POS-3 Schedule · Grade (별표 · 급) Salary
우정직군 (우정3급) — Postal service employees (Korea Post) — 우정1급-9급.
Step-by-step pay table
| Step (호봉) | Annual | Monthly (approx) | Hourly (approx) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ₩35,744,400 | ₩2,978,700 | ₩17,185 |
| 2 | ₩37,195,200 | ₩3,099,600 | ₩17,882 |
| 3 | ₩38,683,200 | ₩3,223,600 | ₩18,598 |
| 4 | ₩40,191,600 | ₩3,349,300 | ₩19,323 |
| 5 | ₩41,728,800 | ₩3,477,400 | ₩20,062 |
| 6 | ₩43,321,200 | ₩3,610,100 | ₩20,828 |
| 7 | ₩44,925,600 | ₩3,743,800 | ₩21,599 |
| 8 | ₩46,569,600 | ₩3,880,800 | ₩22,389 |
| 9 | ₩48,217,200 | ₩4,018,100 | ₩23,181 |
| 10 | ₩49,863,600 | ₩4,155,300 | ₩23,973 |
| 11 | ₩51,511,200 | ₩4,292,600 | ₩24,765 |
| 12 | ₩53,012,400 | ₩4,417,700 | ₩25,487 |
| 13 | ₩54,403,200 | ₩4,533,600 | ₩26,155 |
| 14 | ₩55,734,000 | ₩4,644,500 | ₩26,795 |
| 15 | ₩56,964,000 | ₩4,747,000 | ₩27,387 |
| 16 | ₩58,135,200 | ₩4,844,600 | ₩27,950 |
| 17 | ₩59,238,000 | ₩4,936,500 | ₩28,480 |
| 18 | ₩60,282,000 | ₩5,023,500 | ₩28,982 |
| 19 | ₩61,262,400 | ₩5,105,200 | ₩29,453 |
| 20 | ₩62,184,000 | ₩5,182,000 | ₩29,896 |
| 21 | ₩63,054,000 | ₩5,254,500 | ₩30,314 |
| 22 | ₩63,868,800 | ₩5,322,400 | ₩30,706 |
| 23 | ₩64,646,400 | ₩5,387,200 | ₩31,080 |
| 24 | ₩65,362,800 | ₩5,446,900 | ₩31,424 |
| 25 | ₩65,972,400 | ₩5,497,700 | ₩31,718 |
| 26 | ₩66,547,200 | ₩5,545,600 | ₩31,994 |
| 27 | ₩67,098,000 | ₩5,591,500 | ₩32,259 |
Frequently asked
A POS-3 in the South Korea federal civil service earns between ₩35,744,400 and ₩67,098,000 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.