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Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in Alabama for 2022
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.
Alabama 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 22.63% 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 | $36,420 | $37,432 | $38,443 | $39,455 | $40,467 | $41,478 | $42,490 | $43,502 | $44,513 | $45,525 |
| LEO-4 | $40,882 | $42,018 | $43,153 | $44,289 | $45,425 | $46,560 | $47,696 | $48,831 | $49,967 | $51,102 |
| LEO-5 | $47,010 | $48,281 | $49,551 | $50,822 | $52,092 | $53,362 | $54,633 | $55,903 | $57,174 | $58,444 |
| LEO-6 | $49,572 | $50,988 | $52,405 | $53,821 | $55,237 | $56,654 | $58,070 | $59,487 | $60,903 | $62,319 |
| LEO-7 | $53,510 | $55,083 | $56,656 | $58,230 | $59,803 | $61,376 | $62,950 | $64,523 | $66,096 | $67,670 |
| LEO-8 | $55,776 | $57,518 | $59,261 | $61,004 | $62,746 | $64,489 | $66,231 | $67,974 | $69,716 | $71,459 |
| LEO-9 | $59,680 | $61,606 | $63,531 | $65,456 | $67,382 | $69,307 | $71,232 | $73,157 | $75,083 | $77,008 |
| LEO-10 | $65,721 | $67,841 | $69,962 | $72,082 | $74,202 | $76,322 | $78,443 | $80,563 | $82,683 | $84,804 |
The Atlanta locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: and other areas within the region.
The HUNTSVILLE-DECATUR, AL-TN General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Huntsville and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 20.45% 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 | $35,772 | $36,766 | $37,760 | $38,754 | $39,747 | $40,741 | $41,735 | $42,728 | $43,722 | $44,716 |
| LEO-4 | $40,156 | $41,271 | $42,386 | $43,502 | $44,617 | $45,732 | $46,848 | $47,963 | $49,079 | $50,194 |
| LEO-5 | $46,175 | $47,422 | $48,670 | $49,918 | $51,166 | $52,414 | $53,662 | $54,910 | $56,157 | $57,405 |
| LEO-6 | $48,691 | $50,082 | $51,473 | $52,864 | $54,255 | $55,647 | $57,038 | $58,429 | $59,820 | $61,211 |
| LEO-7 | $52,558 | $54,104 | $55,649 | $57,194 | $58,740 | $60,285 | $61,831 | $63,376 | $64,921 | $66,467 |
| LEO-8 | $54,784 | $56,496 | $58,207 | $59,919 | $61,631 | $63,342 | $65,054 | $66,765 | $68,477 | $70,189 |
| LEO-9 | $58,619 | $60,510 | $62,402 | $64,293 | $66,184 | $68,075 | $69,966 | $71,857 | $73,748 | $75,639 |
| LEO-10 | $64,553 | $66,635 | $68,718 | $70,801 | $72,883 | $74,966 | $77,048 | $79,131 | $81,213 | $83,296 |
The Huntsville locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Huntsville, and other areas within the region.
The BIRMINGHAM-HOOVER-TALLADEGA, AL General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Birmingham and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 16.81% 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 | $34,691 | $35,655 | $36,619 | $37,582 | $38,546 | $39,510 | $40,473 | $41,437 | $42,401 | $43,365 |
| LEO-4 | $38,942 | $40,024 | $41,105 | $42,187 | $43,269 | $44,350 | $45,432 | $46,514 | $47,595 | $48,677 |
| LEO-5 | $44,779 | $45,989 | $47,199 | $48,410 | $49,620 | $50,830 | $52,040 | $53,250 | $54,460 | $55,670 |
| LEO-6 | $47,219 | $48,568 | $49,918 | $51,267 | $52,616 | $53,965 | $55,314 | $56,663 | $58,013 | $59,362 |
| LEO-7 | $50,970 | $52,469 | $53,967 | $55,466 | $56,965 | $58,463 | $59,962 | $61,461 | $62,959 | $64,458 |
| LEO-8 | $53,129 | $54,789 | $56,448 | $58,108 | $59,768 | $61,428 | $63,088 | $64,748 | $66,408 | $68,068 |
| LEO-9 | $56,848 | $58,682 | $60,516 | $62,350 | $64,184 | $66,018 | $67,851 | $69,685 | $71,519 | $73,353 |
| LEO-10 | $62,602 | $64,622 | $66,641 | $68,661 | $70,681 | $72,700 | $74,720 | $76,739 | $78,759 | $80,779 |
The Birmingham locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Birmingham, Eastaboga, and other areas within the region.
Any federal employees in Alabama 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 16.2% (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 | $34,510 | $35,469 | $36,428 | $37,386 | $38,345 | $39,303 | $40,262 | $41,221 | $42,179 | $43,138 |
| LEO-4 | $38,739 | $39,815 | $40,891 | $41,967 | $43,043 | $44,119 | $45,195 | $46,271 | $47,347 | $48,423 |
| LEO-5 | $44,545 | $45,749 | $46,953 | $48,157 | $49,361 | $50,564 | $51,768 | $52,972 | $54,176 | $55,380 |
| LEO-6 | $46,973 | $48,315 | $49,657 | $50,999 | $52,341 | $53,683 | $55,025 | $56,367 | $57,710 | $59,052 |
| LEO-7 | $50,704 | $52,195 | $53,686 | $55,176 | $56,667 | $58,158 | $59,649 | $61,140 | $62,631 | $64,121 |
| LEO-8 | $52,851 | $54,502 | $56,154 | $57,805 | $59,456 | $61,107 | $62,758 | $64,410 | $66,061 | $67,712 |
| LEO-9 | $56,551 | $58,375 | $60,200 | $62,024 | $63,848 | $65,673 | $67,497 | $69,321 | $71,146 | $72,970 |
| LEO-10 | $62,275 | $64,284 | $66,293 | $68,302 | $70,311 | $72,321 | $74,330 | $76,339 | $78,348 | $80,357 |
The Rest of U.S. locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Mobile, Montgomery, Fort Rucker, and other areas within the region.
* For some high-paygrade workers, pay under the GS scale may be capped at $176,300 the SES (Senior Executive Scale)'s Level 4 pay for the current year (5 U.S.C. 5304 (g)(1)).
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