MIL-9 Schedule · Grade (별표 · 급) Salary
군인 (준위) — 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 | ₩30,531,600 | ₩2,544,300 | ₩14,679 |
| 2 | ₩31,984,800 | ₩2,665,400 | ₩15,377 |
| 3 | ₩33,438,000 | ₩2,786,500 | ₩16,076 |
| 4 | ₩34,891,200 | ₩2,907,600 | ₩16,775 |
| 5 | ₩36,344,400 | ₩3,028,700 | ₩17,473 |
| 6 | ₩37,797,600 | ₩3,149,800 | ₩18,172 |
| 7 | ₩39,250,800 | ₩3,270,900 | ₩18,871 |
| 8 | ₩40,704,000 | ₩3,392,000 | ₩19,569 |
| 9 | ₩42,157,200 | ₩3,513,100 | ₩20,268 |
| 10 | ₩43,610,400 | ₩3,634,200 | ₩20,967 |
| 11 | ₩45,063,600 | ₩3,755,300 | ₩21,665 |
| 12 | ₩46,516,800 | ₩3,876,400 | ₩22,364 |
| 13 | ₩47,970,000 | ₩3,997,500 | ₩23,063 |
| 14 | ₩49,423,200 | ₩4,118,600 | ₩23,761 |
| 15 | ₩50,876,400 | ₩4,239,700 | ₩24,460 |
| 16 | ₩52,329,600 | ₩4,360,800 | ₩25,158 |
| 17 | ₩53,782,800 | ₩4,481,900 | ₩25,857 |
| 18 | ₩55,236,000 | ₩4,603,000 | ₩26,556 |
| 19 | ₩56,689,200 | ₩4,724,100 | ₩27,254 |
| 20 | ₩58,142,400 | ₩4,845,200 | ₩27,953 |
| 21 | ₩59,595,600 | ₩4,966,300 | ₩28,652 |
| 22 | ₩61,048,800 | ₩5,087,400 | ₩29,350 |
| 23 | ₩62,502,000 | ₩5,208,500 | ₩30,049 |
| 24 | ₩63,955,200 | ₩5,329,600 | ₩30,748 |
| 25 | ₩65,408,400 | ₩5,450,700 | ₩31,446 |
| 26 | ₩66,861,600 | ₩5,571,800 | ₩32,145 |
| 27 | ₩68,314,800 | ₩5,692,900 | ₩32,844 |
Frequently asked
A MIL-9 in the South Korea federal civil service earns between ₩30,531,600 and ₩68,314,800 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.