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Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in Missouri 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.
Missouri 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 ST. LOUIS-ST. CHARLES-FARMINGTON, MO-IL General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Saint Louis and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 19.1% 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 | $36,823 | $37,846 | $38,869 | $39,893 | $40,916 | $41,939 | $42,962 | $43,985 | $45,008 | $46,031 |
| LEO-4 | $41,334 | $42,482 | $43,630 | $44,778 | $45,926 | $47,074 | $48,222 | $49,371 | $50,519 | $51,667 |
| LEO-5 | $47,533 | $48,818 | $50,103 | $51,388 | $52,673 | $53,958 | $55,243 | $56,528 | $57,814 | $59,099 |
| LEO-6 | $50,117 | $51,549 | $52,980 | $54,412 | $55,844 | $57,275 | $58,707 | $60,138 | $61,570 | $63,002 |
| LEO-7 | $54,102 | $55,694 | $57,285 | $58,876 | $60,467 | $62,058 | $63,649 | $65,241 | $66,832 | $68,423 |
| LEO-8 | $56,393 | $58,155 | $59,918 | $61,681 | $63,443 | $65,206 | $66,969 | $68,731 | $70,494 | $72,257 |
| LEO-9 | $60,338 | $62,285 | $64,231 | $66,177 | $68,123 | $70,069 | $72,015 | $73,961 | $75,907 | $77,853 |
| LEO-10 | $66,446 | $68,590 | $70,733 | $72,877 | $75,021 | $77,165 | $79,309 | $81,452 | $83,596 | $85,740 |
The Saint Louis locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Saint Louis, and other areas within the region.
The KANSAS CITY-OVERLAND PARK-KANSAS CITY, MO-KS General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Kansas City and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 18.18% 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 | $36,539 | $37,554 | $38,569 | $39,584 | $40,600 | $41,615 | $42,630 | $43,645 | $44,660 | $45,675 |
| LEO-4 | $41,014 | $42,154 | $43,293 | $44,432 | $45,571 | $46,711 | $47,850 | $48,989 | $50,128 | $51,268 |
| LEO-5 | $47,166 | $48,441 | $49,716 | $50,991 | $52,266 | $53,541 | $54,817 | $56,092 | $57,367 | $58,642 |
| LEO-6 | $49,730 | $51,151 | $52,571 | $53,992 | $55,412 | $56,833 | $58,253 | $59,674 | $61,094 | $62,515 |
| LEO-7 | $53,684 | $55,263 | $56,842 | $58,421 | $60,000 | $61,579 | $63,158 | $64,737 | $66,316 | $67,894 |
| LEO-8 | $55,957 | $57,706 | $59,455 | $61,204 | $62,953 | $64,702 | $66,451 | $68,200 | $69,950 | $71,699 |
| LEO-9 | $59,872 | $61,803 | $63,734 | $65,666 | $67,597 | $69,528 | $71,459 | $73,390 | $75,321 | $77,252 |
| LEO-10 | $65,933 | $68,060 | $70,187 | $72,314 | $74,442 | $76,569 | $78,696 | $80,823 | $82,951 | $85,078 |
The Kansas City locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Independence, Kansas City, Knob Noster, and other areas within the region.
Any federal employees in Missouri 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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: Columbia, Springfield, Fort Leonard Wood, 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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