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Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in Alabama for 2012
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 19.29% 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 | $31,264 | $32,132 | $33,000 | $33,869 | $34,737 | $35,606 | $36,474 | $37,343 | $38,211 | $39,079 |
| LEO-4 | $35,095 | $36,070 | $37,044 | $38,019 | $38,994 | $39,968 | $40,943 | $41,917 | $42,892 | $43,867 |
| LEO-5 | $40,355 | $41,445 | $42,535 | $43,626 | $44,716 | $45,806 | $46,896 | $47,987 | $49,077 | $50,167 |
| LEO-6 | $42,553 | $43,769 | $44,984 | $46,200 | $47,415 | $48,631 | $49,847 | $51,062 | $52,278 | $53,493 |
| LEO-7 | $45,940 | $47,291 | $48,643 | $49,994 | $51,346 | $52,698 | $54,049 | $55,401 | $56,752 | $58,104 |
| LEO-8 | $47,882 | $49,378 | $50,874 | $52,370 | $53,865 | $55,361 | $56,857 | $58,353 | $59,849 | $61,345 |
| LEO-9 | $51,233 | $52,885 | $54,537 | $56,189 | $57,841 | $59,494 | $61,146 | $62,798 | $64,450 | $66,102 |
| LEO-10 | $56,421 | $58,241 | $60,061 | $61,882 | $63,702 | $65,522 | $67,343 | $69,163 | $70,984 | $72,804 |
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 16.02% 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 | $30,407 | $31,251 | $32,096 | $32,940 | $33,785 | $34,630 | $35,474 | $36,319 | $37,164 | $38,008 |
| LEO-4 | $34,133 | $35,081 | $36,029 | $36,977 | $37,925 | $38,873 | $39,820 | $40,768 | $41,716 | $42,664 |
| LEO-5 | $39,248 | $40,309 | $41,369 | $42,430 | $43,490 | $44,551 | $45,611 | $46,671 | $47,732 | $48,792 |
| LEO-6 | $41,387 | $42,569 | $43,751 | $44,933 | $46,116 | $47,298 | $48,480 | $49,662 | $50,845 | $52,027 |
| LEO-7 | $44,680 | $45,995 | $47,309 | $48,624 | $49,938 | $51,253 | $52,568 | $53,882 | $55,197 | $56,511 |
| LEO-8 | $46,569 | $48,024 | $49,479 | $50,934 | $52,389 | $53,844 | $55,299 | $56,754 | $58,208 | $59,663 |
| LEO-9 | $49,828 | $51,435 | $53,042 | $54,649 | $56,256 | $57,863 | $59,470 | $61,076 | $62,683 | $64,290 |
| LEO-10 | $54,874 | $56,644 | $58,415 | $60,185 | $61,956 | $63,726 | $65,497 | $67,267 | $69,038 | $70,808 |
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 14.16% (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 | $29,919 | $30,750 | $31,581 | $32,412 | $33,243 | $34,074 | $34,906 | $35,737 | $36,568 | $37,399 |
| LEO-4 | $33,586 | $34,519 | $35,451 | $36,384 | $37,317 | $38,249 | $39,182 | $40,115 | $41,047 | $41,980 |
| LEO-5 | $38,619 | $39,663 | $40,706 | $41,749 | $42,793 | $43,836 | $44,880 | $45,923 | $46,967 | $48,010 |
| LEO-6 | $40,723 | $41,886 | $43,050 | $44,213 | $45,376 | $46,540 | $47,703 | $48,866 | $50,029 | $51,193 |
| LEO-7 | $43,964 | $45,258 | $46,551 | $47,844 | $49,138 | $50,431 | $51,725 | $53,018 | $54,312 | $55,605 |
| LEO-8 | $45,823 | $47,254 | $48,686 | $50,117 | $51,549 | $52,981 | $54,412 | $55,844 | $57,275 | $58,707 |
| LEO-9 | $49,029 | $50,611 | $52,192 | $53,773 | $55,354 | $56,935 | $58,516 | $60,097 | $61,678 | $63,259 |
| LEO-10 | $53,994 | $55,736 | $57,478 | $59,221 | $60,963 | $62,705 | $64,447 | $66,189 | $67,931 | $69,673 |
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 $155,500 the SES (Senior Executive Scale)'s Level 4 pay for the current year (5 U.S.C. 5304 (g)(1)).
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