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Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in Massachusetts 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.
Massachusetts 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 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: Chicopee, Springfield, 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: Boston, Cambridge, Lowell, Worcester, Bedford, Devens, Natick, Sandwich, Woods Hole, and other areas within the region.
The ALBANY-SCHENECTADY, NY-MA General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Albany and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 17.19% 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 | $32,862 | $33,775 | $34,688 | $35,601 | $36,514 | $37,427 | $38,340 | $39,253 | $40,166 | $41,079 |
| LEO-4 | $36,888 | $37,912 | $38,936 | $39,961 | $40,985 | $42,009 | $43,033 | $44,058 | $45,082 | $46,106 |
| LEO-5 | $42,418 | $43,564 | $44,710 | $45,856 | $47,003 | $48,149 | $49,295 | $50,441 | $51,587 | $52,733 |
| LEO-6 | $44,733 | $46,011 | $47,290 | $48,568 | $49,847 | $51,125 | $52,404 | $53,682 | $54,961 | $56,239 |
| LEO-7 | $48,287 | $49,707 | $51,128 | $52,548 | $53,968 | $55,389 | $56,809 | $58,229 | $59,650 | $61,070 |
| LEO-8 | $50,330 | $51,902 | $53,475 | $55,048 | $56,620 | $58,193 | $59,766 | $61,338 | $62,911 | $64,484 |
| LEO-9 | $53,852 | $55,589 | $57,326 | $59,063 | $60,799 | $62,536 | $64,273 | $66,010 | $67,746 | $69,483 |
| LEO-10 | $59,304 | $61,217 | $63,129 | $65,042 | $66,954 | $68,867 | $70,779 | $72,692 | $74,604 | $76,517 |
The Albany 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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