POS-5 Schedule · Grade (별표 · 급) Salary
우정직군 (우정5급) — Postal service employees (Korea Post) — 우정1급-9급.
Step-by-step pay table
| Step (호봉) | Annual | Monthly (approx) | Hourly (approx) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ₩30,847,200 | ₩2,570,600 | ₩14,830 |
| 2 | ₩32,222,400 | ₩2,685,200 | ₩15,492 |
| 3 | ₩33,639,600 | ₩2,803,300 | ₩16,173 |
| 4 | ₩35,086,800 | ₩2,923,900 | ₩16,869 |
| 5 | ₩36,576,000 | ₩3,048,000 | ₩17,585 |
| 6 | ₩38,066,400 | ₩3,172,200 | ₩18,301 |
| 7 | ₩39,561,600 | ₩3,296,800 | ₩19,020 |
| 8 | ₩41,059,200 | ₩3,421,600 | ₩19,740 |
| 9 | ₩42,571,200 | ₩3,547,600 | ₩20,467 |
| 10 | ₩44,084,400 | ₩3,673,700 | ₩21,194 |
| 11 | ₩45,502,800 | ₩3,791,900 | ₩21,876 |
| 12 | ₩46,878,000 | ₩3,906,500 | ₩22,538 |
| 13 | ₩48,186,000 | ₩4,015,500 | ₩23,166 |
| 14 | ₩49,423,200 | ₩4,118,600 | ₩23,761 |
| 15 | ₩50,596,800 | ₩4,216,400 | ₩24,325 |
| 16 | ₩51,704,400 | ₩4,308,700 | ₩24,858 |
| 17 | ₩52,755,600 | ₩4,396,300 | ₩25,363 |
| 18 | ₩53,742,000 | ₩4,478,500 | ₩25,838 |
| 19 | ₩54,672,000 | ₩4,556,000 | ₩26,285 |
| 20 | ₩55,563,600 | ₩4,630,300 | ₩26,713 |
| 21 | ₩56,401,200 | ₩4,700,100 | ₩27,116 |
| 22 | ₩57,178,800 | ₩4,764,900 | ₩27,490 |
| 23 | ₩57,921,600 | ₩4,826,800 | ₩27,847 |
| 24 | ₩58,629,600 | ₩4,885,800 | ₩28,187 |
| 25 | ₩59,301,600 | ₩4,941,800 | ₩28,510 |
| 26 | ₩59,922,000 | ₩4,993,500 | ₩28,809 |
| 27 | ₩60,451,200 | ₩5,037,600 | ₩29,063 |
| 28 | ₩60,952,800 | ₩5,079,400 | ₩29,304 |
| 29 | ₩61,418,400 | ₩5,118,200 | ₩29,528 |
| 30 | ₩61,872,000 | ₩5,156,000 | ₩29,746 |
Frequently asked
A POS-5 in the South Korea federal civil service earns between ₩30,847,200 and ₩61,872,000 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.