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Appendix
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Changes in Enlisted Servicemember Salaries

Unit: KRW
Private Private
Year Sergeant Corporal Private Year Sergeant Corporal Private
First Class First Class
1970 900 800 700 600 2001 19,600 17,700 16,000 14,800
1971 1,030 920 800 690 2002 21,900 19,800 17,900 16,500
1972 1,200 1,050 900 800 2003 23,100 20,900 18,900 17,400
1973 Freeze 2004 34,000 30,700 27,800 25,600
1974 1,560 1,370 1,170 1,040 2005 44,200 39,900 36,100 33,300
1975 Freeze 2006 72,000 65,000 58,800 54,300
1976 2,260 1,990 1,700 1,510 2007 88,600 80,000 72,300 66,800
1977 2,890 2,540 2,170 1,930
1978 3,460 3,050 2,600 2,320 2009 Freeze
1979 3,800 3,300 2,900 2,600 2010 Freeze
1980 3,900 3,400 3,000 2,700 2011 103,800 93,700 84,700 78,300
1981 Freeze 2012 108,000 97,500 88,200 81,500
1982 4,200 3,700 3,300 3,000 2013 129,600 117,000 105,800 97,800
1983 4,500 3,900 3,500 3,200 2014 149,000 134,600 121,700 112,500
1984 Freeze 2015 171,400 154,800 140,000 129,400
1985 4,600 4,000 3,600 3,300 2016 197,000 178,000 161,000 148,800
1986 4,900 4,300 3,900 3,500 2017 216,000 195,000 176,400 163,000
1987 5,100 4,500 4,000 3,600 2018 405,700 366,200 331,300 306,100
1988 7,500 6,500 6,000 5,500 2019 Freeze
1989 8,300 7,000 6,500 6,000 2020 540,900 488,200 441,700 408,100
1990 9,400 8,200 7,300 6,600
* Source: - Attached Table 13 (Salary table of military personnel) in 1983–
1991 10,000 9,000 8,000 7,200 2020 Public Officials Remuneration Regulations (Presidential
Decree)
1992 10,900 9,800 8,700 7,800 - Attached Table 2 (Salary table of military personnel) in
1970–1982 Enforcement Decree of the Military Personnel
1993 11,300 10,100 9,000 8,100 Remuneration Act (Presidential Decree)
1994 11,700 10,400 9,300 8,400
1995 12,100 10,700 9,600 8,700
1996 12,700 11,200 10,100 9,100
1997 13,300 11,800 10,600 9,600
1998 Freeze
1999 Freeze
2000 13,700 12,200 10,900 9,900

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