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 |