Average bonus for South Korean company employees is 10 million won, while the top 0.1% receive over 600 million won

It has been revealed that the average bonus per office worker in South Korea is 10 million won (approximately 1.09 million yen).
On the 26th, Park, a member of the ruling People Power Party, who is a member of the National Assembly's Planning and Finance Committee,
According to the earned income bonus reporting status received by Rep. Park Sung-hoon from the National Tax Service, 9,878,416 workers reported bonuses in 2023, with an average bonus of 10.69 million won.
The average bonus increased from 10.73 million won in 2021 to 11.13 million won in 2022, but decreased again in 2023.
It was found that the top 0.1% of workers received an average bonus of 626.98 million won (approximately 68.52 million yen).
The amount is 144.1 times the median bonus amount (4.35 million won) when ranked by the amount of bonus received. The amount received by the top 0.1% varied depending on the region of work.
The highest amount was received by the Gyeonggi region with 7.55 million won. It was followed by Busan city (407.58 million won), Incheon city (356.18 million won), and North Gyeongsang Province (307.58 million won).
The second highest amount was 41.88 million won. Gangwon Province and Sejong City were ranked 137.2 million won and 162.82 million won, respectively.
The top 1% (1 in 100) received an average bonus of 158.11 million won, while the top 10% received an average bonus of 546
The top 20 percent received a bonus of 19.57 million won, while the bottom 20 percent received 550,000 won.
"Although bonuses for regular employees have been sharply reduced, the disparity remains serious," he said, adding, "It is urgent to eliminate the disparity through labor and industrial structural reform, including improving the rigid labor market structure and the treatment of non-regular employees."
He emphasized.