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Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in Vermont 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.
Vermont 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 BURLINGTON-SOUTH BURLINGTON-BARRE, VT General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Burlington and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 18.31% 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 | $36,579 | $37,595 | $38,612 | $39,628 | $40,644 | $41,661 | $42,677 | $43,693 | $44,709 | $45,726 |
| LEO-4 | $41,059 | $42,200 | $43,341 | $44,481 | $45,622 | $46,762 | $47,903 | $49,043 | $50,184 | $51,324 |
| LEO-5 | $47,218 | $48,494 | $49,771 | $51,047 | $52,324 | $53,600 | $54,877 | $56,153 | $57,430 | $58,707 |
| LEO-6 | $49,785 | $51,207 | $52,629 | $54,051 | $55,473 | $56,895 | $58,317 | $59,739 | $61,162 | $62,584 |
| LEO-7 | $53,744 | $55,324 | $56,905 | $58,485 | $60,066 | $61,647 | $63,227 | $64,808 | $66,388 | $67,969 |
| LEO-8 | $56,019 | $57,770 | $59,521 | $61,272 | $63,023 | $64,774 | $66,525 | $68,276 | $70,027 | $71,777 |
| LEO-9 | $59,938 | $61,871 | $63,805 | $65,738 | $67,671 | $69,604 | $71,537 | $73,471 | $75,404 | $77,337 |
| LEO-10 | $66,005 | $68,135 | $70,264 | $72,394 | $74,523 | $76,653 | $78,783 | $80,912 | $83,042 | $85,171 |
The Burlington locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: and other areas within the region.
Any federal employees in Vermont 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: 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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