FederalPay.org
FederalPay.org
Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in South Carolina 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.
South Carolina 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 CHARLOTTE-CONCORD, NC-SC General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Charlotte and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 16.79% 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 | $32,750 | $33,660 | $34,570 | $35,480 | $36,389 | $37,299 | $38,209 | $39,119 | $40,029 | $40,938 |
| LEO-4 | $36,762 | $37,783 | $38,803 | $39,824 | $40,845 | $41,866 | $42,886 | $43,907 | $44,928 | $45,949 |
| LEO-5 | $42,273 | $43,416 | $44,558 | $45,700 | $46,842 | $47,984 | $49,127 | $50,269 | $51,411 | $52,553 |
| LEO-6 | $44,580 | $45,854 | $47,128 | $48,402 | $49,677 | $50,951 | $52,225 | $53,499 | $54,773 | $56,048 |
| LEO-7 | $48,122 | $49,538 | $50,953 | $52,369 | $53,784 | $55,200 | $56,615 | $58,031 | $59,446 | $60,862 |
| LEO-8 | $50,158 | $51,725 | $53,292 | $54,860 | $56,427 | $57,994 | $59,562 | $61,129 | $62,696 | $64,264 |
| LEO-9 | $53,669 | $55,399 | $57,130 | $58,861 | $60,592 | $62,323 | $64,053 | $65,784 | $67,515 | $69,246 |
| LEO-10 | $59,102 | $61,008 | $62,914 | $64,820 | $66,726 | $68,632 | $70,538 | $72,444 | $74,350 | $76,256 |
The Charlotte locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: and other areas within the region.
Any federal employees in South Carolina 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: Beaufort, Charleston, Columbia, Goose Creek, North Charleston, Sumter, Parris Island, 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)).
Join the our free mailing list to receive an update when 2024 rates are available.