Employee Satisfaction and Work-Life Balance in Korean Entertainment Companies

Let’s take a look at employee ratings at some of the most well-known entertainment companies in Korea.

Based on recent employee evaluations, here’s a list of 12 companies with ratings ranging from 1.5 to 2.7 out of 5. These ratings reflect the overall job satisfaction and contentment among employees within these K-pop agencies.

1- HYBE – 2.7/5 points

• Average salary: 52.1 million KRW/year.
• Good welfare benefits.
• Almost no work-life balance.

2- JYP Entertainment – 2.6/5 points

• Average salary: 49.1 million KRW/year.
• Many opportunities for advancement.
• Difficult work-life balance.

3- SM Entertainment – 2.5/5 points

• Average salary: 45.8 million KRW/year.
• High company culture rating.
• Challenging work-life balance.

4- Starship Entertainment – 2.5/5 points

• Average salary: 37.2 million KRW/year.
• Many opportunities for advancement.
• Unable to balance work and personal life.

5- YG Entertainment – 2.4/5 points

• Average salary: 39.5 million KRW/year.
• Many opportunities for advancement.
• Internal company management is not highly rated.

6- Yuehua Entertainment – 2.1/5 points

• Average salary: 33.6 million KRW/year.
• Many opportunities for advancement.
• Low rating for upper management.

7- Fantagio – 2.0/5 points

• Average salary: 32.6 million KRW/year.
• Good company culture and many opportunities for advancement.
• Unable to balance work and personal life.

8- FNC Entertainment – 2.0/5 points

• Average salary: 33.2 million KRW/year.
• Many opportunities for advancement.
• Dissatisfied with upper management, unable to balance work and personal life.

9- Cube Entertainment – 1.8/5 points

• Average salary: 31.4 million KRW/year.
• Opportunities for advancement.
• Difficult work-life balance.

10- Woollim Entertainment – 1.7/5 points

• Average salary: 31.2 million KRW/year.
• Good welfare and salary.
• Difficult to balance personal life and work, dissatisfied with upper management.

11- Pledis Entertainment – 1.5/5 points

• Average salary: 28.5 million KRW/year.
• Opportunities for advancement.
• Difficult to balance work and personal life.
• Only 10% of employees see potential for future development in the company.

12- RBW – 1.5/5 points

• Average salary: 29.1 million KRW/year.
• Opportunities for advancement.
• Poor company welfare, almost no work-life balance.