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Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in Washington 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.
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 | $32,241 | $33,136 | $34,031 | $34,927 | $35,822 | $36,717 | $37,612 | $38,508 | $39,403 | $40,298 |
| LEO-4 | $36,193 | $37,198 | $38,203 | $39,208 | $40,213 | $41,218 | $42,223 | $43,228 | $44,233 | $45,238 |
| LEO-5 | $41,626 | $42,752 | $43,877 | $45,003 | $46,128 | $47,254 | $48,379 | $49,505 | $50,630 | $51,756 |
| LEO-6 | $43,886 | $45,139 | $46,393 | $47,646 | $48,899 | $50,153 | $51,406 | $52,660 | $53,913 | $55,167 |
| LEO-7 | $47,378 | $48,772 | $50,165 | $51,559 | $52,952 | $54,346 | $55,739 | $57,133 | $58,526 | $59,920 |
| LEO-8 | $49,383 | $50,926 | $52,470 | $54,013 | $55,556 | $57,100 | $58,643 | $60,186 | $61,730 | $63,273 |
| LEO-9 | $52,839 | $54,543 | $56,247 | $57,951 | $59,655 | $61,359 | $63,063 | $64,768 | $66,472 | $68,176 |
| LEO-10 | $58,189 | $60,066 | $61,943 | $63,820 | $65,697 | $67,574 | $69,451 | $71,328 | $73,205 | $75,082 |
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 | $31,854 | $32,739 | $33,623 | $34,508 | $35,393 | $36,277 | $37,162 | $38,046 | $38,931 | $39,815 |
| LEO-4 | $35,760 | $36,752 | $37,745 | $38,738 | $39,731 | $40,724 | $41,717 | $42,710 | $43,703 | $44,696 |
| LEO-5 | $41,127 | $42,239 | $43,351 | $44,463 | $45,575 | $46,687 | $47,799 | $48,911 | $50,023 | $51,136 |
| LEO-6 | $43,360 | $44,598 | $45,837 | $47,075 | $48,313 | $49,552 | $50,790 | $52,029 | $53,267 | $54,505 |
| LEO-7 | $46,810 | $48,187 | $49,564 | $50,941 | $52,317 | $53,694 | $55,071 | $56,448 | $57,825 | $59,201 |
| LEO-8 | $48,791 | $50,316 | $51,841 | $53,366 | $54,890 | $56,415 | $57,940 | $59,465 | $60,990 | $62,515 |
| LEO-9 | $52,205 | $53,889 | $55,573 | $57,257 | $58,940 | $60,624 | $62,308 | $63,991 | $65,675 | $67,359 |
| LEO-10 | $57,491 | $59,346 | $61,200 | $63,055 | $64,910 | $66,764 | $68,619 | $70,473 | $72,328 | $74,183 |
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 | $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: 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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