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

LEF-10 Schedule · Grade (별표 · 급) Salary

경찰·소방 (순경) — Police and Fire officers — 10 ranks from Superintendent General (치안정감/소방정감) down to Patrol Officer (순경/소방사).

2026 salary range
₩25,596,000₩46,430,400
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₩25,867,200₩2,155,600₩12,436
3₩26,250,000₩2,187,500₩12,620
4₩26,750,400₩2,229,200₩12,861
5₩27,373,200₩2,281,100₩13,160
6₩28,126,800₩2,343,900₩13,523
7₩29,020,800₩2,418,400₩13,952
8₩30,067,200₩2,505,600₩14,455
9₩31,141,200₩2,595,100₩14,972
10₩32,170,800₩2,680,900₩15,467
11₩33,154,800₩2,762,900₩15,940
12₩34,129,200₩2,844,100₩16,408
13₩35,066,400₩2,922,200₩16,859
14₩35,977,200₩2,998,100₩17,297
15₩36,846,000₩3,070,500₩17,714
16₩37,687,200₩3,140,600₩18,119
17₩38,509,200₩3,209,100₩18,514
18₩39,276,000₩3,273,000₩18,883
19₩40,028,400₩3,335,700₩19,244
20₩40,744,800₩3,395,400₩19,589
21₩41,419,200₩3,451,600₩19,913
22₩42,072,000₩3,506,000₩20,227
23₩42,691,200₩3,557,600₩20,525
24₩43,286,400₩3,607,200₩20,811
25₩43,850,400₩3,654,200₩21,082
26₩44,365,200₩3,697,100₩21,329
27₩44,806,800₩3,733,900₩21,542
28₩45,231,600₩3,769,300₩21,746
29₩45,640,800₩3,803,400₩21,943
30₩46,041,600₩3,836,800₩22,135
31₩46,430,400₩3,869,200₩22,322
Hourly computed assuming 2,080 annual working hours. Actual hourly rates on official tables may differ slightly.

Frequently asked

How much does a LEF-10 make in the South Korea federal government?

A LEF-10 in the South Korea federal civil service earns between ₩25,596,000 and ₩46,430,400 per year in 2026, before locality adjustments, allowances, and bonuses. These figures are published by Ministry of Personnel Management (인사혁신처 / MPM).

Is the LEF-10 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.