Seoul Living Wage to Rise 5.2% to 12,757 Won Next Year… Highest Increase in 8 Years
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The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced on the 10th that it has set the 2027 living wage at 12,757 won per hour. This is an increase of 636 won (5.2%) from this year's living wage of 12,121 won. Converted based on a 40-hour workweek and 209 hours per month, this amounts to 2,666,213 won per month. The living wage is the amount that allows workers to maintain a basic standard of living.
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Dong-gyu = The living wage (hourly rate) for next year, applicable to approximately 14,000 workers including non-regular employees of the Seoul Metropolitan Government and its affiliated organizations, will increase by 5.2% compared to this year...
The living wage (hourly rate) for next year, applicable to workers including non-regular employees at the Seoul Metropolitan Government and its affiliated organizations, has been set at 12,757 won. The Seoul Metropolitan Government [set the 2027 living wage] at 5% higher than this year's 12,121 won.
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