GEN-8 Schedule · Grade (별표 · 급) Salary
일반직 (8급) — 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 | ₩25,945,200 | ₩2,162,100 | ₩12,474 |
| 2 | ₩26,348,400 | ₩2,195,700 | ₩12,668 |
| 3 | ₩26,805,600 | ₩2,233,800 | ₩12,887 |
| 4 | ₩27,319,200 | ₩2,276,600 | ₩13,134 |
| 5 | ₩27,980,400 | ₩2,331,700 | ₩13,452 |
| 6 | ₩28,954,800 | ₩2,412,900 | ₩13,921 |
| 7 | ₩30,235,200 | ₩2,519,600 | ₩14,536 |
| 8 | ₩31,468,800 | ₩2,622,400 | ₩15,129 |
| 9 | ₩32,643,600 | ₩2,720,300 | ₩15,694 |
| 10 | ₩33,756,000 | ₩2,813,000 | ₩16,229 |
| 11 | ₩34,832,400 | ₩2,902,700 | ₩16,746 |
| 12 | ₩35,883,600 | ₩2,990,300 | ₩17,252 |
| 13 | ₩36,894,000 | ₩3,074,500 | ₩17,738 |
| 14 | ₩37,861,200 | ₩3,155,100 | ₩18,203 |
| 15 | ₩38,788,800 | ₩3,232,400 | ₩18,648 |
| 16 | ₩39,685,200 | ₩3,307,100 | ₩19,079 |
| 17 | ₩40,521,600 | ₩3,376,800 | ₩19,482 |
| 18 | ₩41,331,600 | ₩3,444,300 | ₩19,871 |
| 19 | ₩42,111,600 | ₩3,509,300 | ₩20,246 |
| 20 | ₩42,853,200 | ₩3,571,100 | ₩20,603 |
| 21 | ₩43,562,400 | ₩3,630,200 | ₩20,943 |
| 22 | ₩44,242,800 | ₩3,686,900 | ₩21,271 |
| 23 | ₩44,889,600 | ₩3,740,800 | ₩21,582 |
| 24 | ₩45,514,800 | ₩3,792,900 | ₩21,882 |
| 25 | ₩46,107,600 | ₩3,842,300 | ₩22,167 |
| 26 | ₩46,683,600 | ₩3,890,300 | ₩22,444 |
| 27 | ₩47,162,400 | ₩3,930,200 | ₩22,674 |
| 28 | ₩47,624,400 | ₩3,968,700 | ₩22,896 |
| 29 | ₩48,061,200 | ₩4,005,100 | ₩23,106 |
| 30 | ₩48,483,600 | ₩4,040,300 | ₩23,309 |
| 31 | ₩48,895,200 | ₩4,074,600 | ₩23,507 |
Frequently asked
A GEN-8 in the South Korea federal civil service earns between ₩25,945,200 and ₩48,895,200 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.