Asking South Koreans How Much Money They Make

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[@KExplorer]

Hey Explorers, how much money do you make? as for me i'm broke which is why your support means a lot to me if you become a Patreon: patreon.com/kexplorer Instagram: instagram.com/jerry.ric/

[@christiagoles307]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@anulkaaw]

These interviews are so good! I love how inquisitive you are and that you really listen to the interviewees and ask them great follow-up questions. Keep up the good work!

[@peterparker3870]

the footballer(soccer player for all you Yanks and Aussies) just played his first Cap (Senior National Team Match) vs Peru less than 24 hours ago. I hope KyuHyun Park will move up the ranks, at least back to 2 Bundesliga soon. Good Luck and nice interview.

[@I-am-Taliesha]

You are very brave to ask this question.😊 Great topic!

[@Schwenakasven]

A whole lot better as many Foreigners that do videos in Korea. Thanks for your calm approach and respect to interview korean people. I enjoy your videos because of this respect in the Interviews. Good Job.

[@AshleeLoveit]

Wow I love this video! Great topic!! I never knew how much Korean people make in specific field!! Really enjoyed this

[@yani674]

Wow you just interviewed a very good korean footballer Park from Dresden, he‘s a famous person 😮😳

[@dickidsrip5262]

Jerry you´re so good at this. I always watch these interviewers

[@hanil77]

it was so cool to see you on the streets interviewing while we were visiting from the US!

[@michelleshava1477]

Whenever your content comes up I am compelled to watch it and a couple more

[@glamourgirl1938]

The video ended abruptly with my mouth hanging open... Shocked about the last salary haha

[@BearingMySeoul]

Right! That kid must be really good. I want to see his reel now! :D

[@donlee4105]

i guess its not that big money. my friend earn 200000 US dollars per month small town in South Korea and my young family members earn 4k-5k on average per month

[@BlackHoleSpain]

@@donlee4105 Here in Spain engineers or doctors are lucky if they reach 3000€. I would say 2500€ is a more normal salary for them. Blue collar jobs barely get 1500€/month. Spain has a very HUGE problem with the tiny gap between skilled and non-skilled jobs, while in north or central Europe, skilled jobs salaries can double ours.

[@AFMCarlos]

​@@donlee4105 what does your friend do?

[@jimmypark3224]

@@donlee4105 You've got your numbers mixed up. If you make US $100,000 per month, then you're in the top 0.1% of income in Korea. You're saying that your friend in a small town and not Seoul, makes double that. A VP at Samsung makes less than US $500,000 per year. So you're saying your friend makes five times more than that?

[@sabrogonzalez8814]

Hello! First of all I love the content, I was wondering since there might be korean language students, korean subtitles could be in the videos as well so we could improve grammar and vocabulary. Thank you,love from Argentina

[@jaewonpark21]

Wow that fooballing guy is Park Gyuhyun, young centre back of the South Korean national team!! Big expectations!!

[@user-sj8hi2cj1e]

The currency is very out of pocket here. Gotta take 30% off from the dollar value cuz 1 dollar is around 1330 won rn but in the video it treated as 1000 won to make calculations easier which brings an enormous error

[@josephyou6041]

Before the pandemic, the rate was between 1000-1100. Current rate is just temporally. you should check Japanese Yen, more dramatical than Won. It would be back to normal soon unless otherwise the both countries collapsed economically

[@mairamaira5589]

Thanks, I always enjoy your content ❤

[@SamJones01011]

Great interviews! Useful info!

[@Jamoca5020]

LMAO he met Park Kyu-hyun from Dynamo Dresden. That´s funny

[@yu_m]

박규현 ❤❤❤❤❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥 깜짝이야 대표팀 발탁 넘 축하드려요 이번에 멋진활약 기대할께요

[@hazelmint6671]

I like the styles!

