LEF-4 Schedule · Grade (별표 · 급) Salary
경찰·소방 (총경) — 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 | ₩43,428,000 | ₩3,619,000 | ₩20,879 |
| 2 | ₩45,015,600 | ₩3,751,300 | ₩21,642 |
| 3 | ₩46,629,600 | ₩3,885,800 | ₩22,418 |
| 4 | ₩48,282,000 | ₩4,023,500 | ₩23,213 |
| 5 | ₩49,956,000 | ₩4,163,000 | ₩24,017 |
| 6 | ₩51,648,000 | ₩4,304,000 | ₩24,831 |
| 7 | ₩53,353,200 | ₩4,446,100 | ₩25,651 |
| 8 | ₩55,066,800 | ₩4,588,900 | ₩26,474 |
| 9 | ₩56,787,600 | ₩4,732,300 | ₩27,302 |
| 10 | ₩58,506,000 | ₩4,875,500 | ₩28,128 |
| 11 | ₩60,238,800 | ₩5,019,900 | ₩28,961 |
| 12 | ₩61,870,800 | ₩5,155,900 | ₩29,746 |
| 13 | ₩63,394,800 | ₩5,282,900 | ₩30,478 |
| 14 | ₩64,819,200 | ₩5,401,600 | ₩31,163 |
| 15 | ₩66,159,600 | ₩5,513,300 | ₩31,808 |
| 16 | ₩67,424,400 | ₩5,618,700 | ₩32,416 |
| 17 | ₩68,598,000 | ₩5,716,500 | ₩32,980 |
| 18 | ₩69,694,800 | ₩5,807,900 | ₩33,507 |
| 19 | ₩70,719,600 | ₩5,893,300 | ₩34,000 |
| 20 | ₩71,677,200 | ₩5,973,100 | ₩34,460 |
| 21 | ₩72,571,200 | ₩6,047,600 | ₩34,890 |
| 22 | ₩73,410,000 | ₩6,117,500 | ₩35,293 |
| 23 | ₩74,198,400 | ₩6,183,200 | ₩35,672 |
| 24 | ₩74,941,200 | ₩6,245,100 | ₩36,029 |
| 25 | ₩75,619,200 | ₩6,301,600 | ₩36,355 |
| 26 | ₩76,195,200 | ₩6,349,600 | ₩36,632 |
| 27 | ₩76,724,400 | ₩6,393,700 | ₩36,887 |
| 28 | ₩77,233,200 | ₩6,436,100 | ₩37,131 |
Frequently asked
A LEF-4 in the South Korea federal civil service earns between ₩43,428,000 and ₩77,233,200 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.