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Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in Georgia for 2008
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.
Georgia 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 ATLANTA--ATHENS-CLARKE COUNTY--SANDY SPRINGS, GA-AL General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Atlanta and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 16.59% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEO-3 | $29,256 | $30,069 | $30,881 | $31,694 | $32,506 | $33,319 | $34,132 | $34,944 | $35,757 | $36,570 |
| LEO-4 | $32,847 | $33,760 | $34,673 | $35,586 | $36,498 | $37,411 | $38,324 | $39,237 | $40,150 | $41,063 |
| LEO-5 | $37,762 | $38,782 | $39,803 | $40,823 | $41,843 | $42,863 | $43,883 | $44,903 | $45,924 | $46,944 |
| LEO-6 | $39,822 | $40,960 | $42,098 | $43,236 | $44,374 | $45,512 | $46,650 | $47,788 | $48,926 | $50,064 |
| LEO-7 | $42,987 | $44,251 | $45,514 | $46,778 | $48,042 | $49,306 | $50,570 | $51,834 | $53,097 | $54,361 |
| LEO-8 | $44,808 | $46,208 | $47,608 | $49,009 | $50,409 | $51,809 | $53,209 | $54,610 | $56,010 | $57,410 |
| LEO-9 | $47,944 | $49,491 | $51,038 | $52,586 | $54,133 | $55,680 | $57,227 | $58,774 | $60,321 | $61,868 |
| LEO-10 | $52,798 | $54,501 | $56,205 | $57,908 | $59,611 | $61,315 | $63,018 | $64,721 | $66,425 | $68,128 |
The Atlanta locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Atlanta, Columbus, Dahlonega, East Point, Forest Park, Marietta, Sandy Springs, Fort Benning, and other areas within the region.
Any federal employees in Georgia 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 12.91% (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 | $28,333 | $29,119 | $29,906 | $30,693 | $31,480 | $32,267 | $33,054 | $33,841 | $34,628 | $35,415 |
| LEO-4 | $31,810 | $32,694 | $33,578 | $34,462 | $35,346 | $36,231 | $37,115 | $37,999 | $38,883 | $39,767 |
| LEO-5 | $36,570 | $37,558 | $38,546 | $39,534 | $40,522 | $41,510 | $42,498 | $43,486 | $44,474 | $45,462 |
| LEO-6 | $38,566 | $39,668 | $40,770 | $41,872 | $42,974 | $44,076 | $45,178 | $46,280 | $47,382 | $48,484 |
| LEO-7 | $41,630 | $42,854 | $44,078 | $45,302 | $46,526 | $47,750 | $48,974 | $50,198 | $51,421 | $52,645 |
| LEO-8 | $43,394 | $44,750 | $46,106 | $47,462 | $48,818 | $50,174 | $51,530 | $52,886 | $54,242 | $55,598 |
| LEO-9 | $46,431 | $47,929 | $49,427 | $50,926 | $52,424 | $53,922 | $55,421 | $56,919 | $58,417 | $59,916 |
| LEO-10 | $51,131 | $52,781 | $54,431 | $56,080 | $57,730 | $59,379 | $61,029 | $62,679 | $64,328 | $65,978 |
The Rest of U.S. locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Albany, Hinesville, Macon, Savannah, Valdosta, Warner Robins, Augusta, Kings Bay, and other areas within the region.
* For some high-paygrade workers, pay under the GS scale may be capped at $149,000 the SES (Senior Executive Scale)'s Level 4 pay for the current year (5 U.S.C. 5304 (g)(1)).
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