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Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in New York for 2007
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 24.57% 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 | $30,496 | $31,343 | $32,190 | $33,037 | $33,884 | $34,731 | $35,578 | $36,426 | $37,273 | $38,120 |
| LEO-4 | $34,232 | $35,182 | $36,133 | $37,083 | $38,034 | $38,984 | $39,935 | $40,885 | $41,836 | $42,786 |
| LEO-5 | $39,365 | $40,429 | $41,493 | $42,557 | $43,621 | $44,685 | $45,748 | $46,812 | $47,876 | $48,940 |
| LEO-6 | $41,509 | $42,695 | $43,881 | $45,067 | $46,253 | $47,439 | $48,625 | $49,811 | $50,996 | $52,182 |
| LEO-7 | $44,810 | $46,128 | $47,446 | $48,764 | $50,082 | $51,400 | $52,718 | $54,036 | $55,354 | $56,672 |
| LEO-8 | $46,708 | $48,167 | $49,627 | $51,087 | $52,547 | $54,007 | $55,467 | $56,927 | $58,387 | $59,847 |
| LEO-9 | $49,975 | $51,587 | $53,199 | $54,811 | $56,423 | $58,035 | $59,647 | $61,259 | $62,870 | $64,482 |
| LEO-10 | $55,035 | $56,810 | $58,585 | $60,360 | $62,136 | $63,911 | $65,686 | $67,461 | $69,236 | $71,011 |
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 14.15% 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 | $27,945 | $28,721 | $29,498 | $30,274 | $31,050 | $31,826 | $32,602 | $33,379 | $34,155 | $34,931 |
| LEO-4 | $31,368 | $32,239 | $33,110 | $33,981 | $34,852 | $35,723 | $36,594 | $37,465 | $38,336 | $39,207 |
| LEO-5 | $36,073 | $37,047 | $38,022 | $38,997 | $39,972 | $40,947 | $41,922 | $42,896 | $43,871 | $44,846 |
| LEO-6 | $38,037 | $39,124 | $40,210 | $41,297 | $42,384 | $43,471 | $44,557 | $45,644 | $46,731 | $47,817 |
| LEO-7 | $41,062 | $42,270 | $43,477 | $44,685 | $45,893 | $47,101 | $48,308 | $49,516 | $50,724 | $51,931 |
| LEO-8 | $42,801 | $44,138 | $45,476 | $46,814 | $48,152 | $49,490 | $50,828 | $52,165 | $53,503 | $54,841 |
| LEO-9 | $45,795 | $47,272 | $48,749 | $50,226 | $51,703 | $53,180 | $54,657 | $56,134 | $57,612 | $59,089 |
| LEO-10 | $50,431 | $52,058 | $53,685 | $55,311 | $56,938 | $58,565 | $60,191 | $61,818 | $63,445 | $65,071 |
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 12.64% 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 | $27,575 | $28,341 | $29,107 | $29,873 | $30,639 | $31,405 | $32,171 | $32,937 | $33,703 | $34,469 |
| LEO-4 | $30,953 | $31,813 | $32,672 | $33,532 | $34,391 | $35,251 | $36,110 | $36,970 | $37,829 | $38,688 |
| LEO-5 | $35,595 | $36,557 | $37,519 | $38,481 | $39,443 | $40,405 | $41,367 | $42,329 | $43,291 | $44,253 |
| LEO-6 | $37,534 | $38,606 | $39,679 | $40,751 | $41,823 | $42,896 | $43,968 | $45,040 | $46,113 | $47,185 |
| LEO-7 | $40,519 | $41,711 | $42,902 | $44,094 | $45,286 | $46,478 | $47,669 | $48,861 | $50,053 | $51,244 |
| LEO-8 | $42,234 | $43,555 | $44,875 | $46,195 | $47,515 | $48,835 | $50,155 | $51,475 | $52,795 | $54,116 |
| LEO-9 | $45,189 | $46,646 | $48,104 | $49,562 | $51,019 | $52,477 | $53,934 | $55,392 | $56,849 | $58,307 |
| LEO-10 | $49,764 | $51,369 | $52,975 | $54,580 | $56,185 | $57,790 | $59,395 | $61,000 | $62,605 | $64,210 |
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 12.64% (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 | $27,575 | $28,341 | $29,107 | $29,873 | $30,639 | $31,405 | $32,171 | $32,937 | $33,703 | $34,469 |
| LEO-4 | $30,953 | $31,813 | $32,672 | $33,532 | $34,391 | $35,251 | $36,110 | $36,970 | $37,829 | $38,688 |
| LEO-5 | $35,595 | $36,557 | $37,519 | $38,481 | $39,443 | $40,405 | $41,367 | $42,329 | $43,291 | $44,253 |
| LEO-6 | $37,534 | $38,606 | $39,679 | $40,751 | $41,823 | $42,896 | $43,968 | $45,040 | $46,113 | $47,185 |
| LEO-7 | $40,519 | $41,711 | $42,902 | $44,094 | $45,286 | $46,478 | $47,669 | $48,861 | $50,053 | $51,244 |
| LEO-8 | $42,234 | $43,555 | $44,875 | $46,195 | $47,515 | $48,835 | $50,155 | $51,475 | $52,795 | $54,116 |
| LEO-9 | $45,189 | $46,646 | $48,104 | $49,562 | $51,019 | $52,477 | $53,934 | $55,392 | $56,849 | $58,307 |
| LEO-10 | $49,764 | $51,369 | $52,975 | $54,580 | $56,185 | $57,790 | $59,395 | $61,000 | $62,605 | $64,210 |
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 $145,400 the SES (Senior Executive Scale)'s Level 4 pay for the current year (5 U.S.C. 5304 (g)(1)).
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