EPIK Salary Levels & Requirements

The following information is official EPIK salary information updated for EPIK Fall 2024. Please use the following list to find your eligible salary level bracket.
Salary levels range from location to location in the EPIK program; however, for your bracket, please refer to the following information.
To find salary levels for the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education, click here.

Level Gyeongbuk Chungnam Jeonbuk
Chungbuk		 Gyeongnam Jeonnam
Sejong		 Gangwon
Jeju		 Busan
Incheon
Daegu
Daejeon
Gwangju
Ulsan		 Gyeonggi
1+ 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.5
1 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.3
2+ 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.2
2 2.35 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.1
3 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.05
• TaLK Scholar experience is considered the equivalent of an ESL certificate, not a full-time teaching experience.
**OEs are currently not hiring lvl 3 applicants

Salary Level 3 || 2.05M – 2.1M

Requirements

  • A Bachelor’s degree in any discipline

Salary Level 2 || 2.1M – 2.35M

Requirements

One of the following:

  • A Bachelor’s degree in Education/major in Teaching/TESOL/Second Language Studies or Education

  • A Bachelor’s degree in any discipline + TEFL/TESOL or CELTA certificate (100+hours)

  • A Bachelor’s degree in any discipline + valid Teacher’s License

  • A Bachelor’s degree in any discipline + 1 year TaLK scholar experience

Salary Level 2+ || 2.2M – 2.4M

Requirements

1 year of full-time teaching experience + one of the following:

  • A Bachelor’s degree in Education/major in Teaching/TESOL/Second Language Studies or Education

  • Valid Teacher’s License

  • A TEFL/TESOL or CELTA certificate (100+hours)

Or one of the following:

  • Master’s degree in any discipline with a Bachelor’s degree in Education/major in Teaching/TESOL/Second Langauge Studies or Education

  • Master’s degree in Education/major in Teaching/TESOL/Second Langauge Studies or Education with a Bachelor’s degree in any discipline

  • After 1 year as a Level 2 with the renewing province

Salary Level 1 || 2.3M – 2.6M

Requirements

2 years of full-time teaching experience + one of the following:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Education/major in Teaching/TESOL/Second Langauge Studies or Education

  • Master’s degree in Education/major in Teaching/TESOL/Second Langauge Studies or Education

  • Valid Teacher’s license

  • TEFL/TESOL or CELTA certificate (100+hours)

Or one of the following:

  • After 1 year as a Level 2+ with the renewing province

Salary Level 1+ || 2.5M – 2.8M

Requirements

  • After 2 consecutive years as Level 1 with the renewing province