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

GEN-2 Schedule · Grade (별표 · 급) Salary

일반직 (2급) — General civil service (일반직) — grades 1-9 from Vice-Minister to entry-level clerk.

2026 salary range
₩50,299,200 – ₩88,291,200
Annual base in KRW (₩). Excludes locality pay, allowances, and performance bonuses.

Step-by-step pay table

Step (호봉)AnnualMonthly (approx)Hourly (approx)
1₩50,299,200₩4,191,600₩24,182
2₩52,165,200₩4,347,100₩25,079
3₩54,056,400₩4,504,700₩25,989
4₩55,964,400₩4,663,700₩26,906
5₩57,901,200₩4,825,100₩27,837
6₩59,838,000₩4,986,500₩28,768
7₩61,802,400₩5,150,200₩29,713
8₩63,763,200₩5,313,600₩30,655
9₩65,738,400₩5,478,200₩31,605
10₩67,710,000₩5,642,500₩32,553
11₩69,692,400₩5,807,700₩33,506
12₩71,743,200₩5,978,600₩34,492
13₩73,806,000₩6,150,500₩35,484
14₩75,674,400₩6,306,200₩36,382
15₩77,395,200₩6,449,600₩37,209
16₩78,972,000₩6,581,000₩37,967
17₩80,424,000₩6,702,000₩38,665
18₩81,752,400₩6,812,700₩39,304
19₩82,978,800₩6,914,900₩39,894
20₩84,097,200₩7,008,100₩40,431
21₩85,120,800₩7,093,400₩40,923
22₩86,059,200₩7,171,600₩41,375
23₩86,917,200₩7,243,100₩41,787
24₩87,620,400₩7,301,700₩42,125
25₩88,291,200₩7,357,600₩42,448
Hourly computed assuming 2,080 annual working hours. Actual hourly rates on official tables may differ slightly.

Frequently asked

How much does a GEN-2 make in the South Korea federal government?

A GEN-2 in the South Korea federal civil service earns between ₩50,299,200 and ₩88,291,200 per year in 2026, before locality adjustments, allowances, and bonuses. These figures are published by Ministry of Personnel Management (인사혁신처 / MPM).

Is the GEN-2 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.