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Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in Nebraska 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.
Nebraska 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 OMAHA-COUNCIL BLUFFS-FREMONT, NE-IA General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Omaha and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 17.52% 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 | $36,335 | $37,344 | $38,354 | $39,363 | $40,373 | $41,382 | $42,392 | $43,401 | $44,411 | $45,420 |
| LEO-4 | $40,785 | $41,918 | $43,051 | $44,184 | $45,317 | $46,450 | $47,583 | $48,716 | $49,848 | $50,981 |
| LEO-5 | $46,902 | $48,170 | $49,438 | $50,706 | $51,974 | $53,242 | $54,510 | $55,779 | $57,047 | $58,315 |
| LEO-6 | $49,452 | $50,865 | $52,278 | $53,690 | $55,103 | $56,515 | $57,928 | $59,341 | $60,753 | $62,166 |
| LEO-7 | $53,385 | $54,955 | $56,525 | $58,095 | $59,665 | $61,235 | $62,805 | $64,375 | $65,945 | $67,515 |
| LEO-8 | $55,645 | $57,384 | $59,123 | $60,862 | $62,602 | $64,341 | $66,080 | $67,820 | $69,559 | $71,298 |
| LEO-9 | $59,538 | $61,458 | $63,379 | $65,299 | $67,219 | $69,139 | $71,060 | $72,980 | $74,900 | $76,820 |
| LEO-10 | $65,564 | $67,680 | $69,795 | $71,910 | $74,026 | $76,141 | $78,257 | $80,372 | $82,487 | $84,603 |
The Omaha locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Bellevue, Omaha, and other areas within the region.
Any federal employees in Nebraska 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: Lincoln, 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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