Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in West Virginia 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.
West Virginia 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 WASHINGTON-BALTIMORE-ARLINGTON, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Washington DC and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 18.59% 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 | $29,032 | $29,838 | $30,645 | $31,451 | $32,258 | $33,064 | $33,870 | $34,677 | $35,483 | $36,290 |
LEO-4 | $32,589 | $33,493 | $34,398 | $35,303 | $36,208 | $37,113 | $38,018 | $38,922 | $39,827 | $40,732 |
LEO-5 | $37,476 | $38,488 | $39,501 | $40,514 | $41,527 | $42,539 | $43,552 | $44,565 | $45,578 | $46,590 |
LEO-6 | $39,517 | $40,646 | $41,775 | $42,903 | $44,032 | $45,161 | $46,290 | $47,419 | $48,548 | $49,677 |
LEO-7 | $42,659 | $43,914 | $45,169 | $46,423 | $47,678 | $48,933 | $50,187 | $51,442 | $52,697 | $53,951 |
LEO-8 | $44,465 | $45,855 | $47,245 | $48,635 | $50,025 | $51,415 | $52,805 | $54,194 | $55,584 | $56,974 |
LEO-9 | $47,576 | $49,110 | $50,645 | $52,180 | $53,714 | $55,249 | $56,783 | $58,318 | $59,852 | $61,387 |
LEO-10 | $52,393 | $54,083 | $55,773 | $57,463 | $59,153 | $60,843 | $62,533 | $64,222 | $65,912 | $67,602 |
The Washington DC locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Kearneysville, and other areas within the region.
The PITTSBURGH-NEW CASTLE-WEIRTON, PA-OH-WV General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Pittsburgh and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 14.16% 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 | $27,948 | $28,724 | $29,500 | $30,276 | $31,053 | $31,829 | $32,605 | $33,382 | $34,158 | $34,934 |
LEO-4 | $31,371 | $32,242 | $33,113 | $33,984 | $34,855 | $35,726 | $36,597 | $37,468 | $38,339 | $39,211 |
LEO-5 | $36,076 | $37,051 | $38,026 | $39,000 | $39,975 | $40,950 | $41,925 | $42,900 | $43,875 | $44,850 |
LEO-6 | $38,040 | $39,127 | $40,214 | $41,301 | $42,388 | $43,474 | $44,561 | $45,648 | $46,735 | $47,822 |
LEO-7 | $41,066 | $42,273 | $43,481 | $44,689 | $45,897 | $47,105 | $48,313 | $49,520 | $50,728 | $51,936 |
LEO-8 | $42,804 | $44,142 | $45,480 | $46,818 | $48,156 | $49,494 | $50,832 | $52,170 | $53,508 | $54,846 |
LEO-9 | $45,799 | $47,276 | $48,753 | $50,230 | $51,708 | $53,185 | $54,662 | $56,139 | $57,617 | $59,094 |
LEO-10 | $50,436 | $52,063 | $53,689 | $55,316 | $56,943 | $58,570 | $60,197 | $61,823 | $63,450 | $65,077 |
The Pittsburgh locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: and other areas within the region.
Any federal employees in West Virginia 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 |
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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: 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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