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Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in New York for 2020
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 33.98% 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 | $38,546 | $39,617 | $40,687 | $41,758 | $42,828 | $43,899 | $44,969 | $46,040 | $47,110 | $48,181 |
| LEO-4 | $43,272 | $44,473 | $45,675 | $46,877 | $48,079 | $49,281 | $50,482 | $51,684 | $52,886 | $54,088 |
| LEO-5 | $49,762 | $51,107 | $52,452 | $53,797 | $55,142 | $56,487 | $57,832 | $59,178 | $60,523 | $61,868 |
| LEO-6 | $52,469 | $53,968 | $55,468 | $56,967 | $58,466 | $59,965 | $61,465 | $62,964 | $64,463 | $65,962 |
| LEO-7 | $56,637 | $58,303 | $59,968 | $61,633 | $63,299 | $64,964 | $66,630 | $68,295 | $69,960 | $71,626 |
| LEO-8 | $59,037 | $60,882 | $62,727 | $64,572 | $66,417 | $68,261 | $70,106 | $71,951 | $73,796 | $75,641 |
| LEO-9 | $63,169 | $65,207 | $67,245 | $69,282 | $71,320 | $73,358 | $75,396 | $77,434 | $79,472 | $81,509 |
| LEO-10 | $69,564 | $71,808 | $74,052 | $76,296 | $78,540 | $80,785 | $83,029 | $85,273 | $87,517 | $89,761 |
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 20.2% 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 | $34,582 | $35,542 | $36,502 | $37,463 | $38,423 | $39,384 | $40,344 | $41,304 | $42,265 | $43,225 |
| LEO-4 | $38,821 | $39,899 | $40,977 | $42,056 | $43,134 | $44,212 | $45,290 | $46,368 | $47,447 | $48,525 |
| LEO-5 | $44,643 | $45,850 | $47,057 | $48,264 | $49,471 | $50,678 | $51,884 | $53,091 | $54,298 | $55,505 |
| LEO-6 | $47,073 | $48,418 | $49,763 | $51,108 | $52,453 | $53,798 | $55,143 | $56,488 | $57,833 | $59,178 |
| LEO-7 | $50,812 | $52,306 | $53,800 | $55,294 | $56,788 | $58,283 | $59,777 | $61,271 | $62,765 | $64,259 |
| LEO-8 | $52,965 | $54,620 | $56,275 | $57,930 | $59,586 | $61,241 | $62,896 | $64,551 | $66,206 | $67,861 |
| LEO-9 | $56,672 | $58,500 | $60,328 | $62,157 | $63,985 | $65,813 | $67,641 | $69,470 | $71,298 | $73,126 |
| LEO-10 | $62,409 | $64,422 | $66,436 | $68,449 | $70,462 | $72,476 | $74,489 | $76,502 | $78,516 | $80,529 |
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 17.88% 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 | $33,914 | $34,856 | $35,798 | $36,740 | $37,682 | $38,623 | $39,565 | $40,507 | $41,449 | $42,391 |
| LEO-4 | $38,072 | $39,129 | $40,186 | $41,244 | $42,301 | $43,359 | $44,416 | $45,473 | $46,531 | $47,588 |
| LEO-5 | $43,782 | $44,965 | $46,149 | $47,332 | $48,516 | $49,699 | $50,883 | $52,066 | $53,250 | $54,433 |
| LEO-6 | $46,164 | $47,483 | $48,802 | $50,121 | $51,440 | $52,760 | $54,079 | $55,398 | $56,717 | $58,036 |
| LEO-7 | $49,831 | $51,297 | $52,762 | $54,227 | $55,692 | $57,158 | $58,623 | $60,088 | $61,553 | $63,019 |
| LEO-8 | $51,943 | $53,566 | $55,189 | $56,812 | $58,435 | $60,059 | $61,682 | $63,305 | $64,928 | $66,552 |
| LEO-9 | $55,578 | $57,371 | $59,164 | $60,957 | $62,750 | $64,543 | $66,336 | $68,129 | $69,922 | $71,715 |
| LEO-10 | $61,204 | $63,179 | $65,153 | $67,128 | $69,102 | $71,077 | $73,051 | $75,026 | $77,000 | $78,975 |
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 15.95% (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 | $33,359 | $34,285 | $35,212 | $36,138 | $37,065 | $37,991 | $38,917 | $39,844 | $40,770 | $41,697 |
| LEO-4 | $37,448 | $38,488 | $39,529 | $40,569 | $41,609 | $42,649 | $43,689 | $44,729 | $45,769 | $46,809 |
| LEO-5 | $43,065 | $44,229 | $45,393 | $46,557 | $47,722 | $48,886 | $50,050 | $51,214 | $52,378 | $53,542 |
| LEO-6 | $45,408 | $46,706 | $48,003 | $49,301 | $50,598 | $51,896 | $53,193 | $54,491 | $55,788 | $57,086 |
| LEO-7 | $49,016 | $50,457 | $51,898 | $53,339 | $54,781 | $56,222 | $57,663 | $59,104 | $60,546 | $61,987 |
| LEO-8 | $51,092 | $52,689 | $54,285 | $55,882 | $57,479 | $59,075 | $60,672 | $62,269 | $63,865 | $65,462 |
| LEO-9 | $54,668 | $56,432 | $58,195 | $59,959 | $61,723 | $63,486 | $65,250 | $67,013 | $68,777 | $70,541 |
| LEO-10 | $60,202 | $62,145 | $64,087 | $66,029 | $67,971 | $69,913 | $71,855 | $73,798 | $75,740 | $77,682 |
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 $170,800 the SES (Senior Executive Scale)'s Level 4 pay for the current year (5 U.S.C. 5304 (g)(1)).
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