GEN-6 Schedule · Grade (별표 · 급) Salary
일반직 (6급) — 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 | ₩28,674,000 | ₩2,389,500 | ₩13,786 |
| 2 | ₩30,008,400 | ₩2,500,700 | ₩14,427 |
| 3 | ₩31,382,400 | ₩2,615,200 | ₩15,088 |
| 4 | ₩32,788,800 | ₩2,732,400 | ₩15,764 |
| 5 | ₩34,237,200 | ₩2,853,100 | ₩16,460 |
| 6 | ₩35,725,200 | ₩2,977,100 | ₩17,176 |
| 7 | ₩37,218,000 | ₩3,101,500 | ₩17,893 |
| 8 | ₩38,714,400 | ₩3,226,200 | ₩18,613 |
| 9 | ₩40,215,600 | ₩3,351,300 | ₩19,334 |
| 10 | ₩41,624,400 | ₩3,468,700 | ₩20,012 |
| 11 | ₩42,960,000 | ₩3,580,000 | ₩20,654 |
| 12 | ₩44,275,200 | ₩3,689,600 | ₩21,286 |
| 13 | ₩45,512,400 | ₩3,792,700 | ₩21,881 |
| 14 | ₩46,680,000 | ₩3,890,000 | ₩22,442 |
| 15 | ₩47,803,200 | ₩3,983,600 | ₩22,982 |
| 16 | ₩48,855,600 | ₩4,071,300 | ₩23,488 |
| 17 | ₩49,858,800 | ₩4,154,900 | ₩23,971 |
| 18 | ₩50,809,200 | ₩4,234,100 | ₩24,428 |
| 19 | ₩51,709,200 | ₩4,309,100 | ₩24,860 |
| 20 | ₩52,555,200 | ₩4,379,600 | ₩25,267 |
| 21 | ₩53,371,200 | ₩4,447,600 | ₩25,659 |
| 22 | ₩54,138,000 | ₩4,511,500 | ₩26,028 |
| 23 | ₩54,855,600 | ₩4,571,300 | ₩26,373 |
| 24 | ₩55,542,000 | ₩4,628,500 | ₩26,703 |
| 25 | ₩56,193,600 | ₩4,682,800 | ₩27,016 |
| 26 | ₩56,809,200 | ₩4,734,100 | ₩27,312 |
| 27 | ₩57,393,600 | ₩4,782,800 | ₩27,593 |
| 28 | ₩57,884,400 | ₩4,823,700 | ₩27,829 |
| 29 | ₩58,342,800 | ₩4,861,900 | ₩28,049 |
| 30 | ₩58,797,600 | ₩4,899,800 | ₩28,268 |
| 31 | ₩59,217,600 | ₩4,934,800 | ₩28,470 |
| 32 | ₩59,613,600 | ₩4,967,800 | ₩28,660 |
Frequently asked
A GEN-6 in the South Korea federal civil service earns between ₩28,674,000 and ₩59,613,600 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.