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Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in Alabama for 2018
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.
Alabama 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 ATLANTA--ATHENS-CLARKE COUNTY--SANDY SPRINGS, GA-AL General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Atlanta and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 21.16% 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 | $33,504 | $34,435 | $35,365 | $36,296 | $37,226 | $38,157 | $39,087 | $40,018 | $40,948 | $41,879 |
| LEO-4 | $37,612 | $38,656 | $39,700 | $40,745 | $41,789 | $42,834 | $43,878 | $44,922 | $45,967 | $47,011 |
| LEO-5 | $43,254 | $44,423 | $45,593 | $46,762 | $47,931 | $49,100 | $50,269 | $51,438 | $52,608 | $53,777 |
| LEO-6 | $45,603 | $46,906 | $48,208 | $49,511 | $50,813 | $52,116 | $53,418 | $54,721 | $56,023 | $57,326 |
| LEO-7 | $49,232 | $50,680 | $52,128 | $53,576 | $55,024 | $56,471 | $57,919 | $59,367 | $60,815 | $62,263 |
| LEO-8 | $51,317 | $52,921 | $54,526 | $56,130 | $57,734 | $59,338 | $60,942 | $62,546 | $64,151 | $65,755 |
| LEO-9 | $54,909 | $56,680 | $58,451 | $60,223 | $61,994 | $63,765 | $65,537 | $67,308 | $69,079 | $70,851 |
| LEO-10 | $60,467 | $62,418 | $64,369 | $66,319 | $68,270 | $70,221 | $72,171 | $74,122 | $76,073 | $78,023 |
The Atlanta locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: and other areas within the region.
The HUNTSVILLE-DECATUR, AL-TN General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Huntsville and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 18.49% 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 | $32,766 | $33,676 | $34,586 | $35,496 | $36,406 | $37,316 | $38,226 | $39,136 | $40,046 | $40,956 |
| LEO-4 | $36,783 | $37,804 | $38,826 | $39,847 | $40,868 | $41,890 | $42,911 | $43,933 | $44,954 | $45,975 |
| LEO-5 | $42,301 | $43,444 | $44,588 | $45,731 | $46,875 | $48,018 | $49,162 | $50,305 | $51,448 | $52,592 |
| LEO-6 | $44,598 | $45,872 | $47,146 | $48,420 | $49,694 | $50,967 | $52,241 | $53,515 | $54,789 | $56,062 |
| LEO-7 | $48,147 | $49,563 | $50,979 | $52,395 | $53,811 | $55,227 | $56,643 | $58,059 | $59,475 | $60,891 |
| LEO-8 | $50,186 | $51,755 | $53,324 | $54,893 | $56,462 | $58,030 | $59,599 | $61,168 | $62,737 | $64,306 |
| LEO-9 | $53,698 | $55,431 | $57,163 | $58,895 | $60,628 | $62,360 | $64,092 | $65,825 | $67,557 | $69,289 |
| LEO-10 | $59,135 | $61,042 | $62,950 | $64,858 | $66,766 | $68,673 | $70,581 | $72,489 | $74,396 | $76,304 |
The Huntsville locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Huntsville, and other areas within the region.
Any federal employees in Alabama 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 15.37% (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 | $31,903 | $32,789 | $33,675 | $34,561 | $35,447 | $36,333 | $37,220 | $38,106 | $38,992 | $39,878 |
| LEO-4 | $35,814 | $36,809 | $37,803 | $38,798 | $39,792 | $40,787 | $41,781 | $42,776 | $43,770 | $44,765 |
| LEO-5 | $41,187 | $42,300 | $43,414 | $44,527 | $45,640 | $46,754 | $47,867 | $48,980 | $50,094 | $51,207 |
| LEO-6 | $43,424 | $44,664 | $45,905 | $47,145 | $48,385 | $49,625 | $50,865 | $52,106 | $53,346 | $54,586 |
| LEO-7 | $46,879 | $48,258 | $49,637 | $51,015 | $52,394 | $53,773 | $55,151 | $56,530 | $57,909 | $59,287 |
| LEO-8 | $48,865 | $50,392 | $51,920 | $53,447 | $54,975 | $56,502 | $58,030 | $59,557 | $61,085 | $62,612 |
| LEO-9 | $52,285 | $53,971 | $55,658 | $57,345 | $59,031 | $60,718 | $62,405 | $64,091 | $65,778 | $67,465 |
| LEO-10 | $57,578 | $59,435 | $61,293 | $63,150 | $65,008 | $66,865 | $68,722 | $70,580 | $72,437 | $74,295 |
The Rest of U.S. locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Mobile, Montgomery, Fort Rucker, and other areas within the region.
* For some high-paygrade workers, pay under the GS scale may be capped at $164,200 the SES (Senior Executive Scale)'s Level 4 pay for the current year (5 U.S.C. 5304 (g)(1)).
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