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Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in Massachusetts 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.
Massachusetts 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 HARTFORD-WEST HARTFORD, CT-MA General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Hartford and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 23.2% 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 | $30,915 | $31,773 | $32,632 | $33,491 | $34,349 | $35,208 | $36,067 | $36,926 | $37,784 | $38,643 |
| LEO-4 | $34,709 | $35,674 | $36,638 | $37,603 | $38,568 | $39,532 | $40,497 | $41,462 | $42,426 | $43,391 |
| LEO-5 | $39,903 | $40,981 | $42,059 | $43,137 | $44,215 | $45,293 | $46,371 | $47,449 | $48,527 | $49,605 |
| LEO-6 | $42,080 | $43,283 | $44,485 | $45,687 | $46,890 | $48,092 | $49,295 | $50,497 | $51,700 | $52,902 |
| LEO-7 | $45,424 | $46,759 | $48,095 | $49,430 | $50,766 | $52,101 | $53,437 | $54,772 | $56,108 | $57,443 |
| LEO-8 | $47,348 | $48,828 | $50,307 | $51,787 | $53,267 | $54,746 | $56,226 | $57,706 | $59,185 | $60,665 |
| LEO-9 | $50,662 | $52,297 | $53,932 | $55,567 | $57,202 | $58,837 | $60,471 | $62,106 | $63,741 | $65,376 |
| LEO-10 | $55,791 | $57,591 | $59,391 | $61,191 | $62,991 | $64,791 | $66,591 | $68,391 | $70,191 | $71,991 |
The Hartford locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Chicopee, Springfield, and other areas within the region.
The BOSTON-WORCESTER-PROVIDENCE, MA-RI-NH-ME General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Boston and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 21.74% 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 | $30,548 | $31,397 | $32,245 | $33,094 | $33,942 | $34,791 | $35,639 | $36,488 | $37,336 | $38,185 |
| LEO-4 | $34,298 | $35,251 | $36,204 | $37,157 | $38,111 | $39,064 | $40,017 | $40,970 | $41,924 | $42,877 |
| LEO-5 | $39,430 | $40,496 | $41,561 | $42,626 | $43,691 | $44,756 | $45,822 | $46,887 | $47,952 | $49,017 |
| LEO-6 | $41,582 | $42,770 | $43,958 | $45,146 | $46,334 | $47,522 | $48,711 | $49,899 | $51,087 | $52,275 |
| LEO-7 | $44,886 | $46,205 | $47,525 | $48,845 | $50,164 | $51,484 | $52,804 | $54,123 | $55,443 | $56,762 |
| LEO-8 | $46,787 | $48,249 | $49,711 | $51,173 | $52,636 | $54,098 | $55,560 | $57,022 | $58,484 | $59,946 |
| LEO-9 | $50,062 | $51,677 | $53,293 | $54,908 | $56,524 | $58,139 | $59,755 | $61,370 | $62,986 | $64,601 |
| LEO-10 | $55,130 | $56,909 | $58,687 | $60,466 | $62,244 | $64,023 | $65,802 | $67,580 | $69,359 | $71,138 |
The Boston locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Boston, Cambridge, Lowell, Worcester, Bedford, Devens, Natick, Sandwich, Woods Hole, 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 12.91% 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 | $28,333 | $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 Albany locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: and other areas within the region.
Any federal employees in Massachusetts 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: 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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