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Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in New York 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.
New York 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 | $34,070 | $35,016 | $35,962 | $36,908 | $37,854 | $38,800 | $39,746 | $40,692 | $41,638 | $42,584 |
| LEO-4 | $38,247 | $39,309 | $40,370 | $41,432 | $42,494 | $43,556 | $44,618 | $45,680 | $46,742 | $47,804 |
| LEO-5 | $43,987 | $45,177 | $46,366 | $47,556 | $48,745 | $49,934 | $51,124 | $52,313 | $53,502 | $54,692 |
| LEO-6 | $46,375 | $47,700 | $49,024 | $50,349 | $51,673 | $52,998 | $54,322 | $55,647 | $56,971 | $58,296 |
| LEO-7 | $50,066 | $51,538 | $53,011 | $54,483 | $55,956 | $57,428 | $58,901 | $60,374 | $61,846 | $63,319 |
| LEO-8 | $52,184 | $53,815 | $55,446 | $57,077 | $58,708 | $60,339 | $61,970 | $63,601 | $65,231 | $66,862 |
| LEO-9 | $55,836 | $57,637 | $59,438 | $61,239 | $63,039 | $64,840 | $66,641 | $68,442 | $70,243 | $72,043 |
| LEO-10 | $61,490 | $63,473 | $65,457 | $67,440 | $69,424 | $71,407 | $73,391 | $75,375 | $77,358 | $79,342 |
The New York City locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: New York, Yonkers, Fort Hamilton, West Point, and other areas within the region.
The BUFFALO-CHEEKTOWAGA-OLEAN, NY General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Buffalo and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 16.98% 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 | $30,962 | $31,822 | $32,682 | $33,542 | $34,401 | $35,261 | $36,121 | $36,981 | $37,841 | $38,700 |
| LEO-4 | $34,758 | $35,723 | $36,688 | $37,654 | $38,619 | $39,584 | $40,549 | $41,514 | $42,479 | $43,444 |
| LEO-5 | $39,976 | $41,056 | $42,137 | $43,218 | $44,299 | $45,380 | $46,461 | $47,542 | $48,623 | $49,704 |
| LEO-6 | $42,146 | $43,349 | $44,553 | $45,757 | $46,960 | $48,164 | $49,368 | $50,572 | $51,775 | $52,979 |
| LEO-7 | $45,499 | $46,838 | $48,176 | $49,514 | $50,852 | $52,191 | $53,529 | $54,867 | $56,205 | $57,544 |
| LEO-8 | $47,425 | $48,907 | $50,389 | $51,871 | $53,353 | $54,836 | $56,318 | $57,800 | $59,282 | $60,764 |
| LEO-9 | $50,744 | $52,380 | $54,017 | $55,653 | $57,290 | $58,926 | $60,563 | $62,199 | $63,836 | $65,473 |
| LEO-10 | $55,881 | $57,684 | $59,487 | $61,289 | $63,092 | $64,895 | $66,697 | $68,500 | $70,303 | $72,105 |
The Buffalo locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Buffalo, 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: Saratoga Springs, Watervliet, and other areas within the region.
Any federal employees in New York 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: Syracuse, Fort Drum, 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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