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Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in Alabama for 2015
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.
Alabama 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 ATLANTA--ATHENS-CLARKE COUNTY--SANDY SPRINGS, GA-AL General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Atlanta and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 19.29% 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 | $31,895 | $32,781 | $33,667 | $34,554 | $35,440 | $36,326 | $37,213 | $38,099 | $38,985 | $39,871 |
| LEO-4 | $35,805 | $36,800 | $37,795 | $38,790 | $39,784 | $40,779 | $41,774 | $42,769 | $43,764 | $44,759 |
| LEO-5 | $41,171 | $42,284 | $43,397 | $44,509 | $45,622 | $46,735 | $47,848 | $48,961 | $50,074 | $51,187 |
| LEO-6 | $43,412 | $44,653 | $45,893 | $47,134 | $48,374 | $49,615 | $50,856 | $52,096 | $53,337 | $54,578 |
| LEO-7 | $46,859 | $48,237 | $49,615 | $50,993 | $52,371 | $53,748 | $55,126 | $56,504 | $57,882 | $59,260 |
| LEO-8 | $48,846 | $50,373 | $51,900 | $53,426 | $54,953 | $56,480 | $58,007 | $59,534 | $61,061 | $62,588 |
| LEO-9 | $52,263 | $53,949 | $55,634 | $57,320 | $59,006 | $60,691 | $62,377 | $64,062 | $65,748 | $67,433 |
| LEO-10 | $57,554 | $59,410 | $61,266 | $63,122 | $64,978 | $66,835 | $68,691 | $70,547 | $72,403 | $74,259 |
The Atlanta locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: and other areas within the region.
The HUNTSVILLE-DECATUR, AL-TN General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Huntsville and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 16.02% 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 | $31,020 | $31,882 | $32,744 | $33,606 | $34,468 | $35,330 | $36,192 | $37,054 | $37,916 | $38,779 |
| LEO-4 | $34,823 | $35,791 | $36,759 | $37,726 | $38,694 | $39,661 | $40,629 | $41,597 | $42,564 | $43,532 |
| LEO-5 | $40,042 | $41,124 | $42,207 | $43,289 | $44,372 | $45,454 | $46,537 | $47,619 | $48,702 | $49,784 |
| LEO-6 | $42,222 | $43,429 | $44,635 | $45,842 | $47,048 | $48,255 | $49,462 | $50,668 | $51,875 | $53,081 |
| LEO-7 | $45,575 | $46,915 | $48,255 | $49,595 | $50,935 | $52,275 | $53,615 | $54,955 | $56,295 | $57,635 |
| LEO-8 | $47,507 | $48,992 | $50,477 | $51,962 | $53,447 | $54,932 | $56,417 | $57,902 | $59,387 | $60,872 |
| LEO-9 | $50,831 | $52,470 | $54,109 | $55,749 | $57,388 | $59,027 | $60,667 | $62,306 | $63,946 | $65,585 |
| LEO-10 | $55,976 | $57,781 | $59,587 | $61,392 | $63,197 | $65,003 | $66,808 | $68,613 | $70,418 | $72,224 |
The Huntsville locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Huntsville, and other areas within the region.
Any federal employees in Alabama 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 | $30,523 | $31,371 | $32,219 | $33,068 | $33,916 | $34,764 | $35,612 | $36,460 | $37,309 | $38,157 |
| LEO-4 | $34,265 | $35,217 | $36,169 | $37,121 | $38,074 | $39,026 | $39,978 | $40,930 | $41,882 | $42,834 |
| LEO-5 | $39,400 | $40,465 | $41,530 | $42,595 | $43,660 | $44,726 | $45,791 | $46,856 | $47,921 | $48,986 |
| LEO-6 | $41,545 | $42,732 | $43,920 | $45,107 | $46,294 | $47,481 | $48,669 | $49,856 | $51,043 | $52,230 |
| LEO-7 | $44,844 | $46,163 | $47,481 | $48,800 | $50,119 | $51,437 | $52,756 | $54,074 | $55,393 | $56,711 |
| LEO-8 | $46,745 | $48,206 | $49,668 | $51,129 | $52,590 | $54,051 | $55,513 | $56,974 | $58,435 | $59,896 |
| LEO-9 | $50,016 | $51,629 | $53,242 | $54,855 | $56,468 | $58,081 | $59,694 | $61,307 | $62,920 | $64,534 |
| LEO-10 | $55,079 | $56,855 | $58,631 | $60,408 | $62,184 | $63,960 | $65,737 | $67,513 | $69,289 | $71,066 |
The Rest of U.S. locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Mobile, Montgomery, Fort Rucker, and other areas within the region.
* For some high-paygrade workers, pay under the GS scale may be capped at $158,700 the SES (Senior Executive Scale)'s Level 4 pay for the current year (5 U.S.C. 5304 (g)(1)).
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