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Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in Kentucky 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.
Kentucky 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 CINCINNATI-WILMINGTON-MAYSVILLE, OH-KY-IN General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Cincinnati and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 18.28% 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 | $30,539 | $31,387 | $32,235 | $33,083 | $33,931 | $34,779 | $35,627 | $36,475 | $37,323 | $38,171 |
| LEO-4 | $34,285 | $35,237 | $36,189 | $37,141 | $38,093 | $39,045 | $39,998 | $40,950 | $41,902 | $42,854 |
| LEO-5 | $39,426 | $40,492 | $41,558 | $42,623 | $43,689 | $44,755 | $45,820 | $46,886 | $47,952 | $49,018 |
| LEO-6 | $41,570 | $42,757 | $43,945 | $45,132 | $46,320 | $47,507 | $48,695 | $49,882 | $51,070 | $52,257 |
| LEO-7 | $44,877 | $46,197 | $47,517 | $48,837 | $50,157 | $51,477 | $52,797 | $54,117 | $55,437 | $56,757 |
| LEO-8 | $46,776 | $48,238 | $49,700 | $51,162 | $52,624 | $54,086 | $55,548 | $57,010 | $58,472 | $59,934 |
| LEO-9 | $50,049 | $51,664 | $53,278 | $54,893 | $56,507 | $58,122 | $59,736 | $61,351 | $62,965 | $64,580 |
| LEO-10 | $55,116 | $56,894 | $58,672 | $60,449 | $62,227 | $64,005 | $65,783 | $67,560 | $69,338 | $71,116 |
The Cincinnati locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: and other areas within the region.
Any federal employees in Kentucky 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: Hopkinsville, Lexington-Fayette, Lexington, Fort Knox, 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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