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Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in North Carolina 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.
North Carolina 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 RALEIGH-DURHAM-CARY, NC General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Raleigh and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 20.49% 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 | $34,665 | $35,628 | $36,590 | $37,553 | $38,516 | $39,479 | $40,441 | $41,404 | $42,367 | $43,329 |
| LEO-4 | $38,915 | $39,995 | $41,076 | $42,157 | $43,238 | $44,319 | $45,399 | $46,480 | $47,561 | $48,642 |
| LEO-5 | $44,751 | $45,961 | $47,171 | $48,380 | $49,590 | $50,800 | $52,010 | $53,219 | $54,429 | $55,639 |
| LEO-6 | $47,186 | $48,535 | $49,883 | $51,231 | $52,579 | $53,928 | $55,276 | $56,624 | $57,973 | $59,321 |
| LEO-7 | $50,935 | $52,432 | $53,930 | $55,428 | $56,926 | $58,423 | $59,921 | $61,419 | $62,916 | $64,414 |
| LEO-8 | $53,093 | $54,752 | $56,411 | $58,070 | $59,729 | $61,388 | $63,048 | $64,707 | $66,366 | $68,025 |
| LEO-9 | $56,809 | $58,641 | $60,474 | $62,307 | $64,139 | $65,972 | $67,805 | $69,637 | $71,470 | $73,303 |
| LEO-10 | $62,560 | $64,578 | $66,596 | $68,614 | $70,632 | $72,651 | $74,669 | $76,687 | $78,705 | $80,723 |
The Raleigh locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Cary, Durham, Fayetteville, Goldsboro, Raleigh, and other areas within the region.
The CHARLOTTE-CONCORD, NC-SC General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Charlotte and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 17.44% 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 | $33,787 | $34,726 | $35,664 | $36,603 | $37,541 | $38,479 | $39,418 | $40,356 | $41,294 | $42,233 |
| LEO-4 | $37,930 | $38,983 | $40,036 | $41,090 | $42,143 | $43,197 | $44,250 | $45,304 | $46,357 | $47,411 |
| LEO-5 | $43,618 | $44,797 | $45,977 | $47,156 | $48,335 | $49,514 | $50,693 | $51,872 | $53,051 | $54,230 |
| LEO-6 | $45,992 | $47,306 | $48,620 | $49,934 | $51,248 | $52,563 | $53,877 | $55,191 | $56,505 | $57,819 |
| LEO-7 | $49,645 | $51,105 | $52,565 | $54,025 | $55,485 | $56,944 | $58,404 | $59,864 | $61,324 | $62,783 |
| LEO-8 | $51,749 | $53,366 | $54,983 | $56,600 | $58,217 | $59,835 | $61,452 | $63,069 | $64,686 | $66,303 |
| LEO-9 | $55,371 | $57,157 | $58,943 | $60,729 | $62,516 | $64,302 | $66,088 | $67,874 | $69,661 | $71,447 |
| LEO-10 | $60,976 | $62,943 | $64,910 | $66,877 | $68,845 | $70,812 | $72,779 | $74,746 | $76,713 | $78,680 |
The Charlotte locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Charlotte, and other areas within the region.
The VIRGINIA BEACH-NORFOLK, VA-NC General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Virginia Beach and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 16.51% 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 | $33,520 | $34,451 | $35,382 | $36,313 | $37,244 | $38,175 | $39,105 | $40,036 | $40,967 | $41,898 |
| LEO-4 | $37,629 | $38,674 | $39,719 | $40,765 | $41,810 | $42,855 | $43,900 | $44,945 | $45,990 | $47,035 |
| LEO-5 | $43,273 | $44,443 | $45,612 | $46,782 | $47,952 | $49,122 | $50,292 | $51,461 | $52,631 | $53,801 |
| LEO-6 | $45,628 | $46,931 | $48,235 | $49,539 | $50,843 | $52,146 | $53,450 | $54,754 | $56,058 | $57,361 |
| LEO-7 | $49,252 | $50,700 | $52,149 | $53,597 | $55,045 | $56,493 | $57,942 | $59,390 | $60,838 | $62,286 |
| LEO-8 | $51,339 | $52,943 | $54,548 | $56,152 | $57,756 | $59,361 | $60,965 | $62,569 | $64,174 | $65,778 |
| LEO-9 | $54,932 | $56,704 | $58,476 | $60,248 | $62,021 | $63,793 | $65,565 | $67,337 | $69,109 | $70,881 |
| LEO-10 | $60,493 | $62,445 | $64,396 | $66,348 | $68,299 | $70,251 | $72,202 | $74,154 | $76,105 | $78,057 |
The Virginia Beach locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Elizabeth City, and other areas within the region.
Any federal employees in North Carolina 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: Greensboro, Havelock, High Point, Hoffman, Jacksonville, Southport, Wilmington, Winston-Salem, 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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