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Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in Connecticut for 2016
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.
Connecticut 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 29.2% 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 | $34,889 | $35,859 | $36,828 | $37,799 | $38,768 | $39,738 | $40,707 | $41,676 | $42,646 | $43,615 |
| LEO-4 | $39,167 | $40,255 | $41,344 | $42,432 | $43,521 | $44,609 | $45,697 | $46,786 | $47,874 | $48,962 |
| LEO-5 | $45,037 | $46,254 | $47,472 | $48,689 | $49,906 | $51,124 | $52,342 | $53,559 | $54,777 | $55,994 |
| LEO-6 | $47,489 | $48,845 | $50,203 | $51,560 | $52,918 | $54,274 | $55,631 | $56,989 | $58,345 | $59,703 |
| LEO-7 | $51,260 | $52,767 | $54,274 | $55,781 | $57,289 | $58,796 | $60,303 | $61,811 | $63,317 | $64,825 |
| LEO-8 | $53,432 | $55,103 | $56,773 | $58,444 | $60,114 | $61,783 | $63,454 | $65,125 | $66,795 | $68,466 |
| LEO-9 | $57,171 | $59,015 | $60,858 | $62,703 | $64,547 | $66,391 | $68,234 | $70,078 | $71,922 | $73,765 |
| LEO-10 | $62,958 | $64,989 | $67,020 | $69,050 | $71,081 | $73,110 | $75,141 | $77,171 | $79,202 | $81,233 |
The New York City locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Bridgeport, New Haven, Stamford, Waterbury, and other areas within the region.
The HARTFORD-EAST HARTFORD, CT-MA General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Hartford and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 26.2% 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 | $34,079 | $35,027 | $35,973 | $36,921 | $37,868 | $38,815 | $39,762 | $40,708 | $41,656 | $42,603 |
| LEO-4 | $38,258 | $39,320 | $40,384 | $41,447 | $42,510 | $43,573 | $44,636 | $45,700 | $46,762 | $47,825 |
| LEO-5 | $43,991 | $45,180 | $46,370 | $47,558 | $48,747 | $49,937 | $51,126 | $52,315 | $53,505 | $54,694 |
| LEO-6 | $46,386 | $47,711 | $49,038 | $50,363 | $51,689 | $53,014 | $54,339 | $55,666 | $56,991 | $58,317 |
| LEO-7 | $50,070 | $51,541 | $53,014 | $54,486 | $55,958 | $57,431 | $58,903 | $60,375 | $61,847 | $63,320 |
| LEO-8 | $52,191 | $53,823 | $55,455 | $57,087 | $58,718 | $60,349 | $61,981 | $63,612 | $65,244 | $66,876 |
| LEO-9 | $55,844 | $57,644 | $59,445 | $61,247 | $63,048 | $64,849 | $66,650 | $68,451 | $70,252 | $72,053 |
| LEO-10 | $61,496 | $63,480 | $65,464 | $67,446 | $69,430 | $71,413 | $73,397 | $75,379 | $77,363 | $79,347 |
The Hartford locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Groton, Hartford, New London, and other areas within the region.
The BOSTON-WORCESTER-PROVIDENCE, MA-RI-NH-CT-ME-VT General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Boston and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 25.19% 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 | $33,806 | $34,746 | $35,685 | $36,626 | $37,565 | $38,505 | $39,444 | $40,383 | $41,323 | $42,262 |
| LEO-4 | $37,951 | $39,005 | $40,061 | $41,115 | $42,170 | $43,224 | $44,278 | $45,334 | $46,388 | $47,442 |
| LEO-5 | $43,639 | $44,818 | $45,999 | $47,178 | $48,357 | $49,538 | $50,717 | $51,896 | $53,077 | $54,256 |
| LEO-6 | $46,015 | $47,329 | $48,645 | $49,960 | $51,275 | $52,590 | $53,904 | $55,220 | $56,535 | $57,850 |
| LEO-7 | $49,669 | $51,129 | $52,590 | $54,050 | $55,510 | $56,971 | $58,431 | $59,892 | $61,352 | $62,813 |
| LEO-8 | $51,774 | $53,392 | $55,011 | $56,630 | $58,248 | $59,866 | $61,485 | $63,103 | $64,722 | $66,341 |
| LEO-9 | $55,397 | $57,183 | $58,969 | $60,757 | $62,544 | $64,330 | $66,117 | $67,903 | $69,690 | $71,476 |
| LEO-10 | $61,004 | $62,972 | $64,940 | $66,907 | $68,875 | $70,841 | $72,809 | $74,776 | $76,744 | $78,712 |
The Boston locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: and other areas within the region.
* For some high-paygrade workers, pay under the GS scale may be capped at $160,300 the SES (Senior Executive Scale)'s Level 4 pay for the current year (5 U.S.C. 5304 (g)(1)).
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