An in-wheel motor for an electric vehicle is provided, including a motor body (1) including a wheel hub (11) on one side, and a sealing apparatus (2) mounted to the motor body (1) on the opposite side to the wheel hub (11), in which the sealing apparatus (2) includes a first support (510) fixedly coupled to a motor shaft (14) of the motor body (1), a second support (520) fixedly coupled to the motor shaft (14) and disposed outside the first support (520), a third support (530) covering an outer surface of the first support (510) and an outer circumferential surface of the second support (520), and rotated when the motor is operated, and a fourth support (540) coupled to an outer surface of the second support (520) and rotated when the motor is operated.