Korean weekly holiday pay calculator
Fifteen hours a week or more earn a paid day.
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Example
Example: an international student working 20 hours a week at the 2026 minimum wage
A student in Seoul works at a convenience store four days a week, five hours a shift: 20 contracted hours. The hourly wage is the 2026 minimum, ₩10,320, so the wage box can stay empty.
- Holiday hours: 20 ÷ 40 × 8 = 4 hours, paid at ₩10,320: ₩41,280 for each full week.
- The week with the paid holiday: 20 + 4 = 24 hours, ₩247,680.
- A month: 24 hours × 4.345 weeks, rounded to 104 hours, ₩1,073,280.
- Miss one of the four shifts and that week has no holiday pay; the next full week has it again.
| Hours a week | Holiday pay a week | Week with it | A month |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | ₩0 (under 15 hours) | – | – |
| 15 | ₩30,960 | ₩185,760 | ₩804,960 (78 h) |
| 20 | ₩41,280 | ₩247,680 | ₩1,073,280 (104 h) |
| 25 | ₩51,600 | ₩309,600 | ₩1,341,600 (130 h) |
| 30 | ₩61,920 | ₩371,520 | ₩1,609,920 (156 h) |
| 40 | ₩82,560 | ₩495,360 | ₩2,156,880 (209 h) |
₩41,280 a week on top of the hours worked, ₩247,680 for a full week. It grows with the contracted hours up to 40; above that the paid holiday stays at 8 hours, ₩82,560, at 45 hours as well.
How it works
- Enter the contracted hours a week.
- Enter the hourly wage, or leave it for the 2026 minimum wage.
- The holiday pay, the week and the month appear.
- Under 15 hours a week, none is due.
Frequently asked questions
- Who gets it?
- Anyone contracted for 15 hours a week or more who worked every contracted day of the week (Labour Standards Act, arts. 55 and 18).
- How is it worked out?
- (Weekly hours ÷ 40) × 8 × the hourly wage, at most 8 hours’ pay.
- Is this professional advice?
- No, it is a calculator. Contracts, collective agreements and individual circumstances can change the figures.
- What if I work more than 40 hours a week?
- The paid holiday stops growing at 8 hours: 40 and 45 contracted hours both give ₩82,560 at the 2026 minimum wage. Overtime premiums are a separate matter that this calculator does not add.
- How is the monthly figure worked out?
- The weekly hours plus the holiday hours, times 4.345 weeks (365 ÷ 7 ÷ 12), rounded to whole hours as the ministry does: 40 + 8 hours make 209 hours a month, ₩2,156,880 at ₩10,320.
- Is what I type sent anywhere?
- No. The sums are worked out in your browser and nothing you type is sent or stored.
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