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Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in Washington 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.
Washington 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 SEATTLE-TACOMA, WA General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Seattle and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 25.11% 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 | $34,597 | $35,558 | $36,518 | $37,479 | $38,440 | $39,401 | $40,362 | $41,323 | $42,283 | $43,244 |
| LEO-4 | $38,838 | $39,916 | $40,995 | $42,073 | $43,152 | $44,230 | $45,309 | $46,387 | $47,465 | $48,544 |
| LEO-5 | $44,664 | $45,872 | $47,079 | $48,286 | $49,494 | $50,701 | $51,908 | $53,115 | $54,323 | $55,530 |
| LEO-6 | $47,090 | $48,435 | $49,780 | $51,125 | $52,470 | $53,815 | $55,160 | $56,505 | $57,850 | $59,195 |
| LEO-7 | $50,837 | $52,332 | $53,827 | $55,322 | $56,817 | $58,313 | $59,808 | $61,303 | $62,798 | $64,293 |
| LEO-8 | $52,990 | $54,647 | $56,303 | $57,960 | $59,616 | $61,273 | $62,929 | $64,586 | $66,242 | $67,898 |
| LEO-9 | $56,699 | $58,528 | $60,357 | $62,186 | $64,015 | $65,844 | $67,673 | $69,502 | $71,331 | $73,161 |
| LEO-10 | $62,439 | $64,453 | $66,467 | $68,481 | $70,496 | $72,510 | $74,524 | $76,539 | $78,553 | $80,567 |
The Seattle locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Bellevue, Bremerton, Everett, Kent, Oak Harbor, Seattle, Tacoma, and other areas within the region.
The PORTLAND-VANCOUVER-SALEM, OR-WA General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Portland and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 22.53% 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 | $33,883 | $34,824 | $35,765 | $36,706 | $37,647 | $38,588 | $39,529 | $40,470 | $41,411 | $42,352 |
| LEO-4 | $38,037 | $39,093 | $40,149 | $41,206 | $42,262 | $43,318 | $44,374 | $45,430 | $46,487 | $47,543 |
| LEO-5 | $43,743 | $44,926 | $46,108 | $47,290 | $48,473 | $49,655 | $50,838 | $52,020 | $53,203 | $54,385 |
| LEO-6 | $46,119 | $47,436 | $48,753 | $50,071 | $51,388 | $52,705 | $54,022 | $55,339 | $56,657 | $57,974 |
| LEO-7 | $49,789 | $51,253 | $52,717 | $54,182 | $55,646 | $57,110 | $58,574 | $60,038 | $61,503 | $62,967 |
| LEO-8 | $51,898 | $53,520 | $55,142 | $56,764 | $58,387 | $60,009 | $61,631 | $63,254 | $64,876 | $66,498 |
| LEO-9 | $55,529 | $57,321 | $59,112 | $60,904 | $62,695 | $64,486 | $66,278 | $68,069 | $69,860 | $71,652 |
| LEO-10 | $61,151 | $63,124 | $65,097 | $67,069 | $69,042 | $71,015 | $72,987 | $74,960 | $76,933 | $78,906 |
The Portland locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Vancouver, and other areas within the region.
Any federal employees in Washington 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: Yakima, 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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