LEF-5 Schedule · Grade (별표 · 급) Salary
경찰·소방 (경정) — 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 | ₩37,513,200 | ₩3,126,100 | ₩18,035 |
| 2 | ₩38,917,200 | ₩3,243,100 | ₩18,710 |
| 3 | ₩40,376,400 | ₩3,364,700 | ₩19,412 |
| 4 | ₩41,892,000 | ₩3,491,000 | ₩20,140 |
| 5 | ₩43,447,200 | ₩3,620,600 | ₩20,888 |
| 6 | ₩45,032,400 | ₩3,752,700 | ₩21,650 |
| 7 | ₩46,644,000 | ₩3,887,000 | ₩22,425 |
| 8 | ₩48,274,800 | ₩4,022,900 | ₩23,209 |
| 9 | ₩49,911,600 | ₩4,159,300 | ₩23,996 |
| 10 | ₩51,558,000 | ₩4,296,500 | ₩24,788 |
| 11 | ₩53,100,000 | ₩4,425,000 | ₩25,529 |
| 12 | ₩54,584,400 | ₩4,548,700 | ₩26,243 |
| 13 | ₩55,993,200 | ₩4,666,100 | ₩26,920 |
| 14 | ₩57,307,200 | ₩4,775,600 | ₩27,552 |
| 15 | ₩58,549,200 | ₩4,879,100 | ₩28,149 |
| 16 | ₩59,718,000 | ₩4,976,500 | ₩28,711 |
| 17 | ₩60,817,200 | ₩5,068,100 | ₩29,239 |
| 18 | ₩61,854,000 | ₩5,154,500 | ₩29,738 |
| 19 | ₩62,832,000 | ₩5,236,000 | ₩30,208 |
| 20 | ₩63,748,800 | ₩5,312,400 | ₩30,648 |
| 21 | ₩64,610,400 | ₩5,384,200 | ₩31,063 |
| 22 | ₩65,420,400 | ₩5,451,700 | ₩31,452 |
| 23 | ₩66,183,600 | ₩5,515,300 | ₩31,819 |
| 24 | ₩66,898,800 | ₩5,574,900 | ₩32,163 |
| 25 | ₩67,574,400 | ₩5,631,200 | ₩32,488 |
| 26 | ₩68,210,400 | ₩5,684,200 | ₩32,793 |
| 27 | ₩68,737,200 | ₩5,728,100 | ₩33,047 |
| 28 | ₩69,244,800 | ₩5,770,400 | ₩33,291 |
| 29 | ₩69,710,400 | ₩5,809,200 | ₩33,515 |
| 30 | ₩70,162,800 | ₩5,846,900 | ₩33,732 |
Frequently asked
A LEF-5 in the South Korea federal civil service earns between ₩37,513,200 and ₩70,162,800 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.