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Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in Washington 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.
Washington 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 SEATTLE-TACOMA, WA General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Seattle and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 27.02% 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 | $36,909 | $37,935 | $38,960 | $39,985 | $41,010 | $42,035 | $43,060 | $44,085 | $45,110 | $46,135 |
| LEO-4 | $41,434 | $42,585 | $43,736 | $44,886 | $46,037 | $47,188 | $48,339 | $49,490 | $50,640 | $51,791 |
| LEO-5 | $47,648 | $48,936 | $50,224 | $51,512 | $52,800 | $54,088 | $55,376 | $56,664 | $57,952 | $59,240 |
| LEO-6 | $50,240 | $51,676 | $53,111 | $54,546 | $55,982 | $57,417 | $58,852 | $60,288 | $61,723 | $63,158 |
| LEO-7 | $54,235 | $55,830 | $57,426 | $59,021 | $60,616 | $62,212 | $63,807 | $65,403 | $66,998 | $68,593 |
| LEO-8 | $56,530 | $58,297 | $60,064 | $61,831 | $63,598 | $65,364 | $67,131 | $68,898 | $70,665 | $72,432 |
| LEO-9 | $60,486 | $62,437 | $64,388 | $66,339 | $68,290 | $70,241 | $72,192 | $74,143 | $76,094 | $78,045 |
| LEO-10 | $66,609 | $68,758 | $70,908 | $73,057 | $75,206 | $77,355 | $79,504 | $81,654 | $83,803 | $85,952 |
The Seattle locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Bellevue, Bremerton, Everett, Kent, Oak Harbor, Seattle, Tacoma, and other areas within the region.
The PORTLAND-VANCOUVER-SALEM, OR-WA General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Portland and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 23.74% 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 | $35,956 | $36,955 | $37,954 | $38,952 | $39,951 | $40,949 | $41,948 | $42,946 | $43,945 | $44,944 |
| LEO-4 | $40,364 | $41,485 | $42,606 | $43,727 | $44,848 | $45,969 | $47,090 | $48,212 | $49,333 | $50,454 |
| LEO-5 | $46,417 | $47,672 | $48,927 | $50,182 | $51,436 | $52,691 | $53,946 | $55,200 | $56,455 | $57,710 |
| LEO-6 | $48,943 | $50,341 | $51,739 | $53,138 | $54,536 | $55,934 | $57,332 | $58,731 | $60,129 | $61,527 |
| LEO-7 | $52,835 | $54,389 | $55,943 | $57,497 | $59,051 | $60,605 | $62,160 | $63,714 | $65,268 | $66,822 |
| LEO-8 | $55,070 | $56,792 | $58,513 | $60,234 | $61,955 | $63,677 | $65,398 | $67,119 | $68,840 | $70,561 |
| LEO-9 | $58,924 | $60,824 | $62,725 | $64,626 | $66,526 | $68,427 | $70,328 | $72,228 | $74,129 | $76,030 |
| LEO-10 | $64,889 | $66,983 | $69,077 | $71,170 | $73,264 | $75,358 | $77,451 | $79,545 | $81,639 | $83,732 |
The Portland locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Vancouver, and other areas within the region.
Any federal employees in Washington 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: Yakima, 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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