LEF-3 Schedule · Grade (별표 · 급) Salary
경찰·소방 (경무관) — 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 | ₩50,012,400 | ₩4,167,700 | ₩24,044 |
| 2 | ₩51,691,200 | ₩4,307,600 | ₩24,852 |
| 3 | ₩53,420,400 | ₩4,451,700 | ₩25,683 |
| 4 | ₩55,161,600 | ₩4,596,800 | ₩26,520 |
| 5 | ₩56,931,600 | ₩4,744,300 | ₩27,371 |
| 6 | ₩58,718,400 | ₩4,893,200 | ₩28,230 |
| 7 | ₩60,528,000 | ₩5,044,000 | ₩29,100 |
| 8 | ₩62,340,000 | ₩5,195,000 | ₩29,971 |
| 9 | ₩64,168,800 | ₩5,347,400 | ₩30,850 |
| 10 | ₩65,995,200 | ₩5,499,600 | ₩31,728 |
| 11 | ₩67,826,400 | ₩5,652,200 | ₩32,609 |
| 12 | ₩69,722,400 | ₩5,810,200 | ₩33,520 |
| 13 | ₩71,486,400 | ₩5,957,200 | ₩34,368 |
| 14 | ₩73,123,200 | ₩6,093,600 | ₩35,155 |
| 15 | ₩74,632,800 | ₩6,219,400 | ₩35,881 |
| 16 | ₩76,038,000 | ₩6,336,500 | ₩36,557 |
| 17 | ₩77,344,800 | ₩6,445,400 | ₩37,185 |
| 18 | ₩78,560,400 | ₩6,546,700 | ₩37,769 |
| 19 | ₩79,683,600 | ₩6,640,300 | ₩38,309 |
| 20 | ₩80,737,200 | ₩6,728,100 | ₩38,816 |
| 21 | ₩81,711,600 | ₩6,809,300 | ₩39,284 |
| 22 | ₩82,614,000 | ₩6,884,500 | ₩39,718 |
| 23 | ₩83,445,600 | ₩6,953,800 | ₩40,118 |
| 24 | ₩84,225,600 | ₩7,018,800 | ₩40,493 |
| 25 | ₩84,861,600 | ₩7,071,800 | ₩40,799 |
| 26 | ₩85,472,400 | ₩7,122,700 | ₩41,093 |
| 27 | ₩86,037,600 | ₩7,169,800 | ₩41,364 |
Frequently asked
A LEF-3 in the South Korea federal civil service earns between ₩50,012,400 and ₩86,037,600 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.