GEN-4 Schedule · Grade (별표 · 급) Salary
일반직 (4급) — 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 | ₩38,894,400 | ₩3,241,200 | ₩18,699 |
| 2 | ₩40,482,000 | ₩3,373,500 | ₩19,463 |
| 3 | ₩42,096,000 | ₩3,508,000 | ₩20,238 |
| 4 | ₩43,748,400 | ₩3,645,700 | ₩21,033 |
| 5 | ₩45,422,400 | ₩3,785,200 | ₩21,838 |
| 6 | ₩47,114,400 | ₩3,926,200 | ₩22,651 |
| 7 | ₩48,819,600 | ₩4,068,300 | ₩23,471 |
| 8 | ₩50,533,200 | ₩4,211,100 | ₩24,295 |
| 9 | ₩52,254,000 | ₩4,354,500 | ₩25,122 |
| 10 | ₩53,972,400 | ₩4,497,700 | ₩25,948 |
| 11 | ₩55,705,200 | ₩4,642,100 | ₩26,781 |
| 12 | ₩57,337,200 | ₩4,778,100 | ₩27,566 |
| 13 | ₩58,861,200 | ₩4,905,100 | ₩28,299 |
| 14 | ₩60,285,600 | ₩5,023,800 | ₩28,983 |
| 15 | ₩61,626,000 | ₩5,135,500 | ₩29,628 |
| 16 | ₩62,890,800 | ₩5,240,900 | ₩30,236 |
| 17 | ₩64,064,400 | ₩5,338,700 | ₩30,800 |
| 18 | ₩65,161,200 | ₩5,430,100 | ₩31,328 |
| 19 | ₩66,186,000 | ₩5,515,500 | ₩31,820 |
| 20 | ₩67,143,600 | ₩5,595,300 | ₩32,281 |
| 21 | ₩68,037,600 | ₩5,669,800 | ₩32,710 |
| 22 | ₩68,876,400 | ₩5,739,700 | ₩33,114 |
| 23 | ₩69,664,800 | ₩5,805,400 | ₩33,493 |
| 24 | ₩70,407,600 | ₩5,867,300 | ₩33,850 |
| 25 | ₩71,085,600 | ₩5,923,800 | ₩34,176 |
| 26 | ₩71,661,600 | ₩5,971,800 | ₩34,453 |
| 27 | ₩72,190,800 | ₩6,015,900 | ₩34,707 |
| 28 | ₩72,699,600 | ₩6,058,300 | ₩34,952 |
Frequently asked
A GEN-4 in the South Korea federal civil service earns between ₩38,894,400 and ₩72,699,600 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.