GEN-3 Schedule · Grade (별표 · 급) Salary
일반직 (3급) — General civil service (일반직) — grades 1-9 from Vice-Minister to entry-level clerk.
Step-by-step pay table
| Step (호봉) | Annual | Monthly (approx) | Hourly (approx) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ₩45,380,400 | ₩3,781,700 | ₩21,818 |
| 2 | ₩47,059,200 | ₩3,921,600 | ₩22,625 |
| 3 | ₩48,788,400 | ₩4,065,700 | ₩23,456 |
| 4 | ₩50,529,600 | ₩4,210,800 | ₩24,293 |
| 5 | ₩52,299,600 | ₩4,358,300 | ₩25,144 |
| 6 | ₩54,086,400 | ₩4,507,200 | ₩26,003 |
| 7 | ₩55,896,000 | ₩4,658,000 | ₩26,873 |
| 8 | ₩57,708,000 | ₩4,809,000 | ₩27,744 |
| 9 | ₩59,536,800 | ₩4,961,400 | ₩28,623 |
| 10 | ₩61,363,200 | ₩5,113,600 | ₩29,502 |
| 11 | ₩63,194,400 | ₩5,266,200 | ₩30,382 |
| 12 | ₩65,090,400 | ₩5,424,200 | ₩31,293 |
| 13 | ₩66,854,400 | ₩5,571,200 | ₩32,142 |
| 14 | ₩68,491,200 | ₩5,707,600 | ₩32,928 |
| 15 | ₩70,000,800 | ₩5,833,400 | ₩33,654 |
| 16 | ₩71,406,000 | ₩5,950,500 | ₩34,330 |
| 17 | ₩72,712,800 | ₩6,059,400 | ₩34,958 |
| 18 | ₩73,928,400 | ₩6,160,700 | ₩35,543 |
| 19 | ₩75,051,600 | ₩6,254,300 | ₩36,083 |
| 20 | ₩76,105,200 | ₩6,342,100 | ₩36,589 |
| 21 | ₩77,079,600 | ₩6,423,300 | ₩37,058 |
| 22 | ₩77,982,000 | ₩6,498,500 | ₩37,491 |
| 23 | ₩78,813,600 | ₩6,567,800 | ₩37,891 |
| 24 | ₩79,593,600 | ₩6,632,800 | ₩38,266 |
| 25 | ₩80,229,600 | ₩6,685,800 | ₩38,572 |
| 26 | ₩80,840,400 | ₩6,736,700 | ₩38,866 |
| 27 | ₩81,405,600 | ₩6,783,800 | ₩39,137 |
Frequently asked
A GEN-3 in the South Korea federal civil service earns between ₩45,380,400 and ₩81,405,600 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.