We proposed the ZnO thin film for a SAW filter by PLD and RF sputtering method. ZnO thin films was pre-deposited on a sapphire substrate as a seed layer by PLD method and then deposited on seed layer by RF sputtering. The surface characteristics of ZnO thin film were investigated by XRD, SEM and AFM. The minimum surface roughness was 1.92 nm and FWHM of rocking curve was $0.92^{circ}$. We demonstrated the SAW filter with bandwidth of approximately 0.97 MHz and the center frequency of 18.72 MHz using the proposed ZnO thin film.