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Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in New Mexico 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.
New Mexico 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 ALBUQUERQUE-SANTA FE-LAS VEGAS, NM General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Albuquerque and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 14.37% 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 | $30,884 | $31,743 | $32,601 | $33,460 | $34,318 | $35,177 | $36,035 | $36,892 | $37,751 | $38,609 |
| LEO-4 | $34,671 | $35,634 | $36,598 | $37,561 | $38,526 | $39,489 | $40,452 | $41,416 | $42,379 | $43,342 |
| LEO-5 | $39,867 | $40,944 | $42,023 | $43,100 | $44,178 | $45,256 | $46,334 | $47,411 | $48,489 | $49,567 |
| LEO-6 | $42,038 | $43,239 | $44,441 | $45,642 | $46,844 | $48,045 | $49,245 | $50,447 | $51,648 | $52,850 |
| LEO-7 | $45,376 | $46,710 | $48,045 | $49,378 | $50,713 | $52,047 | $53,381 | $54,716 | $56,049 | $57,384 |
| LEO-8 | $47,299 | $48,778 | $50,256 | $51,735 | $53,214 | $54,692 | $56,171 | $57,649 | $59,128 | $60,607 |
| LEO-9 | $50,609 | $52,241 | $53,873 | $55,506 | $57,138 | $58,770 | $60,402 | $62,034 | $63,666 | $65,298 |
| LEO-10 | $55,731 | $57,529 | $59,327 | $61,124 | $62,922 | $64,719 | $66,516 | $68,313 | $70,111 | $71,909 |
The Albuquerque locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Albuquerque, Los Alamos, and other areas within the region.
Any federal employees in New Mexico 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: Alamogordo, Clovis, Las Cruces, 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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