A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate, on which a display area and a non-display area are defined, a first electrode on the first substrate in the non-display area, where the first electrode receives a common voltage, a step difference pattern on the first electrode, a second electrode on the step difference pattern, where the second electrode is electrically connected to the first electrode, a first light shielding unit spaced apart from the step difference pattern and having a first height, a second light shielding unit between the first light shielding unit and the step difference pattern, where the second light shielding unit has a second height, which is less than the first height, a second substrate opposing the first substrate, and a liquid crystal layer between the first substrate and the second substrate.