How Much Do South Korean Cryptocurrency Exchange Employees Make?

Barely a day goes by without news coming out of South Korea’s cryptocurrency exchanges. The country has a wide array of trading platforms, mostly based in the affluent Gangnam region of Seoul, housed in plush, shiny new office buildings.

But in this hyper-competitive, super-trendy trade, who pays the biggest salaries? Who hires the most staff? And is working at a South Korean trading platform as glamorous as it sounds?

A survey from South Korean HR company Incruit, and shared by media outlet Sports Seoul, would appear to answer at least some of those questions.

The HR firm conducted research into the country’s five biggest exchanges: Bithumb, Upbit, Coinone, Korbit and Gopax, and found that Bithumb pays the highest wages and employs the highest number of staff.

Incruit says the average wage for a Bithumb staff member is USD 49,700 per year. Korbit is the second-highest payer, with average salaries of USD 49,000 – with Upbit staff making an…