Labor & Pay

Unemployment Benefit Calculator (Korea)

Estimate your Korean job-seeker benefit from your separation date, insured period and wages

Estimate your job-seeker benefit

For separations in 2026 under Korean law · regular employees (general insured)

Enter your last day of work. The calculator adds one day automatically to get the separation date (loss of insured status).

The date you became insured (joined employment insurance)

Only used for an eligibility hint; it does not change the amount

Persons with disabilities under Korean law get longer benefit periods

Before tax, including base pay and all allowances

Total bonuses paid in the last 12 months (3/12 is added)

Leave pay paid in the last 12 months (3/12 is added)

Advanced options

More than 8 hours is treated as 8

If left blank it is estimated from your start date; used only for the eligibility hint

If your average wage is below your ordinary wage, the ordinary wage is used. This can differ from the official simulator, so it is off by default