[@JudithJG]

Please make more of these videos

[@merrytunes8697]

I’m so confused! How in the world is S. Korea do luxury brand obsessed if the average salary is $36k? While some of the people make considerable more, it seems like many get paid

[@kevin_aldo]

They think too much about other people thought

[@user-wg9kl2zq3e]

Korea has the lowest taxes among developed countries, and these people are college students or new to society. There are many people who earn a lot. The average is higher

[@HJJoo217]

South Korea's expense on luxury per capita is the highest in the world. There is a huge gap in wealth, but everyone wants to live high profile life even if they can't really afford it. Also, salary is one thing and whether you have (parents) money is another thing. There is also the term "car poor", people go for the luxury car even when they are not able to afford a decent place to live. Anyway, owning a decent house in Seoul is unachievable in a life time with 36k per year, so they put all their money on the car because it is rather achievable.

[@pogsauce9253]

your interviews are very addicting, keep it up.

[@serpderp9475]

Loving these

[@ML-rs7we]

That girl with the hate dressing revealing is 100% on Onlyfans

[@raisinmancereal]

Love the ending reaction haha I’m still surprised to see so many people with tattoos. For a country that’s so conservative, I didn’t expect it.

[@GraysunsWar]

Korea is hardly a conservative country anymore

[@anonymuser8662]

@@GraysunsWar Tell that to the Korean crazy fans who think they own the idols and cannot date... You are so wrong.

[@GraysunsWar]

@@anonymuser8662 Yes, as someone living and raised in Seoul I am wrong vs someone who thinks k-pop fans run the country.

[@the25thbam92]

@@anonymuser8662 lmao fans are global with their own imposed ideas of korean society. who gives a fuck whether fans are crazy, or if idols can date or not. korea is not ultra conservative when compared across the globe. it's western countries like the US or UK that are way too liberal lmao there's way too many insane problems now with an ultra liberal society my guy

[@paulie4450]

Korea is way less conservative than Japan. Korea from what Ive seen so far, is a very synthesizing country. They synthesize with the best of the West and the East, from food to fashion to consumer habits. Whereas Japan is more innately innovative, they ether to their core for anything.

[@escakhoo]

LOL she worked at Benz and decided to call her self Mercedes wow🤣

[@musiclover6842]

I didn’t get this until now lol it’s very memorable at least.

[@gunplakiwi]

Nice video, maybe just create a small intro and outro to introduce the topic and conclusion

[@jetshark970shark4]

4:18 she has a Minnesota California accent mix, its very unique. I wonder if she lived or grew up in the states

[@heytony]

It's a sensitive question, but they answer it well~

[@JamaicaDiamond24]

Y’all never heard someone named Mercedes? Or working in branding and marketing?

[@clubxjunho]

오~!! 이번에 처음 발탁된 대표팀 선수인데.

[@ag-py6to]

2:03 dope style

[@youngblood3907]

Dodpe style?......he is korea national football team member of today..... and he participate in game with "El salvador" national team of yesterday... he's name is "Park kyu hyun".....searching for googling.......

[@judypark337]

2:05 핫 박규현이 여기 왜나와~ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ❤❤❤ 우리 국대!!!

[@MultiHogy]

The highest earner learned from face book and doing what she loves😂... I resonate and did the same❤

[@funkymonk5344]

what do you learn from Facebook? 😂😂😂

[@musiclover6842]

What job do you have if you don’t mind ?

[@belzylucas7275]

I love your contact always ❤❤❤

[@kingryuseiyumo2947]

The dude with the beanie is so cutie patootie I need him

[@booyoohouse]

Umm.. I'm Korean myself, but in Korea, the salary is quite low and people are usually way overqualified for their job and underpaid for their job as well. The cream of the crop lands a job in the big market cap companies like Samsung, LG, Hyundai, and they start with a good starting salary of around 60,000~70,000 USD or you get into investment banking companies or the financial industry and make around the same. The competition to these top tier jobs are insane. For example, I graduated in a top 10 business school in the US with a 3.6/4.0 GPA with many awards and extracurricular activities and I was rejected from those jobs. I eventually just settled for a decent foreign company and I started with a $50,000 salary. Also, I want to add in the fact that even with this salary, the tax rate is really high in Korea, so almost 30-40% will go to tax and there isn't much left for us to take home. The housing prices are insane here and the average cost of necessity items like groceries are really high compared to that of other countries like US. So, even with a good job, it is almost impossible to live an average lifestyle here without a family fortune. Especially because Korea is a very competitive and hostile environment, the pressure for you to look good (great fashion, hairstyle, luxury goods, exercising, playing golf, going to take care of your skin, etc.) is insane and if you don't do these certain things, you would feel left out or even ridiculed about. So, living in Seoul is really tough if you don't have a top-tier job, if you don't look visually appealing, if you don't have a good amount of assets. I am still fortunate to be surviving, because I received $2,000,000 apartment from my parents and a car from them as well, so I don't have a lot of pressure to be saving all of my salary and can settle to do some hobbies and relax. Despite this, I wouldn't even say I am in the upper class and feel like middle class.

