Korea: Hourly earnings male vs female was 31.21 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
31.21
Change on year
up 21.1%
World rank
4th
of 64 countries
All-time high
31.21
in 2022
All-time low
18.09
in 2009
Years of data
14
2009–2022

Hourly earnings male vs female in Korea, 2009–2022

01020302009201520222009: 18.12010: 18.72011: 19.72012: 212013: 21.32014: 21.92015: 21.62016: 22.12017: 22.42018: 25.42019: 26.52020: 24.92021: 25.82022: 31.2

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2022, hourly earnings male vs female in Korea stood at 31.21. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.1% on the previous year and up 48.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, hourly earnings male vs female in Korea peaked at 31.21 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 18.09, in 2009.

Korea ranks 4th of 64 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Hourly earnings male vs female in Korea, year by year

Annual values for Hourly earnings male vs female in Korea, 2009 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2009 18.09
2010 18.72 +3.5%
2011 19.7 +5.2%
2012 20.98 +6.5%
2013 21.31 +1.6%
2014 21.85 +2.5%
2015 21.61 -1.1%
2016 22.14 +2.5%
2017 22.42 +1.3%
2018 25.42 +13.3%
2019 26.49 +4.2%
2020 24.93 -5.9%
2021 25.78 +3.4%
2022 31.21 +21.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 18.09 18.09 18.09 1
2010s 22.06 18.72 26.49 10
2020s 27.31 24.93 31.21 3

Countries ranked near Korea

  1. 1 United States 47.88 compare
  2. 2 Switzerland 38.29 compare
  3. 3 Canada 34.9 compare
  4. 5 Iceland 29.89 compare
  5. 6 Finland 28.68 compare
  6. 7 Sweden 26.7 compare

See the full ranking of 64 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is hourly earnings male vs female in Korea?
Hourly earnings male vs female in Korea was 31.21 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest hourly earnings male vs female recorded in Korea?
The highest recorded value was 31.21 in 2022.
What is the lowest hourly earnings male vs female recorded in Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 18.09 in 2009.
How does Korea rank for hourly earnings male vs female?
Korea ranks 4th out of 64 countries with data for 2022.
Is hourly earnings male vs female rising or falling in Korea?
Over the last ten years it is up 48.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Korea data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Hourly earnings male vs female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Hourly earnings male vs female
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
64 places, 928 data points, 1990–2025
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