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Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in Alabama for 2009
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.
Alabama 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 18.55% 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 | $30,608 | $31,458 | $32,308 | $33,158 | $34,008 | $34,858 | $35,708 | $36,558 | $37,408 | $38,258 |
| LEO-4 | $34,363 | $35,317 | $36,272 | $37,226 | $38,180 | $39,135 | $40,089 | $41,043 | $41,998 | $42,952 |
| LEO-5 | $39,516 | $40,584 | $41,653 | $42,721 | $43,789 | $44,857 | $45,925 | $46,993 | $48,061 | $49,129 |
| LEO-6 | $41,664 | $42,855 | $44,045 | $45,235 | $46,425 | $47,616 | $48,806 | $49,996 | $51,186 | $52,377 |
| LEO-7 | $44,979 | $46,302 | $47,625 | $48,948 | $50,271 | $51,594 | $52,917 | $54,240 | $55,563 | $56,886 |
| LEO-8 | $46,883 | $48,348 | $49,814 | $51,279 | $52,744 | $54,209 | $55,675 | $57,140 | $58,605 | $60,070 |
| LEO-9 | $50,163 | $51,781 | $53,400 | $55,018 | $56,636 | $58,254 | $59,872 | $61,491 | $63,109 | $64,727 |
| LEO-10 | $55,242 | $57,024 | $58,806 | $60,587 | $62,369 | $64,151 | $65,933 | $67,715 | $69,496 | $71,278 |
The Atlanta locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: and other areas within the region.
The HUNTSVILLE-DECATUR, AL-TN General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Huntsville and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 15.46% 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 | $29,811 | $30,638 | $31,466 | $32,294 | $33,122 | $33,950 | $34,778 | $35,606 | $36,433 | $37,261 |
| LEO-4 | $33,467 | $34,397 | $35,326 | $36,256 | $37,185 | $38,115 | $39,044 | $39,973 | $40,903 | $41,832 |
| LEO-5 | $38,486 | $39,527 | $40,567 | $41,607 | $42,647 | $43,688 | $44,728 | $45,768 | $46,809 | $47,849 |
| LEO-6 | $40,578 | $41,738 | $42,897 | $44,056 | $45,215 | $46,375 | $47,534 | $48,693 | $49,852 | $51,011 |
| LEO-7 | $43,807 | $45,095 | $46,384 | $47,672 | $48,961 | $50,249 | $51,538 | $52,826 | $54,115 | $55,403 |
| LEO-8 | $45,661 | $47,088 | $48,515 | $49,942 | $51,369 | $52,796 | $54,223 | $55,651 | $57,078 | $58,505 |
| LEO-9 | $48,856 | $50,432 | $52,008 | $53,584 | $55,160 | $56,736 | $58,312 | $59,888 | $61,464 | $63,040 |
| LEO-10 | $53,802 | $55,537 | $57,273 | $59,008 | $60,744 | $62,479 | $64,214 | $65,950 | $67,685 | $69,420 |
The Huntsville locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Huntsville, and other areas within the region.
Any federal employees in Alabama 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 13.86% (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 | $29,398 | $30,214 | $31,030 | $31,847 | $32,663 | $33,479 | $34,296 | $35,112 | $35,929 | $36,745 |
| LEO-4 | $33,003 | $33,920 | $34,837 | $35,753 | $36,670 | $37,586 | $38,503 | $39,419 | $40,336 | $41,253 |
| LEO-5 | $37,953 | $38,979 | $40,005 | $41,031 | $42,056 | $43,082 | $44,108 | $45,134 | $46,160 | $47,186 |
| LEO-6 | $40,016 | $41,159 | $42,302 | $43,446 | $44,589 | $45,732 | $46,875 | $48,018 | $49,161 | $50,304 |
| LEO-7 | $43,200 | $44,470 | $45,741 | $47,012 | $48,282 | $49,553 | $50,824 | $52,094 | $53,365 | $54,636 |
| LEO-8 | $45,028 | $46,436 | $47,843 | $49,250 | $50,657 | $52,065 | $53,472 | $54,879 | $56,287 | $57,694 |
| LEO-9 | $48,179 | $49,733 | $51,287 | $52,841 | $54,395 | $55,950 | $57,504 | $59,058 | $60,612 | $62,166 |
| LEO-10 | $53,056 | $54,768 | $56,479 | $58,190 | $59,902 | $61,613 | $63,324 | $65,036 | $66,747 | $68,458 |
The Rest of U.S. locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Mobile, Montgomery, Fort Rucker, and other areas within the region.
* For some high-paygrade workers, pay under the GS scale may be capped at $153,200 the SES (Senior Executive Scale)'s Level 4 pay for the current year (5 U.S.C. 5304 (g)(1)).
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