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Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in Missouri 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.
Missouri 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 ST. LOUIS-ST. CHARLES-FARMINGTON, MO-IL General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Saint Louis and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 17.65% 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 | $34,187 | $35,136 | $36,086 | $37,035 | $37,984 | $38,934 | $39,883 | $40,833 | $41,782 | $42,732 |
| LEO-4 | $38,377 | $39,443 | $40,509 | $41,575 | $42,641 | $43,707 | $44,773 | $45,839 | $46,905 | $47,971 |
| LEO-5 | $44,133 | $45,326 | $46,519 | $47,712 | $48,905 | $50,098 | $51,291 | $52,484 | $53,677 | $54,870 |
| LEO-6 | $46,534 | $47,864 | $49,193 | $50,522 | $51,852 | $53,181 | $54,511 | $55,840 | $57,170 | $58,499 |
| LEO-7 | $50,234 | $51,712 | $53,190 | $54,667 | $56,145 | $57,623 | $59,100 | $60,578 | $62,056 | $63,533 |
| LEO-8 | $52,360 | $53,997 | $55,633 | $57,270 | $58,906 | $60,543 | $62,179 | $63,816 | $65,452 | $67,089 |
| LEO-9 | $56,024 | $57,831 | $59,638 | $61,445 | $63,252 | $65,059 | $66,866 | $68,673 | $70,481 | $72,288 |
| LEO-10 | $61,696 | $63,686 | $65,677 | $67,668 | $69,658 | $71,649 | $73,639 | $75,630 | $77,621 | $79,611 |
The Saint Louis locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Saint Louis, and other areas within the region.
The KANSAS CITY-OVERLAND PARK-KANSAS CITY, MO-KS General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Kansas City and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 17.13% 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 | $34,036 | $34,981 | $35,926 | $36,871 | $37,817 | $38,762 | $39,707 | $40,652 | $41,598 | $42,543 |
| LEO-4 | $38,208 | $39,269 | $40,330 | $41,391 | $42,453 | $43,514 | $44,575 | $45,636 | $46,697 | $47,759 |
| LEO-5 | $43,938 | $45,126 | $46,313 | $47,501 | $48,689 | $49,876 | $51,064 | $52,252 | $53,439 | $54,627 |
| LEO-6 | $46,328 | $47,652 | $48,976 | $50,299 | $51,623 | $52,946 | $54,270 | $55,593 | $56,917 | $58,241 |
| LEO-7 | $50,012 | $51,483 | $52,954 | $54,426 | $55,897 | $57,368 | $58,839 | $60,310 | $61,781 | $63,253 |
| LEO-8 | $52,129 | $53,758 | $55,387 | $57,017 | $58,646 | $60,275 | $61,904 | $63,534 | $65,163 | $66,792 |
| LEO-9 | $55,776 | $57,575 | $59,374 | $61,173 | $62,973 | $64,772 | $66,571 | $68,370 | $70,169 | $71,968 |
| LEO-10 | $61,423 | $63,405 | $65,387 | $67,368 | $69,350 | $71,332 | $73,314 | $75,296 | $77,278 | $79,260 |
The Kansas City locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Independence, Kansas City, Knob Noster, and other areas within the region.
Any federal employees in Missouri 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: Columbia, Springfield, Fort Leonard Wood, 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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