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Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in Arizona for 2018
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.
Arizona 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 PHOENIX-MESA, AZ General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Phoenix and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 19.09% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEO-3 | $32,932 | $33,847 | $34,761 | $35,676 | $36,590 | $37,505 | $38,420 | $39,334 | $40,249 | $41,163 |
| LEO-4 | $36,969 | $37,996 | $39,022 | $40,049 | $41,075 | $42,102 | $43,128 | $44,155 | $45,182 | $46,208 |
| LEO-5 | $42,515 | $43,664 | $44,814 | $45,963 | $47,112 | $48,261 | $49,410 | $50,560 | $51,709 | $52,858 |
| LEO-6 | $44,824 | $46,105 | $47,385 | $48,665 | $49,945 | $51,225 | $52,506 | $53,786 | $55,066 | $56,346 |
| LEO-7 | $48,391 | $49,814 | $51,237 | $52,660 | $54,084 | $55,507 | $56,930 | $58,353 | $59,776 | $61,199 |
| LEO-8 | $50,441 | $52,017 | $53,594 | $55,171 | $56,748 | $58,324 | $59,901 | $61,478 | $63,055 | $64,631 |
| LEO-9 | $53,970 | $55,711 | $57,453 | $59,194 | $60,935 | $62,676 | $64,417 | $66,158 | $67,899 | $69,640 |
| LEO-10 | $59,434 | $61,352 | $63,269 | $65,186 | $67,104 | $69,021 | $70,938 | $72,856 | $74,773 | $76,690 |
The Phoenix locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Chandler, Gilbert, Glendale, Mesa, Peoria, Phoenix, Scottsdale, Surprise, Tempe, and other areas within the region.
The LAS VEGAS-HENDERSON, NV-AZ General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Las Vegas and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 16.49% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEO-3 | $32,213 | $33,108 | $34,002 | $34,897 | $35,792 | $36,686 | $37,581 | $38,475 | $39,370 | $40,265 |
| LEO-4 | $36,162 | $37,166 | $38,170 | $39,174 | $40,179 | $41,183 | $42,187 | $43,191 | $44,195 | $45,199 |
| LEO-5 | $41,587 | $42,711 | $43,835 | $44,959 | $46,083 | $47,208 | $48,332 | $49,456 | $50,580 | $51,704 |
| LEO-6 | $43,846 | $45,098 | $46,350 | $47,602 | $48,855 | $50,107 | $51,359 | $52,612 | $53,864 | $55,116 |
| LEO-7 | $47,335 | $48,727 | $50,119 | $51,511 | $52,903 | $54,295 | $55,687 | $57,079 | $58,471 | $59,863 |
| LEO-8 | $49,339 | $50,882 | $52,424 | $53,966 | $55,509 | $57,051 | $58,593 | $60,136 | $61,678 | $63,220 |
| LEO-9 | $52,792 | $54,495 | $56,198 | $57,901 | $59,604 | $61,308 | $63,011 | $64,714 | $66,417 | $68,120 |
| LEO-10 | $58,137 | $60,012 | $61,888 | $63,763 | $65,639 | $67,514 | $69,390 | $71,265 | $73,141 | $75,016 |
The Las Vegas locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: and other areas within the region.
The TUCSON-NOGALES, AZ General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Tucson and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 16.17% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEO-3 | $32,124 | $33,017 | $33,909 | $34,801 | $35,693 | $36,585 | $37,478 | $38,370 | $39,262 | $40,154 |
| LEO-4 | $36,063 | $37,064 | $38,065 | $39,067 | $40,068 | $41,070 | $42,071 | $43,072 | $44,074 | $45,075 |
| LEO-5 | $41,473 | $42,594 | $43,715 | $44,836 | $45,957 | $47,078 | $48,199 | $49,320 | $50,441 | $51,562 |
| LEO-6 | $43,725 | $44,974 | $46,223 | $47,472 | $48,721 | $49,969 | $51,218 | $52,467 | $53,716 | $54,965 |
| LEO-7 | $47,205 | $48,593 | $49,981 | $51,369 | $52,757 | $54,146 | $55,534 | $56,922 | $58,310 | $59,699 |
| LEO-8 | $49,204 | $50,742 | $52,280 | $53,818 | $55,356 | $56,894 | $58,432 | $59,970 | $61,509 | $63,047 |
| LEO-9 | $52,647 | $54,345 | $56,044 | $57,742 | $59,441 | $61,139 | $62,838 | $64,536 | $66,234 | $67,933 |
| LEO-10 | $57,977 | $59,847 | $61,718 | $63,588 | $65,458 | $67,329 | $69,199 | $71,069 | $72,940 | $74,810 |
The Tucson locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Sierra Vista, Tucson, and other areas within the region.
Any federal employees in Arizona 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 15.37% (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEO-3 | $31,903 | $32,789 | $33,675 | $34,561 | $35,447 | $36,333 | $37,220 | $38,106 | $38,992 | $39,878 |
| LEO-4 | $35,814 | $36,809 | $37,803 | $38,798 | $39,792 | $40,787 | $41,781 | $42,776 | $43,770 | $44,765 |
| LEO-5 | $41,187 | $42,300 | $43,414 | $44,527 | $45,640 | $46,754 | $47,867 | $48,980 | $50,094 | $51,207 |
| LEO-6 | $43,424 | $44,664 | $45,905 | $47,145 | $48,385 | $49,625 | $50,865 | $52,106 | $53,346 | $54,586 |
| LEO-7 | $46,879 | $48,258 | $49,637 | $51,015 | $52,394 | $53,773 | $55,151 | $56,530 | $57,909 | $59,287 |
| LEO-8 | $48,865 | $50,392 | $51,920 | $53,447 | $54,975 | $56,502 | $58,030 | $59,557 | $61,085 | $62,612 |
| LEO-9 | $52,285 | $53,971 | $55,658 | $57,345 | $59,031 | $60,718 | $62,405 | $64,091 | $65,778 | $67,465 |
| LEO-10 | $57,578 | $59,435 | $61,293 | $63,150 | $65,008 | $66,865 | $68,722 | $70,580 | $72,437 | $74,295 |
The Rest of U.S. locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Flagstaff, Wellton, Yuma, and other areas within the region.
* For some high-paygrade workers, pay under the GS scale may be capped at $164,200 the SES (Senior Executive Scale)'s Level 4 pay for the current year (5 U.S.C. 5304 (g)(1)).
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