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

PSF-8 Schedule · Grade (별표 · 급) Salary

공안업무 (8급) — Public-safety administration officials — grades 1-9, parallel to general civil service.

2026 salary range
₩26,583,600₩50,205,600
Annual base in KRW (). Excludes locality pay, allowances, and performance bonuses.

Step-by-step pay table

Step (호봉)AnnualMonthly (approx)Hourly (approx)
1₩26,583,600₩2,215,300₩12,781
2₩26,946,000₩2,245,500₩12,955
3₩27,484,800₩2,290,400₩13,214
4₩28,208,400₩2,350,700₩13,562
5₩29,130,000₩2,427,500₩14,005
6₩30,266,400₩2,522,200₩14,551
7₩31,546,800₩2,628,900₩15,167
8₩32,780,400₩2,731,700₩15,760
9₩33,954,000₩2,829,500₩16,324
10₩35,066,400₩2,922,200₩16,859
11₩36,144,000₩3,012,000₩17,377
12₩37,194,000₩3,099,500₩17,882
13₩38,205,600₩3,183,800₩18,368
14₩39,171,600₩3,264,300₩18,833
15₩40,099,200₩3,341,600₩19,278
16₩40,995,600₩3,416,300₩19,709
17₩41,832,000₩3,486,000₩20,112
18₩42,643,200₩3,553,600₩20,502
19₩43,422,000₩3,618,500₩20,876
20₩44,164,800₩3,680,400₩21,233
21₩44,872,800₩3,739,400₩21,573
22₩45,553,200₩3,796,100₩21,901
23₩46,200,000₩3,850,000₩22,212
24₩46,826,400₩3,902,200₩22,513
25₩47,419,200₩3,951,600₩22,798
26₩47,995,200₩3,999,600₩23,075
27₩48,474,000₩4,039,500₩23,305
28₩48,936,000₩4,078,000₩23,527
29₩49,371,600₩4,114,300₩23,736
30₩49,795,200₩4,149,600₩23,940
31₩50,205,600₩4,183,800₩24,137
Hourly computed assuming 2,080 annual working hours. Actual hourly rates on official tables may differ slightly.

Frequently asked

How much does a PSF-8 make in the South Korea federal government?

A PSF-8 in the South Korea federal civil service earns between ₩26,583,600 and ₩50,205,600 per year in 2026, before locality adjustments, allowances, and bonuses. These figures are published by Ministry of Personnel Management (인사혁신처 / MPM).

Is the PSF-8 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.