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Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in Vermont 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.
Vermont 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 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: and other areas within the region.
The BURLINGTON-SOUTH BURLINGTON-BARRE, VT General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Burlington and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 17.62% 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 | $34,932 | $35,902 | $36,873 | $37,843 | $38,813 | $39,784 | $40,754 | $41,725 | $42,695 | $43,665 |
| LEO-4 | $39,212 | $40,301 | $41,390 | $42,480 | $43,569 | $44,658 | $45,747 | $46,836 | $47,925 | $49,015 |
| LEO-5 | $45,090 | $46,308 | $47,527 | $48,745 | $49,964 | $51,182 | $52,401 | $53,619 | $54,838 | $56,057 |
| LEO-6 | $47,547 | $48,905 | $50,264 | $51,622 | $52,981 | $54,339 | $55,698 | $57,056 | $58,415 | $59,773 |
| LEO-7 | $51,323 | $52,833 | $54,342 | $55,851 | $57,360 | $58,869 | $60,378 | $61,887 | $63,396 | $64,905 |
| LEO-8 | $53,497 | $55,168 | $56,840 | $58,511 | $60,183 | $61,854 | $63,525 | $65,197 | $66,868 | $68,540 |
| LEO-9 | $57,242 | $59,089 | $60,935 | $62,782 | $64,629 | $66,475 | $68,322 | $70,169 | $72,015 | $73,862 |
| LEO-10 | $63,036 | $65,070 | $67,103 | $69,137 | $71,171 | $73,204 | $75,238 | $77,272 | $79,305 | $81,339 |
The Burlington locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: and other areas within the region.
Any federal employees in Vermont 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.
* 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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