Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in Vermont for 2021
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.
Vermont 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 BOSTON-WORCESTER-PROVIDENCE, MA-RI-NH-CT-ME-VT General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Boston and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 29.11% 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 |
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LEO-3 | $37,517 | $38,559 | $39,601 | $40,643 | $41,684 | $42,726 | $43,768 | $44,810 | $45,852 | $46,894 |
LEO-4 | $42,116 | $43,285 | $44,455 | $45,625 | $46,795 | $47,964 | $49,134 | $50,304 | $51,474 | $52,643 |
LEO-5 | $48,432 | $49,741 | $51,050 | $52,359 | $53,668 | $54,978 | $56,287 | $57,596 | $58,905 | $60,214 |
LEO-6 | $51,067 | $52,526 | $53,985 | $55,444 | $56,903 | $58,362 | $59,821 | $61,279 | $62,738 | $64,197 |
LEO-7 | $55,127 | $56,749 | $58,371 | $59,992 | $61,614 | $63,235 | $64,857 | $66,479 | $68,100 | $69,722 |
LEO-8 | $57,460 | $59,256 | $61,052 | $62,848 | $64,644 | $66,440 | $68,236 | $70,032 | $71,828 | $73,624 |
LEO-9 | $61,481 | $63,464 | $65,447 | $67,430 | $69,413 | $71,397 | $73,380 | $75,363 | $77,346 | $79,329 |
LEO-10 | $67,705 | $69,890 | $72,074 | $74,259 | $76,443 | $78,628 | $80,813 | $82,997 | $85,182 | $87,366 |
The Boston locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: and other areas within the region.
The BURLINGTON-SOUTH BURLINGTON-BARRE, VT General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Burlington and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 16.89% 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 |
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LEO-3 | $33,966 | $34,909 | $35,853 | $36,796 | $37,739 | $38,682 | $39,626 | $40,569 | $41,512 | $42,456 |
LEO-4 | $38,130 | $39,189 | $40,248 | $41,307 | $42,366 | $43,425 | $44,484 | $45,543 | $46,602 | $47,661 |
LEO-5 | $43,848 | $45,033 | $46,218 | $47,404 | $48,589 | $49,774 | $50,959 | $52,145 | $53,330 | $54,515 |
LEO-6 | $46,234 | $47,554 | $48,875 | $50,196 | $51,517 | $52,838 | $54,159 | $55,480 | $56,800 | $58,121 |
LEO-7 | $49,910 | $51,378 | $52,846 | $54,314 | $55,782 | $57,250 | $58,719 | $60,187 | $61,655 | $63,123 |
LEO-8 | $52,022 | $53,648 | $55,274 | $56,900 | $58,526 | $60,152 | $61,778 | $63,403 | $65,029 | $66,655 |
LEO-9 | $55,662 | $57,457 | $59,253 | $61,048 | $62,844 | $64,639 | $66,434 | $68,230 | $70,025 | $71,821 |
LEO-10 | $61,297 | $63,275 | $65,253 | $67,230 | $69,208 | $71,186 | $73,164 | $75,142 | $77,119 | $79,097 |
The Burlington locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: and other areas within the region.
Any federal employees in Vermont 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 15.95% (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 |
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LEO-3 | $33,693 | $34,628 | $35,564 | $36,500 | $37,436 | $38,371 | $39,307 | $40,243 | $41,178 | $42,114 |
LEO-4 | $37,823 | $38,873 | $39,924 | $40,974 | $42,025 | $43,075 | $44,126 | $45,176 | $46,227 | $47,277 |
LEO-5 | $43,495 | $44,671 | $45,847 | $47,022 | $48,198 | $49,374 | $50,550 | $51,725 | $52,901 | $54,077 |
LEO-6 | $45,862 | $47,172 | $48,482 | $49,792 | $51,103 | $52,413 | $53,723 | $55,033 | $56,344 | $57,654 |
LEO-7 | $49,508 | $50,965 | $52,421 | $53,877 | $55,334 | $56,790 | $58,246 | $59,703 | $61,159 | $62,615 |
LEO-8 | $51,604 | $53,216 | $54,829 | $56,442 | $58,055 | $59,668 | $61,281 | $62,894 | $64,506 | $66,119 |
LEO-9 | $55,214 | $56,995 | $58,776 | $60,557 | $62,338 | $64,119 | $65,900 | $67,681 | $69,462 | $71,243 |
LEO-10 | $60,804 | $62,766 | $64,728 | $66,690 | $68,652 | $70,614 | $72,575 | $74,537 | $76,499 | $78,461 |
The Rest of U.S. locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: and other areas within the region.
* For some high-paygrade workers, pay under the GS scale may be capped at $172,500 the SES (Senior Executive Scale)'s Level 4 pay for the current year (5 U.S.C. 5304 (g)(1)).
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