A linear compressor includes a cylinder, a piston disposed in the cylinder and reciprocating along an axis of the cylinder, a stator core disposed outside the cylinder, a coil winding body that is disposed in the stator core and includes first to fourth coils that are spaced from each other in a circumferential direction, a mover connected to the piston and reciprocating along the axis by an electromagnetic interaction with the coil winding body, and a switch unit configured to connect the first and second coils and the third and fourth coils in series or in parallel depending on a magnitude of a load. The first and second coils are connected in series, and the third and fourth coils are connected in series. The first to fourth coils each have the same inductance.