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Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in Iowa 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.
Iowa 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 DAVENPORT-MOLINE, IA-IL General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Davenport and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 16.49% 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 | $32,666 | $33,574 | $34,481 | $35,388 | $36,296 | $37,203 | $38,111 | $39,018 | $39,926 | $40,833 |
| LEO-4 | $36,668 | $37,686 | $38,704 | $39,722 | $40,740 | $41,758 | $42,776 | $43,794 | $44,813 | $45,831 |
| LEO-5 | $42,165 | $43,304 | $44,443 | $45,583 | $46,722 | $47,861 | $49,000 | $50,140 | $51,279 | $52,418 |
| LEO-6 | $44,465 | $45,736 | $47,007 | $48,278 | $49,549 | $50,820 | $52,091 | $53,362 | $54,633 | $55,904 |
| LEO-7 | $47,999 | $49,410 | $50,822 | $52,234 | $53,646 | $55,058 | $56,470 | $57,882 | $59,293 | $60,705 |
| LEO-8 | $50,029 | $51,592 | $53,156 | $54,719 | $56,282 | $57,845 | $59,409 | $60,972 | $62,535 | $64,099 |
| LEO-9 | $53,531 | $55,257 | $56,983 | $58,710 | $60,436 | $62,163 | $63,889 | $65,615 | $67,342 | $69,068 |
| LEO-10 | $58,950 | $60,851 | $62,752 | $64,653 | $66,554 | $68,455 | $70,356 | $72,258 | $74,159 | $76,060 |
The Davenport locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Davenport, and other areas within the region.
The OMAHA-COUNCIL BLUFFS-FREMONT, NE-IA General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Omaha and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 15.87% 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 | $32,492 | $33,395 | $34,298 | $35,200 | $36,103 | $37,005 | $37,908 | $38,811 | $39,713 | $40,616 |
| LEO-4 | $36,472 | $37,485 | $38,498 | $39,511 | $40,523 | $41,536 | $42,549 | $43,561 | $44,574 | $45,587 |
| LEO-5 | $41,940 | $43,074 | $44,207 | $45,340 | $46,473 | $47,606 | $48,740 | $49,873 | $51,006 | $52,139 |
| LEO-6 | $44,229 | $45,493 | $46,757 | $48,021 | $49,285 | $50,549 | $51,814 | $53,078 | $54,342 | $55,606 |
| LEO-7 | $47,743 | $49,147 | $50,552 | $51,956 | $53,360 | $54,765 | $56,169 | $57,573 | $58,978 | $60,382 |
| LEO-8 | $49,763 | $51,318 | $52,873 | $54,428 | $55,983 | $57,538 | $59,093 | $60,648 | $62,202 | $63,757 |
| LEO-9 | $53,246 | $54,963 | $56,680 | $58,397 | $60,115 | $61,832 | $63,549 | $65,266 | $66,983 | $68,700 |
| LEO-10 | $58,636 | $60,527 | $62,418 | $64,309 | $66,200 | $68,091 | $69,982 | $71,873 | $73,764 | $75,655 |
The Omaha locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: and other areas within the region.
Any federal employees in Iowa 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: Cedar Rapids, 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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