Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in West Virginia for 2009
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.
West Virginia 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 WASHINGTON-BALTIMORE-ARLINGTON, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Washington DC and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 23.1% 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 | $31,783 | $32,666 | $33,548 | $34,431 | $35,314 | $36,196 | $37,079 | $37,962 | $38,844 | $39,727 |
LEO-4 | $35,682 | $36,673 | $37,664 | $38,655 | $39,646 | $40,637 | $41,627 | $42,618 | $43,609 | $44,600 |
LEO-5 | $41,033 | $42,142 | $43,251 | $44,360 | $45,469 | $46,579 | $47,688 | $48,797 | $49,906 | $51,015 |
LEO-6 | $43,263 | $44,499 | $45,735 | $46,971 | $48,207 | $49,443 | $50,679 | $51,915 | $53,151 | $54,387 |
LEO-7 | $46,705 | $48,079 | $49,453 | $50,827 | $52,201 | $53,574 | $54,948 | $56,322 | $57,696 | $59,070 |
LEO-8 | $48,682 | $50,204 | $51,725 | $53,247 | $54,768 | $56,290 | $57,811 | $59,333 | $60,854 | $62,376 |
LEO-9 | $52,089 | $53,769 | $55,449 | $57,129 | $58,810 | $60,490 | $62,170 | $63,851 | $65,531 | $67,211 |
LEO-10 | $57,362 | $59,212 | $61,063 | $62,913 | $64,763 | $66,613 | $68,463 | $70,313 | $72,164 | $74,014 |
The Washington DC locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Kearneysville, and other areas within the region.
The PITTSBURGH-NEW CASTLE-WEIRTON, PA-OH-WV General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Pittsburgh and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 15.86% 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 | $29,914 | $30,745 | $31,575 | $32,406 | $33,237 | $34,067 | $34,898 | $35,729 | $36,560 | $37,390 |
LEO-4 | $33,583 | $34,516 | $35,449 | $36,381 | $37,314 | $38,247 | $39,179 | $40,112 | $41,045 | $41,977 |
LEO-5 | $38,620 | $39,664 | $40,707 | $41,751 | $42,795 | $43,839 | $44,883 | $45,927 | $46,971 | $48,015 |
LEO-6 | $40,719 | $41,882 | $43,045 | $44,209 | $45,372 | $46,535 | $47,698 | $48,862 | $50,025 | $51,188 |
LEO-7 | $43,958 | $45,251 | $46,544 | $47,837 | $49,130 | $50,423 | $51,716 | $53,009 | $54,302 | $55,595 |
LEO-8 | $45,819 | $47,251 | $48,683 | $50,115 | $51,547 | $52,979 | $54,411 | $55,843 | $57,275 | $58,707 |
LEO-9 | $49,025 | $50,606 | $52,188 | $53,769 | $55,351 | $56,932 | $58,514 | $60,095 | $61,677 | $63,258 |
LEO-10 | $53,988 | $55,730 | $57,471 | $59,213 | $60,954 | $62,695 | $64,437 | $66,178 | $67,919 | $69,661 |
The Pittsburgh locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: and other areas within the region.
Any federal employees in West Virginia 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 13.86% (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 | $29,398 | $30,214 | $31,030 | $31,847 | $32,663 | $33,479 | $34,296 | $35,112 | $35,929 | $36,745 |
LEO-4 | $33,003 | $33,920 | $34,837 | $35,753 | $36,670 | $37,586 | $38,503 | $39,419 | $40,336 | $41,253 |
LEO-5 | $37,953 | $38,979 | $40,005 | $41,031 | $42,056 | $43,082 | $44,108 | $45,134 | $46,160 | $47,186 |
LEO-6 | $40,016 | $41,159 | $42,302 | $43,446 | $44,589 | $45,732 | $46,875 | $48,018 | $49,161 | $50,304 |
LEO-7 | $43,200 | $44,470 | $45,741 | $47,012 | $48,282 | $49,553 | $50,824 | $52,094 | $53,365 | $54,636 |
LEO-8 | $45,028 | $46,436 | $47,843 | $49,250 | $50,657 | $52,065 | $53,472 | $54,879 | $56,287 | $57,694 |
LEO-9 | $48,179 | $49,733 | $51,287 | $52,841 | $54,395 | $55,950 | $57,504 | $59,058 | $60,612 | $62,166 |
LEO-10 | $53,056 | $54,768 | $56,479 | $58,190 | $59,902 | $61,613 | $63,324 | $65,036 | $66,747 | $68,458 |
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 $153,200 the SES (Senior Executive Scale)'s Level 4 pay for the current year (5 U.S.C. 5304 (g)(1)).
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