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Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in Massachusetts for 2014
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.
Massachusetts 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 HARTFORD-WEST HARTFORD, CT-MA General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Hartford and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 25.82% 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 | $33,302 | $34,227 | $35,152 | $36,076 | $37,001 | $37,926 | $38,851 | $39,775 | $40,700 | $41,625 |
| LEO-4 | $37,385 | $38,423 | $39,461 | $40,499 | $41,537 | $42,575 | $43,613 | $44,651 | $45,689 | $46,727 |
| LEO-5 | $42,996 | $44,159 | $45,322 | $46,484 | $47,647 | $48,809 | $49,972 | $51,135 | $52,297 | $53,460 |
| LEO-6 | $45,330 | $46,625 | $47,920 | $49,214 | $50,509 | $51,804 | $53,099 | $54,393 | $55,688 | $56,983 |
| LEO-7 | $48,938 | $50,377 | $51,816 | $53,256 | $54,695 | $56,135 | $57,574 | $59,013 | $60,453 | $61,892 |
| LEO-8 | $51,009 | $52,603 | $54,197 | $55,791 | $57,385 | $58,979 | $60,574 | $62,168 | $63,762 | $65,356 |
| LEO-9 | $54,578 | $56,338 | $58,099 | $59,859 | $61,619 | $63,379 | $65,140 | $66,900 | $68,660 | $70,420 |
| LEO-10 | $60,104 | $62,043 | $63,982 | $65,921 | $67,860 | $69,799 | $71,738 | $73,676 | $75,615 | $77,554 |
The Hartford locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Chicopee, Springfield, and other areas within the region.
The BOSTON-WORCESTER-PROVIDENCE, MA-RI-NH-ME General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Boston and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 24.8% 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 | $33,032 | $33,949 | $34,867 | $35,784 | $36,701 | $37,618 | $38,536 | $39,453 | $40,370 | $41,288 |
| LEO-4 | $37,082 | $38,111 | $39,141 | $40,171 | $41,200 | $42,230 | $43,259 | $44,289 | $45,319 | $46,348 |
| LEO-5 | $42,648 | $43,801 | $44,954 | $46,107 | $47,261 | $48,414 | $49,567 | $50,720 | $51,873 | $53,026 |
| LEO-6 | $44,963 | $46,247 | $47,531 | $48,816 | $50,100 | $51,384 | $52,668 | $53,952 | $55,236 | $56,521 |
| LEO-7 | $48,541 | $49,969 | $51,396 | $52,824 | $54,252 | $55,680 | $57,107 | $58,535 | $59,963 | $61,390 |
| LEO-8 | $50,595 | $52,176 | $53,758 | $55,339 | $56,920 | $58,501 | $60,082 | $61,664 | $63,245 | $64,826 |
| LEO-9 | $54,136 | $55,882 | $57,628 | $59,374 | $61,120 | $62,866 | $64,611 | $66,357 | $68,103 | $69,849 |
| LEO-10 | $59,617 | $61,540 | $63,463 | $65,386 | $67,310 | $69,233 | $71,156 | $73,079 | $75,002 | $76,925 |
The Boston locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Boston, Cambridge, Lowell, Worcester, Bedford, Devens, Natick, Sandwich, Woods Hole, 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 14.16% 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 | $30,216 | $31,055 | $31,894 | $32,733 | $33,572 | $34,411 | $35,250 | $36,089 | $36,928 | $37,768 |
| LEO-4 | $33,920 | $34,862 | $35,804 | $36,746 | $37,688 | $38,629 | $39,571 | $40,513 | $41,455 | $42,397 |
| LEO-5 | $39,012 | $40,067 | $41,122 | $42,176 | $43,231 | $44,286 | $45,341 | $46,396 | $47,451 | $48,505 |
| LEO-6 | $41,130 | $42,304 | $43,479 | $44,654 | $45,828 | $47,003 | $48,178 | $49,353 | $50,527 | $51,702 |
| LEO-7 | $44,403 | $45,709 | $47,015 | $48,321 | $49,626 | $50,932 | $52,238 | $53,544 | $54,850 | $56,156 |
| LEO-8 | $46,282 | $47,728 | $49,174 | $50,621 | $52,067 | $53,514 | $54,960 | $56,406 | $57,853 | $59,299 |
| LEO-9 | $49,520 | $51,117 | $52,715 | $54,312 | $55,909 | $57,506 | $59,103 | $60,700 | $62,297 | $63,894 |
| LEO-10 | $54,534 | $56,293 | $58,053 | $59,812 | $61,571 | $63,330 | $65,089 | $66,849 | $68,608 | $70,367 |
The Albany locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: and other areas within the region.
Any federal employees in Massachusetts 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 | $30,216 | $31,055 | $31,894 | $32,733 | $33,572 | $34,411 | $35,250 | $36,089 | $36,928 | $37,768 |
| LEO-4 | $33,920 | $34,862 | $35,804 | $36,746 | $37,688 | $38,629 | $39,571 | $40,513 | $41,455 | $42,397 |
| LEO-5 | $39,012 | $40,067 | $41,122 | $42,176 | $43,231 | $44,286 | $45,341 | $46,396 | $47,451 | $48,505 |
| LEO-6 | $41,130 | $42,304 | $43,479 | $44,654 | $45,828 | $47,003 | $48,178 | $49,353 | $50,527 | $51,702 |
| LEO-7 | $44,403 | $45,709 | $47,015 | $48,321 | $49,626 | $50,932 | $52,238 | $53,544 | $54,850 | $56,156 |
| LEO-8 | $46,282 | $47,728 | $49,174 | $50,621 | $52,067 | $53,514 | $54,960 | $56,406 | $57,853 | $59,299 |
| LEO-9 | $49,520 | $51,117 | $52,715 | $54,312 | $55,909 | $57,506 | $59,103 | $60,700 | $62,297 | $63,894 |
| LEO-10 | $54,534 | $56,293 | $58,053 | $59,812 | $61,571 | $63,330 | $65,089 | $66,849 | $68,608 | $70,367 |
The Rest of U.S. locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: 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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