Korea Unemployment Benefit Calculator 2026 (Silup Geubyeo)
Calculate the unemployment benefit (silup geubyeo) in Korea for 2026: 60% of your average wage, between 66,048 and 68,100 won a day, for 120 to 270 days.
You need 180 days of insured work in the 18 months before leaving and must have lost the job involuntarily. The 68,100 won cap applies to people who left from 2026; check the date with your job centre.
What it does
Under the Employment Insurance Act, a job seeker receives 60% of the average daily wage of the last 3 months, at least 80% of the minimum wage for the daily contracted hours (66,048 won for 8 hours in 2026) and at most 68,100 won a day. The benefit lasts 120 to 270 days depending on the insured period and on being 50 or over or disabled.
How to use it
- Type the pay of the last 3 months and the days in them.
- Add the daily hours, the years of insurance and your age group.
- Read the daily benefit, the number of days and the total.
The arithmetic runs in your browser. Nothing you type is sent anywhere and nothing is stored, so you can use these with real numbers.
Frequently asked questions
How much unemployment benefit on 3 million won a month?
9,000,000 ÷ 92 days × 60% = 58,696 won, below the floor, so 66,048 won a day. With 5 years of insurance under 50 that is 210 days: 13,870,080 won.
What is the maximum unemployment benefit in 2026?
68,100 won a day, raised from 66,000 so that it stays above the new floor. Over 270 days, the longest period, that is 18,387,000 won.
How many days of benefit?
Under 50: 120 days with less than 1 year of insurance, 150 for 1–3 years, 180 for 3–5, 210 for 5–10 and 240 for 10 or more. Aged 50+ or disabled: 120, 180, 210, 240 and 270.
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