Korea Annual Leave Pay Calculator
Estimate South Korea pre-tax unused annual leave pay from unused leave days and ordinary daily wage.
All money amounts are before tax. Actual payout can vary by leave-use promotion, work rules, employment contract, ordinary-wage inclusion, and settlement policy. If you do not know the unused leave days, check the annual leave calculator first.
Annual Leave Pay Estimate
Estimated Pre-Tax Leave Pay
574,163 KRW
Reference amount from unused leave days multiplied by ordinary daily wage.
Ordinary Daily Wage
114,833 KRW
Daily ordinary wage used for the leave-pay estimate.
Unused Leave Days
5 days
The remaining unused leave days entered directly.
Ordinary-Wage Input Mode
Calculate from monthly ordinary wage
Applied Hourly Wage
14,354 KRW
Daily Scheduled Hours
8 hr
Monthly Ordinary-Wage Hours
209 hr
Basic formula: unused leave days × ordinary daily wage. Use the separate annual leave calculator for granted days, then confirm actual unused days, leave-use promotion, leave or absence periods, part-time work, and employer settlement rules separately.
Unused Annual Leave Pay Basis and Conditions
Reference date and last reviewed: July 10, 2026
Calculation Basis
Divides monthly ordinary wage by the entered standard monthly hours to estimate ordinary hourly wage, then multiplies it by scheduled daily hours and unused leave days.
Reference Limits
Eligibility and amount can change with the treatment of fixed allowances as ordinary wage, part-time or shift schedules, accrued leave, and the validity of leave-use promotion procedures. Defaults of 209 monthly hours and 8 daily hours do not fit every schedule.
When to Confirm Officially
For disputes about leave accrual or expiration, use-promotion procedures, ordinary-wage items, or unpaid allowance, review work rules, payslips, and leave notices with payroll or a labor professional.
Usage Tips
Calculate pre-tax leave pay from unused days and ordinary daily wage
Use this tool when you already know the remaining unused leave days. Enter monthly ordinary wage, hourly wage, or ordinary daily wage to prepare a pre-tax reference amount for payroll or resignation settlement review. If the leave balance is unclear, check the Korea annual leave calculator first, then return here for the payout estimate.
What is Korea Annual Leave Pay Calculator?
The Korea Annual Leave Pay Calculator estimates pre-tax unused annual leave pay from unused leave days and ordinary daily wage. It assumes you already know the unused leave balance; use the separate annual leave calculator for granted and remaining leave days.
How to Use
- 1Enter remaining unused leave days. If you do not know the balance, use the annual leave calculator first.
- 2Choose how to enter ordinary wage: monthly ordinary wage, hourly wage, or ordinary daily wage.
- 3For monthly ordinary wage, enter the pre-tax monthly ordinary wage and monthly ordinary-wage hours. A common 40-hour weekly schedule often uses 209 hours.
- 4For hourly wage, enter the pre-tax hourly wage and daily scheduled hours.
- 5Review estimated pre-tax leave pay, ordinary daily wage, applied hourly wage, and unused leave days.
- 6Copy the result into settlement review notes, payroll questions, or labor consultation prep.
Unused annual leave pay calculation
Last reviewed: July 10, 2026Converting each ordinary-wage input mode
unused leave pay = unused leave days × ordinary daily wage
Monthly mode divides monthly ordinary wage by monthly ordinary-wage hours, then multiplies by scheduled daily hours. Hourly and daily modes use the corresponding input directly.
Example: 5 unused days and KRW 3,000,000 monthly ordinary wage
- • 209 monthly ordinary-wage hours
- • 8 scheduled hours per day
- 1. ordinary hourly wage = 3,000,000÷209 = KRW 14,354.07
- 2. ordinary daily wage = 14,354.07×8 = KRW 114,832.54
- 3. 114,832.54×5 = KRW 574,162.68
Estimated pre-tax leave pay is about KRW 574,163. Confirm that 209 hours and the included ordinary-wage items match the workplace.
How to read the result
- The calculator assumes the unused balance is already known. Check entitlement and usage in the separate leave calculator and employer records.
- Monthly, hourly, and daily modes are alternative paths to the same ordinary daily wage; they do not use different premium rates.
- The result is pre-tax and can differ from the after-tax amount deposited during payroll or termination settlement.
Conditions that change the result
- Whether an allowance belongs in ordinary wage depends on its payment conditions and legal character.
- 209 hours is common for a 40-hour week with eight paid weekly-holiday hours, but part-time and shift schedules can use a different divisor.
- Statutory leave-use promotion, limitation periods, termination timing, and workplace rules can change payment obligations.
Common input mistakes
- Do not use after-tax take-home pay or total compensation including unrelated bonuses as monthly ordinary wage.
- Enter the actual unused balance, not all leave originally granted.
- Leaving 209 monthly hours and 8 daily hours unchanged for part-time work can overstate the result.
Reference Knowledge
- ●Basic formula: unused annual leave pay = unused leave days × ordinary daily wage.
- ●Article 60 of South Korea's Labor Standards Act matters for leave-day entitlement; the separate annual leave calculator handles the leave-day estimate.
- ●Ordinary wage follows the concept of regular, uniform, fixed wage under Article 6 of the Enforcement Decree of the Labor Standards Act; whether a specific allowance is included can depend on the wage item's character.
- ●If the employer completed statutory annual-leave use-promotion procedures, actual payment obligation for unused leave can differ. Confirm employer notices and settlement records for final payroll.
FAQ
Q.What formula does this calculator use?
The basic estimate multiplies unused leave days by ordinary daily wage. For example, 5 unused days and KRW 114,832 ordinary daily wage gives KRW 574,160 before tax.
Q.What if I do not know unused leave days?
Use the Korea annual leave calculator first to estimate granted leave days from hire date and calculation date. Then confirm actual used leave in employer records and return here with the unused-day balance.
Q.How is ordinary daily wage calculated from monthly wage?
The calculator divides monthly ordinary wage by monthly ordinary-wage hours to get an hourly wage, then multiplies it by daily scheduled hours. The default uses 209 monthly hours and 8 daily hours, a common assumption for a 40-hour week.
Q.Can leave-use promotion remove the payout?
Potentially. If statutory leave-use promotion was completed properly and the worker still did not use the leave, the employer's cash compensation obligation can change. This tool estimates the amount only; actual payout requires checking notices and employer records.
Q.Is this before or after tax?
This is a pre-tax leave-pay estimate. Deposited pay can differ because of wage income tax, social insurance treatment, settlement timing, and employer payroll withholding.
Q.Should I use this with the severance calculator?
Often yes for settlement review. Unused annual leave pay and severance are commonly reviewed together, but they use different bases: leave pay uses unused days and ordinary wage, while severance uses average wage and service period.
