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Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in Missouri 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.
Missouri 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 ST. LOUIS-ST. CHARLES-FARMINGTON, MO-IL General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Saint Louis and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 17.05% 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 | $32,823 | $33,735 | $34,647 | $35,559 | $36,470 | $37,382 | $38,294 | $39,206 | $40,118 | $41,030 |
| LEO-4 | $36,844 | $37,867 | $38,890 | $39,913 | $40,936 | $41,959 | $42,982 | $44,005 | $45,028 | $46,051 |
| LEO-5 | $42,367 | $43,512 | $44,657 | $45,802 | $46,946 | $48,091 | $49,236 | $50,381 | $51,525 | $52,670 |
| LEO-6 | $44,679 | $45,956 | $47,233 | $48,510 | $49,787 | $51,064 | $52,341 | $53,618 | $54,895 | $56,172 |
| LEO-7 | $48,229 | $49,648 | $51,067 | $52,485 | $53,904 | $55,323 | $56,741 | $58,160 | $59,578 | $60,997 |
| LEO-8 | $50,269 | $51,840 | $53,411 | $54,982 | $56,553 | $58,124 | $59,694 | $61,265 | $62,836 | $64,407 |
| LEO-9 | $53,788 | $55,523 | $57,257 | $58,992 | $60,727 | $62,461 | $64,196 | $65,931 | $67,665 | $69,400 |
| LEO-10 | $59,233 | $61,143 | $63,054 | $64,964 | $66,874 | $68,784 | $70,695 | $72,605 | $74,515 | $76,425 |
The Saint Louis locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Saint Louis, and other areas within the region.
The KANSAS CITY-OVERLAND PARK-KANSAS CITY, MO-KS General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Kansas City and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 16.6% 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 | $32,697 | $33,605 | $34,514 | $35,422 | $36,330 | $37,239 | $38,147 | $39,055 | $39,963 | $40,872 |
| LEO-4 | $36,702 | $37,721 | $38,740 | $39,759 | $40,779 | $41,798 | $42,817 | $43,836 | $44,855 | $45,874 |
| LEO-5 | $42,205 | $43,345 | $44,485 | $45,626 | $46,766 | $47,906 | $49,047 | $50,187 | $51,327 | $52,468 |
| LEO-6 | $44,507 | $45,779 | $47,052 | $48,324 | $49,596 | $50,868 | $52,140 | $53,412 | $54,684 | $55,956 |
| LEO-7 | $48,044 | $49,457 | $50,870 | $52,283 | $53,697 | $55,110 | $56,523 | $57,936 | $59,349 | $60,763 |
| LEO-8 | $50,076 | $51,641 | $53,206 | $54,771 | $56,335 | $57,900 | $59,465 | $61,030 | $62,594 | $64,159 |
| LEO-9 | $53,581 | $55,309 | $57,037 | $58,765 | $60,493 | $62,221 | $63,949 | $65,677 | $67,405 | $69,133 |
| LEO-10 | $59,005 | $60,908 | $62,811 | $64,714 | $66,617 | $68,520 | $70,423 | $72,326 | $74,229 | $76,132 |
The Kansas City locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Independence, Kansas City, Knob Noster, and other areas within the region.
Any federal employees in Missouri 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: Columbia, Springfield, Fort Leonard Wood, 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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