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Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in Arizona 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.
Arizona 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 PHOENIX-MESA, AZ General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Phoenix and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 20.84% 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 | $35,888 | $36,885 | $37,882 | $38,879 | $39,876 | $40,873 | $41,870 | $42,867 | $43,864 | $44,861 |
| LEO-4 | $40,286 | $41,405 | $42,524 | $43,643 | $44,762 | $45,881 | $47,000 | $48,118 | $49,237 | $50,356 |
| LEO-5 | $46,324 | $47,576 | $48,828 | $50,080 | $51,332 | $52,584 | $53,835 | $55,087 | $56,339 | $57,591 |
| LEO-6 | $48,848 | $50,244 | $51,640 | $53,035 | $54,431 | $55,827 | $57,223 | $58,618 | $60,014 | $61,410 |
| LEO-7 | $52,729 | $54,279 | $55,829 | $57,380 | $58,930 | $60,480 | $62,031 | $63,581 | $65,132 | $66,682 |
| LEO-8 | $54,962 | $56,679 | $58,396 | $60,113 | $61,830 | $63,547 | $65,264 | $66,982 | $68,699 | $70,416 |
| LEO-9 | $58,809 | $60,706 | $62,604 | $64,501 | $66,398 | $68,295 | $70,192 | $72,090 | $73,987 | $75,884 |
| LEO-10 | $64,762 | $66,851 | $68,940 | $71,030 | $73,119 | $75,208 | $77,298 | $79,387 | $81,476 | $83,566 |
The Phoenix locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Chandler, Gilbert, Glendale, Mesa, Peoria, Phoenix, Scottsdale, Surprise, Tempe, 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 18.25% 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 | $35,119 | $36,095 | $37,070 | $38,046 | $39,021 | $39,997 | $40,972 | $41,948 | $42,924 | $43,899 |
| LEO-4 | $39,422 | $40,517 | $41,612 | $42,707 | $43,802 | $44,897 | $45,992 | $47,087 | $48,182 | $49,277 |
| LEO-5 | $45,331 | $46,556 | $47,781 | $49,006 | $50,231 | $51,456 | $52,682 | $53,907 | $55,132 | $56,357 |
| LEO-6 | $47,801 | $49,167 | $50,533 | $51,899 | $53,265 | $54,630 | $55,996 | $57,362 | $58,728 | $60,093 |
| LEO-7 | $51,598 | $53,116 | $54,633 | $56,150 | $57,667 | $59,184 | $60,701 | $62,218 | $63,736 | $65,253 |
| LEO-8 | $53,784 | $55,464 | $57,144 | $58,825 | $60,505 | $62,185 | $63,866 | $65,546 | $67,226 | $68,907 |
| LEO-9 | $57,549 | $59,405 | $61,262 | $63,118 | $64,975 | $66,831 | $68,688 | $70,544 | $72,401 | $74,257 |
| LEO-10 | $63,374 | $65,418 | $67,463 | $69,507 | $71,552 | $73,596 | $75,641 | $77,686 | $79,730 | $81,775 |
The Las Vegas locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: and other areas within the region.
The TUCSON-NOGALES, AZ General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Tucson and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 17.77% 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 | $34,977 | $35,948 | $36,920 | $37,891 | $38,863 | $39,835 | $40,806 | $41,778 | $42,749 | $43,721 |
| LEO-4 | $39,262 | $40,353 | $41,443 | $42,534 | $43,624 | $44,715 | $45,805 | $46,896 | $47,987 | $49,077 |
| LEO-5 | $45,147 | $46,367 | $47,587 | $48,807 | $50,028 | $51,248 | $52,468 | $53,688 | $54,908 | $56,128 |
| LEO-6 | $47,607 | $48,968 | $50,328 | $51,688 | $53,048 | $54,409 | $55,769 | $57,129 | $58,489 | $59,850 |
| LEO-7 | $51,389 | $52,900 | $54,411 | $55,922 | $57,433 | $58,944 | $60,455 | $61,966 | $63,477 | $64,988 |
| LEO-8 | $53,565 | $55,239 | $56,912 | $58,586 | $60,259 | $61,933 | $63,606 | $65,280 | $66,953 | $68,627 |
| LEO-9 | $57,315 | $59,164 | $61,013 | $62,862 | $64,711 | $66,560 | $68,409 | $70,258 | $72,107 | $73,956 |
| LEO-10 | $63,116 | $65,153 | $67,189 | $69,225 | $71,261 | $73,298 | $75,334 | $77,370 | $79,406 | $81,443 |
The Tucson locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Sierra Vista, Tucson, and other areas within the region.
Any federal employees in Arizona 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: Flagstaff, Wellton, Yuma, 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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