South Korea Unemployment Benefit Estimator
For South Korea only: enter birth, employment and separation dates, scheduled daily hours, and three months of pre-separation wages to estimate the daily and total benefit in KRW.
Inputs
Employment details
Three months of pre-separation wages
Enter employment details and three months of wages for an automatic estimate.
Result
Enter values to place the daily amount between the estimator’s preserved lower and upper limits.
- Average daily wage
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- Benefit rate
- 60%
- Base daily amount
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- Final daily amount
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- Benefit days
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- Insured period (estimate)
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Checks before relying on this result
This estimates South Korea employment-insurance job-seeking benefits. The year-specific caps, wage floor, and benefit-day table are preserved calculator assumptions. Recheck current South Korean statutes, notices, and your eligibility with official services before applying.
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How to read a South Korea unemployment benefit estimate
Estimate a South Korea employment-insurance job-seeking benefit in KRW from pre-separation wages, dates, and working hours.
This estimates South Korea employment-insurance job-seeking benefits. The year-specific caps, wage floor, and benefit-day table are preserved calculator assumptions. Recheck current South Korean statutes, notices, and your eligibility with official services before applying.
South Korea only
The calculator uses KRW and no foreign law.
- South Korea
- KRW
- 2026-08-10
Start with Article 40 eligibility
Verify the 180 insured-unit-day condition and other facts against official records.
- South Korea
- KRW
- 2026-08-10
Enter facts on the left
Provide dates, scheduled hours, and three months of gross wages.
- South Korea
- KRW
- 2026-08-10
Simplified average wage
Three-month wages are divided by the calculated calendar-day period.
- South Korea
- KRW
- 2026-08-10
The 60% daily structure
Article 46 supplies the 60% structure used by the estimate.
- South Korea
- KRW
- 2026-08-10
Separate the statutory floor
The minimum basic daily amount and 80% structure require current official values.
- South Korea
- KRW
- 2026-08-10
Benefit days are an estimate
The displayed days come from a preserved age-and-service table.
- South Korea
- KRW
- 2026-08-10
Use the total as a comparison
It multiplies the daily amount by estimated days and is not an award.
- South Korea
- KRW
- 2026-08-10
Read the boundary gauge
The gauge shows the result against the calculator’s stored limits.
- South Korea
- KRW
- 2026-08-10
Recheck official sources
Check current South Korean law and individual eligibility before applying.
- South Korea
- KRW
- 2026-08-10
South Korea unemployment benefit questions
QWhich country does this cover?
South Korea only. It does not apply another country’s unemployment insurance law.
QHow is the base daily amount estimated?
The preserved calculation uses 60% of the pre-separation average daily wage, then applies its stored limits.
QWhat is the 180-day condition?
Article 40 requires at least 180 insured-unit days in the applicable base period; calendar employment days may differ.
QHow is average wage handled?
The estimator divides three months of wages by the calculated calendar-day period.
QWhat does the 80% floor mean?
Article 46 provides the 80% structure for the statutory minimum basic daily amount. Recheck the current minimum wage.
QAre benefit days final?
No. They come from the estimator’s preserved age and service table, not an official decision.
QIs the estimated total paid at once?
The total is only daily amount multiplied by estimated days. Check the current recognition and payment process.
QWhy recheck official facts?
Caps, minimum wage, effective statutes, and individual eligibility can change or depend on facts.
South Korean primary legal sources
Checked 2026-08-10: South Korea Employment Insurance Act Articles 40 and 46. Recheck current caps, minimum wage, effective law, and individual eligibility before applying.