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

RES-1 Schedule · Grade (별표 · 급) Salary

연구직 (연구관) — Research officials at government research institutes — 연구관 (researcher) / 연구사 (junior researcher).

2026 salary range
₩34,756,800₩92,727,600
Annual base in KRW (). Excludes locality pay, allowances, and performance bonuses.

Step-by-step pay table

Step (호봉)AnnualMonthly (approx)Hourly (approx)
1₩34,756,800₩2,896,400₩16,710
2₩36,460,800₩3,038,400₩17,529
3₩38,161,200₩3,180,100₩18,347
4₩39,864,000₩3,322,000₩19,165
5₩41,560,800₩3,463,400₩19,981
6₩44,018,400₩3,668,200₩21,163
7₩46,466,400₩3,872,200₩22,340
8₩48,910,800₩4,075,900₩23,515
9₩51,345,600₩4,278,800₩24,685
10₩53,779,200₩4,481,600₩25,855
11₩55,946,400₩4,662,200₩26,897
12₩58,111,200₩4,842,600₩27,938
13₩60,247,200₩5,020,600₩28,965
14₩62,400,000₩5,200,000₩30,000
15₩64,533,600₩5,377,800₩31,026
16₩66,610,800₩5,550,900₩32,024
17₩68,678,400₩5,723,200₩33,018
18₩70,753,200₩5,896,100₩34,016
19₩72,804,000₩6,067,000₩35,002
20₩74,860,800₩6,238,400₩35,991
21₩76,573,200₩6,381,100₩36,814
22₩78,273,600₩6,522,800₩37,632
23₩79,980,000₩6,665,000₩38,452
24₩81,678,000₩6,806,500₩39,268
25₩83,380,800₩6,948,400₩40,087
26₩84,804,000₩7,067,000₩40,771
27₩86,244,000₩7,187,000₩41,463
28₩87,673,200₩7,306,100₩42,151
29₩89,092,800₩7,424,400₩42,833
30₩90,519,600₩7,543,300₩43,519
31₩91,622,400₩7,635,200₩44,049
32₩92,727,600₩7,727,300₩44,581
Hourly computed assuming 2,080 annual working hours. Actual hourly rates on official tables may differ slightly.

Frequently asked

How much does a RES-1 make in the South Korea federal government?

A RES-1 in the South Korea federal civil service earns between ₩34,756,800 and ₩92,727,600 per year in 2026, before locality adjustments, allowances, and bonuses. These figures are published by Ministry of Personnel Management (인사혁신처 / MPM).

Is the RES-1 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.