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Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in Georgia 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.
Georgia 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 19.58% 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 | $32,291 | $33,189 | $34,086 | $34,984 | $35,881 | $36,779 | $37,676 | $38,573 | $39,471 | $40,368 |
| LEO-4 | $36,251 | $37,258 | $38,266 | $39,272 | $40,281 | $41,287 | $42,294 | $43,302 | $44,309 | $45,316 |
| LEO-5 | $41,683 | $42,810 | $43,937 | $45,064 | $46,190 | $47,318 | $48,444 | $49,571 | $50,698 | $51,825 |
| LEO-6 | $43,953 | $45,208 | $46,465 | $47,721 | $48,978 | $50,233 | $51,489 | $52,746 | $54,001 | $55,258 |
| LEO-7 | $47,443 | $48,838 | $50,233 | $51,627 | $53,023 | $54,418 | $55,813 | $57,208 | $58,603 | $59,998 |
| LEO-8 | $49,454 | $51,000 | $52,546 | $54,092 | $55,638 | $57,183 | $58,729 | $60,275 | $61,822 | $63,368 |
| LEO-9 | $52,914 | $54,621 | $56,327 | $58,035 | $59,741 | $61,447 | $63,154 | $64,860 | $66,567 | $68,273 |
| LEO-10 | $58,270 | $60,150 | $62,030 | $63,908 | $65,788 | $67,667 | $69,547 | $71,425 | $73,305 | $75,185 |
The Atlanta locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Atlanta, Columbus, Dahlonega, East Point, Forest Park, Marietta, Sandy Springs, Fort Benning, and other areas within the region.
Any federal employees in Georgia 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 14.35% (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 | $30,879 | $31,738 | $32,595 | $33,454 | $34,312 | $35,171 | $36,028 | $36,886 | $37,745 | $38,602 |
| LEO-4 | $34,665 | $35,628 | $36,592 | $37,555 | $38,519 | $39,482 | $40,444 | $41,408 | $42,371 | $43,334 |
| LEO-5 | $39,860 | $40,937 | $42,016 | $43,093 | $44,170 | $45,248 | $46,325 | $47,403 | $48,481 | $49,558 |
| LEO-6 | $42,030 | $43,231 | $44,433 | $45,634 | $46,835 | $48,036 | $49,237 | $50,439 | $51,639 | $52,841 |
| LEO-7 | $45,368 | $46,702 | $48,036 | $49,369 | $50,704 | $52,038 | $53,372 | $54,706 | $56,040 | $57,374 |
| LEO-8 | $47,291 | $48,769 | $50,248 | $51,726 | $53,205 | $54,682 | $56,161 | $57,639 | $59,118 | $60,596 |
| LEO-9 | $50,600 | $52,232 | $53,863 | $55,496 | $57,128 | $58,760 | $60,392 | $62,023 | $63,655 | $65,287 |
| LEO-10 | $55,722 | $57,519 | $59,317 | $61,113 | $62,911 | $64,707 | $66,505 | $68,301 | $70,099 | $71,896 |
The Rest of U.S. locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Albany, Hinesville, Macon, Savannah, Valdosta, Warner Robins, Augusta, Kings Bay, 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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