LEF-7 Schedule · Grade (별표 · 급) Salary
경찰·소방 (경위) — 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 | ₩30,092,400 | ₩2,507,700 | ₩14,468 |
| 2 | ₩30,812,400 | ₩2,567,700 | ₩14,814 |
| 3 | ₩31,680,000 | ₩2,640,000 | ₩15,231 |
| 4 | ₩33,098,400 | ₩2,758,200 | ₩15,913 |
| 5 | ₩34,554,000 | ₩2,879,500 | ₩16,613 |
| 6 | ₩36,021,600 | ₩3,001,800 | ₩17,318 |
| 7 | ₩37,504,800 | ₩3,125,400 | ₩18,031 |
| 8 | ₩38,988,000 | ₩3,249,000 | ₩18,744 |
| 9 | ₩40,479,600 | ₩3,373,300 | ₩19,461 |
| 10 | ₩41,888,400 | ₩3,490,700 | ₩20,139 |
| 11 | ₩43,209,600 | ₩3,600,800 | ₩20,774 |
| 12 | ₩44,512,800 | ₩3,709,400 | ₩21,400 |
| 13 | ₩45,748,800 | ₩3,812,400 | ₩21,995 |
| 14 | ₩46,909,200 | ₩3,909,100 | ₩22,553 |
| 15 | ₩48,032,400 | ₩4,002,700 | ₩23,093 |
| 16 | ₩49,081,200 | ₩4,090,100 | ₩23,597 |
| 17 | ₩50,084,400 | ₩4,173,700 | ₩24,079 |
| 18 | ₩51,032,400 | ₩4,252,700 | ₩24,535 |
| 19 | ₩51,934,800 | ₩4,327,900 | ₩24,969 |
| 20 | ₩52,791,600 | ₩4,399,300 | ₩25,381 |
| 21 | ₩53,606,400 | ₩4,467,200 | ₩25,772 |
| 22 | ₩54,374,400 | ₩4,531,200 | ₩26,142 |
| 23 | ₩55,104,000 | ₩4,592,000 | ₩26,492 |
| 24 | ₩55,803,600 | ₩4,650,300 | ₩26,829 |
| 25 | ₩56,468,400 | ₩4,705,700 | ₩27,148 |
| 26 | ₩57,078,000 | ₩4,756,500 | ₩27,441 |
| 27 | ₩57,600,000 | ₩4,800,000 | ₩27,692 |
| 28 | ₩58,102,800 | ₩4,841,900 | ₩27,934 |
| 29 | ₩58,578,000 | ₩4,881,500 | ₩28,163 |
| 30 | ₩59,023,200 | ₩4,918,600 | ₩28,377 |
| 31 | ₩59,451,600 | ₩4,954,300 | ₩28,583 |
Frequently asked
A LEF-7 in the South Korea federal civil service earns between ₩30,092,400 and ₩59,451,600 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.