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Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in Washington 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.
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 19.16% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEO-3 | $29,901 | $30,731 | $31,562 | $32,392 | $33,223 | $34,054 | $34,884 | $35,715 | $36,545 | $37,376 |
| LEO-4 | $33,571 | $34,504 | $35,437 | $36,370 | $37,303 | $38,236 | $39,169 | $40,102 | $41,035 | $41,968 |
| LEO-5 | $38,595 | $39,637 | $40,680 | $41,723 | $42,765 | $43,808 | $44,851 | $45,893 | $46,936 | $47,979 |
| LEO-6 | $40,700 | $41,863 | $43,026 | $44,189 | $45,352 | $46,515 | $47,678 | $48,841 | $50,004 | $51,167 |
| LEO-7 | $43,934 | $45,226 | $46,518 | $47,809 | $49,101 | $50,393 | $51,684 | $52,976 | $54,268 | $55,560 |
| LEO-8 | $45,796 | $47,227 | $48,658 | $50,089 | $51,520 | $52,951 | $54,382 | $55,813 | $57,244 | $58,676 |
| LEO-9 | $49,001 | $50,582 | $52,163 | $53,745 | $55,326 | $56,907 | $58,488 | $60,070 | $61,651 | $63,232 |
| LEO-10 | $53,962 | $55,703 | $57,443 | $59,184 | $60,925 | $62,666 | $64,407 | $66,148 | $67,889 | $69,630 |
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 18.17% 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 | $29,652 | $30,476 | $31,300 | $32,123 | $32,947 | $33,771 | $34,594 | $35,418 | $36,242 | $37,065 |
| LEO-4 | $33,292 | $34,217 | $35,143 | $36,068 | $36,993 | $37,918 | $38,844 | $39,769 | $40,694 | $41,619 |
| LEO-5 | $38,274 | $39,308 | $40,342 | $41,376 | $42,410 | $43,444 | $44,478 | $45,512 | $46,546 | $47,580 |
| LEO-6 | $40,362 | $41,515 | $42,669 | $43,822 | $44,976 | $46,129 | $47,282 | $48,436 | $49,589 | $50,742 |
| LEO-7 | $43,569 | $44,850 | $46,131 | $47,412 | $48,693 | $49,974 | $51,255 | $52,536 | $53,817 | $55,098 |
| LEO-8 | $45,415 | $46,834 | $48,254 | $49,673 | $51,092 | $52,511 | $53,930 | $55,350 | $56,769 | $58,188 |
| LEO-9 | $48,594 | $50,162 | $51,730 | $53,298 | $54,866 | $56,434 | $58,003 | $59,571 | $61,139 | $62,707 |
| LEO-10 | $53,513 | $55,240 | $56,966 | $58,693 | $60,419 | $62,146 | $63,872 | $65,599 | $67,325 | $69,051 |
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 12.91% (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: Yakima, 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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