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Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in Washington 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.
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 21.81% 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 | $31,924 | $32,811 | $33,698 | $34,584 | $35,471 | $36,358 | $37,245 | $38,131 | $39,018 | $39,905 |
| LEO-4 | $35,837 | $36,832 | $37,827 | $38,822 | $39,817 | $40,812 | $41,808 | $42,803 | $43,798 | $44,793 |
| LEO-5 | $41,207 | $42,320 | $43,434 | $44,547 | $45,660 | $46,774 | $47,887 | $49,001 | $50,114 | $51,227 |
| LEO-6 | $43,452 | $44,693 | $45,935 | $47,176 | $48,417 | $49,658 | $50,900 | $52,141 | $53,382 | $54,623 |
| LEO-7 | $46,910 | $48,290 | $49,670 | $51,051 | $52,431 | $53,811 | $55,191 | $56,571 | $57,951 | $59,331 |
| LEO-8 | $48,893 | $50,421 | $51,948 | $53,476 | $55,003 | $56,531 | $58,058 | $59,586 | $61,113 | $62,641 |
| LEO-9 | $52,315 | $54,002 | $55,689 | $57,376 | $59,063 | $60,750 | $62,437 | $64,124 | $65,812 | $67,499 |
| LEO-10 | $57,612 | $59,471 | $61,330 | $63,189 | $65,048 | $66,907 | $68,765 | $70,624 | $72,483 | $74,342 |
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 20.35% 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 | $31,541 | $32,417 | $33,294 | $34,170 | $35,046 | $35,922 | $36,798 | $37,674 | $38,551 | $39,427 |
| LEO-4 | $35,407 | $36,390 | $37,373 | $38,357 | $39,340 | $40,323 | $41,307 | $42,290 | $43,273 | $44,256 |
| LEO-5 | $40,713 | $41,813 | $42,913 | $44,013 | $45,113 | $46,213 | $47,313 | $48,413 | $49,513 | $50,613 |
| LEO-6 | $42,931 | $44,158 | $45,384 | $46,610 | $47,837 | $49,063 | $50,289 | $51,516 | $52,742 | $53,969 |
| LEO-7 | $46,348 | $47,712 | $49,075 | $50,439 | $51,802 | $53,166 | $54,529 | $55,893 | $57,257 | $58,620 |
| LEO-8 | $48,307 | $49,816 | $51,326 | $52,835 | $54,344 | $55,853 | $57,362 | $58,872 | $60,381 | $61,890 |
| LEO-9 | $51,688 | $53,355 | $55,022 | $56,688 | $58,355 | $60,022 | $61,689 | $63,356 | $65,023 | $66,690 |
| LEO-10 | $56,922 | $58,758 | $60,595 | $62,432 | $64,268 | $66,105 | $67,941 | $69,778 | $71,614 | $73,451 |
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 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: Yakima, 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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