It is the dream of all workers, but there is a workplace where the average annual salary of employees exceeds 100 million won and the top 10% of employees earn an average of 200 million won.
That job is a bank.
Looking at the total salary status of the 5 major commercial banks, in 2021, the average total salary of employees at Kookmin, Shinhan, Hana, Woori, and Nonghyup exceeded 100 million won for each company for the first time.
In particular, the annual salary of the top 10% of Kookmin Bank, Hana Bank, and Shinhan Bank all exceeded 190 million won, approaching 200 million won.
Public opinion is not good for such a high salary.
While the interest burden of the common people increases due to high interest rates, there are high voices of dissatisfaction that commercial banks are holding a bonus feast as 'interest salesmen'.
In fact, the banks that achieved the best performance last year are raising performance bonuses one after another, so average salaries in 2022 are expected to be higher.
As the controversy over high salaries grew, the financial authorities announced that they would consider improving the performance compensation system in the banking sector.