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Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in Massachusetts 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.
Massachusetts 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 HARTFORD-WEST HARTFORD, CT-MA General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Hartford and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 27.57% 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 | $34,795 | $35,762 | $36,729 | $37,696 | $38,663 | $39,630 | $40,597 | $41,564 | $42,531 | $43,498 |
| LEO-4 | $39,054 | $40,139 | $41,223 | $42,307 | $43,392 | $44,476 | $45,560 | $46,645 | $47,729 | $48,813 |
| LEO-5 | $44,916 | $46,131 | $47,345 | $48,560 | $49,774 | $50,988 | $52,203 | $53,417 | $54,632 | $55,846 |
| LEO-6 | $47,359 | $48,713 | $50,066 | $51,420 | $52,773 | $54,127 | $55,480 | $56,834 | $58,187 | $59,541 |
| LEO-7 | $51,124 | $52,628 | $54,132 | $55,636 | $57,140 | $58,644 | $60,148 | $61,652 | $63,156 | $64,660 |
| LEO-8 | $53,285 | $54,950 | $56,614 | $58,279 | $59,944 | $61,609 | $63,273 | $64,938 | $66,603 | $68,268 |
| LEO-9 | $57,015 | $58,854 | $60,694 | $62,534 | $64,373 | $66,213 | $68,052 | $69,892 | $71,731 | $73,571 |
| LEO-10 | $62,787 | $64,813 | $66,839 | $68,865 | $70,891 | $72,916 | $74,942 | $76,968 | $78,994 | $81,020 |
The Hartford locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Chicopee, Springfield, and other areas within the region.
The BOSTON-WORCESTER-PROVIDENCE, MA-RI-NH-ME General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Boston and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 26.73% 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 | $34,566 | $35,526 | $36,487 | $37,447 | $38,408 | $39,369 | $40,329 | $41,290 | $42,251 | $43,211 |
| LEO-4 | $38,797 | $39,874 | $40,952 | $42,029 | $43,106 | $44,183 | $45,260 | $46,338 | $47,415 | $48,492 |
| LEO-5 | $44,620 | $45,827 | $47,033 | $48,240 | $49,446 | $50,653 | $51,859 | $53,066 | $54,272 | $55,479 |
| LEO-6 | $47,047 | $48,392 | $49,736 | $51,081 | $52,426 | $53,770 | $55,115 | $56,459 | $57,804 | $59,149 |
| LEO-7 | $50,787 | $52,281 | $53,775 | $55,269 | $56,764 | $58,258 | $59,752 | $61,246 | $62,740 | $64,234 |
| LEO-8 | $52,934 | $54,588 | $56,242 | $57,895 | $59,549 | $61,203 | $62,857 | $64,511 | $66,164 | $67,818 |
| LEO-9 | $56,639 | $58,467 | $60,294 | $62,122 | $63,949 | $65,777 | $67,604 | $69,432 | $71,259 | $73,086 |
| LEO-10 | $62,374 | $64,386 | $66,399 | $68,411 | $70,424 | $72,436 | $74,449 | $76,461 | $78,474 | $80,486 |
The Boston locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Boston, Cambridge, Lowell, Worcester, Bedford, Devens, Natick, Sandwich, Woods Hole, and other areas within the region.
The ALBANY-SCHENECTADY, NY-MA General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Albany and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 15.85% 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 | $31,598 | $32,476 | $33,354 | $34,233 | $35,111 | $35,989 | $36,867 | $37,745 | $38,623 | $39,501 |
| LEO-4 | $35,466 | $36,451 | $37,436 | $38,420 | $39,405 | $40,390 | $41,375 | $42,359 | $43,344 | $44,329 |
| LEO-5 | $40,790 | $41,893 | $42,995 | $44,098 | $45,201 | $46,304 | $47,407 | $48,510 | $49,613 | $50,716 |
| LEO-6 | $43,008 | $44,237 | $45,466 | $46,696 | $47,925 | $49,154 | $50,383 | $51,612 | $52,842 | $54,071 |
| LEO-7 | $46,427 | $47,793 | $49,159 | $50,525 | $51,890 | $53,256 | $54,622 | $55,988 | $57,354 | $58,720 |
| LEO-8 | $48,389 | $49,901 | $51,413 | $52,925 | $54,437 | $55,949 | $57,460 | $58,972 | $60,484 | $61,996 |
| LEO-9 | $51,777 | $53,447 | $55,118 | $56,789 | $58,459 | $60,130 | $61,800 | $63,471 | $65,141 | $66,812 |
| LEO-10 | $57,019 | $58,859 | $60,698 | $62,538 | $64,378 | $66,218 | $68,057 | $69,897 | $71,737 | $73,576 |
The Albany locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: and other areas within the region.
Any federal employees in Massachusetts 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: 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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