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

PSF-9 Schedule · Grade (별표 · 급) Salary

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

2026 salary range
₩25,596,000₩45,924,000
Annual base in KRW (). Excludes locality pay, allowances, and performance bonuses.

Step-by-step pay table

Step (호봉)AnnualMonthly (approx)Hourly (approx)
1₩25,596,000₩2,133,000₩12,306
2₩25,783,200₩2,148,600₩12,396
3₩26,088,000₩2,174,000₩12,542
4₩26,514,000₩2,209,500₩12,747
5₩27,066,000₩2,255,500₩13,013
6₩27,751,200₩2,312,600₩13,342
7₩28,579,200₩2,381,600₩13,740
8₩29,560,800₩2,463,400₩14,212
9₩30,633,600₩2,552,800₩14,728
10₩31,663,200₩2,638,600₩15,223
11₩32,646,000₩2,720,500₩15,695
12₩33,625,200₩2,802,100₩16,166
13₩34,560,000₩2,880,000₩16,615
14₩35,467,200₩2,955,600₩17,052
15₩36,337,200₩3,028,100₩17,470
16₩37,180,800₩3,098,400₩17,875
17₩38,001,600₩3,166,800₩18,270
18₩38,767,200₩3,230,600₩18,638
19₩39,519,600₩3,293,300₩19,000
20₩40,238,400₩3,353,200₩19,345
21₩40,912,800₩3,409,400₩19,670
22₩41,563,200₩3,463,600₩19,982
23₩42,181,200₩3,515,100₩20,279
24₩42,778,800₩3,564,900₩20,567
25₩43,344,000₩3,612,000₩20,838
26₩43,855,200₩3,654,600₩21,084
27₩44,299,200₩3,691,600₩21,298
28₩44,724,000₩3,727,000₩21,502
29₩45,134,400₩3,761,200₩21,699
30₩45,532,800₩3,794,400₩21,891
31₩45,924,000₩3,827,000₩22,079
Hourly computed assuming 2,080 annual working hours. Actual hourly rates on official tables may differ slightly.

Frequently asked

How much does a PSF-9 make in the South Korea federal government?

A PSF-9 in the South Korea federal civil service earns between ₩25,596,000 and ₩45,924,000 per year in 2026, before locality adjustments, allowances, and bonuses. These figures are published by Ministry of Personnel Management (인사혁신처 / MPM).

Is the PSF-9 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.