Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in New York for 2008
The Law Enforcement (LEO) payscale is the federal government payscale used to determine the salaries of over 70% of federal civilian employees.
Like the General Schedule (GS) Payscale, under the LEO payscale an employee's base pay depends on two factors - the LEO Paygrade of their job, and the Paygrade Step they have achieved (depending on seniority or performance). This base pay is then modified based on a "Locality Pay Adjustment", which adjusts the LEO payscale based on cost-of-living in different areas within the United States.
New York has one or more Locality Pay Adjustment areas with special locality pay adjustment rates. This page lists the locality-adjusted yearly LEO pay scales for each area, with starting pay for a LEO-1 broken down by county in the interactive map.
The NEW YORK-NEWARK, NY-NJ-CT-PA General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in New York City and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 25.46% more than the GS base pay rates to account for local cost of living.
LEO Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
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LEO-3 | $31,482 | $32,356 | $33,231 | $34,105 | $34,980 | $35,854 | $36,728 | $37,603 | $38,477 | $39,352 |
LEO-4 | $35,346 | $36,328 | $37,311 | $38,293 | $39,275 | $40,258 | $41,240 | $42,222 | $43,205 | $44,187 |
LEO-5 | $40,635 | $41,733 | $42,831 | $43,929 | $45,026 | $46,124 | $47,222 | $48,320 | $49,417 | $50,515 |
LEO-6 | $42,852 | $44,077 | $45,301 | $46,526 | $47,750 | $48,975 | $50,199 | $51,424 | $52,648 | $53,873 |
LEO-7 | $46,257 | $47,617 | $48,977 | $50,337 | $51,697 | $53,057 | $54,417 | $55,777 | $57,137 | $58,497 |
LEO-8 | $48,217 | $49,724 | $51,230 | $52,737 | $54,244 | $55,751 | $57,257 | $58,764 | $60,271 | $61,778 |
LEO-9 | $51,592 | $53,257 | $54,921 | $56,586 | $58,251 | $59,916 | $61,581 | $63,246 | $64,910 | $66,575 |
LEO-10 | $56,815 | $58,648 | $60,481 | $62,313 | $64,146 | $65,979 | $67,812 | $69,645 | $71,478 | $73,311 |
The New York City locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: New York, Yonkers, Fort Hamilton, West Point, and other areas within the region.
The BUFFALO-CHEEKTOWAGA-OLEAN, NY General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Buffalo and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 14.76% more than the GS base pay rates to account for local cost of living.
LEO Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
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LEO-3 | $28,797 | $29,597 | $30,396 | $31,196 | $31,996 | $32,796 | $33,596 | $34,396 | $35,196 | $35,996 |
LEO-4 | $32,331 | $33,230 | $34,128 | $35,027 | $35,926 | $36,824 | $37,723 | $38,621 | $39,520 | $40,418 |
LEO-5 | $37,170 | $38,174 | $39,178 | $40,182 | $41,186 | $42,190 | $43,195 | $44,199 | $45,203 | $46,207 |
LEO-6 | $39,197 | $40,317 | $41,438 | $42,558 | $43,678 | $44,798 | $45,918 | $47,038 | $48,158 | $49,278 |
LEO-7 | $42,312 | $43,556 | $44,800 | $46,044 | $47,288 | $48,532 | $49,776 | $51,020 | $52,264 | $53,508 |
LEO-8 | $44,105 | $45,483 | $46,861 | $48,239 | $49,618 | $50,996 | $52,374 | $53,752 | $55,131 | $56,509 |
LEO-9 | $47,192 | $48,714 | $50,237 | $51,760 | $53,283 | $54,806 | $56,329 | $57,852 | $59,375 | $60,897 |
LEO-10 | $51,969 | $53,646 | $55,322 | $56,999 | $58,676 | $60,352 | $62,029 | $63,706 | $65,382 | $67,059 |
The Buffalo locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Buffalo, and other areas within the region.
The ALBANY-SCHENECTADY, NY-MA General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Albany and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 12.91% more than the GS base pay rates to account for local cost of living.
LEO Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
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LEO-3 | $28,333 | $29,119 | $29,906 | $30,693 | $31,480 | $32,267 | $33,054 | $33,841 | $34,628 | $35,415 |
LEO-4 | $31,810 | $32,694 | $33,578 | $34,462 | $35,346 | $36,231 | $37,115 | $37,999 | $38,883 | $39,767 |
LEO-5 | $36,570 | $37,558 | $38,546 | $39,534 | $40,522 | $41,510 | $42,498 | $43,486 | $44,474 | $45,462 |
LEO-6 | $38,566 | $39,668 | $40,770 | $41,872 | $42,974 | $44,076 | $45,178 | $46,280 | $47,382 | $48,484 |
LEO-7 | $41,630 | $42,854 | $44,078 | $45,302 | $46,526 | $47,750 | $48,974 | $50,198 | $51,421 | $52,645 |
LEO-8 | $43,394 | $44,750 | $46,106 | $47,462 | $48,818 | $50,174 | $51,530 | $52,886 | $54,242 | $55,598 |
LEO-9 | $46,431 | $47,929 | $49,427 | $50,926 | $52,424 | $53,922 | $55,421 | $56,919 | $58,417 | $59,916 |
LEO-10 | $51,131 | $52,781 | $54,431 | $56,080 | $57,730 | $59,379 | $61,029 | $62,679 | $64,328 | $65,978 |
The Albany locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Saratoga Springs, Watervliet, and other areas within the region.
Any federal employees in New York who do not live in an area for which a specific Locality Pay Adjustment has been set will receive the generic "Rest of the United States" locality pay adjustment of 12.91% (shown in the table below).
LEO Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
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LEO-3 | $28,333 | $29,119 | $29,906 | $30,693 | $31,480 | $32,267 | $33,054 | $33,841 | $34,628 | $35,415 |
LEO-4 | $31,810 | $32,694 | $33,578 | $34,462 | $35,346 | $36,231 | $37,115 | $37,999 | $38,883 | $39,767 |
LEO-5 | $36,570 | $37,558 | $38,546 | $39,534 | $40,522 | $41,510 | $42,498 | $43,486 | $44,474 | $45,462 |
LEO-6 | $38,566 | $39,668 | $40,770 | $41,872 | $42,974 | $44,076 | $45,178 | $46,280 | $47,382 | $48,484 |
LEO-7 | $41,630 | $42,854 | $44,078 | $45,302 | $46,526 | $47,750 | $48,974 | $50,198 | $51,421 | $52,645 |
LEO-8 | $43,394 | $44,750 | $46,106 | $47,462 | $48,818 | $50,174 | $51,530 | $52,886 | $54,242 | $55,598 |
LEO-9 | $46,431 | $47,929 | $49,427 | $50,926 | $52,424 | $53,922 | $55,421 | $56,919 | $58,417 | $59,916 |
LEO-10 | $51,131 | $52,781 | $54,431 | $56,080 | $57,730 | $59,379 | $61,029 | $62,679 | $64,328 | $65,978 |
The Rest of U.S. locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Syracuse, Fort Drum, and other areas within the region.
* For some high-paygrade workers, pay under the GS scale may be capped at $149,000 the SES (Senior Executive Scale)'s Level 4 pay for the current year (5 U.S.C. 5304 (g)(1)).
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