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Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in New Jersey for 2026
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 Jersey 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 37.95% 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 | $45,871 | $47,146 | $48,420 | $49,695 | $50,970 | $52,244 | $53,519 | $54,794 | $56,068 | $57,343 |
| LEO-4 | $51,490 | $52,920 | $54,351 | $55,781 | $57,212 | $58,643 | $60,073 | $61,504 | $62,934 | $64,365 |
| LEO-5 | $59,207 | $60,807 | $62,407 | $64,007 | $65,608 | $67,208 | $68,808 | $70,408 | $72,009 | $73,609 |
| LEO-6 | $62,431 | $64,214 | $65,998 | $67,782 | $69,565 | $71,349 | $73,133 | $74,917 | $76,700 | $78,484 |
| LEO-7 | $67,394 | $69,376 | $71,359 | $73,341 | $75,323 | $77,306 | $79,288 | $81,270 | $83,253 | $85,235 |
| LEO-8 | $70,244 | $72,439 | $74,634 | $76,828 | $79,023 | $81,218 | $83,413 | $85,608 | $87,802 | $89,997 |
| LEO-9 | $75,162 | $77,587 | $80,012 | $82,438 | $84,863 | $87,288 | $89,713 | $92,138 | $94,563 | $96,989 |
| LEO-10 | $82,769 | $85,438 | $88,107 | $90,777 | $93,446 | $96,115 | $98,785 | $101,454 | $104,123 | $106,793 |
The New York City locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Elizabeth, Jersey City, Newark, Paterson, Wharton, Wrightstown, Colts Neck, and other areas within the region.
The PHILADELPHIA-READING-CAMDEN, PA-NJ-DE-MD General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Philadelphia and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 28.99% 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 | $42,892 | $44,084 | $45,275 | $46,467 | $47,659 | $48,851 | $50,043 | $51,235 | $52,427 | $53,619 |
| LEO-4 | $48,146 | $49,483 | $50,821 | $52,158 | $53,496 | $54,834 | $56,171 | $57,509 | $58,847 | $60,184 |
| LEO-5 | $55,361 | $56,858 | $58,354 | $59,850 | $61,346 | $62,843 | $64,339 | $65,835 | $67,331 | $68,828 |
| LEO-6 | $58,376 | $60,044 | $61,711 | $63,379 | $65,047 | $66,715 | $68,383 | $70,051 | $71,718 | $73,386 |
| LEO-7 | $63,017 | $64,870 | $66,724 | $68,578 | $70,431 | $72,285 | $74,138 | $75,992 | $77,845 | $79,699 |
| LEO-8 | $65,682 | $67,734 | $69,786 | $71,838 | $73,891 | $75,943 | $77,995 | $80,047 | $82,100 | $84,152 |
| LEO-9 | $70,280 | $72,548 | $74,815 | $77,083 | $79,351 | $81,618 | $83,886 | $86,154 | $88,421 | $90,689 |
| LEO-10 | $77,393 | $79,889 | $82,385 | $84,881 | $87,377 | $89,872 | $92,368 | $94,864 | $97,360 | $99,856 |
The Philadelphia locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Cape May, Wildwood, Wrightstown, and other areas within the region.
* For some high-paygrade workers, pay under the GS scale may be capped at $197,200 the SES (Senior Executive Scale)'s Level 4 pay for the current year (5 U.S.C. 5304 (g)(1)).
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