[@Patrick_OBrien]

When you say 2M you talking USD or KW?

[@booyoohouse]

@@Patrick_OBrien USD of course. 2 million KW is only a month rent worth excluding the deposit.

[@Patrick_OBrien]

@rand406 sorry, I really don't have anything to refence the price amount 😅 I'm from Texas and a 2 million dollar condo is expensive and would catch you an excellent view with luxary furnishings. Is the living accommodation just accumulated over a life time without really investments outside of real estate. I've been super curious about Korean Social mobility

[@booyoohouse]

@@Patrick_OBrien Oh, no need to be sorry about anything! My place isn't that luxurious or that spacious, but the location is near center of Seoul, so it's just pricey. I can help answer your questions from a realistic point of view if you'd ask. I'm not exactly sure what you would know about the Korean social mobility. For my case, my condo was paid full by my parents, so I don't have any of my salary going there. I spend 40% of my salary on my daily expenses and roughly split the rest half half, so 30% in stocks and 30% in savings.

[@kenshum9949]

very insightful, thanks for the sharing🙏@@booyoohouse

[@Rif4727]

Bruh plz do a video about best profession in South Korea for Foreigners plz ...

[@tlsdnjsrhd]

Facotry worker

[@bruhadesigns]

I always watch your videos but please make the cuts smoother. A bit jarring

[@wertyyyyyy]

2 second!

[@ot7stan207]

Mercedes sounds like she knows what shes doing, she speaks like a business woman / real hustler

[@funkymonk5344]

easy to be impressed dude

[@Everythingz127]

​@@funkymonk5344booo

[@scully392z]

When you do the salary quotes are you doing Korean dollars and converting it to US dollars?

[@ridita5221]

It's interesting, that people talk about this so openly.

[@kevin_aldo]

It looks like the avg salary in Skorea is around 3k-4k but damn that engineer dude got $45k which is around 50m won

[@musiclover6842]

I rly wonder if he meant in a year or not. 45k a month is a lot then I can understand why he is happy with his salary but not for like 4k a month.

[@se5691]

As an engineer i have to move to sk rn 👀

[@User_37821]

I ain’t got any dough 😂

[@wasilabahlouli8846]

Is that true?. Can any Korean confirm these numbers, specialy the engineer one.

[@lastview0730]

Great interview as always, but it isn't accurate to take 10M KRW and say $10,000. or 800,000 KRW and say $800. There are many services/products that are priced so differently that the "experience of spending 1,000 KRW" is NOT equal to the experience of spending $1 USD. And for most viewers of this video, their main takeaway will be "wow, this guy is making more/less than me doing the same job. And he is living in Korea!" when in fact he's making 30% less than a US counterpart.

[@user-ss9dl3qt2l]

10M KRW 는 800$가 아니라 8000$ 정도입니다

[@moviegeek1111]

bruh the conversion rate's way off lol

[@gravenewworld82]

One issue is that there is strong age bias in everyone he interviewed. You need some older working professionals who are probably earning more because they have 20-30 years experience. Of course 20s something's don't earn a whole lot.

[@jamesdoh3473]

헐 박규현 선수네 ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

[@emwhaibee]

The misleading figure in the thumbnail though bro. 💢

[@sigel81]

7 figure my arse she capping lol

[@jimmypark3224]

I think she's using Korean won and not US dollars. Seven figures in won is dirt poor salary which is in line with what she said about herself.

[@ar-am1976]

The translation is incorrect as it's giving US dollars, when they are saying won. The difference is astronomical!!

