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Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in West Virginia 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.
West Virginia 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 WASHINGTON-BALTIMORE-ARLINGTON, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Washington DC and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 27.1% 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 | $34,667 | $35,630 | $36,593 | $37,557 | $38,520 | $39,484 | $40,447 | $41,410 | $42,374 | $43,337 |
| LEO-4 | $38,910 | $39,991 | $41,071 | $42,151 | $43,232 | $44,312 | $45,392 | $46,473 | $47,553 | $48,634 |
| LEO-5 | $44,751 | $45,961 | $47,171 | $48,381 | $49,591 | $50,801 | $52,011 | $53,221 | $54,431 | $55,641 |
| LEO-6 | $47,185 | $48,533 | $49,882 | $51,230 | $52,579 | $53,927 | $55,276 | $56,624 | $57,973 | $59,321 |
| LEO-7 | $50,935 | $52,434 | $53,932 | $55,431 | $56,929 | $58,428 | $59,926 | $61,425 | $62,923 | $64,422 |
| LEO-8 | $53,088 | $54,747 | $56,406 | $58,064 | $59,723 | $61,382 | $63,040 | $64,699 | $66,358 | $68,016 |
| LEO-9 | $56,805 | $58,638 | $60,470 | $62,303 | $64,136 | $65,969 | $67,801 | $69,634 | $71,467 | $73,300 |
| LEO-10 | $62,556 | $64,574 | $66,593 | $68,611 | $70,629 | $72,648 | $74,666 | $76,685 | $78,703 | $80,721 |
The Washington DC locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Kearneysville, and other areas within the region.
The PITTSBURGH-NEW CASTLE-WEIRTON, PA-OH-WV General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Pittsburgh and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 17.86% 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 | $32,146 | $33,040 | $33,933 | $34,826 | $35,720 | $36,613 | $37,507 | $38,400 | $39,293 | $40,187 |
| LEO-4 | $36,082 | $37,083 | $38,085 | $39,087 | $40,089 | $41,091 | $42,093 | $43,094 | $44,096 | $45,098 |
| LEO-5 | $41,497 | $42,619 | $43,741 | $44,863 | $45,985 | $47,107 | $48,229 | $49,352 | $50,474 | $51,596 |
| LEO-6 | $43,754 | $45,005 | $46,255 | $47,506 | $48,756 | $50,007 | $51,257 | $52,508 | $53,758 | $55,009 |
| LEO-7 | $47,232 | $48,622 | $50,012 | $51,401 | $52,791 | $54,180 | $55,570 | $56,959 | $58,349 | $59,739 |
| LEO-8 | $49,229 | $50,767 | $52,305 | $53,843 | $55,381 | $56,919 | $58,457 | $59,995 | $61,534 | $63,072 |
| LEO-9 | $52,675 | $54,375 | $56,074 | $57,774 | $59,473 | $61,173 | $62,872 | $64,572 | $66,271 | $67,971 |
| LEO-10 | $58,008 | $59,880 | $61,752 | $63,623 | $65,495 | $67,366 | $69,238 | $71,110 | $72,981 | $74,853 |
The Pittsburgh locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: and other areas within the region.
Any federal employees in West Virginia 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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