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Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in Connecticut 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.
Connecticut 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 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 36.16% 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 | $42,098 | $43,268 | $44,437 | $45,607 | $46,776 | $47,946 | $49,116 | $50,285 | $51,455 | $52,624 |
| LEO-4 | $47,254 | $48,567 | $49,879 | $51,192 | $52,505 | $53,817 | $55,130 | $56,442 | $57,755 | $59,068 |
| LEO-5 | $54,341 | $55,811 | $57,280 | $58,749 | $60,218 | $61,687 | $63,156 | $64,626 | $66,095 | $67,564 |
| LEO-6 | $57,296 | $58,933 | $60,569 | $62,206 | $63,843 | $65,479 | $67,116 | $68,753 | $70,389 | $72,026 |
| LEO-7 | $61,852 | $63,671 | $65,490 | $67,309 | $69,128 | $70,948 | $72,767 | $74,586 | $76,405 | $78,224 |
| LEO-8 | $64,470 | $66,486 | $68,501 | $70,516 | $72,531 | $74,546 | $76,561 | $78,577 | $80,592 | $82,607 |
| LEO-9 | $68,981 | $71,206 | $73,431 | $75,656 | $77,881 | $80,106 | $82,331 | $84,555 | $86,780 | $89,005 |
| LEO-10 | $75,964 | $78,415 | $80,865 | $83,316 | $85,767 | $88,218 | $90,669 | $93,120 | $95,571 | $98,022 |
The New York City locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Bridgeport, New Haven, Stamford, Waterbury, and other areas within the region.
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 31.05% 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 | $40,518 | $41,644 | $42,769 | $43,895 | $45,021 | $46,147 | $47,272 | $48,398 | $49,524 | $50,650 |
| LEO-4 | $45,481 | $46,744 | $48,008 | $49,271 | $50,534 | $51,798 | $53,061 | $54,324 | $55,587 | $56,851 |
| LEO-5 | $52,302 | $53,716 | $55,130 | $56,544 | $57,958 | $59,372 | $60,786 | $62,200 | $63,614 | $65,028 |
| LEO-6 | $55,146 | $56,721 | $58,296 | $59,872 | $61,447 | $63,022 | $64,597 | $66,172 | $67,748 | $69,323 |
| LEO-7 | $59,531 | $61,282 | $63,032 | $64,783 | $66,534 | $68,285 | $70,036 | $71,787 | $73,537 | $75,288 |
| LEO-8 | $62,051 | $63,990 | $65,930 | $67,869 | $69,809 | $71,749 | $73,688 | $75,628 | $77,567 | $79,507 |
| LEO-9 | $66,393 | $68,534 | $70,675 | $72,817 | $74,958 | $77,099 | $79,241 | $81,382 | $83,523 | $85,665 |
| LEO-10 | $73,113 | $75,472 | $77,831 | $80,189 | $82,548 | $84,907 | $87,266 | $89,625 | $91,984 | $94,343 |
The Boston locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: and other areas within the region.
The HARTFORD-EAST HARTFORD, CT-MA General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Hartford and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 30.91% 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 | $40,475 | $41,599 | $42,724 | $43,848 | $44,973 | $46,097 | $47,222 | $48,346 | $49,471 | $50,595 |
| LEO-4 | $45,432 | $46,694 | $47,956 | $49,218 | $50,480 | $51,742 | $53,004 | $54,266 | $55,528 | $56,790 |
| LEO-5 | $52,246 | $53,659 | $55,071 | $56,484 | $57,896 | $59,309 | $60,721 | $62,134 | $63,546 | $64,959 |
| LEO-6 | $55,087 | $56,660 | $58,234 | $59,808 | $61,381 | $62,955 | $64,528 | $66,102 | $67,675 | $69,249 |
| LEO-7 | $59,467 | $61,216 | $62,965 | $64,714 | $66,463 | $68,212 | $69,961 | $71,710 | $73,459 | $75,208 |
| LEO-8 | $61,985 | $63,922 | $65,860 | $67,797 | $69,734 | $71,672 | $73,609 | $75,547 | $77,484 | $79,422 |
| LEO-9 | $66,322 | $68,461 | $70,600 | $72,739 | $74,878 | $77,017 | $79,156 | $81,295 | $83,434 | $85,573 |
| LEO-10 | $73,035 | $75,391 | $77,747 | $80,104 | $82,460 | $84,817 | $87,173 | $89,529 | $91,886 | $94,242 |
The Hartford locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Groton, Hartford, New London, 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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