🇰🇷 South Korea · Finance Manager
From KRW 78M / yr (≈$54K USD) by industry
Mean salary — KRW 78M / yr (≈$54K USD).
KRW 78M / yr (≈$54K USD)
💰 Pay spread — by industry / specialty
The mean is the headline; the spread is what matters.
200,000,000 KRW
IB / Securities IBD
Heavy bonus weighting
🟢 Tier 1 — KOSIS Wage Structure Basic Statistics Survey 2023
220,000,000 KRW
PE / Asset Management
Carry separate
🟢 Tier 1 — KOSIS Wage Structure Basic Statistics Survey 2023
130,000,000 KRW
Large-corp CFO track
F500 Korea HQ
🟢 Tier 1 — KOSIS Wage Structure Basic Statistics Survey 2023
110,000,000 KRW
Accounting firm FAS
M&A advisory
🟢 Tier 1 — KOSIS Wage Structure Basic Statistics Survey 2023
🗺️ The path — stage by stage
- 1. Bachelor's (Business / Economics) (4 yr) — Finance / accounting coursework
- 2. Analyst / Associate (3~5 yr) — IB / FP&A / audit
- 3. VP / Manager (5~10 yr) — Finance function ownership
- 4. CFO track (— yr) — Enterprise finance
📝 Licensing exam
CFA / CPA (optional)
CFA preferred for finance track, CPA for accounting.
💵 Specialties — same title, different number
| Specialty / Industry | Mean / yr | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| IB / Securities IBD | 200,000,000 KRW | Heavy bonus weighting |
| PE / Asset Management | 220,000,000 KRW | Carry separate |
| Large-corp CFO track | 130,000,000 KRW | F500 Korea HQ |
| Accounting firm FAS | 110,000,000 KRW | M&A advisory |
| CFO (startup) | 110,000,000 KRW | Equity + base |
🏢 Employer types — base vs total comp
IB / PE
Base + 100~200% bonus
Large-corp finance
Stability + LTI
Startup CFO
Equity + base
📈 Income across years
Analyst — 1~3 yr
55,000,000 KRW
1~3 yr
Associate
85,000,000 KRW
3~5 yr
VP
130,000,000 KRW
5~10 yr
Director / CFO
200,000,000 KRW
10+ yr
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