GEN-5 Schedule · Grade (별표 · 급) Salary
일반직 (5급) — 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 | ₩34,756,800 | ₩2,896,400 | ₩16,710 |
| 2 | ₩36,160,800 | ₩3,013,400 | ₩17,385 |
| 3 | ₩37,620,000 | ₩3,135,000 | ₩18,087 |
| 4 | ₩39,135,600 | ₩3,261,300 | ₩18,815 |
| 5 | ₩40,690,800 | ₩3,390,900 | ₩19,563 |
| 6 | ₩42,276,000 | ₩3,523,000 | ₩20,325 |
| 7 | ₩43,887,600 | ₩3,657,300 | ₩21,100 |
| 8 | ₩45,518,400 | ₩3,793,200 | ₩21,884 |
| 9 | ₩47,155,200 | ₩3,929,600 | ₩22,671 |
| 10 | ₩48,801,600 | ₩4,066,800 | ₩23,462 |
| 11 | ₩50,343,600 | ₩4,195,300 | ₩24,204 |
| 12 | ₩51,828,000 | ₩4,319,000 | ₩24,917 |
| 13 | ₩53,236,800 | ₩4,436,400 | ₩25,595 |
| 14 | ₩54,550,800 | ₩4,545,900 | ₩26,226 |
| 15 | ₩55,792,800 | ₩4,649,400 | ₩26,823 |
| 16 | ₩56,961,600 | ₩4,746,800 | ₩27,385 |
| 17 | ₩58,060,800 | ₩4,838,400 | ₩27,914 |
| 18 | ₩59,097,600 | ₩4,924,800 | ₩28,412 |
| 19 | ₩60,075,600 | ₩5,006,300 | ₩28,883 |
| 20 | ₩60,992,400 | ₩5,082,700 | ₩29,323 |
| 21 | ₩61,854,000 | ₩5,154,500 | ₩29,738 |
| 22 | ₩62,664,000 | ₩5,222,000 | ₩30,127 |
| 23 | ₩63,427,200 | ₩5,285,600 | ₩30,494 |
| 24 | ₩64,142,400 | ₩5,345,200 | ₩30,838 |
| 25 | ₩64,818,000 | ₩5,401,500 | ₩31,163 |
| 26 | ₩65,454,000 | ₩5,454,500 | ₩31,468 |
| 27 | ₩65,980,800 | ₩5,498,400 | ₩31,722 |
| 28 | ₩66,488,400 | ₩5,540,700 | ₩31,966 |
| 29 | ₩66,954,000 | ₩5,579,500 | ₩32,189 |
| 30 | ₩67,406,400 | ₩5,617,200 | ₩32,407 |
Frequently asked
A GEN-5 in the South Korea federal civil service earns between ₩34,756,800 and ₩67,406,400 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.