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Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in Washington 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.
Washington 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 SEATTLE-TACOMA, WA General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Seattle and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 27.02% 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 | $36,544 | $37,559 | $38,573 | $39,588 | $40,603 | $41,618 | $42,633 | $43,648 | $44,663 | $45,678 |
| LEO-4 | $41,024 | $42,163 | $43,302 | $44,442 | $45,581 | $46,720 | $47,860 | $48,999 | $50,139 | $51,278 |
| LEO-5 | $47,176 | $48,452 | $49,727 | $51,002 | $52,278 | $53,553 | $54,828 | $56,103 | $57,379 | $58,654 |
| LEO-6 | $49,744 | $51,165 | $52,586 | $54,008 | $55,429 | $56,850 | $58,272 | $59,693 | $61,114 | $62,536 |
| LEO-7 | $53,695 | $55,274 | $56,853 | $58,432 | $60,011 | $61,589 | $63,168 | $64,747 | $66,326 | $67,905 |
| LEO-8 | $55,970 | $57,719 | $59,468 | $61,217 | $62,966 | $64,715 | $66,464 | $68,214 | $69,963 | $71,712 |
| LEO-9 | $59,887 | $61,819 | $63,751 | $65,683 | $67,615 | $69,547 | $71,479 | $73,411 | $75,343 | $77,275 |
| LEO-10 | $65,950 | $68,078 | $70,205 | $72,333 | $74,460 | $76,588 | $78,716 | $80,843 | $82,971 | $85,098 |
The Seattle locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Bellevue, Bremerton, Everett, Kent, Oak Harbor, Seattle, Tacoma, and other areas within the region.
The PORTLAND-VANCOUVER-SALEM, OR-WA General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Portland and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 23.74% 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 | $35,600 | $36,589 | $37,577 | $38,566 | $39,555 | $40,543 | $41,532 | $42,521 | $43,509 | $44,498 |
| LEO-4 | $39,964 | $41,074 | $42,184 | $43,294 | $44,404 | $45,514 | $46,624 | $47,734 | $48,844 | $49,954 |
| LEO-5 | $45,958 | $47,201 | $48,443 | $49,685 | $50,928 | $52,170 | $53,412 | $54,655 | $55,897 | $57,139 |
| LEO-6 | $48,459 | $49,844 | $51,228 | $52,613 | $53,998 | $55,382 | $56,767 | $58,152 | $59,536 | $60,921 |
| LEO-7 | $52,309 | $53,847 | $55,385 | $56,923 | $58,461 | $59,999 | $61,537 | $63,075 | $64,613 | $66,151 |
| LEO-8 | $54,525 | $56,229 | $57,933 | $59,636 | $61,340 | $63,044 | $64,748 | $66,452 | $68,156 | $69,860 |
| LEO-9 | $58,341 | $60,223 | $62,105 | $63,987 | $65,869 | $67,751 | $69,633 | $71,516 | $73,398 | $75,280 |
| LEO-10 | $64,247 | $66,320 | $68,392 | $70,465 | $72,538 | $74,610 | $76,683 | $78,756 | $80,828 | $82,901 |
The Portland locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Vancouver, and other areas within the region.
Any federal employees in Washington 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: Spokane, Yakima, 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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