Assemblyman Kim Hoe-jae, "Average Worker Salary in Gangnam-gu 74.4 Million KRW ... Jung-gu, Busan 25.2 Million KRW"

"Nearly 3-Fold Difference by Si/Gun/Gu in 2020" ... All Top 10 Si/Gun/Gu Are in the Seoul Metropolitan Area

Kim Hoe-jae: "Bold Administrative and Financial Support Needed to Address Regional Crises"

[Yeosu=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Cheol-hoon] It has been revealed that the average annual salary per worker varies by nearly threefold depending on the city, county, or district where the worker resides. All of the top 10 cities, counties, and districts with the highest average annual salary per worker were located in the Seoul metropolitan area.

According to the "Year-end Tax Settlement Report on Earned Income by City, County, and District" (based on address) analyzed by Kim Hoe-jae, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea (Jeonnam Yeosu-si Eul), using the National Tax Statistics Yearbook, the place with the highest average total salary per person in 2020 was Gangnam-gu, Seoul.

The average total salary per person in Gangnam-gu was 74.4 million KRW, which was 36.1 million KRW higher than the national average (38.3 million KRW). Compared to Jung-gu, Busan, which had the lowest average total salary per person (25.2 million KRW), it was 2.95 times higher.

The second highest average total salary per person was also in the Gangnam 3 districts, represented by Seocho-gu.

The average total salary per person in Seocho-gu was 74.1 million KRW.

All of the top 10 cities, counties, and districts with the highest average total salary per person were located in the Seoul metropolitan area. Among them, eight were in Seoul.

In addition to Gangnam-gu and Seocho-gu in Seoul, Yongsan-gu (64.7 million KRW), Gwacheon-si, Gyeonggi (61 million KRW), Songpa-gu (51.9 million KRW), Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi (50 million KRW), Jongno-gu (48.8 million KRW), Seongdong-gu (48 million KRW), Mapo-gu (47.8 million KRW), and Jung-gu (47.1 million KRW) ranked in the top 10.

On the other hand, among the bottom 10 cities, counties, and districts, only two were in the Seoul metropolitan area: Pocheon-si, Gyeonggi (28.2 million KRW) and Dongducheon (28 million KRW).

The other bottom 10 cities, counties, and districts with the lowest average total salary per person included Jung-gu, Busan (25.2 million KRW), Seo-gu, Daegu (25.9 million KRW), Uiseong-gun, Gyeongbuk (28.2 million KRW), Buan-gun, Jeonbuk (28.6 million KRW), Nam-gu, Daegu (28.6 million KRW), Sasang-gu, Busan (28.9 million KRW), Yeongdeok-gun, Gyeongbuk (29 million KRW), and Gimje-si, Jeonbuk (29 million KRW).

Regarding metropolitan autonomous entities, Ulsan had 100% of its five counties and districts with average total salaries per person above the national average, while only Seoul (60%) recorded more than half.

Even in the Seoul metropolitan area, including Gyeonggi (35.5%) and Incheon (10%), the proportion of cities, counties, and districts with average total salaries per person above the national average was less than half.

Gangwon, Chungbuk, Gwangju, Jeonbuk, and Jeju had no cities, counties, or districts with average total salaries per person above the national average.

Assemblyman Kim Hoe-jae emphasized, "The disparities among local governments are causing national land imbalance and a 'rich get richer, poor get poorer' phenomenon," adding, "Bold administrative and financial support from the government is necessary to respond to regional crises."

Yeosu=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Cheol-hoon hss79@asiae.co.kr

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