[@franciskjun]

Guys, it’s not that much sensitive question in S.Korea. As a Korean, talking about money is not a vulgar topic here. Not only about salaries but also home ownership; “jeonse (like $300,000 deposit for two year rent, no monthly payment for a one two bed Apt in Seoul), monthly, or applying for a newly built Apt..) It’s kinda essential topic. Stock investment and profit are recent fads, too. Investment to Samsung, LG, Hyundai, Apple, MS, Tesla, etc.

[@xtaltheo170]

Really!? Koreans commonly talk about Samsung, LG investments?

[@spongie7403]

What? I am Korean and I never ever asked anyone about their income. No one asks my husband’s income either.

[@user-pd3oj3wy4u]

왜 이리 여기 많은 사람들이 한국에 관한 모든 것을 안다고 가정하는지 모르겠다. 한국에서 수입을 물어보는 건 명백히 무례한 일이고 조심해야 합니다.

[@Khyarro]

Asking for people's salary can be quite intrusive as people get very shy about whether their salary is good or not. It reflects on them. I believe that many people could still find this question to be out of place.

[@user-ys9vf3gs7e]

박규현 선수가 나오셨네요?

[@Diamondbeach]

I love how we Asian talk about money so freely. We don’t see money as most westerners do, not our identity.

[@Oouri.0.2.0]

it's not so like this between koreans as well. people here are open then general and also interviewer is kind i think

[@Oouri.0.2.0]

her name is mercedes and worked for benz

[@seasurf5801]

How much do models make!

[@Christinanext2u]

So u live in Seoul. Can I have Instagram of engineer guy? 🙈 kk

[@DrBTStm]

One thing I liked about Korean especially young people who don’t depend about their livings to parents. This interview is very interesting and the rest of the world especially developing nations need to learn a lot

[@looksmatteronly]

What's wrong depending on your parents

[@Everythingz127]

​@@looksmatteronlyI was wondering too. Like just say it's good that you can live off by yourself but don't act you don't need basic support too or that people who need basic support are a problem 😂 (I really wonder why they made such a comment)

[@lilz527]

KOREANS ARE ONE OF THE BIGGEST FLEXERS LOL

[@kayflip2233]

Guarantee that marketing girl isn't making $1 million USD+.

[@BlackHoleSpain]

Never ever trust a girl who's done lip surgery!!!! It's all facade outside and hollow inside.

[@foodtrips8223]

@@jm1835 hahaha

[@kevin_aldo]

It can be KRW not USD thou

[@MN-ms7el]

LOOOL I IMMEDIATELY RECOGNIZED THE FOOTBALL PLAYER

[@pamn.n.]

Are these numbers converted to USD?

[@JahreadyKnow]

cost of living is lower in Korea, so the numbers seem lower than you might think. $3000 in Korea will get you things that you would need $5000-$6000 for in the US.

[@krnpowr]

That's why they put the $ sign in front of the figures.

[@golbinnom]

@@JahreadyKnow for southern europe all those salaries are very high

[@jw841]

They seem to earn alot even by uk standards. But how much are they taxed and whats the difference between a net salary and a gross salary?

[@user-vj4ue4wn8f]

​@@jw841 It depends on the salary belongs to which income bracket, but you can estimate the actual receiving money(after tax, national pension, health insurance - which are automatically deducted by company) by dividing yearly salary 13~14

[@areum_lee]

엔지니어 환상 처음 들음ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

[@truekiba]

Engineering requires a lot of imagination. Dreams fuel ambitious engineers.

[@areum_lee]

@@truekiba he is saying that there is common fantasy for the engineering job. so i was like what? never heard of it lol

[@seadoo000]

롯데타워 제작도 아이폰 제작도 로케트 제작도 컴퓨터 제작도 구글어스같은 온갖 프로그램도 전부 엔지니어가 만드는 것임. 엔지니어에 대한 환상.. 나는 있음

[@yoonib8714]

@@areum_lee 있긴 함 ㅋㅋㅋ 회사 들어가서 ㅈㄴ 멋지게 코딩할 걸 기대하지만 막상 들어오면 자기가 담당한 모듈만 개발하게 됨. 발전은 전혀 없음

[@areum_lee]

@@seadoo000 그렇군요. 하긴 고연봉직으로 주목 받으면서 좋은 직업이란 인식은 있네요.

