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Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in Arizona for 2017
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.
Arizona 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 PHOENIX-MESA, AZ General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Phoenix and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 18.57% 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 | $32,340 | $33,239 | $34,137 | $35,036 | $35,935 | $36,834 | $37,733 | $38,631 | $39,530 | $40,429 |
| LEO-4 | $36,299 | $37,307 | $38,315 | $39,323 | $40,330 | $41,338 | $42,346 | $43,354 | $44,362 | $45,370 |
| LEO-5 | $41,747 | $42,876 | $44,005 | $45,134 | $46,262 | $47,391 | $48,520 | $49,649 | $50,778 | $51,906 |
| LEO-6 | $44,018 | $45,276 | $46,534 | $47,792 | $49,050 | $50,308 | $51,566 | $52,824 | $54,082 | $55,340 |
| LEO-7 | $47,517 | $48,915 | $50,313 | $51,711 | $53,109 | $54,507 | $55,905 | $57,303 | $58,700 | $60,098 |
| LEO-8 | $49,526 | $51,073 | $52,620 | $54,168 | $55,715 | $57,262 | $58,810 | $60,357 | $61,904 | $63,452 |
| LEO-9 | $52,992 | $54,702 | $56,412 | $58,122 | $59,832 | $61,541 | $63,251 | $64,961 | $66,671 | $68,381 |
| LEO-10 | $58,358 | $60,241 | $62,124 | $64,006 | $65,889 | $67,772 | $69,655 | $71,538 | $73,421 | $75,304 |
The Phoenix locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Chandler, Gilbert, Glendale, Mesa, Peoria, Phoenix, Scottsdale, Surprise, Tempe, and other areas within the region.
The LAS VEGAS-HENDERSON, NV-AZ General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Las Vegas and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 15.93% 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 | $31,620 | $32,499 | $33,377 | $34,256 | $35,135 | $36,014 | $36,892 | $37,771 | $38,650 | $39,529 |
| LEO-4 | $35,491 | $36,476 | $37,462 | $38,447 | $39,432 | $40,418 | $41,403 | $42,389 | $43,374 | $44,359 |
| LEO-5 | $40,818 | $41,921 | $43,025 | $44,129 | $45,232 | $46,336 | $47,440 | $48,543 | $49,647 | $50,751 |
| LEO-6 | $43,038 | $44,268 | $45,498 | $46,728 | $47,958 | $49,188 | $50,418 | $51,648 | $52,878 | $54,108 |
| LEO-7 | $46,459 | $47,826 | $49,193 | $50,559 | $51,926 | $53,293 | $54,660 | $56,027 | $57,393 | $58,760 |
| LEO-8 | $48,423 | $49,936 | $51,449 | $52,961 | $54,474 | $55,987 | $57,500 | $59,013 | $60,526 | $62,039 |
| LEO-9 | $51,813 | $53,484 | $55,156 | $56,828 | $58,499 | $60,171 | $61,843 | $63,515 | $65,186 | $66,858 |
| LEO-10 | $57,058 | $58,899 | $60,740 | $62,581 | $64,422 | $66,263 | $68,104 | $69,945 | $71,786 | $73,627 |
The Las Vegas locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: and other areas within the region.
The TUCSON-NOGALES, AZ General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Tucson and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 15.66% 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 | $31,546 | $32,423 | $33,300 | $34,176 | $35,053 | $35,930 | $36,806 | $37,683 | $38,560 | $39,437 |
| LEO-4 | $35,408 | $36,391 | $37,374 | $38,357 | $39,341 | $40,324 | $41,307 | $42,290 | $43,273 | $44,256 |
| LEO-5 | $40,723 | $41,824 | $42,925 | $44,026 | $45,127 | $46,228 | $47,329 | $48,430 | $49,531 | $50,632 |
| LEO-6 | $42,938 | $44,165 | $45,392 | $46,619 | $47,846 | $49,073 | $50,301 | $51,528 | $52,755 | $53,982 |
| LEO-7 | $46,351 | $47,714 | $49,078 | $50,442 | $51,805 | $53,169 | $54,533 | $55,896 | $57,260 | $58,623 |
| LEO-8 | $48,310 | $49,819 | $51,329 | $52,838 | $54,347 | $55,857 | $57,366 | $58,876 | $60,385 | $61,894 |
| LEO-9 | $51,692 | $53,360 | $55,028 | $56,695 | $58,363 | $60,031 | $61,699 | $63,367 | $65,034 | $66,702 |
| LEO-10 | $56,926 | $58,762 | $60,599 | $62,436 | $64,272 | $66,109 | $67,946 | $69,782 | $71,619 | $73,456 |
The Tucson locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Sierra Vista, Tucson, and other areas within the region.
Any federal employees in Arizona 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 15.06% (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 | $31,383 | $32,255 | $33,127 | $33,999 | $34,871 | $35,743 | $36,616 | $37,488 | $38,360 | $39,232 |
| LEO-4 | $35,224 | $36,202 | $37,180 | $38,158 | $39,137 | $40,115 | $41,093 | $42,071 | $43,049 | $44,027 |
| LEO-5 | $40,511 | $41,607 | $42,702 | $43,798 | $44,893 | $45,988 | $47,084 | $48,179 | $49,274 | $50,370 |
| LEO-6 | $42,715 | $43,936 | $45,156 | $46,377 | $47,598 | $48,819 | $50,040 | $51,260 | $52,481 | $53,702 |
| LEO-7 | $46,110 | $47,467 | $48,823 | $50,180 | $51,537 | $52,893 | $54,250 | $55,606 | $56,963 | $58,319 |
| LEO-8 | $48,059 | $49,561 | $51,062 | $52,564 | $54,066 | $55,567 | $57,069 | $58,570 | $60,072 | $61,573 |
| LEO-9 | $51,424 | $53,083 | $54,742 | $56,401 | $58,060 | $59,720 | $61,379 | $63,038 | $64,697 | $66,356 |
| LEO-10 | $56,630 | $58,457 | $60,285 | $62,112 | $63,939 | $65,766 | $67,593 | $69,420 | $71,247 | $73,075 |
The Rest of U.S. locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Flagstaff, Wellton, Yuma, and other areas within the region.
* For some high-paygrade workers, pay under the GS scale may be capped at $161,900 the SES (Senior Executive Scale)'s Level 4 pay for the current year (5 U.S.C. 5304 (g)(1)).
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