Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in Nevada 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.
Nevada 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 SACRAMENTO-ROSEVILLE, CA-NV General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Sacramento and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 27.3% 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 | $37,807 | $38,857 | $39,907 | $40,958 | $42,008 | $43,058 | $44,108 | $45,158 | $46,209 | $47,259 |
LEO-4 | $42,439 | $43,618 | $44,797 | $45,976 | $47,154 | $48,333 | $49,512 | $50,691 | $51,870 | $53,048 |
LEO-5 | $48,800 | $50,119 | $51,438 | $52,757 | $54,076 | $55,395 | $56,713 | $58,032 | $59,351 | $60,670 |
LEO-6 | $51,460 | $52,930 | $54,400 | $55,871 | $57,341 | $58,811 | $60,282 | $61,752 | $63,222 | $64,693 |
LEO-7 | $55,547 | $57,181 | $58,814 | $60,447 | $62,080 | $63,714 | $65,347 | $66,980 | $68,613 | $70,247 |
LEO-8 | $57,900 | $59,709 | $61,518 | $63,327 | $65,136 | $66,945 | $68,753 | $70,562 | $72,371 | $74,180 |
LEO-9 | $61,953 | $63,952 | $65,950 | $67,949 | $69,948 | $71,946 | $73,945 | $75,943 | $77,942 | $79,941 |
LEO-10 | $68,224 | $70,425 | $72,626 | $74,827 | $77,028 | $79,229 | $81,430 | $83,631 | $85,832 | $88,033 |
The Sacramento locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: 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 |
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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: Henderson, Las Vegas, North Las Vegas, Indian Springs, and other areas within the region.
Any federal employees in Nevada 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: Hawthorne, 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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