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

TCH Schedule · Grade (별표 · 급) Salary

유·초·중·고 교원 — Kindergarten and K-12 teachers — single 호봉 progression 1-40.

2026 salary range
₩24,498,000₩74,468,400
Annual base in KRW (). Excludes locality pay, allowances, and performance bonuses.

Step-by-step pay table

Step (호봉)AnnualMonthly (approx)Hourly (approx)
1₩24,498,000₩2,041,500₩11,778
2₩25,239,600₩2,103,300₩12,134
3₩25,992,000₩2,166,000₩12,496
4₩26,742,000₩2,228,500₩12,857
5₩27,498,000₩2,291,500₩13,220
6₩28,252,800₩2,354,400₩13,583
7₩28,999,200₩2,416,600₩13,942
8₩29,743,200₩2,478,600₩14,300
9₩29,947,200₩2,495,600₩14,398
10₩30,200,400₩2,516,700₩14,519
11₩30,459,600₩2,538,300₩14,644
12₩31,030,800₩2,585,900₩14,919
13₩31,890,000₩2,657,500₩15,332
14₩33,284,400₩2,773,700₩16,002
15₩34,676,400₩2,889,700₩16,671
16₩36,074,400₩3,006,200₩17,343
17₩37,452,000₩3,121,000₩18,006
18₩38,898,000₩3,241,500₩18,701
19₩40,334,400₩3,361,200₩19,392
20₩41,772,000₩3,481,000₩20,083
21₩43,208,400₩3,600,700₩20,773
22₩44,803,200₩3,733,600₩21,540
23₩46,383,600₩3,865,300₩22,300
24₩47,970,000₩3,997,500₩23,063
25₩49,552,800₩4,129,400₩23,823
26₩51,142,800₩4,261,900₩24,588
27₩52,801,200₩4,400,100₩25,385
28₩54,456,000₩4,538,000₩26,181
29₩56,185,200₩4,682,100₩27,012
30₩57,921,600₩4,826,800₩27,847
31₩59,653,200₩4,971,100₩28,679
32₩61,382,400₩5,115,200₩29,511
33₩63,139,200₩5,261,600₩30,355
34₩64,890,000₩5,407,500₩31,197
35₩66,643,200₩5,553,600₩32,040
36₩68,389,200₩5,699,100₩32,879
37₩69,908,400₩5,825,700₩33,610
38₩71,430,000₩5,952,500₩34,341
39₩72,954,000₩6,079,500₩35,074
40₩74,468,400₩6,205,700₩35,802
Hourly computed assuming 2,080 annual working hours. Actual hourly rates on official tables may differ slightly.

Frequently asked

How much does a TCH make in the South Korea federal government?

A TCH in the South Korea federal civil service earns between ₩24,498,000 and ₩74,468,400 per year in 2026, before locality adjustments, allowances, and bonuses. These figures are published by Ministry of Personnel Management (인사혁신처 / MPM).

Is the TCH 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.