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Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in Connecticut for 2020
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 33.98% 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 | $38,546 | $39,617 | $40,687 | $41,758 | $42,828 | $43,899 | $44,969 | $46,040 | $47,110 | $48,181 |
| LEO-4 | $43,272 | $44,473 | $45,675 | $46,877 | $48,079 | $49,281 | $50,482 | $51,684 | $52,886 | $54,088 |
| LEO-5 | $49,762 | $51,107 | $52,452 | $53,797 | $55,142 | $56,487 | $57,832 | $59,178 | $60,523 | $61,868 |
| LEO-6 | $52,469 | $53,968 | $55,468 | $56,967 | $58,466 | $59,965 | $61,465 | $62,964 | $64,463 | $65,962 |
| LEO-7 | $56,637 | $58,303 | $59,968 | $61,633 | $63,299 | $64,964 | $66,630 | $68,295 | $69,960 | $71,626 |
| LEO-8 | $59,037 | $60,882 | $62,727 | $64,572 | $66,417 | $68,261 | $70,106 | $71,951 | $73,796 | $75,641 |
| LEO-9 | $63,169 | $65,207 | $67,245 | $69,282 | $71,320 | $73,358 | $75,396 | $77,434 | $79,472 | $81,509 |
| LEO-10 | $69,564 | $71,808 | $74,052 | $76,296 | $78,540 | $80,785 | $83,029 | $85,273 | $87,517 | $89,761 |
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-WEST 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 29.49% 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 | $37,254 | $38,289 | $39,324 | $40,358 | $41,393 | $42,427 | $43,462 | $44,497 | $45,531 | $46,566 |
| LEO-4 | $41,821 | $42,983 | $44,144 | $45,306 | $46,467 | $47,629 | $48,791 | $49,952 | $51,114 | $52,275 |
| LEO-5 | $48,094 | $49,394 | $50,694 | $51,994 | $53,294 | $54,594 | $55,894 | $57,194 | $58,495 | $59,795 |
| LEO-6 | $50,711 | $52,160 | $53,609 | $55,058 | $56,507 | $57,956 | $59,405 | $60,854 | $62,303 | $63,752 |
| LEO-7 | $54,739 | $56,349 | $57,958 | $59,568 | $61,178 | $62,787 | $64,397 | $66,006 | $67,616 | $69,225 |
| LEO-8 | $57,058 | $58,842 | $60,625 | $62,408 | $64,191 | $65,974 | $67,757 | $69,540 | $71,323 | $73,106 |
| LEO-9 | $61,052 | $63,021 | $64,991 | $66,961 | $68,930 | $70,900 | $72,869 | $74,839 | $76,808 | $78,778 |
| LEO-10 | $67,233 | $69,401 | $71,570 | $73,739 | $75,908 | $78,077 | $80,246 | $82,415 | $84,584 | $86,753 |
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.
* For some high-paygrade workers, pay under the GS scale may be capped at $170,800 the SES (Senior Executive Scale)'s Level 4 pay for the current year (5 U.S.C. 5304 (g)(1)).
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