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Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in South Carolina 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.
South Carolina 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 CHARLOTTE-CONCORD, NC-SC General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Charlotte and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 14.44% 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 | $30,903 | $31,763 | $32,621 | $33,481 | $34,339 | $35,198 | $36,057 | $36,915 | $37,774 | $38,633 |
| LEO-4 | $34,692 | $35,656 | $36,621 | $37,584 | $38,549 | $39,513 | $40,476 | $41,441 | $42,405 | $43,368 |
| LEO-5 | $39,891 | $40,970 | $42,049 | $43,127 | $44,205 | $45,284 | $46,362 | $47,440 | $48,519 | $49,597 |
| LEO-6 | $42,064 | $43,265 | $44,468 | $45,670 | $46,872 | $48,074 | $49,276 | $50,478 | $51,680 | $52,883 |
| LEO-7 | $45,404 | $46,738 | $48,074 | $49,408 | $50,744 | $52,079 | $53,414 | $54,749 | $56,084 | $57,419 |
| LEO-8 | $47,328 | $48,808 | $50,287 | $51,767 | $53,247 | $54,725 | $56,205 | $57,685 | $59,164 | $60,644 |
| LEO-9 | $50,640 | $52,273 | $53,906 | $55,540 | $57,173 | $58,806 | $60,439 | $62,072 | $63,705 | $65,338 |
| LEO-10 | $55,765 | $57,564 | $59,363 | $61,161 | $62,960 | $64,758 | $66,557 | $68,355 | $70,154 | $71,953 |
The Charlotte locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: and other areas within the region.
Any federal employees in South Carolina 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: Beaufort, Charleston, Columbia, Goose Creek, North Charleston, Sumter, Parris Island, 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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