A washing machine is disclosed, by which assembly and disassembly of a control panel (70) is facilitated to an installing arrangement of the washing machine and by which a control panel (70) is configured stable against heat or water coming from the inside of the washing machine. The present invention includes a body case configuring an exterior of the washing machine, a top plate (80) provided to a topside of the body case, a control panel (70) attached to a front side of the body case to perform various manipulations required for an operation of the washing machine, and a panel frame (100) provided to an upper or lower part of the front side of the body case to be externally exposed in part, the panel frame (100) having one side connected to the top plate (80) and the other side assembled to the control panel (70).