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).
Step-by-step pay table
| Step (호봉) | Annual | Monthly (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 |
Frequently asked
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).
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.