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Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in New Jersey 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.
New Jersey 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 32.13% 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 | $36,538 | $37,553 | $38,567 | $39,582 | $40,597 | $41,612 | $42,626 | $43,641 | $44,656 | $45,671 |
| LEO-4 | $41,017 | $42,156 | $43,295 | $44,434 | $45,573 | $46,712 | $47,851 | $48,990 | $50,129 | $51,268 |
| LEO-5 | $47,170 | $48,445 | $49,721 | $50,996 | $52,271 | $53,546 | $54,821 | $56,096 | $57,371 | $58,646 |
| LEO-6 | $49,732 | $51,153 | $52,573 | $53,994 | $55,414 | $56,834 | $58,255 | $59,675 | $61,096 | $62,516 |
| LEO-7 | $53,690 | $55,269 | $56,848 | $58,427 | $60,006 | $61,584 | $63,163 | $64,742 | $66,321 | $67,900 |
| LEO-8 | $55,964 | $57,713 | $59,462 | $61,212 | $62,961 | $64,711 | $66,460 | $68,209 | $69,959 | $71,708 |
| LEO-9 | $59,880 | $61,812 | $63,743 | $65,675 | $67,607 | $69,539 | $71,470 | $73,402 | $75,334 | $77,266 |
| LEO-10 | $65,942 | $68,069 | $70,197 | $72,324 | $74,451 | $76,579 | $78,706 | $80,833 | $82,960 | $85,088 |
The New York City locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Elizabeth, Jersey City, Newark, Paterson, Wharton, Wrightstown, Colts Neck, and other areas within the region.
The PHILADELPHIA-READING-CAMDEN, PA-NJ-DE-MD General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Philadelphia and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 24.59% 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 | $34,453 | $35,410 | $36,367 | $37,323 | $38,280 | $39,237 | $40,194 | $41,151 | $42,108 | $43,065 |
| LEO-4 | $38,676 | $39,750 | $40,824 | $41,898 | $42,972 | $44,046 | $45,120 | $46,194 | $47,268 | $48,342 |
| LEO-5 | $44,479 | $45,681 | $46,883 | $48,086 | $49,288 | $50,490 | $51,692 | $52,895 | $54,097 | $55,299 |
| LEO-6 | $46,894 | $48,234 | $49,573 | $50,912 | $52,252 | $53,591 | $54,930 | $56,270 | $57,609 | $58,949 |
| LEO-7 | $50,626 | $52,115 | $53,604 | $55,092 | $56,581 | $58,070 | $59,559 | $61,048 | $62,537 | $64,026 |
| LEO-8 | $52,770 | $54,420 | $56,069 | $57,719 | $59,368 | $61,018 | $62,668 | $64,317 | $65,967 | $67,616 |
| LEO-9 | $56,463 | $58,284 | $60,106 | $61,927 | $63,749 | $65,570 | $67,392 | $69,213 | $71,035 | $72,856 |
| LEO-10 | $62,179 | $64,185 | $66,191 | $68,197 | $70,203 | $72,209 | $74,215 | $76,220 | $78,226 | $80,232 |
The Philadelphia locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Cape May, Wildwood, Wrightstown, 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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