Enter your age as of your separation date, employment insurance enrollment period (hire and separation dates), and total wages over your last 3 months to estimate your daily and total job-seeking benefit (구직급여).
Enter your age, hire/separation dates, and total wages over the last 3 months to estimate your unemployment benefit.
If your employment insurance enrollment period is under 180 days, you may not meet the eligibility requirement (at least 180 insured days within the 18 months before separation).
Voluntary resignation generally does not qualify for job-seeking benefits unless it's recognized as a justified reason (e.g. layoff, mutual agreement, contract expiry, or a reason listed in the Ministry of Employment and Labor's notice).
This calculator is a simplified reference simulation of South Korea's job-seeking benefit (구직급여) formula under the Employment Insurance Act: 60% of your average wage before separation, multiplied by the prescribed benefit days. The daily benefit uses the 2026 upper limit of ₩68,100 and lower limit of ₩66,048 (80% of the 2026 minimum wage of ₩10,320/hour × 8 hours/day), both of which change every year with the minimum wage. Prescribed benefit days (120–270) follow the statutory table based on age and employment insurance enrollment period at separation; here the enrollment period is approximated as the number of days between the hire and separation dates you entered, which can differ from your actual insured period (which may combine periods from previous jobs and exclude unpaid days). Job-seeking benefits are generally paid to involuntary leavers — voluntary resignation must be recognized as having a justified reason — and even with remaining benefit days, payments can only be received within 12 months of the day after separation. Check your exact eligibility and amount via the Employment Insurance site (work24.go.kr) simulator or your local employment center. This is a rough reference estimate only, not a payment guarantee, legal advice, or financial advice.