LEF-2 Schedule · Grade (별표 · 급) Salary
경찰·소방 (치안감) — Police and Fire officers — 10 ranks from Superintendent General (치안정감/소방정감) down to Patrol Officer (순경/소방사).
Step-by-step pay table
| Step (호봉) | Annual | Monthly (approx) | Hourly (approx) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ₩54,762,000 | ₩4,563,500 | ₩26,328 |
| 2 | ₩56,628,000 | ₩4,719,000 | ₩27,225 |
| 3 | ₩58,519,200 | ₩4,876,600 | ₩28,134 |
| 4 | ₩60,427,200 | ₩5,035,600 | ₩29,052 |
| 5 | ₩62,364,000 | ₩5,197,000 | ₩29,983 |
| 6 | ₩64,300,800 | ₩5,358,400 | ₩30,914 |
| 7 | ₩66,265,200 | ₩5,522,100 | ₩31,858 |
| 8 | ₩68,226,000 | ₩5,685,500 | ₩32,801 |
| 9 | ₩70,201,200 | ₩5,850,100 | ₩33,751 |
| 10 | ₩72,172,800 | ₩6,014,400 | ₩34,698 |
| 11 | ₩74,155,200 | ₩6,179,600 | ₩35,652 |
| 12 | ₩76,206,000 | ₩6,350,500 | ₩36,638 |
| 13 | ₩78,268,800 | ₩6,522,400 | ₩37,629 |
| 14 | ₩80,137,200 | ₩6,678,100 | ₩38,528 |
| 15 | ₩81,858,000 | ₩6,821,500 | ₩39,355 |
| 16 | ₩83,434,800 | ₩6,952,900 | ₩40,113 |
| 17 | ₩84,886,800 | ₩7,073,900 | ₩40,811 |
| 18 | ₩86,215,200 | ₩7,184,600 | ₩41,450 |
| 19 | ₩87,441,600 | ₩7,286,800 | ₩42,039 |
| 20 | ₩88,560,000 | ₩7,380,000 | ₩42,577 |
| 21 | ₩89,583,600 | ₩7,465,300 | ₩43,069 |
| 22 | ₩90,522,000 | ₩7,543,500 | ₩43,520 |
| 23 | ₩91,380,000 | ₩7,615,000 | ₩43,933 |
| 24 | ₩92,083,200 | ₩7,673,600 | ₩44,271 |
| 25 | ₩92,754,000 | ₩7,729,500 | ₩44,593 |
Frequently asked
A LEF-2 in the South Korea federal civil service earns between ₩54,762,000 and ₩92,754,000 per year in 2026, before locality adjustments, allowances, and bonuses. These figures are published by Ministry of Personnel Management (인사혁신처 / MPM).
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.
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.