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Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in Alabama for 2019
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 21.64% 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 | $34,110 | $35,058 | $36,005 | $36,953 | $37,901 | $38,848 | $39,796 | $40,743 | $41,691 | $42,638 |
| LEO-4 | $38,289 | $39,352 | $40,415 | $41,478 | $42,541 | $43,604 | $44,667 | $45,731 | $46,794 | $47,857 |
| LEO-5 | $44,029 | $45,218 | $46,408 | $47,598 | $48,787 | $49,977 | $51,167 | $52,356 | $53,546 | $54,736 |
| LEO-6 | $46,431 | $47,758 | $49,085 | $50,412 | $51,740 | $53,067 | $54,394 | $55,721 | $57,048 | $58,375 |
| LEO-7 | $50,121 | $51,595 | $53,069 | $54,543 | $56,018 | $57,492 | $58,966 | $60,440 | $61,915 | $63,389 |
| LEO-8 | $52,241 | $53,873 | $55,506 | $57,138 | $58,770 | $60,403 | $62,035 | $63,668 | $65,300 | $66,932 |
| LEO-9 | $55,897 | $57,700 | $59,503 | $61,305 | $63,108 | $64,911 | $66,713 | $68,516 | $70,319 | $72,122 |
| LEO-10 | $61,556 | $63,541 | $65,526 | $67,511 | $69,497 | $71,482 | $73,467 | $75,452 | $77,437 | $79,422 |
The Atlanta locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: and other areas within the region.
The HUNTSVILLE-DECATUR-ALBERTVILLE, AL 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 19.18% 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 | $33,420 | $34,349 | $35,277 | $36,206 | $37,134 | $38,063 | $38,991 | $39,919 | $40,848 | $41,776 |
| LEO-4 | $37,514 | $38,556 | $39,598 | $40,639 | $41,681 | $42,722 | $43,764 | $44,806 | $45,847 | $46,889 |
| LEO-5 | $43,138 | $44,304 | $45,470 | $46,635 | $47,801 | $48,966 | $50,132 | $51,297 | $52,463 | $53,629 |
| LEO-6 | $45,492 | $46,792 | $48,093 | $49,393 | $50,693 | $51,993 | $53,294 | $54,594 | $55,894 | $57,194 |
| LEO-7 | $49,107 | $50,551 | $51,996 | $53,440 | $54,885 | $56,329 | $57,774 | $59,218 | $60,663 | $62,107 |
| LEO-8 | $51,184 | $52,784 | $54,383 | $55,982 | $57,582 | $59,181 | $60,781 | $62,380 | $63,979 | $65,579 |
| LEO-9 | $54,767 | $56,533 | $58,299 | $60,066 | $61,832 | $63,598 | $65,364 | $67,131 | $68,897 | $70,663 |
| LEO-10 | $60,311 | $62,256 | $64,201 | $66,146 | $68,091 | $70,036 | $71,981 | $73,926 | $75,871 | $77,816 |
The Huntsville locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Huntsville, and other areas within the region.
The BIRMINGHAM-HOOVER-TALLADEGA, AL General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Birmingham and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 15.77% 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 | $32,464 | $33,366 | $34,268 | $35,170 | $36,072 | $36,973 | $37,875 | $38,777 | $39,679 | $40,581 |
| LEO-4 | $36,441 | $37,453 | $38,465 | $39,476 | $40,488 | $41,500 | $42,512 | $43,524 | $44,536 | $45,547 |
| LEO-5 | $41,904 | $43,036 | $44,169 | $45,301 | $46,433 | $47,565 | $48,697 | $49,830 | $50,962 | $52,094 |
| LEO-6 | $44,191 | $45,454 | $46,717 | $47,980 | $49,243 | $50,506 | $51,769 | $53,032 | $54,295 | $55,558 |
| LEO-7 | $47,702 | $49,105 | $50,508 | $51,911 | $53,314 | $54,718 | $56,121 | $57,524 | $58,927 | $60,330 |
| LEO-8 | $49,720 | $51,273 | $52,827 | $54,381 | $55,934 | $57,488 | $59,042 | $60,595 | $62,149 | $63,702 |
| LEO-9 | $53,200 | $54,915 | $56,631 | $58,347 | $60,063 | $61,778 | $63,494 | $65,210 | $66,925 | $68,641 |
| LEO-10 | $58,585 | $60,475 | $62,364 | $64,254 | $66,143 | $68,032 | $69,922 | $71,811 | $73,700 | $75,590 |
The Birmingham locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Birmingham, Eastaboga, 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 15.67% (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 | $32,436 | $33,337 | $34,238 | $35,139 | $36,040 | $36,942 | $37,843 | $38,744 | $39,645 | $40,546 |
| LEO-4 | $36,409 | $37,420 | $38,431 | $39,442 | $40,453 | $41,464 | $42,475 | $43,486 | $44,497 | $45,508 |
| LEO-5 | $41,868 | $42,999 | $44,130 | $45,262 | $46,393 | $47,524 | $48,655 | $49,787 | $50,918 | $52,049 |
| LEO-6 | $44,152 | $45,414 | $46,676 | $47,938 | $49,200 | $50,462 | $51,724 | $52,986 | $54,248 | $55,510 |
| LEO-7 | $47,661 | $49,063 | $50,465 | $51,866 | $53,268 | $54,670 | $56,072 | $57,474 | $58,876 | $60,278 |
| LEO-8 | $49,677 | $51,229 | $52,781 | $54,334 | $55,886 | $57,438 | $58,991 | $60,543 | $62,095 | $63,647 |
| LEO-9 | $53,154 | $54,868 | $56,582 | $58,297 | $60,011 | $61,725 | $63,439 | $65,153 | $66,868 | $68,582 |
| LEO-10 | $58,535 | $60,423 | $62,310 | $64,198 | $66,086 | $67,973 | $69,861 | $71,749 | $73,637 | $75,524 |
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 $166,500 the SES (Senior Executive Scale)'s Level 4 pay for the current year (5 U.S.C. 5304 (g)(1)).
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