MIL-12 Schedule · Grade (별표 · 급) Salary
군인 (중사) — Military officers and NCOs — 13 ranks from Major General (소장) to Sergeant (하사).
Step-by-step pay table
| Step (호봉) | Annual | Monthly (approx) | Hourly (approx) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ₩26,178,000 | ₩2,181,500 | ₩12,586 |
| 2 | ₩27,024,000 | ₩2,252,000 | ₩12,992 |
| 3 | ₩27,870,000 | ₩2,322,500 | ₩13,399 |
| 4 | ₩28,716,000 | ₩2,393,000 | ₩13,806 |
| 5 | ₩29,562,000 | ₩2,463,500 | ₩14,213 |
| 6 | ₩30,408,000 | ₩2,534,000 | ₩14,619 |
| 7 | ₩31,254,000 | ₩2,604,500 | ₩15,026 |
| 8 | ₩32,482,800 | ₩2,706,900 | ₩15,617 |
| 9 | ₩33,711,600 | ₩2,809,300 | ₩16,208 |
| 10 | ₩34,940,400 | ₩2,911,700 | ₩16,798 |
| 11 | ₩36,169,200 | ₩3,014,100 | ₩17,389 |
| 12 | ₩37,398,000 | ₩3,116,500 | ₩17,980 |
| 13 | ₩38,626,800 | ₩3,218,900 | ₩18,571 |
| 14 | ₩39,855,600 | ₩3,321,300 | ₩19,161 |
| 15 | ₩41,084,400 | ₩3,423,700 | ₩19,752 |
| 16 | ₩42,313,200 | ₩3,526,100 | ₩20,343 |
| 17 | ₩43,542,000 | ₩3,628,500 | ₩20,934 |
| 18 | ₩44,770,800 | ₩3,730,900 | ₩21,524 |
| 19 | ₩45,999,600 | ₩3,833,300 | ₩22,115 |
| 20 | ₩47,228,400 | ₩3,935,700 | ₩22,706 |
| 21 | ₩48,457,200 | ₩4,038,100 | ₩23,297 |
| 22 | ₩49,686,000 | ₩4,140,500 | ₩23,888 |
Frequently asked
A MIL-12 in the South Korea federal civil service earns between ₩26,178,000 and ₩49,686,000 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.