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Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in Massachusetts 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.
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 28.21% 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 | $35,454 | $36,439 | $37,423 | $38,408 | $39,393 | $40,377 | $41,362 | $42,346 | $43,331 | $44,316 |
| LEO-4 | $39,800 | $40,905 | $42,011 | $43,116 | $44,221 | $45,326 | $46,431 | $47,536 | $48,642 | $49,747 |
| LEO-5 | $45,771 | $47,008 | $48,245 | $49,483 | $50,720 | $51,957 | $53,194 | $54,432 | $55,669 | $56,906 |
| LEO-6 | $48,257 | $49,635 | $51,013 | $52,392 | $53,770 | $55,148 | $56,527 | $57,905 | $59,283 | $60,661 |
| LEO-7 | $52,097 | $53,629 | $55,161 | $56,693 | $58,225 | $59,757 | $61,290 | $62,822 | $64,354 | $65,886 |
| LEO-8 | $54,303 | $56,001 | $57,698 | $59,396 | $61,093 | $62,791 | $64,488 | $66,186 | $67,883 | $69,581 |
| LEO-9 | $58,103 | $59,978 | $61,852 | $63,727 | $65,601 | $67,476 | $69,350 | $71,225 | $73,099 | $74,973 |
| LEO-10 | $63,986 | $66,050 | $68,114 | $70,178 | $72,242 | $74,307 | $76,371 | $78,435 | $80,499 | $82,563 |
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 27.48% 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 | $35,252 | $36,231 | $37,210 | $38,189 | $39,168 | $40,147 | $41,126 | $42,105 | $43,084 | $44,063 |
| LEO-4 | $39,574 | $40,672 | $41,771 | $42,870 | $43,969 | $45,068 | $46,167 | $47,266 | $48,365 | $49,464 |
| LEO-5 | $45,510 | $46,741 | $47,971 | $49,201 | $50,431 | $51,661 | $52,891 | $54,122 | $55,352 | $56,582 |
| LEO-6 | $47,982 | $49,353 | $50,723 | $52,093 | $53,464 | $54,834 | $56,205 | $57,575 | $58,945 | $60,316 |
| LEO-7 | $51,800 | $53,324 | $54,847 | $56,370 | $57,894 | $59,417 | $60,941 | $62,464 | $63,987 | $65,511 |
| LEO-8 | $53,994 | $55,682 | $57,370 | $59,058 | $60,745 | $62,433 | $64,121 | $65,809 | $67,497 | $69,185 |
| LEO-9 | $57,773 | $59,636 | $61,500 | $63,364 | $65,228 | $67,091 | $68,955 | $70,819 | $72,683 | $74,546 |
| LEO-10 | $63,621 | $65,674 | $67,726 | $69,779 | $71,831 | $73,884 | $75,936 | $77,988 | $80,041 | $82,093 |
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 16.5% 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 | $32,216 | $33,110 | $34,005 | $34,900 | $35,795 | $36,689 | $37,584 | $38,479 | $39,374 | $40,268 |
| LEO-4 | $36,165 | $37,169 | $38,174 | $39,178 | $40,182 | $41,186 | $42,190 | $43,195 | $44,199 | $45,203 |
| LEO-5 | $41,591 | $42,715 | $43,839 | $44,963 | $46,087 | $47,212 | $48,336 | $49,460 | $50,584 | $51,709 |
| LEO-6 | $43,849 | $45,102 | $46,354 | $47,607 | $48,859 | $50,111 | $51,364 | $52,616 | $53,868 | $55,121 |
| LEO-7 | $47,339 | $48,731 | $50,123 | $51,515 | $52,907 | $54,299 | $55,692 | $57,084 | $58,476 | $59,868 |
| LEO-8 | $49,344 | $50,886 | $52,428 | $53,971 | $55,513 | $57,056 | $58,598 | $60,141 | $61,683 | $63,226 |
| LEO-9 | $52,797 | $54,500 | $56,203 | $57,906 | $59,610 | $61,313 | $63,016 | $64,719 | $66,422 | $68,126 |
| LEO-10 | $58,142 | $60,017 | $61,893 | $63,769 | $65,644 | $67,520 | $69,396 | $71,271 | $73,147 | $75,023 |
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 15.37% (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: 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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