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Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in New Jersey 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.
New Jersey 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 NEW YORK-NEWARK, NY-NJ-CT-PA General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in New York City and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 31.22% 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 | $35,790 | $36,785 | $37,780 | $38,774 | $39,769 | $40,763 | $41,758 | $42,753 | $43,747 | $44,742 |
| LEO-4 | $40,172 | $41,287 | $42,402 | $43,518 | $44,633 | $45,749 | $46,864 | $47,979 | $49,095 | $50,210 |
| LEO-5 | $46,201 | $47,450 | $48,700 | $49,949 | $51,198 | $52,447 | $53,697 | $54,946 | $56,195 | $57,444 |
| LEO-6 | $48,714 | $50,106 | $51,499 | $52,891 | $54,283 | $55,675 | $57,068 | $58,460 | $59,852 | $61,244 |
| LEO-7 | $52,586 | $54,133 | $55,681 | $57,228 | $58,775 | $60,322 | $61,869 | $63,416 | $64,963 | $66,510 |
| LEO-8 | $54,809 | $56,522 | $58,234 | $59,947 | $61,659 | $63,371 | $65,084 | $66,796 | $68,509 | $70,221 |
| LEO-9 | $58,646 | $60,538 | $62,431 | $64,323 | $66,215 | $68,107 | $69,999 | $71,892 | $73,784 | $75,676 |
| LEO-10 | $64,584 | $66,668 | $68,751 | $70,835 | $72,919 | $75,003 | $77,087 | $79,170 | $81,254 | $83,338 |
The New York City locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Elizabeth, Jersey City, Newark, Paterson, Wharton, Wrightstown, Colts Neck, and other areas within the region.
The PHILADELPHIA-READING-CAMDEN, PA-NJ-DE-MD General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Philadelphia and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 23.87% 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 | $33,786 | $34,724 | $35,663 | $36,602 | $37,541 | $38,480 | $39,419 | $40,358 | $41,297 | $42,236 |
| LEO-4 | $37,922 | $38,974 | $40,027 | $41,080 | $42,133 | $43,186 | $44,239 | $45,292 | $46,345 | $47,398 |
| LEO-5 | $43,613 | $44,793 | $45,972 | $47,151 | $48,330 | $49,510 | $50,689 | $51,868 | $53,047 | $54,227 |
| LEO-6 | $45,985 | $47,300 | $48,614 | $49,928 | $51,243 | $52,557 | $53,871 | $55,185 | $56,500 | $57,814 |
| LEO-7 | $49,641 | $51,101 | $52,562 | $54,022 | $55,483 | $56,943 | $58,403 | $59,864 | $61,324 | $62,785 |
| LEO-8 | $51,739 | $53,356 | $54,972 | $56,589 | $58,205 | $59,822 | $61,438 | $63,055 | $64,671 | $66,288 |
| LEO-9 | $55,361 | $57,147 | $58,934 | $60,720 | $62,506 | $64,292 | $66,078 | $67,865 | $69,651 | $71,437 |
| LEO-10 | $60,966 | $62,933 | $64,900 | $66,868 | $68,835 | $70,802 | $72,769 | $74,736 | $76,703 | $78,670 |
The Philadelphia locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Cape May, Wildwood, Wrightstown, 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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