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Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in Massachusetts 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.
Massachusetts 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 HARTFORD-EAST HARTFORD, CT-MA General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Hartford and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 30.2% 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 | $38,668 | $39,742 | $40,816 | $41,891 | $42,965 | $44,039 | $45,113 | $46,187 | $47,261 | $48,335 |
| LEO-4 | $43,406 | $44,612 | $45,817 | $47,023 | $48,229 | $49,434 | $50,640 | $51,846 | $53,051 | $54,257 |
| LEO-5 | $49,912 | $51,261 | $52,610 | $53,959 | $55,308 | $56,657 | $58,005 | $59,354 | $60,703 | $62,052 |
| LEO-6 | $52,632 | $54,136 | $55,640 | $57,143 | $58,647 | $60,151 | $61,655 | $63,159 | $64,663 | $66,166 |
| LEO-7 | $56,813 | $58,483 | $60,154 | $61,824 | $63,495 | $65,165 | $66,836 | $68,506 | $70,176 | $71,847 |
| LEO-8 | $59,219 | $61,069 | $62,919 | $64,769 | $66,619 | $68,470 | $70,320 | $72,170 | $74,020 | $75,870 |
| LEO-9 | $63,364 | $65,409 | $67,453 | $69,497 | $71,541 | $73,585 | $75,629 | $77,673 | $79,718 | $81,762 |
| LEO-10 | $69,778 | $72,029 | $74,280 | $76,532 | $78,783 | $81,034 | $83,285 | $85,536 | $87,787 | $90,039 |
The Hartford locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Chicopee, Springfield, and other areas within the region.
The BOSTON-WORCESTER-PROVIDENCE, MA-RI-NH-CT-ME-VT General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Boston and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 30.09% 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 | $38,635 | $39,709 | $40,782 | $41,855 | $42,928 | $44,002 | $45,075 | $46,148 | $47,221 | $48,295 |
| LEO-4 | $43,369 | $44,574 | $45,779 | $46,983 | $48,188 | $49,393 | $50,597 | $51,802 | $53,006 | $54,211 |
| LEO-5 | $49,870 | $51,218 | $52,565 | $53,913 | $55,261 | $56,609 | $57,956 | $59,304 | $60,652 | $62,000 |
| LEO-6 | $52,588 | $54,090 | $55,593 | $57,095 | $58,598 | $60,100 | $61,603 | $63,105 | $64,608 | $66,110 |
| LEO-7 | $56,765 | $58,434 | $60,103 | $61,772 | $63,441 | $65,110 | $66,779 | $68,448 | $70,117 | $71,786 |
| LEO-8 | $59,169 | $61,017 | $62,866 | $64,715 | $66,563 | $68,412 | $70,260 | $72,109 | $73,957 | $75,806 |
| LEO-9 | $63,311 | $65,353 | $67,396 | $69,438 | $71,481 | $73,523 | $75,565 | $77,608 | $79,650 | $81,693 |
| LEO-10 | $69,719 | $71,968 | $74,218 | $76,467 | $78,716 | $80,965 | $83,215 | $85,464 | $87,713 | $89,962 |
The Boston locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Boston, Cambridge, Lowell, Worcester, Bedford, Devens, Natick, Sandwich, Woods Hole, and other areas within the region.
The ALBANY-SCHENECTADY, NY-MA General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Albany and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 18.68% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEO-3 | $35,247 | $36,226 | $37,205 | $38,184 | $39,163 | $40,142 | $41,121 | $42,101 | $43,080 | $44,059 |
| LEO-4 | $39,566 | $40,665 | $41,763 | $42,862 | $43,961 | $45,060 | $46,159 | $47,258 | $48,357 | $49,456 |
| LEO-5 | $45,496 | $46,726 | $47,955 | $49,185 | $50,414 | $51,644 | $52,873 | $54,103 | $55,332 | $56,562 |
| LEO-6 | $47,975 | $49,346 | $50,717 | $52,087 | $53,458 | $54,829 | $56,200 | $57,570 | $58,941 | $60,312 |
| LEO-7 | $51,786 | $53,309 | $54,831 | $56,354 | $57,877 | $59,399 | $60,922 | $62,445 | $63,967 | $65,490 |
| LEO-8 | $53,979 | $55,666 | $57,352 | $59,039 | $60,725 | $62,411 | $64,098 | $65,784 | $67,471 | $69,157 |
| LEO-9 | $57,758 | $59,621 | $61,485 | $63,348 | $65,211 | $67,074 | $68,938 | $70,801 | $72,664 | $74,527 |
| LEO-10 | $63,604 | $65,656 | $67,708 | $69,760 | $71,812 | $73,864 | $75,916 | $77,968 | $80,020 | $82,072 |
The Albany locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: 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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