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Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in New York 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 York 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: New York, Yonkers, Fort Hamilton, West Point, and other areas within the region.
The BUFFALO-CHEEKTOWAGA-OLEAN, NY General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Buffalo and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 17.31% 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 | $31,678 | $32,559 | $33,439 | $34,320 | $35,200 | $36,081 | $36,961 | $37,841 | $38,722 | $39,602 |
| LEO-4 | $35,563 | $36,550 | $37,539 | $38,527 | $39,516 | $40,504 | $41,491 | $42,480 | $43,468 | $44,456 |
| LEO-5 | $40,892 | $41,997 | $43,103 | $44,208 | $45,313 | $46,420 | $47,525 | $48,630 | $49,736 | $50,841 |
| LEO-6 | $43,118 | $44,350 | $45,583 | $46,815 | $48,048 | $49,280 | $50,511 | $51,744 | $52,976 | $54,209 |
| LEO-7 | $46,543 | $47,911 | $49,280 | $50,647 | $52,016 | $53,385 | $54,753 | $56,122 | $57,490 | $58,859 |
| LEO-8 | $48,515 | $50,032 | $51,548 | $53,065 | $54,582 | $56,098 | $57,614 | $59,131 | $60,648 | $62,165 |
| LEO-9 | $51,910 | $53,584 | $55,258 | $56,933 | $58,607 | $60,281 | $61,955 | $63,629 | $65,303 | $66,977 |
| LEO-10 | $57,164 | $59,008 | $60,852 | $62,695 | $64,539 | $66,382 | $68,226 | $70,069 | $71,913 | $73,757 |
The Buffalo locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Buffalo, and other areas within the region.
The ALBANY-SCHENECTADY, NY-MA General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Albany and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 14.49% 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 | $30,917 | $31,777 | $32,635 | $33,495 | $34,354 | $35,214 | $36,072 | $36,931 | $37,791 | $38,650 |
| LEO-4 | $34,708 | $35,672 | $36,637 | $37,601 | $38,566 | $39,530 | $40,494 | $41,459 | $42,423 | $43,387 |
| LEO-5 | $39,909 | $40,987 | $42,067 | $43,146 | $44,224 | $45,304 | $46,382 | $47,461 | $48,540 | $49,619 |
| LEO-6 | $42,082 | $43,284 | $44,487 | $45,690 | $46,893 | $48,095 | $49,297 | $50,500 | $51,703 | $52,906 |
| LEO-7 | $45,424 | $46,759 | $48,095 | $49,430 | $50,766 | $52,102 | $53,437 | $54,773 | $56,108 | $57,444 |
| LEO-8 | $47,348 | $48,829 | $50,309 | $51,790 | $53,270 | $54,749 | $56,229 | $57,710 | $59,190 | $60,671 |
| LEO-9 | $50,662 | $52,296 | $53,929 | $55,564 | $57,198 | $58,832 | $60,466 | $62,099 | $63,733 | $65,367 |
| LEO-10 | $55,790 | $57,590 | $59,389 | $61,188 | $62,988 | $64,786 | $66,586 | $68,385 | $70,185 | $71,984 |
The Albany locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Saratoga Springs, Watervliet, and other areas within the region.
Any federal employees in New York 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: Syracuse, Fort Drum, 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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