According to a survey conducted in South Korea in 2022, around 39 percent of salaried North Korean refugees in South Korea stated that they received between two and three million South Korean won in monthly wages. That year, the average monthly wages of North Korean refugees amounted to about 2.4 million won. While this is a slight increase from the previous year, it is still below the average for South Koreans, which stood at approximately 2.9 million won per month in the same year.
Distribution of monthly wages for salaried North Korean refugees in South Korea as of June 2022 (in South Korean won)
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Ministry of Unification (Südkorea). (December 30, 2022). Distribution of monthly wages for salaried North Korean refugees in South Korea as of June 2022 (in South Korean won) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1132887/south-korea-monthly-wages-for-salaried-north-korean-defectors/
Ministry of Unification (Südkorea). "Distribution of monthly wages for salaried North Korean refugees in South Korea as of June 2022 (in South Korean won)." Chart. December 30, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1132887/south-korea-monthly-wages-for-salaried-north-korean-defectors/
Ministry of Unification (Südkorea). (2022). Distribution of monthly wages for salaried North Korean refugees in South Korea as of June 2022 (in South Korean won). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1132887/south-korea-monthly-wages-for-salaried-north-korean-defectors/
Ministry of Unification (Südkorea). "Distribution of Monthly Wages for Salaried North Korean Refugees in South Korea as of June 2022 (in South Korean Won)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1132887/south-korea-monthly-wages-for-salaried-north-korean-defectors/
Ministry of Unification (Südkorea), Distribution of monthly wages for salaried North Korean refugees in South Korea as of June 2022 (in South Korean won) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1132887/south-korea-monthly-wages-for-salaried-north-korean-defectors/ (last visited May 21, 2024)
Distribution of monthly wages for salaried North Korean refugees in South Korea as of June 2022 (in South Korean won) [Graph], Ministry of Unification (Südkorea), December 30, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1132887/south-korea-monthly-wages-for-salaried-north-korean-defectors/