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Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in Connecticut 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.
Connecticut 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 33.06% 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 | $37,313 | $38,349 | $39,386 | $40,422 | $41,459 | $42,495 | $43,532 | $44,568 | $45,605 | $46,642 |
| LEO-4 | $41,883 | $43,046 | $44,209 | $45,372 | $46,535 | $47,698 | $48,861 | $50,024 | $51,187 | $52,350 |
| LEO-5 | $48,162 | $49,464 | $50,765 | $52,066 | $53,368 | $54,669 | $55,970 | $57,272 | $58,573 | $59,874 |
| LEO-6 | $50,790 | $52,242 | $53,694 | $55,145 | $56,597 | $58,049 | $59,500 | $60,952 | $62,404 | $63,855 |
| LEO-7 | $54,826 | $56,439 | $58,051 | $59,664 | $61,277 | $62,889 | $64,502 | $66,115 | $67,728 | $69,340 |
| LEO-8 | $57,145 | $58,931 | $60,717 | $62,502 | $64,288 | $66,074 | $67,859 | $69,645 | $71,431 | $73,216 |
| LEO-9 | $61,145 | $63,117 | $65,089 | $67,061 | $69,033 | $71,005 | $72,977 | $74,949 | $76,921 | $78,893 |
| LEO-10 | $67,335 | $69,507 | $71,678 | $73,850 | $76,021 | $78,193 | $80,364 | $82,536 | $84,707 | $86,879 |
The New York City locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Bridgeport, New Haven, Stamford, Waterbury, and other areas within the region.
The HARTFORD-EAST 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 28.87% 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 | $36,138 | $37,142 | $38,146 | $39,149 | $40,153 | $41,157 | $42,161 | $43,165 | $44,169 | $45,173 |
| LEO-4 | $40,564 | $41,691 | $42,817 | $43,943 | $45,070 | $46,196 | $47,322 | $48,449 | $49,575 | $50,701 |
| LEO-5 | $46,646 | $47,906 | $49,166 | $50,427 | $51,687 | $52,948 | $54,208 | $55,468 | $56,729 | $57,989 |
| LEO-6 | $49,191 | $50,597 | $52,003 | $53,409 | $54,815 | $56,221 | $57,627 | $59,033 | $60,439 | $61,845 |
| LEO-7 | $53,100 | $54,661 | $56,223 | $57,785 | $59,347 | $60,909 | $62,471 | $64,033 | $65,595 | $67,157 |
| LEO-8 | $55,346 | $57,075 | $58,805 | $60,534 | $62,264 | $63,993 | $65,722 | $67,452 | $69,181 | $70,911 |
| LEO-9 | $59,220 | $61,129 | $63,039 | $64,949 | $66,859 | $68,769 | $70,679 | $72,589 | $74,498 | $76,408 |
| LEO-10 | $65,215 | $67,318 | $69,421 | $71,524 | $73,627 | $75,730 | $77,834 | $79,937 | $82,040 | $84,143 |
The Hartford locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Groton, Hartford, New London, and other areas within the region.
The BOSTON-WORCESTER-PROVIDENCE, MA-RI-NH-CT-ME-VT 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 28.27% 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 | $35,969 | $36,969 | $37,968 | $38,967 | $39,966 | $40,966 | $41,965 | $42,964 | $43,963 | $44,962 |
| LEO-4 | $40,376 | $41,497 | $42,618 | $43,739 | $44,860 | $45,981 | $47,102 | $48,223 | $49,344 | $50,465 |
| LEO-5 | $46,429 | $47,683 | $48,938 | $50,192 | $51,447 | $52,701 | $53,955 | $55,210 | $56,464 | $57,719 |
| LEO-6 | $48,962 | $50,361 | $51,761 | $53,160 | $54,560 | $55,959 | $57,358 | $58,758 | $60,157 | $61,557 |
| LEO-7 | $52,852 | $54,407 | $55,962 | $57,516 | $59,071 | $60,626 | $62,180 | $63,735 | $65,289 | $66,844 |
| LEO-8 | $55,088 | $56,810 | $58,531 | $60,252 | $61,974 | $63,695 | $65,416 | $67,138 | $68,859 | $70,581 |
| LEO-9 | $58,944 | $60,845 | $62,746 | $64,647 | $66,548 | $68,449 | $70,350 | $72,251 | $74,152 | $76,053 |
| LEO-10 | $64,911 | $67,004 | $69,098 | $71,191 | $73,284 | $75,378 | $77,471 | $79,565 | $81,658 | $83,751 |
The Boston 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 $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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