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Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in Washington 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.
Washington 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 SEATTLE-TACOMA, WA General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Seattle and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 18.58% 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 | $29,030 | $29,836 | $30,642 | $31,449 | $32,255 | $33,061 | $33,868 | $34,674 | $35,480 | $36,287 |
| LEO-4 | $32,586 | $33,491 | $34,395 | $35,300 | $36,205 | $37,110 | $38,014 | $38,919 | $39,824 | $40,729 |
| LEO-5 | $37,472 | $38,485 | $39,498 | $40,510 | $41,523 | $42,536 | $43,549 | $44,561 | $45,574 | $46,587 |
| LEO-6 | $39,513 | $40,642 | $41,771 | $42,900 | $44,029 | $45,158 | $46,287 | $47,415 | $48,544 | $49,673 |
| LEO-7 | $42,656 | $43,910 | $45,165 | $46,419 | $47,674 | $48,928 | $50,183 | $51,438 | $52,692 | $53,947 |
| LEO-8 | $44,462 | $45,851 | $47,241 | $48,631 | $50,021 | $51,410 | $52,800 | $54,190 | $55,580 | $56,969 |
| LEO-9 | $47,572 | $49,106 | $50,641 | $52,175 | $53,710 | $55,244 | $56,778 | $58,313 | $59,847 | $61,382 |
| LEO-10 | $52,389 | $54,078 | $55,768 | $57,458 | $59,148 | $60,837 | $62,527 | $64,217 | $65,907 | $67,597 |
The Seattle locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Bellevue, Bremerton, Everett, Kent, Oak Harbor, Seattle, Tacoma, and other areas within the region.
The PORTLAND-VANCOUVER-SALEM, OR-WA General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Portland and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 17.63% 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 | $28,797 | $29,597 | $30,397 | $31,197 | $31,997 | $32,796 | $33,596 | $34,396 | $35,196 | $35,996 |
| LEO-4 | $32,325 | $33,222 | $34,120 | $35,017 | $35,915 | $36,812 | $37,710 | $38,607 | $39,505 | $40,402 |
| LEO-5 | $37,172 | $38,177 | $39,181 | $40,186 | $41,190 | $42,195 | $43,200 | $44,204 | $45,209 | $46,213 |
| LEO-6 | $39,197 | $40,317 | $41,436 | $42,556 | $43,676 | $44,796 | $45,916 | $47,036 | $48,155 | $49,275 |
| LEO-7 | $42,314 | $43,558 | $44,803 | $46,047 | $47,292 | $48,536 | $49,781 | $51,026 | $52,270 | $53,515 |
| LEO-8 | $44,105 | $45,484 | $46,863 | $48,241 | $49,620 | $50,998 | $52,377 | $53,756 | $55,134 | $56,513 |
| LEO-9 | $47,191 | $48,713 | $50,235 | $51,757 | $53,279 | $54,801 | $56,324 | $57,846 | $59,368 | $60,890 |
| LEO-10 | $51,969 | $53,645 | $55,321 | $56,998 | $58,674 | $60,350 | $62,026 | $63,703 | $65,379 | $67,055 |
The Portland locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Vancouver, and other areas within the region.
Any federal employees in Washington 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: Yakima, 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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