Weekly Holiday Pay & Minimum Wage Calculator
The 2026 minimum wage is 10,320 KRW per hour and applies equally to every workplace (Ministry of Employment and Labor Notice No. 2025-47). If you work all contractual working days in a week, you get at least 1 paid holiday per week (weekly holiday); it does not apply if contractual hours average less than 15 hours per week over 4 weeks.
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2026 minimum wage (official notice)
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Hourly | 10,320 KRW |
| Monthly equivalent (40 hours a week, 209 hours a month) | 2,156,880 KRW |
| Period | 2026-01-01 ~ 2026-12-31 |
| 2027 hourly | 10,700 KRW |
How it is calculated
- Weekly paid-holiday hours = contractual hours per week ÷ 40 × 8 hours (8 hours if 40 hours or more per week)
- This formula assumes that full-time workers work 5 days and 40 hours a week.
- Weekly holiday pay = weekly paid-holiday hours × hourly wage