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Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in Nevada 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.
Nevada 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 SACRAMENTO-ROSEVILLE, CA-NV General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Sacramento and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 26.37% 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 | $36,357 | $37,366 | $38,376 | $39,386 | $40,395 | $41,405 | $42,415 | $43,425 | $44,434 | $45,444 |
| LEO-4 | $40,814 | $41,947 | $43,081 | $44,214 | $45,348 | $46,481 | $47,615 | $48,748 | $49,882 | $51,016 |
| LEO-5 | $46,935 | $48,204 | $49,473 | $50,741 | $52,010 | $53,279 | $54,548 | $55,816 | $57,085 | $58,354 |
| LEO-6 | $49,489 | $50,903 | $52,317 | $53,731 | $55,145 | $56,559 | $57,974 | $59,388 | $60,802 | $62,216 |
| LEO-7 | $53,420 | $54,991 | $56,562 | $58,133 | $59,704 | $61,274 | $62,845 | $64,416 | $65,987 | $67,557 |
| LEO-8 | $55,684 | $57,424 | $59,164 | $60,904 | $62,644 | $64,384 | $66,124 | $67,864 | $69,605 | $71,345 |
| LEO-9 | $59,581 | $61,503 | $63,425 | $65,347 | $67,269 | $69,191 | $71,113 | $73,036 | $74,958 | $76,880 |
| LEO-10 | $65,613 | $67,729 | $69,846 | $71,963 | $74,079 | $76,196 | $78,313 | $80,429 | $82,546 | $84,663 |
The Sacramento locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: and other areas within the region.
The LAS VEGAS-HENDERSON, NV-AZ General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Las Vegas and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 17.68% 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 | $33,857 | $34,797 | $35,737 | $36,677 | $37,618 | $38,558 | $39,498 | $40,438 | $41,379 | $42,319 |
| LEO-4 | $38,007 | $39,063 | $40,118 | $41,174 | $42,229 | $43,285 | $44,341 | $45,396 | $46,452 | $47,507 |
| LEO-5 | $43,708 | $44,889 | $46,071 | $47,252 | $48,434 | $49,615 | $50,797 | $51,978 | $53,160 | $54,341 |
| LEO-6 | $46,086 | $47,403 | $48,720 | $50,036 | $51,353 | $52,670 | $53,987 | $55,304 | $56,621 | $57,937 |
| LEO-7 | $49,747 | $51,210 | $52,672 | $54,135 | $55,598 | $57,061 | $58,523 | $59,986 | $61,449 | $62,912 |
| LEO-8 | $51,855 | $53,475 | $55,095 | $56,716 | $58,336 | $59,957 | $61,577 | $63,198 | $64,818 | $66,439 |
| LEO-9 | $55,484 | $57,274 | $59,064 | $60,854 | $62,643 | $64,433 | $66,223 | $68,013 | $69,803 | $71,593 |
| LEO-10 | $61,101 | $63,072 | $65,043 | $67,014 | $68,985 | $70,956 | $72,927 | $74,899 | $76,870 | $78,841 |
The Las Vegas locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Henderson, Las Vegas, North Las Vegas, Indian Springs, and other areas within the region.
Any federal employees in Nevada 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: Hawthorne, 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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