[@kaylaroyster928]

10 K a month??? MBNNNN

[@celestialfogo7274]

I feel like the translator is underpaid in my country translators earn 350 to 450 dollars a day

[@heavenlysword666]

The engineer is so damn handsome.

[@anonymuser8662]

Just to make the translator's job easier: 1 million won is not worth 1k usd at all. It's actually a lot less: only 780 usd.

[@supernova7966]

Ask North Korean people

[@biniverse1975]

The guy with a huge logo of Moncler on the beanie said he works like a service job. I wonder what kinda jobs does he have. And his best month is from 2k to 5k???

[@misshrm14]

A host? xD

[@nolasunflower]

☺️ Park is sexy ijs

[@sara.cbc92]

Can you do what Koreans think of Chinese? It will blow up.

[@user-pj9oo6ne3e]

Asian boss already did

[@twinklestar8498]

@@user-pj9oo6ne3e whats the link

[@ferrai_f8_spider]

박규현 선수가 여깃노

[@UnathiGX]

When she said,"I'm Mercedes",I was like what?😂😂

[@oluwaseyidada7641]

And then goes on to say she started working at "Benz"😂😂

[@magnolia2]

@@oluwaseyidada7641 It’s a very common name and I thought she meant “events.”

[@tink1355]

it used to be a very common name. the car company mercedes was actually named after the founder’s daughter, mercedes. since then the name declined in popular.

[@UnathiGX]

@@tink1355 wOW

[@emwhaibee]

The accent and fluency completely sold it for ms Ye.

[@RoseJenner_]

Mercedes wtf- 😂😂😂😂

[@graciekattan6618]

It’s a name why is it “wtf” ?

[@sassisanrod204]

Y en España es bastante común, por cierto, Mercedes se llamaba la hija del creador de la compañía.

[@MrTekeshi]

@@graciekattan6618 Coz she works for BENZ

[@xi5lv]

The guy in the black shirt don’t really look Korean, more Hispanic to me. 😊

[@powerscallingfiend]

He has masculine face that you rarely see in Korean vid 😂

[@cobbs]

@@powerscallingfiend Depends on what your definition of masculine is, I guess. Most Korean women I bet would say that every man in this video (with perhaps the exception of the fashion model) looked very masculine.

[@oceanrocks]

@@powerscallingfiendMost the men here looked masculine

[@AN-Thecouragetolookforward]

Many Hispanics were relocated to Korea in early 1900s. So it is possible.

[@oceanrocks]

@@AN-Thecouragetolookforward That guy looks fully Korean.

[@souleymanedemba4811]

Tes vidéos sont courtes 😀

[@ar-am1976]

That marketing chick should put some suave on those natural lips of hers🙄. Young people in Korea don't make squat in income, if they live a luxury lifestyle it's because their parents have money. My wife is from Korea and we live in the US, we are very well off and there is a difference between those who try to look like they belong in the upper wealthy class and those who actually are. I just got back from a 3 week visit to Korea, I saw a great deal of people wasting money trying to appear like they were something they were not, a very American way of doing things. Kinda fake it until you make it, but of course faking you have money and are successful is the easiest path to not having money and being successful. My wife is well known for under dressing, going car shopping looking like she is poor. She drives an Aston Martin V12 Vantage S, but she would never car shop letting them know this. The only way you will see she has money is if you actually know what to look for beyond material stuff. I like my material stuff, my cars and watches, designer bags, but sometimes it's better to go stealth.

[@souleymanedemba4811]

Vu

[@vincentnnyc]

Is this in usd or Korean won? If usd, I see a lot of liars in this video

[@katleho_mthombeni]

i wanna be Mercedes's friend 🥂

[@escakhoo]

you really really really really really really really really really really really really really ...what ?

