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Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in New York 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.
New York 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 37.24% 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 | $44,423 | $45,657 | $46,891 | $48,125 | $49,358 | $50,592 | $51,826 | $53,060 | $54,294 | $55,527 |
| LEO-4 | $49,865 | $51,250 | $52,634 | $54,019 | $55,404 | $56,789 | $58,173 | $59,558 | $60,943 | $62,328 |
| LEO-5 | $57,340 | $58,890 | $60,439 | $61,989 | $63,538 | $65,087 | $66,637 | $68,186 | $69,736 | $71,285 |
| LEO-6 | $60,468 | $62,196 | $63,924 | $65,651 | $67,379 | $69,107 | $70,835 | $72,563 | $74,291 | $76,019 |
| LEO-7 | $65,274 | $67,194 | $69,114 | $71,034 | $72,954 | $74,874 | $76,794 | $78,714 | $80,634 | $82,554 |
| LEO-8 | $68,034 | $70,160 | $72,286 | $74,412 | $76,537 | $78,663 | $80,789 | $82,915 | $85,041 | $87,167 |
| LEO-9 | $72,796 | $75,144 | $77,493 | $79,841 | $82,189 | $84,537 | $86,885 | $89,233 | $91,582 | $93,930 |
| LEO-10 | $80,165 | $82,750 | $85,336 | $87,921 | $90,507 | $93,093 | $95,678 | $98,264 | $100,849 | $103,435 |
The New York City locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: New York, Yonkers, Fort Hamilton, West Point, and other areas within the region.
The BUFFALO-CHEEKTOWAGA-OLEAN, NY General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Buffalo and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 21.99% 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 | $39,487 | $40,584 | $41,680 | $42,777 | $43,874 | $44,970 | $46,067 | $47,164 | $48,260 | $49,357 |
| LEO-4 | $44,324 | $45,555 | $46,786 | $48,016 | $49,247 | $50,478 | $51,709 | $52,940 | $54,171 | $55,402 |
| LEO-5 | $50,969 | $52,346 | $53,723 | $55,100 | $56,478 | $57,855 | $59,232 | $60,610 | $61,987 | $63,364 |
| LEO-6 | $53,749 | $55,285 | $56,821 | $58,356 | $59,892 | $61,428 | $62,964 | $64,500 | $66,036 | $67,571 |
| LEO-7 | $58,021 | $59,728 | $61,434 | $63,141 | $64,847 | $66,554 | $68,261 | $69,967 | $71,674 | $73,381 |
| LEO-8 | $60,474 | $62,364 | $64,253 | $66,143 | $68,033 | $69,922 | $71,812 | $73,701 | $75,591 | $77,481 |
| LEO-9 | $64,707 | $66,794 | $68,882 | $70,969 | $73,056 | $75,143 | $77,231 | $79,318 | $81,405 | $83,492 |
| LEO-10 | $71,257 | $73,555 | $75,853 | $78,152 | $80,450 | $82,748 | $85,047 | $87,345 | $89,643 | $91,941 |
The Buffalo locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Buffalo, and other areas within the region.
The ALBANY-SCHENECTADY, NY-MA General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Albany and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 20.25% 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 | $38,924 | $40,005 | $41,086 | $42,167 | $43,248 | $44,329 | $45,410 | $46,491 | $47,572 | $48,653 |
| LEO-4 | $43,692 | $44,905 | $46,118 | $47,332 | $48,545 | $49,758 | $50,972 | $52,185 | $53,398 | $54,612 |
| LEO-5 | $50,242 | $51,599 | $52,957 | $54,315 | $55,672 | $57,030 | $58,387 | $59,745 | $61,103 | $62,460 |
| LEO-6 | $52,982 | $54,496 | $56,010 | $57,524 | $59,038 | $60,552 | $62,066 | $63,580 | $65,094 | $66,608 |
| LEO-7 | $57,193 | $58,876 | $60,558 | $62,240 | $63,922 | $65,605 | $67,287 | $68,969 | $70,652 | $72,334 |
| LEO-8 | $59,612 | $61,474 | $63,337 | $65,200 | $67,062 | $68,925 | $70,788 | $72,650 | $74,513 | $76,376 |
| LEO-9 | $63,784 | $65,842 | $67,899 | $69,957 | $72,014 | $74,072 | $76,129 | $78,187 | $80,244 | $82,302 |
| LEO-10 | $70,240 | $72,506 | $74,771 | $77,037 | $79,302 | $81,568 | $83,833 | $86,099 | $88,365 | $90,630 |
The Albany locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Saratoga Springs, Watervliet, and other areas within the region.
The ROCHESTER-BATAVIA-SENECA FALLS, NY General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Rochester and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 17.35% 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 | $37,985 | $39,040 | $40,095 | $41,150 | $42,205 | $43,260 | $44,315 | $45,370 | $46,425 | $47,480 |
| LEO-4 | $42,638 | $43,822 | $45,006 | $46,190 | $47,374 | $48,558 | $49,742 | $50,926 | $52,110 | $53,295 |
| LEO-5 | $49,030 | $50,355 | $51,680 | $53,005 | $54,330 | $55,654 | $56,979 | $58,304 | $59,629 | $60,954 |
| LEO-6 | $51,704 | $53,182 | $54,659 | $56,137 | $57,614 | $59,092 | $60,569 | $62,046 | $63,524 | $65,001 |
| LEO-7 | $55,814 | $57,456 | $59,097 | $60,739 | $62,381 | $64,023 | $65,664 | $67,306 | $68,948 | $70,590 |
| LEO-8 | $58,174 | $59,992 | $61,809 | $63,627 | $65,445 | $67,263 | $69,080 | $70,898 | $72,716 | $74,534 |
| LEO-9 | $62,246 | $64,254 | $66,262 | $68,270 | $70,277 | $72,285 | $74,293 | $76,301 | $78,309 | $80,317 |
| LEO-10 | $68,546 | $70,757 | $72,968 | $75,179 | $77,390 | $79,601 | $81,812 | $84,023 | $86,233 | $88,444 |
The Rochester locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Rochester, and other areas within the region.
Any federal employees in New York 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: Syracuse, Fort Drum, 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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