In a light emitting device and a fabricating method thereof are provide, wherein the light emitting device includes a light converting element, and a light emitting element positioned on the light converting element and including a first electrode, a light emitting structure and a second electrode, the first electrode formed on the light emitting element and having a first opening, the light emitting structure having a first conductive pattern of a first conductivity type, a light emitting pattern, and a second conductive pattern of a second conductivity type, which are sequentially stacked, and the second electrode formed on the second conductive pattern, wherein the light generated from the light emitting structure reaches the light converting element through the first opening.