MIL-5 Schedule · Grade (별표 · 급) Salary
군인 (소령) — 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 | ₩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 |
Frequently asked
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).
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.