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

GEN-3 Schedule · Grade (별표 · 급) Salary

일반직 (3급) — General civil service (일반직) — grades 1-9 from Vice-Minister to entry-level clerk.

2026 salary range
₩45,380,400₩81,405,600
Annual base in KRW (). Excludes locality pay, allowances, and performance bonuses.

Step-by-step pay table

Step (호봉)AnnualMonthly (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
Hourly computed assuming 2,080 annual working hours. Actual hourly rates on official tables may differ slightly.

Frequently asked

How much does a GEN-3 make in the South Korea federal government?

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).

Is the GEN-3 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.