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Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in Alabama for 2024
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.
Alabama 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 ATLANTA--ATHENS-CLARKE COUNTY--SANDY SPRINGS, GA-AL General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Atlanta and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 23.45% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEO-3 | $39,960 | $41,069 | $42,179 | $43,289 | $44,399 | $45,509 | $46,618 | $47,728 | $48,838 | $49,948 |
| LEO-4 | $44,854 | $46,100 | $47,346 | $48,591 | $49,837 | $51,082 | $52,328 | $53,574 | $54,819 | $56,065 |
| LEO-5 | $51,579 | $52,972 | $54,366 | $55,760 | $57,154 | $58,547 | $59,941 | $61,335 | $62,729 | $64,122 |
| LEO-6 | $54,392 | $55,946 | $57,501 | $59,055 | $60,609 | $62,163 | $63,717 | $65,272 | $66,826 | $68,380 |
| LEO-7 | $58,715 | $60,442 | $62,169 | $63,896 | $65,624 | $67,351 | $69,078 | $70,805 | $72,532 | $74,259 |
| LEO-8 | $61,198 | $63,110 | $65,022 | $66,935 | $68,847 | $70,759 | $72,671 | $74,584 | $76,496 | $78,408 |
| LEO-9 | $65,482 | $67,594 | $69,706 | $71,818 | $73,931 | $76,043 | $78,155 | $80,267 | $82,379 | $84,492 |
| LEO-10 | $72,110 | $74,435 | $76,761 | $79,087 | $81,413 | $83,739 | $86,064 | $88,390 | $90,716 | $93,042 |
The Atlanta locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: and other areas within the region.
The HUNTSVILLE-DECATUR, AL-TN General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Huntsville and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 21.48% 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 | $39,322 | $40,414 | $41,506 | $42,598 | $43,690 | $44,782 | $45,874 | $46,967 | $48,059 | $49,151 |
| LEO-4 | $44,139 | $45,364 | $46,590 | $47,816 | $49,041 | $50,267 | $51,493 | $52,719 | $53,944 | $55,170 |
| LEO-5 | $50,756 | $52,127 | $53,499 | $54,870 | $56,242 | $57,613 | $58,985 | $60,356 | $61,728 | $63,099 |
| LEO-6 | $53,524 | $55,054 | $56,583 | $58,112 | $59,642 | $61,171 | $62,701 | $64,230 | $65,760 | $67,289 |
| LEO-7 | $57,778 | $59,478 | $61,177 | $62,877 | $64,576 | $66,276 | $67,975 | $69,675 | $71,374 | $73,074 |
| LEO-8 | $60,221 | $62,103 | $63,985 | $65,866 | $67,748 | $69,630 | $71,512 | $73,393 | $75,275 | $77,157 |
| LEO-9 | $64,437 | $66,515 | $68,594 | $70,672 | $72,751 | $74,829 | $76,908 | $78,986 | $81,065 | $83,143 |
| LEO-10 | $70,959 | $73,248 | $75,536 | $77,825 | $80,114 | $82,402 | $84,691 | $86,980 | $89,268 | $91,557 |
The Huntsville locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Huntsville, and other areas within the region.
The BIRMINGHAM-HOOVER-TALLADEGA, AL General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Birmingham and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 17.91% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEO-3 | $38,166 | $39,226 | $40,286 | $41,346 | $42,406 | $43,466 | $44,526 | $45,586 | $46,646 | $47,706 |
| LEO-4 | $42,841 | $44,031 | $45,221 | $46,411 | $47,600 | $48,790 | $49,980 | $51,169 | $52,359 | $53,549 |
| LEO-5 | $49,264 | $50,595 | $51,926 | $53,258 | $54,589 | $55,920 | $57,251 | $58,582 | $59,914 | $61,245 |
| LEO-6 | $51,951 | $53,436 | $54,920 | $56,405 | $57,889 | $59,374 | $60,858 | $62,343 | $63,827 | $65,312 |
| LEO-7 | $56,080 | $57,730 | $59,379 | $61,029 | $62,679 | $64,328 | $65,978 | $67,627 | $69,277 | $70,926 |
| LEO-8 | $58,452 | $60,278 | $62,104 | $63,931 | $65,757 | $67,584 | $69,410 | $71,237 | $73,063 | $74,889 |
| LEO-9 | $62,543 | $64,560 | $66,578 | $68,595 | $70,613 | $72,630 | $74,648 | $76,665 | $78,683 | $80,700 |
| LEO-10 | $68,874 | $71,095 | $73,316 | $75,538 | $77,759 | $79,981 | $82,202 | $84,424 | $86,645 | $88,866 |
The Birmingham locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Birmingham, Eastaboga, and other areas within the region.
Any federal employees in Alabama 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 16.82% (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 | $37,813 | $38,864 | $39,914 | $40,964 | $42,014 | $43,065 | $44,115 | $45,165 | $46,215 | $47,265 |
| LEO-4 | $42,445 | $43,624 | $44,803 | $45,982 | $47,160 | $48,339 | $49,518 | $50,696 | $51,875 | $53,054 |
| LEO-5 | $48,809 | $50,127 | $51,446 | $52,765 | $54,084 | $55,403 | $56,722 | $58,041 | $59,360 | $60,679 |
| LEO-6 | $51,471 | $52,942 | $54,412 | $55,883 | $57,354 | $58,825 | $60,295 | $61,766 | $63,237 | $64,708 |
| LEO-7 | $55,562 | $57,196 | $58,831 | $60,465 | $62,099 | $63,733 | $65,368 | $67,002 | $68,636 | $70,271 |
| LEO-8 | $57,911 | $59,721 | $61,530 | $63,340 | $65,149 | $66,959 | $68,768 | $70,578 | $72,388 | $74,197 |
| LEO-9 | $61,965 | $63,964 | $65,962 | $67,961 | $69,960 | $71,959 | $73,958 | $75,956 | $77,955 | $79,954 |
| LEO-10 | $68,237 | $70,438 | $72,639 | $74,840 | $77,040 | $79,241 | $81,442 | $83,643 | $85,844 | $88,045 |
The Rest of U.S. locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Mobile, Montgomery, Fort Rucker, and other areas within the region.
* For some high-paygrade workers, pay under the GS scale may be capped at $191,900 the SES (Senior Executive Scale)'s Level 4 pay for the current year (5 U.S.C. 5304 (g)(1)).
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