Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in Massachusetts 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.
Massachusetts 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 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 |
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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: Boston, Cambridge, Lowell, Worcester, Bedford, Devens, Natick, Sandwich, Woods Hole, 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 |
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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: Chicopee, Springfield, and other areas within the region.
The ALBANY-SCHENECTADY, NY-MA General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Albany and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 19.45% 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 | $36,932 | $37,958 | $38,984 | $40,010 | $41,036 | $42,062 | $43,088 | $44,114 | $45,140 | $46,166 |
LEO-4 | $41,455 | $42,607 | $43,758 | $44,910 | $46,061 | $47,213 | $48,364 | $49,516 | $50,667 | $51,819 |
LEO-5 | $47,672 | $48,961 | $50,250 | $51,539 | $52,828 | $54,117 | $55,406 | $56,695 | $57,983 | $59,272 |
LEO-6 | $50,265 | $51,700 | $53,136 | $54,572 | $56,008 | $57,444 | $58,879 | $60,315 | $61,751 | $63,187 |
LEO-7 | $54,261 | $55,857 | $57,453 | $59,049 | $60,645 | $62,241 | $63,836 | $65,432 | $67,028 | $68,624 |
LEO-8 | $56,558 | $58,326 | $60,094 | $61,862 | $63,630 | $65,398 | $67,166 | $68,933 | $70,701 | $72,469 |
LEO-9 | $60,516 | $62,468 | $64,419 | $66,371 | $68,323 | $70,275 | $72,227 | $74,178 | $76,130 | $78,082 |
LEO-10 | $66,641 | $68,791 | $70,941 | $73,091 | $75,242 | $77,392 | $79,542 | $81,692 | $83,842 | $85,992 |
The Albany 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 $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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