A liquid crystal display device is discussed, which includes a substrate; gate and data lines crossing each other on the substrate to thereby define a pixel region; a thin film transistor connected to the gate and data lines; and a plurality of pixel electrodes and a plurality of first common electrodes alternating with each other in the pixel region and configured to induce an in-plane electric field, and each including a first layer and a second layer on the first layer, wherein the first layer is made of an opaque metal and has a first thickness, and the second layer is made of a transparent conductive material and has a second thickness.