Wallpaper prices
Material and labor costs by grade for Wallpaper, the trades behind the labor cost with official wage trends, and real quote distributions.
Unit prices by grade
Basicper ㎡
Paper wallpaper
Cheap and quick to install, stains easily
- Material
- ₩2,500 ~ ₩3,500
- Labor
- ₩5,010 ~ ₩6,500
- Total
- ₩7,510 ~ ₩10,000
Standardper ㎡
Vinyl (silk) wallpaper
Wipeable with less visible seams
- Material
- ₩4,500 ~ ₩6,500
- Labor
- ₩7,490 ~ ₩9,490
- Total
- ₩11,990 ~ ₩15,990
Premiumper ㎡
Eco-friendly or imported wallpaper
Low emissions and wide design choice
- Material
- ₩9,000 ~ ₩15,000
- Labor
- ₩9,010 ~ ₩12,000
- Total
- ₩18,010 ~ ₩27,000
Petrochemical-based
Average daily wage for this work
Market wages weighted by this work's trade mix (by CAK publication date).
₩229,833Published 2026.9.1+1.7% vs a year earlier (2025.9.1)
| Trade | Share | 2025.1.1 | 2025.9.1 | 2026.1.1 | 2026.9.1 | vs a year ago |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paperhanger | 100% | ₩222,618 | ₩226,042 | ₩227,614 | ₩229,833 | +1.7% |
| Wallpaper | 100% | ₩222,618 | ₩226,042 | ₩227,614 | ₩229,833 | +1.7% |
Labor = trade wage × share × labor input. Wages are official; shares and labor input are estimates.
Other work
Price basis and sources
Labor = official market wage × labor input per unit. Labor input, materials and trade mix are estimates not yet checked against official data, so treat amounts as reference ranges.
- OfficialConstruction Association of Korea, 2026 H2 Construction Wage Survey (market wage rates, published 2026-09-01, surveyed May 2026)Source
- EstimateLabor input per unit (worker-days)To be checked against MOLIT's Standard Construction Estimating Guide
- EstimateTrade mix per work typeTo be checked against actual site data
- EstimateMaterial costsTo be checked against Public Procurement Service price data and price guides
- EstimateMaterial logistics (delivery, travel, hoisting, waste removal)To be replaced with partner supplier quotes and anonymous quote-check data
- EstimateRegion and occupied-home factors, 7% overhead
Construction Association of Korea, 2026 H2 Construction Wage Survey (market wage rates, published 2026-09-01, surveyed May 2026)
| 1002 | General laborer | ₩172,698 |
| 5014 | Demolition worker | ₩261,108 |
| 1024 | Window installer | ₩248,547 |
| 1075 | Electrician | ₩276,108 |
| 1028 | Tiler | ₩294,379 |
| 1029 | Painter | ₩268,225 |
| 1030 | Interior finisher | ₩258,904 |
| 1031 | Paperhanger | ₩229,833 |
| 1026 | Waterproofer | ₩233,163 |
| 1039 | Plumber | ₩249,073 |
| 1042 | Sanitary fitter | ₩221,435 |
| 1023 | Carpenter | ₩282,990 |
| 5012 | Flooring installer * | ₩257,926 |