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South Korea · 공무원보수규정 별표 (11 salary schedules) · FY 2026

GEN-1 Schedule · Grade (별표 · 급) Salary

일반직 (1급) — General civil service (일반직) — grades 1-9 from Vice-Minister to entry-level clerk.

2026 salary range
₩55,873,200₩96,016,800
Annual base in KRW (). Excludes locality pay, allowances, and performance bonuses.

Step-by-step pay table

Step (호봉)AnnualMonthly (approx)Hourly (approx)
1₩55,873,200₩4,656,100₩26,862
2₩57,831,600₩4,819,300₩27,804
3₩59,839,200₩4,986,600₩28,769
4₩61,892,400₩5,157,700₩29,756
5₩63,996,000₩5,333,000₩30,767
6₩66,124,800₩5,510,400₩31,791
7₩68,284,800₩5,690,400₩32,829
8₩70,462,800₩5,871,900₩33,876
9₩72,673,200₩6,056,100₩34,939
10₩74,895,600₩6,241,300₩36,008
11₩77,112,000₩6,426,000₩37,073
12₩79,405,200₩6,617,100₩38,176
13₩81,710,400₩6,809,200₩39,284
14₩84,021,600₩7,001,800₩40,395
15₩86,041,200₩7,170,100₩41,366
16₩87,835,200₩7,319,600₩42,228
17₩89,425,200₩7,452,100₩42,993
18₩90,841,200₩7,570,100₩43,674
19₩92,109,600₩7,675,800₩44,283
20₩93,247,200₩7,770,600₩44,830
21₩94,293,600₩7,857,800₩45,333
22₩95,227,200₩7,935,600₩45,782
23₩96,016,800₩8,001,400₩46,162
Hourly computed assuming 2,080 annual working hours. Actual hourly rates on official tables may differ slightly.

Frequently asked

How much does a GEN-1 make in the South Korea federal government?

A GEN-1 in the South Korea federal civil service earns between ₩55,873,200 and ₩96,016,800 per year in 2026, before locality adjustments, allowances, and bonuses. These figures are published by Ministry of Personnel Management (인사혁신처 / MPM).

Is the GEN-1 schedule · grade (별표 · 급) the same in every agency?

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.

Where does this data come from?

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.

Source: Ministry of Personnel Management (인사혁신처 / MPM) · Last verified 2026-04-20. · Verified by AUTO-FETCH on 2026-04-20.