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Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in New Jersey 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.
New Jersey 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 25.46% 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 | $31,482 | $32,356 | $33,231 | $34,105 | $34,980 | $35,854 | $36,728 | $37,603 | $38,477 | $39,352 |
| LEO-4 | $35,346 | $36,328 | $37,311 | $38,293 | $39,275 | $40,258 | $41,240 | $42,222 | $43,205 | $44,187 |
| LEO-5 | $40,635 | $41,733 | $42,831 | $43,929 | $45,026 | $46,124 | $47,222 | $48,320 | $49,417 | $50,515 |
| LEO-6 | $42,852 | $44,077 | $45,301 | $46,526 | $47,750 | $48,975 | $50,199 | $51,424 | $52,648 | $53,873 |
| LEO-7 | $46,257 | $47,617 | $48,977 | $50,337 | $51,697 | $53,057 | $54,417 | $55,777 | $57,137 | $58,497 |
| LEO-8 | $48,217 | $49,724 | $51,230 | $52,737 | $54,244 | $55,751 | $57,257 | $58,764 | $60,271 | $61,778 |
| LEO-9 | $51,592 | $53,257 | $54,921 | $56,586 | $58,251 | $59,916 | $61,581 | $63,246 | $64,910 | $66,575 |
| LEO-10 | $56,815 | $58,648 | $60,481 | $62,313 | $64,146 | $65,979 | $67,812 | $69,645 | $71,478 | $73,311 |
The New York City locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Elizabeth, Jersey City, Newark, Paterson, Wharton, Wrightstown, Colts Neck, and other areas within the region.
The PHILADELPHIA-READING-CAMDEN, PA-NJ-DE-MD General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Philadelphia and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 19.49% 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 | $29,984 | $30,816 | $31,649 | $32,482 | $33,315 | $34,148 | $34,981 | $35,814 | $36,646 | $37,479 |
| LEO-4 | $33,664 | $34,600 | $35,535 | $36,471 | $37,406 | $38,342 | $39,278 | $40,213 | $41,149 | $42,084 |
| LEO-5 | $38,702 | $39,747 | $40,793 | $41,838 | $42,884 | $43,929 | $44,975 | $46,020 | $47,066 | $48,111 |
| LEO-6 | $40,813 | $41,979 | $43,145 | $44,312 | $45,478 | $46,644 | $47,810 | $48,977 | $50,143 | $51,309 |
| LEO-7 | $44,056 | $45,351 | $46,647 | $47,942 | $49,237 | $50,532 | $51,828 | $53,123 | $54,418 | $55,713 |
| LEO-8 | $45,922 | $47,357 | $48,793 | $50,228 | $51,663 | $53,098 | $54,533 | $55,968 | $57,403 | $58,838 |
| LEO-9 | $49,137 | $50,722 | $52,308 | $53,894 | $55,479 | $57,065 | $58,650 | $60,236 | $61,822 | $63,407 |
| LEO-10 | $54,111 | $55,857 | $57,603 | $59,348 | $61,094 | $62,840 | $64,586 | $66,331 | $68,077 | $69,823 |
The Philadelphia locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Cape May, Wildwood, Wrightstown, 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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