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Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in New Jersey 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.
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 27.96% 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 | $33,038 | $33,955 | $34,873 | $35,790 | $36,708 | $37,625 | $38,543 | $39,460 | $40,378 | $41,295 |
| LEO-4 | $37,090 | $38,121 | $39,151 | $40,181 | $41,211 | $42,241 | $43,271 | $44,301 | $45,331 | $46,361 |
| LEO-5 | $42,653 | $43,806 | $44,959 | $46,112 | $47,265 | $48,418 | $49,570 | $50,723 | $51,876 | $53,029 |
| LEO-6 | $44,972 | $46,256 | $47,541 | $48,826 | $50,110 | $51,395 | $52,680 | $53,965 | $55,249 | $56,534 |
| LEO-7 | $48,549 | $49,977 | $51,405 | $52,833 | $54,261 | $55,689 | $57,118 | $58,546 | $59,974 | $61,402 |
| LEO-8 | $50,604 | $52,186 | $53,768 | $55,349 | $56,931 | $58,512 | $60,094 | $61,675 | $63,257 | $64,839 |
| LEO-9 | $54,145 | $55,892 | $57,638 | $59,385 | $61,132 | $62,878 | $64,625 | $66,372 | $68,118 | $69,865 |
| LEO-10 | $59,627 | $61,550 | $63,473 | $65,397 | $67,320 | $69,243 | $71,166 | $73,089 | $75,013 | $76,936 |
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 21.25% 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 | $31,306 | $32,175 | $33,044 | $33,914 | $34,783 | $35,652 | $36,522 | $37,391 | $38,260 | $39,130 |
| LEO-4 | $35,146 | $36,122 | $37,098 | $38,074 | $39,050 | $40,026 | $41,002 | $41,978 | $42,954 | $43,930 |
| LEO-5 | $40,416 | $41,509 | $42,601 | $43,694 | $44,786 | $45,879 | $46,971 | $48,064 | $49,156 | $50,248 |
| LEO-6 | $42,613 | $43,831 | $45,048 | $46,265 | $47,483 | $48,700 | $49,917 | $51,135 | $52,352 | $53,569 |
| LEO-7 | $46,003 | $47,357 | $48,710 | $50,063 | $51,416 | $52,769 | $54,122 | $55,476 | $56,829 | $58,182 |
| LEO-8 | $47,951 | $49,449 | $50,948 | $52,447 | $53,945 | $55,444 | $56,943 | $58,441 | $59,940 | $61,439 |
| LEO-9 | $51,306 | $52,961 | $54,616 | $56,271 | $57,926 | $59,581 | $61,236 | $62,891 | $64,546 | $66,201 |
| LEO-10 | $56,500 | $58,322 | $60,145 | $61,967 | $63,790 | $65,612 | $67,434 | $69,257 | $71,079 | $72,902 |
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 $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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