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Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in Massachusetts 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.
Massachusetts 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 HARTFORD-EAST HARTFORD, CT-MA General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Hartford and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 29.49% 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 | $37,627 | $38,672 | $39,717 | $40,762 | $41,807 | $42,852 | $43,897 | $44,942 | $45,987 | $47,032 |
| LEO-4 | $42,240 | $43,413 | $44,586 | $45,759 | $46,932 | $48,106 | $49,279 | $50,452 | $51,625 | $52,798 |
| LEO-5 | $48,574 | $49,887 | $51,200 | $52,513 | $53,826 | $55,139 | $56,452 | $57,765 | $59,079 | $60,392 |
| LEO-6 | $51,217 | $52,680 | $54,144 | $55,607 | $57,070 | $58,533 | $59,997 | $61,460 | $62,923 | $64,386 |
| LEO-7 | $55,290 | $56,916 | $58,542 | $60,169 | $61,795 | $63,422 | $65,048 | $66,674 | $68,301 | $69,927 |
| LEO-8 | $57,630 | $59,431 | $61,232 | $63,033 | $64,834 | $66,636 | $68,437 | $70,238 | $72,039 | $73,840 |
| LEO-9 | $61,662 | $63,651 | $65,640 | $67,629 | $69,618 | $71,607 | $73,596 | $75,585 | $77,574 | $79,563 |
| LEO-10 | $67,905 | $70,096 | $72,286 | $74,477 | $76,668 | $78,859 | $81,050 | $83,241 | $85,432 | $87,623 |
The Hartford locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Chicopee, Springfield, and other areas within the region.
The BOSTON-WORCESTER-PROVIDENCE, MA-RI-NH-CT-ME-VT General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Boston and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 29.11% 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 | $37,517 | $38,559 | $39,601 | $40,643 | $41,684 | $42,726 | $43,768 | $44,810 | $45,852 | $46,894 |
| LEO-4 | $42,116 | $43,285 | $44,455 | $45,625 | $46,795 | $47,964 | $49,134 | $50,304 | $51,474 | $52,643 |
| LEO-5 | $48,432 | $49,741 | $51,050 | $52,359 | $53,668 | $54,978 | $56,287 | $57,596 | $58,905 | $60,214 |
| LEO-6 | $51,067 | $52,526 | $53,985 | $55,444 | $56,903 | $58,362 | $59,821 | $61,279 | $62,738 | $64,197 |
| LEO-7 | $55,127 | $56,749 | $58,371 | $59,992 | $61,614 | $63,235 | $64,857 | $66,479 | $68,100 | $69,722 |
| LEO-8 | $57,460 | $59,256 | $61,052 | $62,848 | $64,644 | $66,440 | $68,236 | $70,032 | $71,828 | $73,624 |
| LEO-9 | $61,481 | $63,464 | $65,447 | $67,430 | $69,413 | $71,397 | $73,380 | $75,363 | $77,346 | $79,329 |
| LEO-10 | $67,705 | $69,890 | $72,074 | $74,259 | $76,443 | $78,628 | $80,813 | $82,997 | $85,182 | $87,366 |
The Boston locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Boston, Cambridge, Lowell, Worcester, Bedford, Devens, Natick, Sandwich, Woods Hole, and other areas within the region.
The ALBANY-SCHENECTADY, NY-MA General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Albany and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 17.88% 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 | $34,254 | $35,205 | $36,156 | $37,107 | $38,059 | $39,010 | $39,961 | $40,913 | $41,864 | $42,815 |
| LEO-4 | $38,452 | $39,520 | $40,588 | $41,656 | $42,724 | $43,792 | $44,860 | $45,928 | $46,996 | $48,064 |
| LEO-5 | $44,219 | $45,414 | $46,610 | $47,805 | $49,000 | $50,196 | $51,391 | $52,586 | $53,782 | $54,977 |
| LEO-6 | $46,625 | $47,957 | $49,289 | $50,621 | $51,953 | $53,285 | $54,617 | $55,949 | $57,281 | $58,613 |
| LEO-7 | $50,332 | $51,813 | $53,294 | $54,774 | $56,255 | $57,735 | $59,216 | $60,696 | $62,177 | $63,658 |
| LEO-8 | $52,462 | $54,102 | $55,742 | $57,382 | $59,021 | $60,661 | $62,301 | $63,940 | $65,580 | $67,220 |
| LEO-9 | $56,133 | $57,944 | $59,755 | $61,565 | $63,376 | $65,186 | $66,997 | $68,808 | $70,618 | $72,429 |
| LEO-10 | $61,816 | $63,811 | $65,805 | $67,800 | $69,794 | $71,789 | $73,783 | $75,778 | $77,773 | $79,767 |
The Albany locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: 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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