Provided is a linear compressor. The linear compressor includes a cylinder defining a compression space for a refrigerant, a piston reciprocated in an axis direction within the cylinder, and a linear motor providing power to the piston. The linear motor includes an inner stator disposed outside the cylinder, the inner stator including a center core and a side core disposed on at least one side of the center core, an outer stator disposed to be spaced outward from the inner stator in a radius direction, and a permanent magnet movably disposed in an airgap defined between the inner stator and the outer stator. The side core includes a core body and a lead-out guide device coupled to the core body to expose or lead out a power line to the outside of the side core.