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Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in Arizona for 2021
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.
Arizona 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 PHOENIX-MESA, AZ General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Phoenix and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 20.12% 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 | $34,904 | $35,874 | $36,843 | $37,813 | $38,782 | $39,751 | $40,721 | $41,690 | $42,659 | $43,629 |
| LEO-4 | $39,183 | $40,271 | $41,360 | $42,448 | $43,536 | $44,625 | $45,713 | $46,801 | $47,889 | $48,978 |
| LEO-5 | $45,059 | $46,277 | $47,495 | $48,713 | $49,931 | $51,149 | $52,368 | $53,586 | $54,804 | $56,022 |
| LEO-6 | $47,511 | $48,868 | $50,226 | $51,583 | $52,940 | $54,298 | $55,655 | $57,013 | $58,370 | $59,727 |
| LEO-7 | $51,289 | $52,798 | $54,306 | $55,815 | $57,324 | $58,832 | $60,341 | $61,850 | $63,358 | $64,867 |
| LEO-8 | $53,459 | $55,130 | $56,801 | $58,472 | $60,143 | $61,814 | $63,485 | $65,155 | $66,826 | $68,497 |
| LEO-9 | $57,200 | $59,045 | $60,890 | $62,735 | $64,580 | $66,425 | $68,270 | $70,115 | $71,960 | $73,805 |
| LEO-10 | $62,991 | $65,023 | $67,056 | $69,088 | $71,121 | $73,153 | $75,186 | $77,218 | $79,250 | $81,283 |
The Phoenix locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Chandler, Gilbert, Glendale, Mesa, Peoria, Phoenix, Scottsdale, Surprise, Tempe, 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 | $34,195 | $35,145 | $36,095 | $37,044 | $37,994 | $38,944 | $39,894 | $40,843 | $41,793 | $42,743 |
| LEO-4 | $38,387 | $39,453 | $40,520 | $41,586 | $42,652 | $43,718 | $44,784 | $45,850 | $46,917 | $47,983 |
| LEO-5 | $44,144 | $45,337 | $46,531 | $47,724 | $48,917 | $50,110 | $51,304 | $52,497 | $53,690 | $54,884 |
| LEO-6 | $46,546 | $47,876 | $49,206 | $50,535 | $51,865 | $53,195 | $54,525 | $55,854 | $57,184 | $58,514 |
| LEO-7 | $50,247 | $51,725 | $53,203 | $54,681 | $56,159 | $57,637 | $59,115 | $60,593 | $62,071 | $63,550 |
| LEO-8 | $52,373 | $54,010 | $55,647 | $57,284 | $58,921 | $60,558 | $62,195 | $63,832 | $65,469 | $67,106 |
| LEO-9 | $56,038 | $57,846 | $59,653 | $61,461 | $63,268 | $65,076 | $66,883 | $68,691 | $70,499 | $72,306 |
| LEO-10 | $61,711 | $63,703 | $65,694 | $67,685 | $69,676 | $71,667 | $73,658 | $75,649 | $77,641 | $79,632 |
The Las Vegas locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: and other areas within the region.
The TUCSON-NOGALES, AZ General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Tucson and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 17.19% 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 | $34,053 | $34,999 | $35,945 | $36,890 | $37,836 | $38,782 | $39,727 | $40,673 | $41,619 | $42,565 |
| LEO-4 | $38,227 | $39,289 | $40,351 | $41,413 | $42,474 | $43,536 | $44,598 | $45,660 | $46,721 | $47,783 |
| LEO-5 | $43,960 | $45,149 | $46,337 | $47,525 | $48,714 | $49,902 | $51,090 | $52,278 | $53,467 | $54,655 |
| LEO-6 | $46,352 | $47,676 | $49,001 | $50,325 | $51,649 | $52,973 | $54,298 | $55,622 | $56,946 | $58,270 |
| LEO-7 | $50,038 | $51,510 | $52,982 | $54,454 | $55,925 | $57,397 | $58,869 | $60,341 | $61,813 | $63,285 |
| LEO-8 | $52,155 | $53,786 | $55,416 | $57,046 | $58,676 | $60,306 | $61,936 | $63,566 | $65,196 | $66,826 |
| LEO-9 | $55,805 | $57,605 | $59,405 | $61,205 | $63,005 | $64,805 | $66,605 | $68,405 | $70,205 | $72,005 |
| LEO-10 | $61,454 | $63,437 | $65,420 | $67,403 | $69,386 | $71,369 | $73,352 | $75,334 | $77,317 | $79,300 |
The Tucson locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Sierra Vista, Tucson, and other areas within the region.
Any federal employees in Arizona 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 | $33,693 | $34,628 | $35,564 | $36,500 | $37,436 | $38,371 | $39,307 | $40,243 | $41,178 | $42,114 |
| LEO-4 | $37,823 | $38,873 | $39,924 | $40,974 | $42,025 | $43,075 | $44,126 | $45,176 | $46,227 | $47,277 |
| LEO-5 | $43,495 | $44,671 | $45,847 | $47,022 | $48,198 | $49,374 | $50,550 | $51,725 | $52,901 | $54,077 |
| LEO-6 | $45,862 | $47,172 | $48,482 | $49,792 | $51,103 | $52,413 | $53,723 | $55,033 | $56,344 | $57,654 |
| LEO-7 | $49,508 | $50,965 | $52,421 | $53,877 | $55,334 | $56,790 | $58,246 | $59,703 | $61,159 | $62,615 |
| LEO-8 | $51,604 | $53,216 | $54,829 | $56,442 | $58,055 | $59,668 | $61,281 | $62,894 | $64,506 | $66,119 |
| LEO-9 | $55,214 | $56,995 | $58,776 | $60,557 | $62,338 | $64,119 | $65,900 | $67,681 | $69,462 | $71,243 |
| LEO-10 | $60,804 | $62,766 | $64,728 | $66,690 | $68,652 | $70,614 | $72,575 | $74,537 | $76,499 | $78,461 |
The Rest of U.S. locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Flagstaff, Wellton, Yuma, and other areas within the region.
* For some high-paygrade workers, pay under the GS scale may be capped at $172,500 the SES (Senior Executive Scale)'s Level 4 pay for the current year (5 U.S.C. 5304 (g)(1)).
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