Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in Nebraska 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.
Nebraska 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 OMAHA-COUNCIL BLUFFS-FREMONT, NE-IA General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Omaha and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 16.93% 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 | $34,727 | $35,692 | $36,656 | $37,621 | $38,586 | $39,550 | $40,515 | $41,480 | $42,444 | $43,409 |
LEO-4 | $38,982 | $40,065 | $41,148 | $42,230 | $43,313 | $44,396 | $45,479 | $46,562 | $47,644 | $48,727 |
LEO-5 | $44,825 | $46,037 | $47,248 | $48,459 | $49,671 | $50,882 | $52,093 | $53,305 | $54,516 | $55,728 |
LEO-6 | $47,268 | $48,618 | $49,969 | $51,319 | $52,670 | $54,020 | $55,371 | $56,722 | $58,072 | $59,423 |
LEO-7 | $51,022 | $52,523 | $54,023 | $55,523 | $57,023 | $58,523 | $60,024 | $61,524 | $63,024 | $64,524 |
LEO-8 | $53,183 | $54,845 | $56,506 | $58,168 | $59,830 | $61,491 | $63,153 | $64,814 | $66,476 | $68,137 |
LEO-9 | $56,906 | $58,742 | $60,578 | $62,414 | $64,250 | $66,085 | $67,921 | $69,757 | $71,593 | $73,429 |
LEO-10 | $62,666 | $64,688 | $66,710 | $68,731 | $70,753 | $72,775 | $74,797 | $76,818 | $78,840 | $80,862 |
The Omaha locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Bellevue, Omaha, and other areas within the region.
Any federal employees in Nebraska 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 |
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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: Lincoln, 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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