Kim Lee, a citizen and tax resident of South Korea, came to the U.S. in F-1 immigration status on January 01, 2023. He is a full-time student at a local university and started working at the university on February 10, 2023.

He filed the proper withholding and treaty forms with the university payroll office before beginning his job. He also received $6,000 of scholarship income during 2023.

Since he filed the correct forms with payroll, he received two 1042-S forms for the two different types of income.

South Korea's treaty allows for a $2,000 wage exclusion. Thus, his 1042-S for wages has $2,000 in box 2. His W-2 shows $12,000 of wages in box 1.

What was the total amount of wage income Kim earned during 2023?

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