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Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in New Jersey for 2013
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 28.72% 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 | $33,735 | $34,672 | $35,609 | $36,546 | $37,483 | $38,420 | $39,357 | $40,295 | $41,232 | $42,169 |
| LEO-4 | $37,869 | $38,921 | $39,973 | $41,024 | $42,076 | $43,128 | $44,179 | $45,231 | $46,283 | $47,334 |
| LEO-5 | $43,545 | $44,721 | $45,898 | $47,074 | $48,251 | $49,427 | $50,604 | $51,780 | $52,957 | $54,133 |
| LEO-6 | $45,917 | $47,229 | $48,540 | $49,852 | $51,164 | $52,475 | $53,787 | $55,099 | $56,410 | $57,722 |
| LEO-7 | $49,571 | $51,030 | $52,488 | $53,947 | $55,405 | $56,863 | $58,322 | $59,780 | $61,239 | $62,697 |
| LEO-8 | $51,667 | $53,281 | $54,895 | $56,509 | $58,124 | $59,738 | $61,352 | $62,966 | $64,580 | $66,194 |
| LEO-9 | $55,283 | $57,065 | $58,848 | $60,631 | $62,414 | $64,197 | $65,979 | $67,762 | $69,545 | $71,328 |
| LEO-10 | $60,881 | $62,845 | $64,809 | $66,774 | $68,738 | $70,702 | $72,666 | $74,631 | $76,595 | $78,559 |
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 21.79% 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 | $31,919 | $32,805 | $33,692 | $34,579 | $35,465 | $36,352 | $37,239 | $38,125 | $39,012 | $39,898 |
| LEO-4 | $35,831 | $36,826 | $37,821 | $38,816 | $39,811 | $40,806 | $41,801 | $42,796 | $43,791 | $44,786 |
| LEO-5 | $41,200 | $42,313 | $43,427 | $44,540 | $45,653 | $46,766 | $47,879 | $48,992 | $50,106 | $51,219 |
| LEO-6 | $43,445 | $44,686 | $45,927 | $47,168 | $48,409 | $49,650 | $50,891 | $52,132 | $53,373 | $54,614 |
| LEO-7 | $46,903 | $48,282 | $49,662 | $51,042 | $52,422 | $53,802 | $55,182 | $56,562 | $57,942 | $59,321 |
| LEO-8 | $48,885 | $50,413 | $51,940 | $53,467 | $54,994 | $56,522 | $58,049 | $59,576 | $61,103 | $62,631 |
| LEO-9 | $52,306 | $53,993 | $55,680 | $57,367 | $59,054 | $60,740 | $62,427 | $64,114 | $65,801 | $67,487 |
| LEO-10 | $57,603 | $59,462 | $61,320 | $63,179 | $65,037 | $66,896 | $68,754 | $70,613 | $72,471 | $74,330 |
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 $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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