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Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in Washington 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.
Washington 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 SEATTLE-TACOMA, WA General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Seattle and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 30.81% 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 | $42,342 | $43,518 | $44,694 | $45,870 | $47,046 | $48,222 | $49,398 | $50,574 | $51,750 | $52,926 |
| LEO-4 | $47,529 | $48,848 | $50,168 | $51,488 | $52,808 | $54,128 | $55,448 | $56,768 | $58,087 | $59,407 |
| LEO-5 | $54,654 | $56,131 | $57,607 | $59,084 | $60,561 | $62,038 | $63,515 | $64,992 | $66,468 | $67,945 |
| LEO-6 | $57,635 | $59,282 | $60,929 | $62,576 | $64,222 | $65,869 | $67,516 | $69,163 | $70,810 | $72,457 |
| LEO-7 | $62,216 | $64,046 | $65,876 | $67,706 | $69,536 | $71,366 | $73,196 | $75,026 | $76,856 | $78,686 |
| LEO-8 | $64,846 | $66,873 | $68,899 | $70,925 | $72,951 | $74,978 | $77,004 | $79,030 | $81,056 | $83,083 |
| LEO-9 | $69,386 | $71,624 | $73,862 | $76,100 | $78,338 | $80,576 | $82,815 | $85,053 | $87,291 | $89,529 |
| LEO-10 | $76,409 | $78,873 | $81,338 | $83,802 | $86,267 | $88,731 | $91,195 | $93,660 | $96,124 | $98,589 |
The Seattle locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Bellevue, Bremerton, Everett, Kent, Oak Harbor, Seattle, Tacoma, and other areas within the region.
The PORTLAND-VANCOUVER-SALEM, OR-WA General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Portland and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 25.66% 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 | $40,675 | $41,805 | $42,934 | $44,064 | $45,194 | $46,323 | $47,453 | $48,583 | $49,712 | $50,842 |
| LEO-4 | $45,657 | $46,925 | $48,193 | $49,461 | $50,729 | $51,997 | $53,265 | $54,533 | $55,801 | $57,068 |
| LEO-5 | $52,502 | $53,921 | $55,339 | $56,758 | $58,177 | $59,596 | $61,014 | $62,433 | $63,852 | $65,270 |
| LEO-6 | $55,366 | $56,948 | $58,530 | $60,112 | $61,694 | $63,276 | $64,858 | $66,440 | $68,022 | $69,604 |
| LEO-7 | $59,766 | $61,524 | $63,282 | $65,040 | $66,798 | $68,556 | $70,314 | $72,072 | $73,830 | $75,588 |
| LEO-8 | $62,293 | $64,240 | $66,186 | $68,133 | $70,079 | $72,026 | $73,972 | $75,919 | $77,865 | $79,812 |
| LEO-9 | $66,654 | $68,804 | $70,954 | $73,104 | $75,254 | $77,404 | $79,554 | $81,704 | $83,854 | $86,004 |
| LEO-10 | $73,401 | $75,768 | $78,135 | $80,503 | $82,870 | $85,238 | $87,605 | $89,973 | $92,340 | $94,707 |
The Portland locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Vancouver, and other areas within the region.
The SPOKANE-SPOKANE VALLEY-COEUR D'ALENE, WA-ID General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Spokane and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 17.18% 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 | $37,930 | $38,983 | $40,037 | $41,090 | $42,144 | $43,197 | $44,251 | $45,304 | $46,358 | $47,411 |
| LEO-4 | $42,576 | $43,759 | $44,941 | $46,123 | $47,306 | $48,488 | $49,670 | $50,853 | $52,035 | $53,217 |
| LEO-5 | $48,959 | $50,282 | $51,605 | $52,928 | $54,251 | $55,574 | $56,897 | $58,220 | $59,543 | $60,866 |
| LEO-6 | $51,630 | $53,105 | $54,580 | $56,055 | $57,531 | $59,006 | $60,481 | $61,957 | $63,432 | $64,907 |
| LEO-7 | $55,733 | $57,372 | $59,012 | $60,651 | $62,291 | $63,930 | $65,569 | $67,209 | $68,848 | $70,487 |
| LEO-8 | $58,090 | $59,905 | $61,720 | $63,535 | $65,350 | $67,165 | $68,980 | $70,795 | $72,611 | $74,426 |
| LEO-9 | $62,156 | $64,161 | $66,166 | $68,171 | $70,176 | $72,181 | $74,185 | $76,190 | $78,195 | $80,200 |
| LEO-10 | $68,447 | $70,655 | $72,863 | $75,070 | $77,278 | $79,486 | $81,693 | $83,901 | $86,109 | $88,316 |
The Spokane locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Spokane, and other areas within the region.
Any federal employees in Washington 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: Yakima, 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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