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

GEN-9 Schedule · Grade (별표 · 급) Salary

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

2026 salary range
₩25,596,000₩44,773,200
Annual base in KRW (). Excludes locality pay, allowances, and performance bonuses.

Step-by-step pay table

Step (호봉)AnnualMonthly (approx)Hourly (approx)
1₩25,596,000₩2,133,000₩12,306
2₩25,771,200₩2,147,600₩12,390
3₩26,016,000₩2,168,000₩12,508
4₩26,328,000₩2,194,000₩12,658
5₩26,713,200₩2,226,100₩12,843
6₩27,175,200₩2,264,600₩13,065
7₩27,718,800₩2,309,900₩13,326
8₩28,410,000₩2,367,500₩13,659
9₩29,480,400₩2,456,700₩14,173
10₩30,512,400₩2,542,700₩14,669
11₩31,492,800₩2,624,400₩15,141
12₩32,470,800₩2,705,900₩15,611
13₩33,406,800₩2,783,900₩16,061
14₩34,317,600₩2,859,800₩16,499
15₩35,187,600₩2,932,300₩16,917
16₩36,027,600₩3,002,300₩17,321
17₩36,849,600₩3,070,800₩17,716
18₩37,614,000₩3,134,500₩18,084
19₩38,367,600₩3,197,300₩18,446
20₩39,084,000₩3,257,000₩18,790
21₩39,760,800₩3,313,400₩19,116
22₩40,411,200₩3,367,600₩19,428
23₩41,030,400₩3,419,200₩19,726
24₩41,625,600₩3,468,800₩20,012
25₩42,192,000₩3,516,000₩20,285
26₩42,704,400₩3,558,700₩20,531
27₩43,147,200₩3,595,600₩20,744
28₩43,572,000₩3,631,000₩20,948
29₩43,981,200₩3,665,100₩21,145
30₩44,380,800₩3,698,400₩21,337
31₩44,773,200₩3,731,100₩21,526
Hourly computed assuming 2,080 annual working hours. Actual hourly rates on official tables may differ slightly.

Frequently asked

How much does a GEN-9 make in the South Korea federal government?

A GEN-9 in the South Korea federal civil service earns between ₩25,596,000 and ₩44,773,200 per year in 2026, before locality adjustments, allowances, and bonuses. These figures are published by Ministry of Personnel Management (인사혁신처 / MPM).

Is the GEN-9 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.