Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in New Jersey 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.
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 |
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LEO-3 | $34,416 | $35,372 | $36,329 | $37,285 | $38,241 | $39,198 | $40,154 | $41,111 | $42,067 | $43,023 |
LEO-4 | $38,635 | $39,709 | $40,782 | $41,856 | $42,929 | $44,003 | $45,076 | $46,150 | $47,224 | $48,297 |
LEO-5 | $44,425 | $45,626 | $46,827 | $48,028 | $49,229 | $50,430 | $51,631 | $52,832 | $54,033 | $55,234 |
LEO-6 | $46,844 | $48,182 | $49,521 | $50,860 | $52,199 | $53,537 | $54,876 | $56,215 | $57,553 | $58,892 |
LEO-7 | $50,564 | $52,051 | $53,537 | $55,024 | $56,511 | $57,997 | $59,484 | $60,971 | $62,458 | $63,944 |
LEO-8 | $52,707 | $54,355 | $56,002 | $57,650 | $59,297 | $60,945 | $62,593 | $64,240 | $65,888 | $67,536 |
LEO-9 | $56,395 | $58,214 | $60,032 | $61,851 | $63,670 | $65,489 | $67,308 | $69,127 | $70,945 | $72,764 |
LEO-10 | $62,104 | $64,106 | $66,109 | $68,112 | $70,115 | $72,118 | $74,121 | $76,124 | $78,127 | $80,129 |
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 |
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LEO-3 | $32,563 | $33,468 | $34,373 | $35,278 | $36,183 | $37,087 | $37,992 | $38,897 | $39,802 | $40,707 |
LEO-4 | $36,555 | $37,571 | $38,587 | $39,602 | $40,618 | $41,634 | $42,650 | $43,665 | $44,681 | $45,697 |
LEO-5 | $42,033 | $43,170 | $44,306 | $45,442 | $46,579 | $47,715 | $48,851 | $49,987 | $51,124 | $52,260 |
LEO-6 | $44,322 | $45,588 | $46,855 | $48,122 | $49,388 | $50,655 | $51,922 | $53,188 | $54,455 | $55,721 |
LEO-7 | $47,842 | $49,248 | $50,655 | $52,062 | $53,468 | $54,875 | $56,282 | $57,688 | $59,095 | $60,502 |
LEO-8 | $49,869 | $51,428 | $52,987 | $54,546 | $56,105 | $57,664 | $59,223 | $60,782 | $62,341 | $63,900 |
LEO-9 | $53,359 | $55,080 | $56,800 | $58,521 | $60,242 | $61,963 | $63,684 | $65,405 | $67,126 | $68,847 |
LEO-10 | $58,760 | $60,655 | $62,550 | $64,445 | $66,340 | $68,235 | $70,130 | $72,025 | $73,920 | $75,815 |
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 $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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