Gender wage gap (median)

OECDPeriod 2016~2025Retrieved 2026-11-09

How many percent lower women's median full-time wage is than men's. Korea's gap is among the largest in the OECD.

2016: 36.67% → 2025: 27.79% (down 8.88 pp). Highest: 2016 (36.67%).

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Gender wage gap (median) · 2016~2025 (unit: %)
YearGender wage gap (median)
201636.6667
201734.6174
201834.1073
201932.4804
202031.4848
202131.0648
202231.2421
202329.3009
202428.9537
202527.79

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Reference (APA 7th)

OECD. (2026). Gender wage gap: Korea [Data set]. OECD Data Explorer. Retrieved November 9, 2026, from https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_EARNINGS%40GENDER_WAGE_GAP&df[ag]=OECD.ELS.SAE

Source https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_EARNINGS%40GENDER_WAGE_GAP&df[ag]=OECD.ELS.SAE

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