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Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in Kansas 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.
Kansas 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 KANSAS CITY-OVERLAND PARK-KANSAS CITY, MO-KS General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Kansas City and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 15.59% 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 | $31,527 | $32,403 | $33,280 | $34,156 | $35,032 | $35,908 | $36,784 | $37,660 | $38,537 | $39,413 |
| LEO-4 | $35,387 | $36,369 | $37,352 | $38,334 | $39,317 | $40,299 | $41,282 | $42,264 | $43,247 | $44,229 |
| LEO-5 | $40,698 | $41,798 | $42,899 | $43,999 | $45,100 | $46,200 | $47,301 | $48,401 | $49,501 | $50,602 |
| LEO-6 | $42,912 | $44,138 | $45,364 | $46,591 | $47,817 | $49,044 | $50,270 | $51,497 | $52,723 | $53,949 |
| LEO-7 | $46,323 | $47,685 | $49,048 | $50,411 | $51,774 | $53,137 | $54,500 | $55,862 | $57,225 | $58,588 |
| LEO-8 | $48,281 | $49,789 | $51,298 | $52,806 | $54,315 | $55,823 | $57,331 | $58,840 | $60,348 | $61,857 |
| LEO-9 | $51,661 | $53,327 | $54,994 | $56,661 | $58,328 | $59,995 | $61,661 | $63,328 | $64,995 | $66,662 |
| LEO-10 | $56,891 | $58,727 | $60,562 | $62,398 | $64,233 | $66,069 | $67,905 | $69,740 | $71,576 | $73,411 |
The Kansas City locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Kansas City, Olathe, Overland Park, Topeka, Fort Leavenworth, and other areas within the region.
Any federal employees in Kansas 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: Riley, Wichita, 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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