Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in Massachusetts for 2007
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.
Massachusetts 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 HARTFORD-EAST HARTFORD, CT-MA General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Hartford and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 22.44% 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 | $29,975 | $30,807 | $31,640 | $32,472 | $33,305 | $34,137 | $34,970 | $35,803 | $36,635 | $37,468 |
LEO-4 | $33,647 | $34,581 | $35,515 | $36,449 | $37,383 | $38,318 | $39,252 | $40,186 | $41,120 | $42,054 |
LEO-5 | $38,692 | $39,738 | $40,784 | $41,829 | $42,875 | $43,920 | $44,966 | $46,012 | $47,057 | $48,103 |
LEO-6 | $40,799 | $41,965 | $43,131 | $44,296 | $45,462 | $46,628 | $47,793 | $48,959 | $50,124 | $51,290 |
LEO-7 | $44,044 | $45,340 | $46,635 | $47,930 | $49,226 | $50,521 | $51,817 | $53,112 | $54,407 | $55,703 |
LEO-8 | $45,909 | $47,344 | $48,779 | $50,214 | $51,649 | $53,084 | $54,519 | $55,954 | $57,389 | $58,824 |
LEO-9 | $49,120 | $50,705 | $52,289 | $53,874 | $55,458 | $57,042 | $58,627 | $60,211 | $61,795 | $63,380 |
LEO-10 | $54,094 | $55,839 | $57,584 | $59,328 | $61,073 | $62,818 | $64,563 | $66,307 | $68,052 | $69,797 |
The Hartford locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Chicopee, Springfield, and other areas within the region.
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 20.97% 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 | $29,615 | $30,437 | $31,260 | $32,082 | $32,905 | $33,728 | $34,550 | $35,373 | $36,195 | $37,018 |
LEO-4 | $33,243 | $34,166 | $35,089 | $36,012 | $36,935 | $37,858 | $38,781 | $39,704 | $40,627 | $41,550 |
LEO-5 | $38,228 | $39,261 | $40,294 | $41,327 | $42,360 | $43,393 | $44,426 | $45,459 | $46,492 | $47,525 |
LEO-6 | $40,310 | $41,461 | $42,613 | $43,765 | $44,916 | $46,068 | $47,219 | $48,371 | $49,523 | $50,674 |
LEO-7 | $43,515 | $44,795 | $46,075 | $47,355 | $48,635 | $49,915 | $51,195 | $52,474 | $53,754 | $55,034 |
LEO-8 | $45,358 | $46,775 | $48,193 | $49,611 | $51,029 | $52,447 | $53,864 | $55,282 | $56,700 | $58,118 |
LEO-9 | $48,531 | $50,096 | $51,661 | $53,227 | $54,792 | $56,358 | $57,923 | $59,488 | $61,054 | $62,619 |
LEO-10 | $53,445 | $55,168 | $56,892 | $58,616 | $60,340 | $62,064 | $63,787 | $65,511 | $67,235 | $68,959 |
The Boston locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Boston, Cambridge, Lowell, Worcester, Bedford, Devens, Natick, Sandwich, Woods Hole, 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 12.64% 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 | $27,575 | $28,341 | $29,107 | $29,873 | $30,639 | $31,405 | $32,171 | $32,937 | $33,703 | $34,469 |
LEO-4 | $30,953 | $31,813 | $32,672 | $33,532 | $34,391 | $35,251 | $36,110 | $36,970 | $37,829 | $38,688 |
LEO-5 | $35,595 | $36,557 | $37,519 | $38,481 | $39,443 | $40,405 | $41,367 | $42,329 | $43,291 | $44,253 |
LEO-6 | $37,534 | $38,606 | $39,679 | $40,751 | $41,823 | $42,896 | $43,968 | $45,040 | $46,113 | $47,185 |
LEO-7 | $40,519 | $41,711 | $42,902 | $44,094 | $45,286 | $46,478 | $47,669 | $48,861 | $50,053 | $51,244 |
LEO-8 | $42,234 | $43,555 | $44,875 | $46,195 | $47,515 | $48,835 | $50,155 | $51,475 | $52,795 | $54,116 |
LEO-9 | $45,189 | $46,646 | $48,104 | $49,562 | $51,019 | $52,477 | $53,934 | $55,392 | $56,849 | $58,307 |
LEO-10 | $49,764 | $51,369 | $52,975 | $54,580 | $56,185 | $57,790 | $59,395 | $61,000 | $62,605 | $64,210 |
The Albany 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 $145,400 the SES (Senior Executive Scale)'s Level 4 pay for the current year (5 U.S.C. 5304 (g)(1)).
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