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Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in Texas 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.

Texas 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.

HOUSTON-THE WOODLANDS, TX

The HOUSTON-THE WOODLANDS, TX General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Houston and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 29.11% 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$34,865$35,834$36,803$37,772$38,741$39,710$40,679$41,647$42,617$43,585
LEO-4$39,140$40,227$41,315$42,402$43,491$44,578$45,665$46,753$47,840$48,928
LEO-5$45,005$46,221$47,439$48,655$49,871$51,089$52,305$53,521$54,739$55,955
LEO-6$47,456$48,811$50,168$51,524$52,881$54,237$55,592$56,949$58,305$59,662
LEO-7$51,224$52,730$54,237$55,742$57,249$58,755$60,261$61,768$63,273$64,780
LEO-8$53,395$55,064$56,734$58,403$60,072$61,740$63,410$65,079$66,749$68,418
LEO-9$57,131$58,974$60,816$62,660$64,502$66,344$68,187$70,029$71,872$73,714
LEO-10$62,914$64,944$66,973$69,002$71,031$73,059$75,089$77,117$79,147$81,177

The Houston locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Houston, Pasadena, Pearland, and other areas within the region.

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DALLAS-FORT WORTH, TX-OK

The DALLAS-FORT WORTH, TX-OK General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Dallas and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 21.04% 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$32,686$33,595$34,502$35,411$36,319$37,228$38,136$39,044$39,953$40,861
LEO-4$36,693$37,712$38,733$39,752$40,772$41,791$42,811$43,831$44,850$45,869
LEO-5$42,192$43,332$44,474$45,614$46,754$47,896$49,036$50,176$51,317$52,458
LEO-6$44,489$45,760$47,033$48,303$49,576$50,846$52,117$53,390$54,660$55,933
LEO-7$48,023$49,434$50,846$52,258$53,670$55,083$56,494$57,907$59,318$60,731
LEO-8$50,057$51,622$53,187$54,752$56,317$57,881$59,446$61,011$62,576$64,142
LEO-9$53,560$55,287$57,015$58,743$60,470$62,198$63,925$65,652$67,379$69,107
LEO-10$58,982$60,884$62,787$64,689$66,591$68,493$70,396$72,297$74,200$76,103

The Dallas locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Arlington, Carrollton, Dallas, Denton, Fort Worth, Frisco, Garland, Grand Prairie, Irving, Lewisville, McKinney, Mesquite, Plano, Richardson, and other areas within the region.

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LAREDO, TX

The LAREDO, TX General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Laredo and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 14.59% 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$30,944$31,804$32,664$33,524$34,384$35,244$36,104$36,963$37,824$38,683
LEO-4$34,738$35,703$36,669$37,634$38,600$39,564$40,529$41,495$42,460$43,425
LEO-5$39,944$41,023$42,104$43,183$44,263$45,343$46,423$47,502$48,583$49,662
LEO-6$42,119$43,322$44,526$45,729$46,934$48,137$49,340$50,545$51,748$52,952
LEO-7$45,464$46,800$48,137$49,473$50,810$52,148$53,484$54,821$56,157$57,494
LEO-8$47,390$48,871$50,353$51,835$53,316$54,797$56,279$57,760$59,242$60,724
LEO-9$50,706$52,341$53,976$55,613$57,248$58,883$60,518$62,154$63,789$65,424
LEO-10$55,839$57,640$59,441$61,241$63,043$64,843$66,644$68,445$70,246$72,047

The Laredo locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Laredo, and other areas within the region.

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AUSTIN-ROUND ROCK-GEORGETOWN, TX

The AUSTIN-ROUND ROCK-GEORGETOWN, TX General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Austin and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 14.51% 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$30,922$31,782$32,641$33,501$34,360$35,220$36,079$36,937$37,797$38,656
LEO-4$34,714$35,678$36,643$37,607$38,573$39,537$40,501$41,466$42,431$43,395
LEO-5$39,916$40,995$42,074$43,153$44,232$45,312$46,390$47,469$48,549$49,627
LEO-6$42,089$43,292$44,495$45,698$46,901$48,103$49,306$50,509$51,712$52,915
LEO-7$45,432$46,767$48,103$49,439$50,775$52,111$53,446$54,783$56,118$57,454
LEO-8$47,357$48,837$50,318$51,799$53,279$54,759$56,239$57,720$59,201$60,681
LEO-9$50,671$52,305$53,939$55,574$57,208$58,842$60,476$62,110$63,744$65,378
LEO-10$55,800$57,600$59,400$61,199$62,999$64,798$66,598$68,397$70,197$71,997

The Austin locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Austin, Bastrop, Round Rock, and other areas within the region.

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Rest of Texas Locality Adjustment: 14.35%

Any federal employees in Texas 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: Abilene, Amarillo, Beaumont, Brownsville, Brownwood, College Station, Del Rio, El Paso, Killeen, Lubbock, McAllen, Midland, Odessa, San Angelo, Texarkana, Tyler, Waco, Wichita Falls, and other areas within the region.

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* 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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Source: www.federalpay.org/leo/2016/texas