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Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in Missouri 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.
Missouri 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 ST. LOUIS-ST. CHARLES-FARMINGTON, MO-IL General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Saint Louis and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 16.47% 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 | $32,207 | $33,102 | $33,996 | $34,891 | $35,785 | $36,680 | $37,574 | $38,469 | $39,363 | $40,258 |
| LEO-4 | $36,156 | $37,160 | $38,164 | $39,168 | $40,172 | $41,176 | $42,180 | $43,184 | $44,188 | $45,192 |
| LEO-5 | $41,580 | $42,704 | $43,828 | $44,952 | $46,076 | $47,199 | $48,323 | $49,447 | $50,571 | $51,695 |
| LEO-6 | $43,838 | $45,090 | $46,342 | $47,594 | $48,846 | $50,098 | $51,350 | $52,603 | $53,855 | $55,107 |
| LEO-7 | $47,326 | $48,718 | $50,110 | $51,502 | $52,894 | $54,286 | $55,677 | $57,069 | $58,461 | $59,853 |
| LEO-8 | $49,331 | $50,873 | $52,415 | $53,957 | $55,499 | $57,041 | $58,583 | $60,125 | $61,667 | $63,209 |
| LEO-9 | $52,783 | $54,486 | $56,189 | $57,891 | $59,594 | $61,297 | $63,000 | $64,703 | $66,405 | $68,108 |
| LEO-10 | $58,127 | $60,002 | $61,877 | $63,752 | $65,627 | $67,503 | $69,378 | $71,253 | $73,128 | $75,003 |
The Saint Louis locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Saint Louis, and other areas within the region.
The KANSAS CITY-OVERLAND PARK-KANSAS CITY, MO-KS General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Kansas City and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 16.1% 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 | $32,105 | $32,997 | $33,888 | $34,780 | $35,672 | $36,563 | $37,455 | $38,347 | $39,238 | $40,130 |
| LEO-4 | $36,041 | $37,042 | $38,042 | $39,043 | $40,044 | $41,045 | $42,046 | $43,046 | $44,047 | $45,048 |
| LEO-5 | $41,448 | $42,568 | $43,688 | $44,809 | $45,929 | $47,050 | $48,170 | $49,290 | $50,411 | $51,531 |
| LEO-6 | $43,699 | $44,947 | $46,195 | $47,443 | $48,691 | $49,939 | $51,187 | $52,435 | $53,683 | $54,932 |
| LEO-7 | $47,176 | $48,563 | $49,951 | $51,338 | $52,726 | $54,113 | $55,500 | $56,888 | $58,275 | $59,663 |
| LEO-8 | $49,174 | $50,711 | $52,248 | $53,786 | $55,323 | $56,860 | $58,397 | $59,934 | $61,471 | $63,009 |
| LEO-9 | $52,615 | $54,313 | $56,010 | $57,708 | $59,405 | $61,102 | $62,800 | $64,497 | $66,194 | $67,892 |
| LEO-10 | $57,942 | $59,811 | $61,680 | $63,550 | $65,419 | $67,288 | $69,157 | $71,026 | $72,896 | $74,765 |
The Kansas City locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Independence, Kansas City, Knob Noster, and other areas within the region.
Any federal employees in Missouri 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: Columbia, Springfield, Fort Leonard Wood, 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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