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

MIL-5 Schedule · Grade (별표 · 급) Salary

군인 (소령) — Military officers and NCOs — 13 ranks from Major General (소장) to Sergeant (하사).

2026 salary range
₩40,592,400₩64,507,200
Annual base in KRW (). Excludes locality pay, allowances, and performance bonuses.

Step-by-step pay table

Step (호봉)AnnualMonthly (approx)Hourly (approx)
1₩40,592,400₩3,382,700₩19,516
2₩42,432,000₩3,536,000₩20,400
3₩44,271,600₩3,689,300₩21,284
4₩46,111,200₩3,842,600₩22,169
5₩47,950,800₩3,995,900₩23,053
6₩49,790,400₩4,149,200₩23,938
7₩51,630,000₩4,302,500₩24,822
8₩53,469,600₩4,455,800₩25,707
9₩55,309,200₩4,609,100₩26,591
10₩57,148,800₩4,762,400₩27,475
11₩58,988,400₩4,915,700₩28,360
12₩60,828,000₩5,069,000₩29,244
13₩62,667,600₩5,222,300₩30,129
14₩64,507,200₩5,375,600₩31,013
Hourly computed assuming 2,080 annual working hours. Actual hourly rates on official tables may differ slightly.

Frequently asked

How much does a MIL-5 make in the South Korea federal government?

A MIL-5 in the South Korea federal civil service earns between ₩40,592,400 and ₩64,507,200 per year in 2026, before locality adjustments, allowances, and bonuses. These figures are published by Ministry of Personnel Management (인사혁신처 / MPM).

Is the MIL-5 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.