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Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in Washington 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.
Washington 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 SEATTLE-TACOMA, WA General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Seattle and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 22.26% 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 | $33,015 | $33,933 | $34,850 | $35,768 | $36,685 | $37,604 | $38,520 | $39,437 | $40,356 | $41,273 |
| LEO-4 | $37,063 | $38,093 | $39,123 | $40,153 | $41,183 | $42,213 | $43,242 | $44,273 | $45,302 | $46,332 |
| LEO-5 | $42,617 | $43,769 | $44,922 | $46,074 | $47,225 | $48,378 | $49,530 | $50,682 | $51,835 | $52,986 |
| LEO-6 | $44,938 | $46,222 | $47,507 | $48,790 | $50,075 | $51,359 | $52,643 | $53,928 | $55,211 | $56,496 |
| LEO-7 | $48,507 | $49,932 | $51,359 | $52,785 | $54,211 | $55,638 | $57,064 | $58,490 | $59,916 | $61,343 |
| LEO-8 | $50,562 | $52,143 | $53,723 | $55,304 | $56,885 | $58,465 | $60,046 | $61,626 | $63,207 | $64,788 |
| LEO-9 | $54,100 | $55,845 | $57,589 | $59,335 | $61,080 | $62,825 | $64,569 | $66,314 | $68,058 | $69,803 |
| LEO-10 | $59,576 | $61,498 | $63,420 | $65,341 | $67,263 | $69,183 | $71,105 | $73,026 | $74,948 | $76,870 |
The Seattle locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Bellevue, Bremerton, Everett, Kent, Oak Harbor, Seattle, Tacoma, and other areas within the region.
The PORTLAND-VANCOUVER-SALEM, OR-WA General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Portland and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 20.69% 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 | $32,591 | $33,498 | $34,403 | $35,309 | $36,214 | $37,121 | $38,026 | $38,931 | $39,837 | $40,743 |
| LEO-4 | $36,587 | $37,603 | $38,621 | $39,637 | $40,654 | $41,671 | $42,687 | $43,704 | $44,720 | $45,737 |
| LEO-5 | $42,070 | $43,207 | $44,345 | $45,482 | $46,619 | $47,757 | $48,894 | $50,031 | $51,169 | $52,306 |
| LEO-6 | $44,361 | $45,628 | $46,897 | $48,164 | $49,432 | $50,699 | $51,967 | $53,235 | $54,502 | $55,771 |
| LEO-7 | $47,884 | $49,291 | $50,699 | $52,107 | $53,515 | $54,924 | $56,331 | $57,739 | $59,147 | $60,555 |
| LEO-8 | $49,913 | $51,473 | $53,034 | $54,594 | $56,155 | $57,714 | $59,274 | $60,835 | $62,396 | $63,956 |
| LEO-9 | $53,405 | $55,128 | $56,850 | $58,573 | $60,296 | $62,018 | $63,740 | $65,462 | $67,185 | $68,907 |
| LEO-10 | $58,811 | $60,708 | $62,606 | $64,502 | $66,399 | $68,295 | $70,192 | $72,088 | $73,985 | $75,883 |
The Portland locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Vancouver, and other areas within the region.
Any federal employees in Washington 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: Spokane, Yakima, 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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