MIL-3 Schedule · Grade (별표 · 급) Salary
군인 (대령) — 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 | ₩56,054,400 | ₩4,671,200 | ₩26,949 |
| 2 | ₩57,939,600 | ₩4,828,300 | ₩27,856 |
| 3 | ₩59,824,800 | ₩4,985,400 | ₩28,762 |
| 4 | ₩61,710,000 | ₩5,142,500 | ₩29,668 |
| 5 | ₩63,595,200 | ₩5,299,600 | ₩30,575 |
| 6 | ₩65,480,400 | ₩5,456,700 | ₩31,481 |
| 7 | ₩67,365,600 | ₩5,613,800 | ₩32,387 |
| 8 | ₩69,250,800 | ₩5,770,900 | ₩33,294 |
| 9 | ₩71,136,000 | ₩5,928,000 | ₩34,200 |
| 10 | ₩73,021,200 | ₩6,085,100 | ₩35,106 |
| 11 | ₩74,906,400 | ₩6,242,200 | ₩36,013 |
| 12 | ₩76,791,600 | ₩6,399,300 | ₩36,919 |
| 13 | ₩78,676,800 | ₩6,556,400 | ₩37,825 |
| 14 | ₩80,562,000 | ₩6,713,500 | ₩38,732 |
| 15 | ₩82,447,200 | ₩6,870,600 | ₩39,638 |
Frequently asked
A MIL-3 in the South Korea federal civil service earns between ₩56,054,400 and ₩82,447,200 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.