Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in New Jersey 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.
New Jersey 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 |
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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: Elizabeth, Jersey City, Newark, Paterson, Wharton, Wrightstown, Colts Neck, and other areas within the region.
The PHILADELPHIA-READING-CAMDEN, PA-NJ-DE-MD General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Philadelphia and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 27.84% 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 | $39,526 | $40,624 | $41,722 | $42,820 | $43,918 | $45,016 | $46,114 | $47,213 | $48,311 | $49,409 |
LEO-4 | $44,367 | $45,599 | $46,832 | $48,064 | $49,296 | $50,529 | $51,761 | $52,994 | $54,226 | $55,458 |
LEO-5 | $51,021 | $52,400 | $53,780 | $55,159 | $56,539 | $57,918 | $59,297 | $60,677 | $62,056 | $63,435 |
LEO-6 | $53,795 | $55,332 | $56,868 | $58,405 | $59,942 | $61,478 | $63,015 | $64,552 | $66,088 | $67,625 |
LEO-7 | $58,073 | $59,781 | $61,488 | $63,196 | $64,904 | $66,612 | $68,320 | $70,028 | $71,736 | $73,444 |
LEO-8 | $60,531 | $62,423 | $64,315 | $66,207 | $68,099 | $69,991 | $71,883 | $73,775 | $75,667 | $77,559 |
LEO-9 | $64,766 | $66,855 | $68,944 | $71,033 | $73,122 | $75,211 | $77,300 | $79,389 | $81,478 | $83,566 |
LEO-10 | $71,322 | $73,623 | $75,924 | $78,225 | $80,526 | $82,828 | $85,129 | $87,430 | $89,731 | $92,032 |
The Philadelphia locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Cape May, Wildwood, Wrightstown, 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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