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Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania 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.

NEW YORK-NEWARK, NY-NJ-CT-PA

The NEW YORK-NEWARK, NY-NJ-CT-PA General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in New York City and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 35.06% 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$40,111$41,226$42,340$43,454$44,568$45,683$46,797$47,911$49,025$50,140
LEO-4$45,026$46,277$47,528$48,778$50,029$51,280$52,530$53,781$55,032$56,282
LEO-5$51,775$53,174$54,574$55,973$57,372$58,771$60,171$61,570$62,969$64,368
LEO-6$54,597$56,157$57,717$59,276$60,836$62,396$63,956$65,516$67,076$68,636
LEO-7$58,933$60,666$62,399$64,132$65,865$67,598$69,330$71,063$72,796$74,529
LEO-8$61,429$63,349$65,268$67,187$69,106$71,025$72,945$74,864$76,783$78,702
LEO-9$65,730$67,850$69,971$72,091$74,211$76,332$78,452$80,573$82,693$84,814
LEO-10$72,383$74,718$77,053$79,388$81,723$84,059$86,394$88,729$91,064$93,399

The New York City locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Allentown, Tobyhanna, and other areas within the region.

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WASHINGTON-BALTIMORE-ARLINGTON, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA

The WASHINGTON-BALTIMORE-ARLINGTON, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Washington DC and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 31.53% 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$39,063$40,148$41,233$42,318$43,404$44,489$45,574$46,659$47,744$48,829
LEO-4$43,849$45,067$46,285$47,503$48,721$49,939$51,157$52,375$53,593$54,811
LEO-5$50,422$51,785$53,147$54,510$55,873$57,235$58,598$59,961$61,323$62,686
LEO-6$53,170$54,689$56,208$57,727$59,246$60,766$62,285$63,804$65,323$66,842
LEO-7$57,393$59,081$60,768$62,456$64,143$65,831$67,518$69,206$70,893$72,581
LEO-8$59,824$61,693$63,562$65,431$67,300$69,169$71,038$72,907$74,776$76,645
LEO-9$64,012$66,077$68,142$70,207$72,272$74,337$76,402$78,467$80,532$82,597
LEO-10$70,491$72,765$75,039$77,313$79,587$81,862$84,136$86,410$88,684$90,958

The Washington DC locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Chambersburg, Fairview, and other areas within the region.

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PHILADELPHIA-READING-CAMDEN, PA-NJ-DE-MD

The PHILADELPHIA-READING-CAMDEN, PA-NJ-DE-MD General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Philadelphia and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 26.95% 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$37,703$38,750$39,798$40,845$41,892$42,940$43,987$45,034$46,082$47,129
LEO-4$42,323$43,498$44,674$45,849$47,025$48,200$49,376$50,551$51,727$52,903
LEO-5$48,666$49,981$51,297$52,612$53,927$55,242$56,557$57,873$59,188$60,503
LEO-6$51,318$52,785$54,251$55,717$57,183$58,650$60,116$61,582$63,048$64,515
LEO-7$55,395$57,023$58,652$60,281$61,910$63,538$65,167$66,796$68,425$70,054
LEO-8$57,741$59,545$61,349$63,153$64,957$66,760$68,564$70,368$72,172$73,976
LEO-9$61,783$63,776$65,769$67,762$69,755$71,748$73,741$75,735$77,728$79,721
LEO-10$68,036$70,231$72,426$74,621$76,816$79,011$81,206$83,401$85,596$87,791

The Philadelphia locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Philadelphia, Horsham, and other areas within the region.

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CLEVELAND-AKRON-CANTON, OH-PA

The CLEVELAND-AKRON-CANTON, OH-PA General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Cleveland and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 21.25% 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$36,010$37,010$38,011$39,011$40,011$41,012$42,012$43,012$44,013$45,013
LEO-4$40,422$41,545$42,668$43,791$44,913$46,036$47,159$48,282$49,405$50,527
LEO-5$46,481$47,737$48,993$50,250$51,506$52,762$54,018$55,274$56,530$57,787
LEO-6$49,014$50,415$51,815$53,215$54,616$56,016$57,417$58,817$60,218$61,618
LEO-7$52,907$54,463$56,019$57,574$59,130$60,686$62,241$63,797$65,353$66,908
LEO-8$55,148$56,871$58,594$60,317$62,040$63,763$65,486$67,209$68,932$70,655
LEO-9$59,009$60,912$62,816$64,720$66,623$68,527$70,430$72,334$74,238$76,141
LEO-10$64,982$67,078$69,174$71,271$73,367$75,464$77,560$79,656$81,753$83,849

The Cleveland locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: and other areas within the region.

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PITTSBURGH-NEW CASTLE-WEIRTON, PA-OH-WV

The PITTSBURGH-NEW CASTLE-WEIRTON, PA-OH-WV General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Pittsburgh and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 19.9% 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$35,609$36,598$37,587$38,577$39,566$40,555$41,544$42,533$43,523$44,512
LEO-4$39,972$41,083$42,193$43,303$44,413$45,524$46,634$47,744$48,854$49,965
LEO-5$45,964$47,206$48,448$49,690$50,932$52,174$53,417$54,659$55,901$57,143
LEO-6$48,468$49,853$51,238$52,623$54,008$55,393$56,777$58,162$59,547$60,932
LEO-7$52,318$53,857$55,395$56,933$58,472$60,010$61,548$63,087$64,625$66,163
LEO-8$54,534$56,238$57,942$59,645$61,349$63,053$64,757$66,461$68,164$69,868
LEO-9$58,352$60,234$62,117$63,999$65,881$67,764$69,646$71,529$73,411$75,294
LEO-10$64,258$66,331$68,404$70,477$72,550$74,623$76,696$78,770$80,843$82,916

The Pittsburgh locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Pittsburgh, and other areas within the region.

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HARRISBURG-LEBANON, PA

The HARRISBURG-LEBANON, PA General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Harrisburg and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 17.9% 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$35,015$35,988$36,960$37,933$38,906$39,878$40,851$41,824$42,797$43,769
LEO-4$39,306$40,397$41,489$42,581$43,673$44,764$45,856$46,948$48,040$49,131
LEO-5$45,197$46,418$47,640$48,861$50,083$51,304$52,526$53,747$54,969$56,190
LEO-6$47,660$49,022$50,383$51,745$53,107$54,469$55,830$57,192$58,554$59,916
LEO-7$51,446$52,958$54,471$55,984$57,496$59,009$60,522$62,034$63,547$65,060
LEO-8$53,624$55,300$56,975$58,651$60,326$62,001$63,677$65,352$67,027$68,703
LEO-9$57,378$59,229$61,080$62,931$64,783$66,634$68,485$70,336$72,187$74,038
LEO-10$63,186$65,225$67,263$69,302$71,340$73,379$75,417$77,456$79,494$81,533

The Harrisburg locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Carlisle, Mechanicsburg, and other areas within the region.

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Rest of Pennsylvania Locality Adjustment: 16.2%

Any federal employees in Pennsylvania 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: and other areas within the region.

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* 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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Source: www.federalpay.org/leo/2022/pennsylvania