Pay & work
What Korea takes out of your pay
and why the pension line grows every year
2026 employee rates: pension 5%, health 3.595%, care 0.4724%, employment 0.9%. Industrial accident costs you nothing. The pension rate rises yearly to 2029.
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Pay & work
Getting your Korean pension back
three routes, and only one is about your visa
The Act excludes foreigners from lump-sum refunds, then reopens it three ways: reciprocity, treaty, or holding E-9 or H-2. Any one is enough.
Pay & work
Unemployment benefit in Korea
who qualifies, how much, and the E-9 catch
E-9/H-2 workers qualify only if they applied in advance — Article 10-2. You need 180 insured days in 18 months and a non-voluntary exit. 60% rate, 120–270 days.