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Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in Kentucky 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.
Kentucky 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 CINCINNATI-WILMINGTON-MAYSVILLE, OH-KY-IN General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Cincinnati and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 20.55% 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 | $34,682 | $35,645 | $36,609 | $37,572 | $38,535 | $39,498 | $40,461 | $41,425 | $42,388 | $43,351 |
| LEO-4 | $38,934 | $40,015 | $41,097 | $42,178 | $43,259 | $44,341 | $45,422 | $46,503 | $47,585 | $48,666 |
| LEO-5 | $44,773 | $45,984 | $47,194 | $48,404 | $49,615 | $50,825 | $52,035 | $53,246 | $54,456 | $55,666 |
| LEO-6 | $47,210 | $48,559 | $49,908 | $51,257 | $52,606 | $53,955 | $55,304 | $56,652 | $58,001 | $59,350 |
| LEO-7 | $50,960 | $52,459 | $53,957 | $55,455 | $56,954 | $58,452 | $59,951 | $61,449 | $62,948 | $64,446 |
| LEO-8 | $53,119 | $54,779 | $56,439 | $58,099 | $59,759 | $61,419 | $63,079 | $64,739 | $66,399 | $68,059 |
| LEO-9 | $56,837 | $58,670 | $60,504 | $62,338 | $64,171 | $66,005 | $67,838 | $69,672 | $71,505 | $73,339 |
| LEO-10 | $62,591 | $64,610 | $66,629 | $68,648 | $70,668 | $72,687 | $74,706 | $76,725 | $78,744 | $80,764 |
The Cincinnati locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: and other areas within the region.
Any federal employees in Kentucky 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: Hopkinsville, Lexington-Fayette, Lexington, Fort Knox, 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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