Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in Arizona for 2023
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.
Arizona 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 PHOENIX-MESA, AZ General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Phoenix and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 21.44% 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 | $37,547 | $38,590 | $39,633 | $40,676 | $41,719 | $42,763 | $43,806 | $44,849 | $45,892 | $46,935 |
LEO-4 | $42,146 | $43,316 | $44,487 | $45,658 | $46,828 | $47,999 | $49,170 | $50,341 | $51,511 | $52,682 |
LEO-5 | $48,467 | $49,777 | $51,087 | $52,398 | $53,708 | $55,018 | $56,329 | $57,639 | $58,949 | $60,260 |
LEO-6 | $51,102 | $52,562 | $54,021 | $55,481 | $56,941 | $58,400 | $59,860 | $61,320 | $62,780 | $64,239 |
LEO-7 | $55,165 | $56,788 | $58,410 | $60,033 | $61,655 | $63,278 | $64,900 | $66,522 | $68,145 | $69,767 |
LEO-8 | $57,501 | $59,298 | $61,095 | $62,893 | $64,690 | $66,487 | $68,284 | $70,082 | $71,879 | $73,676 |
LEO-9 | $61,524 | $63,508 | $65,493 | $67,477 | $69,461 | $71,446 | $73,430 | $75,414 | $77,399 | $79,383 |
LEO-10 | $67,751 | $69,937 | $72,123 | $74,309 | $76,495 | $78,681 | $80,867 | $83,053 | $85,239 | $87,425 |
The Phoenix locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Chandler, Gilbert, Glendale, Mesa, Peoria, Phoenix, Scottsdale, Surprise, Tempe, 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 18.76% 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 | $36,718 | $37,738 | $38,759 | $39,779 | $40,799 | $41,819 | $42,839 | $43,859 | $44,879 | $45,900 |
LEO-4 | $41,216 | $42,361 | $43,505 | $44,650 | $45,795 | $46,940 | $48,085 | $49,230 | $50,374 | $51,519 |
LEO-5 | $47,397 | $48,679 | $49,960 | $51,241 | $52,523 | $53,804 | $55,086 | $56,367 | $57,648 | $58,930 |
LEO-6 | $49,974 | $51,402 | $52,829 | $54,257 | $55,684 | $57,112 | $58,539 | $59,967 | $61,394 | $62,822 |
LEO-7 | $53,948 | $55,535 | $57,121 | $58,708 | $60,294 | $61,881 | $63,468 | $65,054 | $66,641 | $68,228 |
LEO-8 | $56,232 | $57,989 | $59,747 | $61,505 | $63,262 | $65,020 | $66,778 | $68,535 | $70,293 | $72,051 |
LEO-9 | $60,166 | $62,107 | $64,047 | $65,988 | $67,928 | $69,869 | $71,809 | $73,750 | $75,690 | $77,631 |
LEO-10 | $66,256 | $68,394 | $70,532 | $72,669 | $74,807 | $76,945 | $79,082 | $81,220 | $83,358 | $85,495 |
The Las Vegas locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: and other areas within the region.
The TUCSON-NOGALES, AZ General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Tucson and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 18.4% 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 | $36,607 | $37,624 | $38,641 | $39,658 | $40,675 | $41,692 | $42,709 | $43,726 | $44,743 | $45,760 |
LEO-4 | $41,091 | $42,232 | $43,373 | $44,515 | $45,656 | $46,798 | $47,939 | $49,080 | $50,222 | $51,363 |
LEO-5 | $47,253 | $48,531 | $49,809 | $51,086 | $52,364 | $53,641 | $54,919 | $56,196 | $57,474 | $58,751 |
LEO-6 | $49,823 | $51,246 | $52,669 | $54,092 | $55,515 | $56,939 | $58,362 | $59,785 | $61,208 | $62,631 |
LEO-7 | $53,784 | $55,366 | $56,948 | $58,530 | $60,112 | $61,694 | $63,275 | $64,857 | $66,439 | $68,021 |
LEO-8 | $56,061 | $57,814 | $59,566 | $61,318 | $63,070 | $64,823 | $66,575 | $68,327 | $70,080 | $71,832 |
LEO-9 | $59,984 | $61,918 | $63,853 | $65,788 | $67,722 | $69,657 | $71,592 | $73,526 | $75,461 | $77,396 |
LEO-10 | $66,055 | $68,187 | $70,318 | $72,449 | $74,580 | $76,711 | $78,843 | $80,974 | $83,105 | $85,236 |
The Tucson locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Sierra Vista, Tucson, and other areas within the region.
Any federal employees in Arizona 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 16.5% (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 | $36,019 | $37,020 | $38,021 | $39,022 | $40,022 | $41,023 | $42,024 | $43,025 | $44,025 | $45,026 |
LEO-4 | $40,431 | $41,554 | $42,677 | $43,801 | $44,924 | $46,047 | $47,170 | $48,293 | $49,416 | $50,539 |
LEO-5 | $46,495 | $47,752 | $49,009 | $50,266 | $51,523 | $52,780 | $54,037 | $55,294 | $56,551 | $57,808 |
LEO-6 | $49,023 | $50,424 | $51,824 | $53,224 | $54,625 | $56,025 | $57,425 | $58,826 | $60,226 | $61,626 |
LEO-7 | $52,921 | $54,478 | $56,034 | $57,591 | $59,147 | $60,703 | $62,260 | $63,816 | $65,373 | $66,929 |
LEO-8 | $55,162 | $56,886 | $58,610 | $60,334 | $62,058 | $63,783 | $65,507 | $67,231 | $68,955 | $70,679 |
LEO-9 | $59,021 | $60,925 | $62,828 | $64,732 | $66,636 | $68,539 | $70,443 | $72,347 | $74,250 | $76,154 |
LEO-10 | $64,995 | $67,092 | $69,189 | $71,286 | $73,383 | $75,480 | $77,577 | $79,674 | $81,771 | $83,868 |
The Rest of U.S. locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Flagstaff, Wellton, Yuma, and other areas within the region.
* For some high-paygrade workers, pay under the GS scale may be capped at $183,500 the SES (Senior Executive Scale)'s Level 4 pay for the current year (5 U.S.C. 5304 (g)(1)).
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