Seoul
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South Korea · Capital · Tech Hub
Seoul is South Korea's capital and economic center, home to Samsung, LG, Hyundai, and a thriving startup ecosystem. Gangnam district hosts many tech companies while the city offers excellent public transportation and infrastructure.
Median Salary
$32 000,00
CoL Index
62,00
Population
9 776 000
Timezone
Asia/Seoul
Cost of Living Breakdown
All indices use New York City = 100 as baseline.
Overall
62,00
Rent
58,00
Groceries
65,00
Restaurants
42,00
Transport
38,00
Salaries by Role
Estimated City salaries are derived from country-level data adjusted for local cost of living.
| Role | Median (USD) | Net (USD) | Entry | Senior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CTO | $117 586,00 | $91 717,00 | $85 517,00 | $203 103,00 |
| Engineering Manager | $93 534,00 | $72 956,00 | $72 155,00 | $133 621,00 |
| AI/ML Researcher | $85 517,00 | $66 703,00 | $58 793,00 | $133 621,00 |
| Cloud Architect | $82 845,00 | $64 619,00 | $61 466,00 | $120 259,00 |
| Tech Lead | $82 845,00 | $64 619,00 | $61 466,00 | $117 586,00 |
| ML Engineer | $74 828,00 | $58 365,00 | $53 448,00 | $112 241,00 |
| Site Reliability Engineer | $72 155,00 | $56 280,00 | $50 776,00 | $106 897,00 |
| Security Engineer | $69 483,00 | $54 196,00 | $49 172,00 | $104 224,00 |
| Blockchain Developer | $69 483,00 | $54 196,00 | $48 103,00 | $106 897,00 |
| Product Manager | $69 483,00 | $54 196,00 | $48 103,00 | $106 897,00 |
| Data Scientist | $66 810,00 | $52 111,00 | $45 431,00 | $101 552,00 |
| DevOps Engineer | $66 810,00 | $52 111,00 | $47 034,00 | $101 552,00 |
| Data Engineer | $64 138,00 | $50 027,00 | $43 828,00 | $98 879,00 |
| Software Engineer | $64 138,00 | $50 027,00 | $45 431,00 | $98 879,00 |
| Backend Developer | $61 466,00 | $47 943,00 | $42 759,00 | $93 534,00 |
| Full Stack Developer | $59 862,00 | $46 692,00 | $41 690,00 | $90 862,00 |
| Mobile Developer | $58 793,00 | $45 858,00 | $40 086,00 | $89 793,00 |
| Frontend Developer | $56 121,00 | $43 774,00 | $38 483,00 | $85 517,00 |
| UI/UX Designer | $53 448,00 | $41 689,00 | $36 345,00 | $80 172,00 |
| QA Engineer | $45 431,00 | $35 436,00 | $31 000,00 | $66 810,00 |