Daejeon Sets Next Year's Living Wage at 12,043 Won per Hour... Monthly Salary to Reach 2,516,987 Won
Approximately 1,795 Low-Wage Workers at City Agencies, City-Funded Organizations, and Private Consignment Institutions to Benefit
The Daejeon Metropolitan Government has set the 2026 living wage at 12,043 won per hour. When converted to a monthly salary based on 209 working hours per month, this amounts to 2,516,987 won.
On September 19, the Daejeon Living Wage Committee-comprised of representatives of workers, employers, and experts-determined that the hourly living wage for 2026 will be 12,043 won.
This decision reflects a comprehensive consideration of various factors, including the minimum wage increase rate, workers' living expenses, the consumer price inflation rate, and the management burden on small business owners and the self-employed.
The hourly wage of 12,043 won for next year is an increase of 407 won (3.5%) compared to this year's living wage of 11,636 won, and is 1,723 won (16.7%) higher than the 2026 minimum wage of 10,320 won announced by the Ministry of Employment and Labor.
When converted to a monthly salary based on 209 working hours per month, this amounts to 2,516,987 won, which is 360,107 won more than next year's minimum wage and 85,063 won more than this year's living wage.
The policy is estimated to apply to approximately 1,795 individuals, including employees of the city government, city-funded and city-invested organizations, public corporations, public agencies, and low-wage workers in private consignment roles (including those funded by national and city budgets).
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Kwon Kyungmin, Director of Economic Affairs at the Daejeon Metropolitan Government, stated, "The living wage is a wage policy designed to ensure that low-wage workers in the public sector can maintain a minimum standard of living both culturally and as human beings. This decision was made after careful consideration for the lives of Daejeon’s workers, despite challenging fiscal and regional economic conditions."
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