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Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in New York 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 York 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: New York, Yonkers, Fort Hamilton, West Point, and other areas within the region.
The BUFFALO-CHEEKTOWAGA-OLEAN, NY General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Buffalo and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 16.39% 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 | $30,051 | $30,885 | $31,720 | $32,554 | $33,389 | $34,223 | $35,058 | $35,892 | $36,727 | $37,561 |
| LEO-4 | $33,737 | $34,674 | $35,611 | $36,548 | $37,485 | $38,422 | $39,358 | $40,295 | $41,232 | $42,169 |
| LEO-5 | $38,796 | $39,845 | $40,894 | $41,942 | $42,991 | $44,040 | $45,088 | $46,137 | $47,186 | $48,234 |
| LEO-6 | $40,905 | $42,074 | $43,242 | $44,411 | $45,579 | $46,748 | $47,917 | $49,085 | $50,254 | $51,422 |
| LEO-7 | $44,160 | $45,458 | $46,757 | $48,056 | $49,355 | $50,654 | $51,953 | $53,252 | $54,551 | $55,850 |
| LEO-8 | $46,029 | $47,467 | $48,906 | $50,344 | $51,783 | $53,222 | $54,660 | $56,099 | $57,537 | $58,976 |
| LEO-9 | $49,249 | $50,838 | $52,427 | $54,015 | $55,604 | $57,193 | $58,782 | $60,370 | $61,959 | $63,548 |
| LEO-10 | $54,235 | $55,985 | $57,734 | $59,483 | $61,233 | $62,982 | $64,731 | $66,481 | $68,230 | $69,979 |
The Buffalo locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Buffalo, and other areas within the region.
The ALBANY-SCHENECTADY, NY-MA General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Albany and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 13.86% 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 | $29,398 | $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 Albany locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Saratoga Springs, Watervliet, and other areas within the region.
Any federal employees in New York 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: Syracuse, Fort Drum, 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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