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Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in Iowa 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.
Iowa 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 DAVENPORT-MOLINE, IA-IL General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Davenport and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 14.43% 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 | $30,901 | $31,760 | $32,618 | $33,478 | $34,336 | $35,195 | $36,053 | $36,912 | $37,771 | $38,629 |
| LEO-4 | $34,689 | $35,653 | $36,618 | $37,581 | $38,546 | $39,509 | $40,473 | $41,437 | $42,401 | $43,364 |
| LEO-5 | $39,888 | $40,966 | $42,045 | $43,123 | $44,201 | $45,280 | $46,358 | $47,436 | $48,515 | $49,593 |
| LEO-6 | $42,060 | $43,261 | $44,464 | $45,666 | $46,868 | $48,070 | $49,271 | $50,474 | $51,675 | $52,878 |
| LEO-7 | $45,400 | $46,734 | $48,070 | $49,404 | $50,739 | $52,075 | $53,409 | $54,744 | $56,079 | $57,414 |
| LEO-8 | $47,324 | $48,803 | $50,283 | $51,762 | $53,242 | $54,720 | $56,200 | $57,680 | $59,159 | $60,639 |
| LEO-9 | $50,635 | $52,268 | $53,901 | $55,535 | $57,168 | $58,801 | $60,434 | $62,067 | $63,700 | $65,333 |
| LEO-10 | $55,761 | $57,559 | $59,358 | $61,156 | $62,955 | $64,753 | $66,551 | $68,349 | $70,148 | $71,947 |
The Davenport locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Davenport, and other areas within the region.
Any federal employees in Iowa 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: Cedar Rapids, 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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