[@jerrybooker-bm4nu]

I am broker than a joke,matter fact im taking donations, anybody spare some change? Im about to be out here pan handling 😢😂......Lbvs😮

[@sirteam]

1st

[@user-jc2hb7lw4x]

이 사람이 다니는 거리엔 왜케 젊고 힙하고 돈많고 영어 잘하는 사람들밖에 없음?내가 사는 한국이 정녕 맞나?뉴욕맨해튼같은데서 한국인같아보이는 사람 기다렸다가 인터뷰한건 아니고?

[@potochii4553]

평소에 갖혀 지내시는 바운더리를 좀 벗어 나셔야 할듯 틀에 박힌 대인관계를 하다보면 세상을 좁게 볼수밖에 없습니다

[@user-jc2hb7lw4x]

@@potochii4553 에휴 ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ 말뜻을 이해못하는거보면....전 님보단 양식있는 사람이니 더이상은 뭐라 안하겠습니다^^

[@chosenjinbaka]

저 흑인이 조선인 기분 맞출려고 평균보다 높여서 했네 ㅋㅋㅋ 1불에 1300원인데 1불에 천원으로 계산한 것도 그렇고. 원래 조선인들 종특 알잖아 ㅋㅋ 님말이 맞음. 현실은 200만원(1600불) 버는 사람이 근로자의 40%가 넘고 300만원(2300불)이 상위40%안에 듬. 네이버 월급 계산기만 쳐봐도 바로 나오고 뉴스에 통계로도 수없이 나오는데 ㅋㅋ 다만 물가는 잘 통제한다고 생각한다. 님 말에 동의할 수 없다고 댓글단애는 과시 허세를 위해 날조까지 하는 조선인의 Urinara manse 모습이 아닌 현실적 댓글을 적으니 외국인에게 보이기 부끄러워서 그런댓글 단거지.ㅋㅋㅋㅋ 그게 더 우스움 ㅋㅋ 영어도 그렇고 ㅋ 실제 서울대 다니는 애들도 머릿속엔 있어도 말로는 저렇게 못하는게 태반인데 ㅋㅋ여긴 뭔 일반인 절반이 영어로 말하노 ㅋㅋ

[@chosenjinbaka]

실제로 작년 조선의 인당gdp가 32000불(2500만원이였잖아) 빈부격차를 고려하면 평균값이 일반근로자들 평균월급이 200후반에서 300만원(2200~2400불임) 게다가 외국에서처럼 현금사용 비중이 적고 다 카드나 모바일페이로 결제하니까 숨겨진 그런것도 적지. 당장 조선일보서 본 삼성전자 10년차 과장 연봉도 상여금 평균으로 받은거 포함 겨우1억 넘음(75000불) 중소기업 근로자수가 대기업근로자수보다 7배 많은데 임금격차는 2.3배임. 대기업 중에서도 탑급에 속하는 삼전 과장이 75000불이면 엘지 한화 이런데면 더 낮을테고 임금격차 2.5배 계산하면 중소 과장은 3만불(3900만원 시실 그거보다 낮은 경우가 태반이야)임. ㅋ 그런데 그 현실을 님이 말하니까 외국인에게 언제나 최고인 조선의 urinara manse를 할수없는 현실이 들키는게 부끄러워서 저 위에 님글에 부정적으로 반박하네 ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

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@@potochii4553 이영상을 보는 동남아시아 남아시아 아프리카 남아메리카 사람들에겐 압도적 우월감을. 노르웨이 일본 스위스 독일 프란스 이스라엘 영국 호주 미국 캐나다 사람들에겐 대등하다는 느낌을 받고 싶었어? ㅋㅋㅋ그래서 흑인이 조선인늬 urinara manse 국뽕 취향에 맞춰서 영어도 잘하고 월급도 평균이상이고 우기명 머리 찢어진 눈과 광대뼈 사각턱 뿔테안경 머리가 큰 조선인이 아니고 스타일 좋은 조선인 위주로 영상을 만들었는데 누군가 조선음 그정도까진 아니야. 한참 더 아래다. 라고 진실을 말하는 사람이 있어서 외국인에게 항상 훌륭한 조선에 대한 이미지가 훼손되는게 부끄러운거야? ㅋㅋㅋㅋ 아 웃겨 그런게 더 웃기고 초라하다곤 생각안해? ㅋㅋㅋ

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my nigga speaking Korean~~~