Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in Nevada 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.
Nevada 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 SACRAMENTO-ROSEVILLE, CA-NV General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Sacramento and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 26.37% 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 |
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LEO-3 | $36,721 | $37,740 | $38,760 | $39,780 | $40,800 | $41,820 | $42,839 | $43,859 | $44,879 | $45,899 |
LEO-4 | $41,222 | $42,367 | $43,512 | $44,657 | $45,802 | $46,946 | $48,091 | $49,236 | $50,381 | $51,526 |
LEO-5 | $47,404 | $48,685 | $49,967 | $51,248 | $52,529 | $53,811 | $55,092 | $56,374 | $57,655 | $58,936 |
LEO-6 | $49,983 | $51,411 | $52,839 | $54,267 | $55,695 | $57,123 | $58,551 | $59,979 | $61,407 | $62,835 |
LEO-7 | $53,957 | $55,545 | $57,132 | $58,719 | $60,306 | $61,893 | $63,481 | $65,068 | $66,655 | $68,242 |
LEO-8 | $56,241 | $57,999 | $59,757 | $61,514 | $63,272 | $65,030 | $66,788 | $68,546 | $70,303 | $72,061 |
LEO-9 | $60,176 | $62,117 | $64,058 | $65,999 | $67,940 | $69,881 | $71,822 | $73,763 | $75,704 | $77,646 |
LEO-10 | $66,268 | $68,407 | $70,545 | $72,683 | $74,821 | $76,959 | $79,098 | $81,236 | $83,374 | $85,512 |
The Sacramento locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: 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 |
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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: Henderson, Las Vegas, North Las Vegas, Indian Springs, and other areas within the region.
Any federal employees in Nevada 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 |
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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: Hawthorne, 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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