CNL-1 Schedule · Grade (별표 · 급) Salary
헌법연구관 (연구관) — Constitutional Court researchers — 헌법연구관 (researcher) / 헌법연구관보 (researcher-aspirant).
Step-by-step pay table
| Step (호봉) | Annual | Monthly (approx) | Hourly (approx) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ₩43,923,600 | ₩3,660,300 | ₩21,117 |
| 2 | ₩49,492,800 | ₩4,124,400 | ₩23,795 |
| 3 | ₩53,701,200 | ₩4,475,100 | ₩25,818 |
| 4 | ₩57,918,000 | ₩4,826,500 | ₩27,845 |
| 5 | ₩62,284,800 | ₩5,190,400 | ₩29,945 |
| 6 | ₩66,618,000 | ₩5,551,500 | ₩32,028 |
| 7 | ₩71,114,400 | ₩5,926,200 | ₩34,190 |
| 8 | ₩75,901,200 | ₩6,325,100 | ₩36,491 |
| 9 | ₩81,452,400 | ₩6,787,700 | ₩39,160 |
| 10 | ₩86,113,200 | ₩7,176,100 | ₩41,401 |
| 11 | ₩88,900,800 | ₩7,408,400 | ₩42,741 |
| 12 | ₩91,272,000 | ₩7,606,000 | ₩43,881 |
| 13 | ₩96,189,600 | ₩8,015,800 | ₩46,245 |
| 14 | ₩102,013,200 | ₩8,501,100 | ₩49,045 |
| 15 | ₩108,508,800 | ₩9,042,400 | ₩52,168 |
| 16 | ₩115,035,600 | ₩9,586,300 | ₩55,306 |
Frequently asked
A CNL-1 in the South Korea federal civil service earns between ₩43,923,600 and ₩115,035,600 per year in 2026, before locality adjustments, allowances, and bonuses. These figures are published by Ministry of Personnel Management (인사혁신처 / MPM).
The base pay scale is set centrally by Ministry of Personnel Management (인사혁신처 / MPM) and applied uniformly across eligible federal employers, but agency-specific supplements, locality pay, and bargaining agreements can produce meaningful differences in take-home pay.
Directly from Ministry of Personnel Management (인사혁신처 / MPM) at https://www.mpm.go.kr/mpm/info/resultPay/bizSalary/. Each page on FedSalary carries the retrieval date and a link back to the primary source.