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Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in Washington 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.
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 | $32,568 | $33,473 | $34,378 | $35,283 | $36,189 | $37,094 | $37,999 | $38,904 | $39,809 | $40,714 |
| LEO-4 | $36,561 | $37,577 | $38,593 | $39,609 | $40,625 | $41,641 | $42,657 | $43,673 | $44,688 | $45,704 |
| LEO-5 | $42,040 | $43,177 | $44,313 | $45,450 | $46,586 | $47,723 | $48,859 | $49,996 | $51,132 | $52,269 |
| LEO-6 | $44,329 | $45,596 | $46,863 | $48,130 | $49,396 | $50,663 | $51,930 | $53,197 | $54,464 | $55,731 |
| LEO-7 | $47,849 | $49,256 | $50,663 | $52,070 | $53,477 | $54,884 | $56,291 | $57,698 | $59,105 | $60,512 |
| LEO-8 | $49,878 | $51,437 | $52,996 | $54,555 | $56,114 | $57,673 | $59,233 | $60,792 | $62,351 | $63,910 |
| LEO-9 | $53,367 | $55,089 | $56,810 | $58,531 | $60,252 | $61,973 | $63,694 | $65,416 | $67,137 | $68,858 |
| LEO-10 | $58,770 | $60,665 | $62,560 | $64,456 | $66,351 | $68,246 | $70,142 | $72,037 | $73,933 | $75,828 |
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 | $32,178 | $33,072 | $33,966 | $34,861 | $35,755 | $36,649 | $37,543 | $38,437 | $39,332 | $40,226 |
| LEO-4 | $36,123 | $37,127 | $38,130 | $39,134 | $40,138 | $41,142 | $42,145 | $43,149 | $44,153 | $45,157 |
| LEO-5 | $41,536 | $42,659 | $43,782 | $44,905 | $46,028 | $47,151 | $48,274 | $49,396 | $50,519 | $51,642 |
| LEO-6 | $43,798 | $45,049 | $46,301 | $47,553 | $48,804 | $50,056 | $51,308 | $52,559 | $53,811 | $55,063 |
| LEO-7 | $47,276 | $48,666 | $50,056 | $51,446 | $52,836 | $54,226 | $55,616 | $57,006 | $58,396 | $59,786 |
| LEO-8 | $49,280 | $50,820 | $52,361 | $53,901 | $55,442 | $56,982 | $58,523 | $60,063 | $61,604 | $63,144 |
| LEO-9 | $52,728 | $54,428 | $56,129 | $57,829 | $59,530 | $61,230 | $62,931 | $64,632 | $66,332 | $68,033 |
| LEO-10 | $58,065 | $59,938 | $61,811 | $63,683 | $65,556 | $67,428 | $69,301 | $71,174 | $73,046 | $74,919 |
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 | $30,523 | $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: Yakima, 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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