23 roles you can apply to from South Korea, 21 of them open worldwide. Each one shows who can apply, quoting the line from the listing that decides it.
Your workday overlap
South Korea · UTC+9
Pay in these listings
$31k – $416k
USD a year, midpoint ~$161k, from 10 roles that publish pay
Who's hiring
16 companies
21 open worldwide, 2 regional · 4% direct from the employer
Design teams tend to work asynchronously, with a short daily overlap for meetings. From South Korea, a standard 9–5 overlaps 7 hours with Singapore.
Getting paid from South Korea
South Korea's currency is the South Korean won (KRW). Salaries here are listed in USD, so your take-home depends on the exchange rate and the fee charged to convert it.
Foreign employers usually pay people in South Korea by bank transfer or through a payments platform. As a contractor you invoice them yourself; through an employer of record you're on a local payroll in South Korean won.
D2B · Mid · Salary not listed
Koru UX Design LLP · Senior · Salary not listed
PostHog · Salary not listed
Kreative Media · Mid · $42k – $72k
Nordic Investin Group · Salary not listed
Nordic Investin Group · Salary not listed
micro1 · $104k – $218k
micro1 · $104k – $218k
micro1 · $104k – $218k
micro1 · $104k – $218k
micro1 · $104k – $218k
Babou AI · $31k – $62k
Benrey · Salary not listed
Benrey · Mid · Salary not listed
Clera · Senior · $100k – $120k
SOFTGAMES · Salary not listed
Defuse Labs · Senior · Salary not listed
Clario · Mid · Salary not listed
Flex · Lead · $260k – $416k
Tether Operations Limited · Salary not listed
Clera · Senior · $100k – $120k
Kodify Media Group · Mid · Salary not listed
Novakid School · Mid · Salary not listed
Yes. 23 design roles listed here accept applicants in South Korea: 21 are open worldwide and 2 name a region, timezone band or country list that includes South Korea.
Of the 10 roles that publish pay, salaries run from $31k to $416k USD a year, with a midpoint around $161k. Pay is set by the employer and usually doesn't change by country for worldwide roles, but check each listing.
South Korea runs on UTC+9. A 9–5 there overlaps 0h with New York, 0h with London, 0h with Berlin, 7h with Singapore. Most design teams only need a few shared hours.
Usually as an independent contractor (you invoice the company and handle your own tax in South Korea) or through an employer of record, a third party that employs you on South Korea's payroll for the company. South Korea's currency is the South Korean won (KRW). Salaries here are listed in USD, so your take-home depends on the exchange rate and the fee charged to convert it. Rules differ, so check with a local tax professional.
More on this: contractor vs employer of record · working across timezones · taxes when paid by a foreign company