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Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in New York 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 York 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: New York, Yonkers, Fort Hamilton, West Point, and other areas within the region.
The BUFFALO-CHEEKTOWAGA-OLEAN, NY General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Buffalo and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 18.66% 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 | $32,365 | $33,264 | $34,163 | $35,063 | $35,962 | $36,862 | $37,761 | $38,661 | $39,560 | $40,460 |
| LEO-4 | $36,327 | $37,335 | $38,344 | $39,352 | $40,361 | $41,370 | $42,378 | $43,387 | $44,395 | $45,404 |
| LEO-5 | $41,779 | $42,909 | $44,038 | $45,168 | $46,298 | $47,427 | $48,557 | $49,687 | $50,816 | $51,946 |
| LEO-6 | $44,051 | $45,310 | $46,569 | $47,828 | $49,087 | $50,346 | $51,605 | $52,864 | $54,123 | $55,382 |
| LEO-7 | $47,553 | $48,952 | $50,351 | $51,750 | $53,149 | $54,548 | $55,947 | $57,346 | $58,745 | $60,144 |
| LEO-8 | $49,563 | $51,112 | $52,660 | $54,209 | $55,757 | $57,306 | $58,854 | $60,403 | $61,951 | $63,500 |
| LEO-9 | $53,033 | $54,744 | $56,455 | $58,166 | $59,877 | $61,588 | $63,299 | $65,010 | $66,721 | $68,432 |
| LEO-10 | $58,402 | $60,286 | $62,171 | $64,055 | $65,939 | $67,824 | $69,708 | $71,592 | $73,477 | $75,361 |
The Buffalo locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Buffalo, 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: Saratoga Springs, Watervliet, and other areas within the region.
Any federal employees in New York 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: Syracuse, Fort Drum, 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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