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Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in Georgia 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.
Georgia 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 ATLANTA--ATHENS-CLARKE COUNTY--SANDY SPRINGS, GA-AL General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Atlanta and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 22.16% 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 | $35,497 | $36,483 | $37,469 | $38,455 | $39,441 | $40,426 | $41,412 | $42,398 | $43,384 | $44,370 |
| LEO-4 | $39,849 | $40,955 | $42,062 | $43,169 | $44,276 | $45,382 | $46,489 | $47,596 | $48,703 | $49,810 |
| LEO-5 | $45,825 | $47,063 | $48,302 | $49,541 | $50,779 | $52,018 | $53,257 | $54,496 | $55,734 | $56,973 |
| LEO-6 | $48,318 | $49,698 | $51,079 | $52,459 | $53,840 | $55,220 | $56,600 | $57,981 | $59,361 | $60,742 |
| LEO-7 | $52,160 | $53,694 | $55,229 | $56,763 | $58,297 | $59,832 | $61,366 | $62,900 | $64,435 | $65,969 |
| LEO-8 | $54,367 | $56,067 | $57,766 | $59,465 | $61,164 | $62,864 | $64,563 | $66,262 | $67,961 | $69,661 |
| LEO-9 | $58,171 | $60,048 | $61,924 | $63,801 | $65,677 | $67,553 | $69,430 | $71,306 | $73,182 | $75,059 |
| LEO-10 | $64,061 | $66,128 | $68,195 | $70,262 | $72,328 | $74,395 | $76,462 | $78,529 | $80,596 | $82,663 |
The Atlanta locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Atlanta, Columbus, Dahlonega, East Point, Forest Park, Marietta, Sandy Springs, Fort Benning, and other areas within the region.
Any federal employees in Georgia 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: Albany, Hinesville, Macon, Savannah, Valdosta, Warner Robins, Augusta, Kings Bay, 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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