GEN-9 Schedule · Grade (별표 · 급) Salary
일반직 (9급) — 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 | ₩25,596,000 | ₩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 |
Frequently asked
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).
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.