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

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).

2026 salary range
₩30,092,400₩59,451,600
Annual base in KRW (). Excludes locality pay, allowances, and performance bonuses.

Step-by-step pay table

Step (호봉)AnnualMonthly (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
Hourly computed assuming 2,080 annual working hours. Actual hourly rates on official tables may differ slightly.

Frequently asked

How much does a LEF-7 make in the South Korea federal government?

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).

Is the LEF-7 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.