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

LEF-6 Schedule · Grade (별표 · 급) Salary

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

2026 salary range
₩32,383,200₩64,470,000
Annual base in KRW (). Excludes locality pay, allowances, and performance bonuses.

Step-by-step pay table

Step (호봉)AnnualMonthly (approx)Hourly (approx)
1₩32,383,200₩2,698,600₩15,569
2₩33,776,400₩2,814,700₩16,239
3₩35,196,000₩2,933,000₩16,921
4₩36,658,800₩3,054,900₩17,624
5₩38,144,400₩3,178,700₩18,339
6₩39,666,000₩3,305,500₩19,070
7₩41,221,200₩3,435,100₩19,818
8₩42,788,400₩3,565,700₩20,571
9₩44,371,200₩3,697,600₩21,332
10₩45,849,600₩3,820,800₩22,043
11₩47,251,200₩3,937,600₩22,717
12₩48,614,400₩4,051,200₩23,372
13₩49,900,800₩4,158,400₩23,991
14₩51,132,000₩4,261,000₩24,583
15₩52,284,000₩4,357,000₩25,137
16₩53,394,000₩4,449,500₩25,670
17₩54,424,800₩4,535,400₩26,166
18₩55,417,200₩4,618,100₩26,643
19₩56,344,800₩4,695,400₩27,089
20₩57,225,600₩4,768,800₩27,512
21₩58,054,800₩4,837,900₩27,911
22₩58,856,400₩4,904,700₩28,296
23₩59,590,800₩4,965,900₩28,649
24₩60,302,400₩5,025,200₩28,992
25₩60,973,200₩5,081,100₩29,314
26₩61,608,000₩5,134,000₩29,619
27₩62,199,600₩5,183,300₩29,904
28₩62,707,200₩5,225,600₩30,148
29₩63,177,600₩5,264,800₩30,374
30₩63,638,400₩5,303,200₩30,595
31₩64,063,200₩5,338,600₩30,800
32₩64,470,000₩5,372,500₩30,995
Hourly computed assuming 2,080 annual working hours. Actual hourly rates on official tables may differ slightly.

Frequently asked

How much does a LEF-6 make in the South Korea federal government?

A LEF-6 in the South Korea federal civil service earns between ₩32,383,200 and ₩64,470,000 per year in 2026, before locality adjustments, allowances, and bonuses. These figures are published by Ministry of Personnel Management (인사혁신처 / MPM).

Is the LEF-6 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.