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Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in Iowa 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.
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 17.04% 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 | $33,672 | $34,608 | $35,543 | $36,478 | $37,413 | $38,348 | $39,283 | $40,218 | $41,154 | $42,089 |
| LEO-4 | $37,800 | $38,850 | $39,900 | $40,950 | $42,000 | $43,050 | $44,100 | $45,149 | $46,199 | $47,249 |
| LEO-5 | $43,470 | $44,645 | $45,820 | $46,995 | $48,170 | $49,345 | $50,520 | $51,695 | $52,870 | $54,046 |
| LEO-6 | $45,835 | $47,145 | $48,455 | $49,764 | $51,074 | $52,384 | $53,693 | $55,003 | $56,313 | $57,622 |
| LEO-7 | $49,476 | $50,931 | $52,386 | $53,841 | $55,296 | $56,750 | $58,205 | $59,660 | $61,115 | $62,570 |
| LEO-8 | $51,573 | $53,184 | $54,796 | $56,407 | $58,019 | $59,631 | $61,242 | $62,854 | $64,466 | $66,077 |
| LEO-9 | $55,182 | $56,962 | $58,742 | $60,523 | $62,303 | $64,083 | $65,863 | $67,643 | $69,423 | $71,204 |
| LEO-10 | $60,768 | $62,729 | $64,689 | $66,650 | $68,610 | $70,570 | $72,531 | $74,491 | $76,452 | $78,412 |
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 16.33% 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 | $33,468 | $34,398 | $35,327 | $36,257 | $37,186 | $38,116 | $39,045 | $39,974 | $40,904 | $41,833 |
| LEO-4 | $37,571 | $38,615 | $39,658 | $40,702 | $41,745 | $42,789 | $43,832 | $44,875 | $45,919 | $46,962 |
| LEO-5 | $43,206 | $44,374 | $45,542 | $46,710 | $47,878 | $49,046 | $50,214 | $51,382 | $52,550 | $53,718 |
| LEO-6 | $45,557 | $46,859 | $48,161 | $49,462 | $50,764 | $52,066 | $53,368 | $54,669 | $55,971 | $57,273 |
| LEO-7 | $49,176 | $50,622 | $52,068 | $53,514 | $54,960 | $56,406 | $57,852 | $59,298 | $60,744 | $62,190 |
| LEO-8 | $51,260 | $52,862 | $54,463 | $56,065 | $57,667 | $59,269 | $60,871 | $62,473 | $64,075 | $65,676 |
| LEO-9 | $54,847 | $56,617 | $58,386 | $60,155 | $61,925 | $63,694 | $65,464 | $67,233 | $69,002 | $70,772 |
| LEO-10 | $60,400 | $62,348 | $64,297 | $66,245 | $68,194 | $70,142 | $72,091 | $74,039 | $75,988 | $77,936 |
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 15.95% (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 | $33,359 | $34,285 | $35,212 | $36,138 | $37,065 | $37,991 | $38,917 | $39,844 | $40,770 | $41,697 |
| LEO-4 | $37,448 | $38,488 | $39,529 | $40,569 | $41,609 | $42,649 | $43,689 | $44,729 | $45,769 | $46,809 |
| LEO-5 | $43,065 | $44,229 | $45,393 | $46,557 | $47,722 | $48,886 | $50,050 | $51,214 | $52,378 | $53,542 |
| LEO-6 | $45,408 | $46,706 | $48,003 | $49,301 | $50,598 | $51,896 | $53,193 | $54,491 | $55,788 | $57,086 |
| LEO-7 | $49,016 | $50,457 | $51,898 | $53,339 | $54,781 | $56,222 | $57,663 | $59,104 | $60,546 | $61,987 |
| LEO-8 | $51,092 | $52,689 | $54,285 | $55,882 | $57,479 | $59,075 | $60,672 | $62,269 | $63,865 | $65,462 |
| LEO-9 | $54,668 | $56,432 | $58,195 | $59,959 | $61,723 | $63,486 | $65,250 | $67,013 | $68,777 | $70,541 |
| LEO-10 | $60,202 | $62,145 | $64,087 | $66,029 | $67,971 | $69,913 | $71,855 | $73,798 | $75,740 | $77,682 |
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 $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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