Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in Washington 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.
Washington 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 SEATTLE-TACOMA, WA General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Seattle and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 28.28% 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 | $38,098 | $39,156 | $40,214 | $41,273 | $42,331 | $43,389 | $44,448 | $45,506 | $46,564 | $47,623 |
LEO-4 | $42,766 | $43,954 | $45,142 | $46,330 | $47,517 | $48,705 | $49,893 | $51,081 | $52,269 | $53,457 |
LEO-5 | $49,176 | $50,505 | $51,834 | $53,163 | $54,492 | $55,821 | $57,150 | $58,479 | $59,808 | $61,137 |
LEO-6 | $51,856 | $53,338 | $54,819 | $56,301 | $57,782 | $59,264 | $60,746 | $62,227 | $63,709 | $65,191 |
LEO-7 | $55,975 | $57,621 | $59,267 | $60,912 | $62,558 | $64,204 | $65,850 | $67,496 | $69,142 | $70,787 |
LEO-8 | $58,346 | $60,168 | $61,991 | $63,814 | $65,637 | $67,460 | $69,283 | $71,106 | $72,928 | $74,751 |
LEO-9 | $62,430 | $64,444 | $66,458 | $68,472 | $70,486 | $72,500 | $74,514 | $76,528 | $78,542 | $80,556 |
LEO-10 | $68,749 | $70,967 | $73,185 | $75,403 | $77,621 | $79,839 | $82,057 | $84,275 | $86,493 | $88,711 |
The Seattle locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Bellevue, Bremerton, Everett, Kent, Oak Harbor, Seattle, Tacoma, and other areas within the region.
The PORTLAND-VANCOUVER-SALEM, OR-WA General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Portland and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 24.34% 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 | $36,928 | $37,954 | $38,979 | $40,005 | $41,031 | $42,057 | $43,083 | $44,108 | $45,134 | $46,160 |
LEO-4 | $41,452 | $42,604 | $43,755 | $44,907 | $46,058 | $47,209 | $48,361 | $49,512 | $50,664 | $51,815 |
LEO-5 | $47,666 | $48,954 | $50,242 | $51,530 | $52,818 | $54,107 | $55,395 | $56,683 | $57,971 | $59,259 |
LEO-6 | $50,263 | $51,699 | $53,135 | $54,572 | $56,008 | $57,444 | $58,880 | $60,316 | $61,752 | $63,188 |
LEO-7 | $54,256 | $55,851 | $57,446 | $59,042 | $60,637 | $62,232 | $63,827 | $65,423 | $67,018 | $68,613 |
LEO-8 | $56,554 | $58,320 | $60,087 | $61,854 | $63,621 | $65,388 | $67,155 | $68,922 | $70,689 | $72,455 |
LEO-9 | $60,513 | $62,465 | $64,417 | $66,369 | $68,321 | $70,273 | $72,225 | $74,178 | $76,130 | $78,082 |
LEO-10 | $66,638 | $68,787 | $70,937 | $73,087 | $75,237 | $77,387 | $79,537 | $81,686 | $83,836 | $85,986 |
The Portland locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Vancouver, and other areas within the region.
Any federal employees in Washington 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: Yakima, 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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