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Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in Kansas 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.
Kansas 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 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 17.13% 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 | $33,698 | $34,634 | $35,570 | $36,506 | $37,442 | $38,378 | $39,314 | $40,249 | $41,185 | $42,121 |
| LEO-4 | $37,829 | $38,880 | $39,931 | $40,981 | $42,032 | $43,083 | $44,133 | $45,184 | $46,235 | $47,285 |
| LEO-5 | $43,503 | $44,679 | $45,855 | $47,031 | $48,207 | $49,383 | $50,559 | $51,735 | $52,911 | $54,087 |
| LEO-6 | $45,870 | $47,181 | $48,492 | $49,803 | $51,113 | $52,424 | $53,735 | $55,045 | $56,356 | $57,667 |
| LEO-7 | $49,514 | $50,970 | $52,426 | $53,882 | $55,338 | $56,794 | $58,250 | $59,706 | $61,162 | $62,618 |
| LEO-8 | $51,612 | $53,225 | $54,838 | $56,451 | $58,064 | $59,677 | $61,289 | $62,902 | $64,515 | $66,128 |
| LEO-9 | $55,224 | $57,006 | $58,788 | $60,569 | $62,351 | $64,132 | $65,914 | $67,695 | $69,477 | $71,258 |
| LEO-10 | $60,815 | $62,777 | $64,739 | $66,701 | $68,663 | $70,625 | $72,587 | $74,549 | $76,510 | $78,472 |
The Kansas City locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Kansas City, Olathe, Overland Park, Topeka, Fort Leavenworth, and other areas within the region.
Any federal employees in Kansas 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: Riley, Wichita, 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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