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Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in Washington 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.
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 21.06% 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 | $31,256 | $32,124 | $32,992 | $33,860 | $34,728 | $35,596 | $36,464 | $37,332 | $38,200 | $39,068 |
| LEO-4 | $35,090 | $36,065 | $37,040 | $38,014 | $38,989 | $39,963 | $40,938 | $41,912 | $42,887 | $43,861 |
| LEO-5 | $40,353 | $41,444 | $42,534 | $43,625 | $44,716 | $45,807 | $46,897 | $47,988 | $49,079 | $50,170 |
| LEO-6 | $42,547 | $43,762 | $44,977 | $46,193 | $47,408 | $48,624 | $49,839 | $51,055 | $52,270 | $53,486 |
| LEO-7 | $45,931 | $47,282 | $48,633 | $49,984 | $51,335 | $52,687 | $54,038 | $55,389 | $56,740 | $58,091 |
| LEO-8 | $47,876 | $49,372 | $50,868 | $52,365 | $53,861 | $55,357 | $56,853 | $58,350 | $59,846 | $61,342 |
| LEO-9 | $51,225 | $52,878 | $54,530 | $56,183 | $57,835 | $59,488 | $61,140 | $62,793 | $64,445 | $66,098 |
| LEO-10 | $56,412 | $58,231 | $60,051 | $61,870 | $63,690 | $65,509 | $67,329 | $69,148 | $70,968 | $72,787 |
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 19.71% 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 | $30,908 | $31,766 | $32,625 | $33,483 | $34,341 | $35,200 | $36,058 | $36,916 | $37,774 | $38,633 |
| LEO-4 | $34,699 | $35,663 | $36,626 | $37,590 | $38,554 | $39,517 | $40,481 | $41,445 | $42,408 | $43,372 |
| LEO-5 | $39,903 | $40,982 | $42,060 | $43,139 | $44,217 | $45,296 | $46,374 | $47,453 | $48,532 | $49,610 |
| LEO-6 | $42,072 | $43,274 | $44,476 | $45,678 | $46,880 | $48,082 | $49,283 | $50,485 | $51,687 | $52,889 |
| LEO-7 | $45,419 | $46,755 | $48,091 | $49,427 | $50,763 | $52,099 | $53,435 | $54,771 | $56,107 | $57,443 |
| LEO-8 | $47,342 | $48,821 | $50,301 | $51,781 | $53,260 | $54,740 | $56,219 | $57,699 | $59,179 | $60,658 |
| LEO-9 | $50,654 | $52,288 | $53,922 | $55,556 | $57,190 | $58,824 | $60,458 | $62,092 | $63,726 | $65,360 |
| LEO-10 | $55,782 | $57,582 | $59,381 | $61,180 | $62,979 | $64,779 | $66,578 | $68,377 | $70,176 | $71,976 |
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 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: Yakima, 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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