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Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in North Carolina 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.
North Carolina 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 RALEIGH-DURHAM-CARY, NC General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Raleigh and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 21.9% 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 | $39,458 | $40,554 | $41,650 | $42,745 | $43,841 | $44,937 | $46,033 | $47,129 | $48,225 | $49,321 |
| LEO-4 | $44,291 | $45,521 | $46,751 | $47,981 | $49,211 | $50,441 | $51,671 | $52,901 | $54,131 | $55,361 |
| LEO-5 | $50,931 | $52,307 | $53,684 | $55,060 | $56,436 | $57,812 | $59,189 | $60,565 | $61,941 | $63,317 |
| LEO-6 | $53,709 | $55,244 | $56,779 | $58,313 | $59,848 | $61,383 | $62,917 | $64,452 | $65,987 | $67,522 |
| LEO-7 | $57,978 | $59,683 | $61,389 | $63,094 | $64,800 | $66,505 | $68,210 | $69,916 | $71,621 | $73,327 |
| LEO-8 | $60,429 | $62,318 | $64,206 | $66,094 | $67,982 | $69,871 | $71,759 | $73,647 | $75,535 | $77,424 |
| LEO-9 | $64,659 | $66,745 | $68,831 | $70,917 | $73,002 | $75,088 | $77,174 | $79,259 | $81,345 | $83,431 |
| LEO-10 | $71,204 | $73,501 | $75,797 | $78,094 | $80,391 | $82,687 | $84,984 | $87,280 | $89,577 | $91,874 |
The Raleigh locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Cary, Durham, Fayetteville, Goldsboro, Raleigh, and other areas within the region.
The CHARLOTTE-CONCORD, NC-SC General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Charlotte and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 19.26% 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 | $38,603 | $39,675 | $40,748 | $41,820 | $42,892 | $43,964 | $45,036 | $46,108 | $47,180 | $48,253 |
| LEO-4 | $43,332 | $44,535 | $45,739 | $46,942 | $48,145 | $49,349 | $50,552 | $51,755 | $52,959 | $54,162 |
| LEO-5 | $49,828 | $51,174 | $52,521 | $53,867 | $55,214 | $56,560 | $57,907 | $59,253 | $60,600 | $61,946 |
| LEO-6 | $52,546 | $54,047 | $55,549 | $57,050 | $58,552 | $60,053 | $61,555 | $63,056 | $64,558 | $66,059 |
| LEO-7 | $56,722 | $58,391 | $60,059 | $61,728 | $63,396 | $65,065 | $66,733 | $68,402 | $70,070 | $71,738 |
| LEO-8 | $59,121 | $60,968 | $62,815 | $64,663 | $66,510 | $68,357 | $70,205 | $72,052 | $73,899 | $75,747 |
| LEO-9 | $63,259 | $65,300 | $67,340 | $69,381 | $71,421 | $73,462 | $75,502 | $77,543 | $79,583 | $81,624 |
| LEO-10 | $69,662 | $71,909 | $74,156 | $76,403 | $78,650 | $80,896 | $83,143 | $85,390 | $87,637 | $89,884 |
The Charlotte locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Charlotte, and other areas within the region.
The VIRGINIA BEACH-NORFOLK, VA-NC General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Virginia Beach and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 18.46% 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 | $38,344 | $39,409 | $40,474 | $41,539 | $42,604 | $43,669 | $44,734 | $45,799 | $46,864 | $47,929 |
| LEO-4 | $43,041 | $44,237 | $45,432 | $46,627 | $47,822 | $49,018 | $50,213 | $51,408 | $52,603 | $53,799 |
| LEO-5 | $49,494 | $50,831 | $52,169 | $53,506 | $54,843 | $56,181 | $57,518 | $58,856 | $60,193 | $61,530 |
| LEO-6 | $52,193 | $53,685 | $55,176 | $56,668 | $58,159 | $59,651 | $61,142 | $62,633 | $64,125 | $65,616 |
| LEO-7 | $56,342 | $57,999 | $59,656 | $61,314 | $62,971 | $64,628 | $66,285 | $67,943 | $69,600 | $71,257 |
| LEO-8 | $58,724 | $60,559 | $62,394 | $64,229 | $66,064 | $67,899 | $69,734 | $71,569 | $73,404 | $75,239 |
| LEO-9 | $62,835 | $64,862 | $66,888 | $68,915 | $70,942 | $72,969 | $74,996 | $77,023 | $79,050 | $81,076 |
| LEO-10 | $69,195 | $71,427 | $73,658 | $75,890 | $78,122 | $80,354 | $82,586 | $84,817 | $87,049 | $89,281 |
The Virginia Beach locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Elizabeth City, and other areas within the region.
Any federal employees in North Carolina 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: Greensboro, Havelock, High Point, Hoffman, Jacksonville, Southport, Wilmington, Winston-Salem, 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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