Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in Massachusetts 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.
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 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 31.97% 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 | $42,717 | $43,904 | $45,090 | $46,277 | $47,463 | $48,649 | $49,836 | $51,022 | $52,209 | $53,395 |
LEO-4 | $47,950 | $49,282 | $50,613 | $51,945 | $53,276 | $54,608 | $55,939 | $57,271 | $58,603 | $59,934 |
LEO-5 | $55,138 | $56,628 | $58,118 | $59,608 | $61,098 | $62,588 | $64,078 | $65,568 | $67,058 | $68,548 |
LEO-6 | $58,146 | $59,807 | $61,469 | $63,130 | $64,792 | $66,453 | $68,115 | $69,776 | $71,438 | $73,100 |
LEO-7 | $62,768 | $64,614 | $66,460 | $68,306 | $70,153 | $71,999 | $73,845 | $75,691 | $77,538 | $79,384 |
LEO-8 | $65,421 | $67,466 | $69,510 | $71,554 | $73,598 | $75,643 | $77,687 | $79,731 | $81,775 | $83,819 |
LEO-9 | $70,001 | $72,259 | $74,517 | $76,775 | $79,033 | $81,291 | $83,549 | $85,807 | $88,065 | $90,323 |
LEO-10 | $77,086 | $79,573 | $82,059 | $84,545 | $87,032 | $89,518 | $92,004 | $94,491 | $96,977 | $99,463 |
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 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 31.62% 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 | $42,604 | $43,787 | $44,971 | $46,154 | $47,337 | $48,520 | $49,704 | $50,887 | $52,070 | $53,253 |
LEO-4 | $47,823 | $49,151 | $50,479 | $51,807 | $53,135 | $54,463 | $55,791 | $57,119 | $58,447 | $59,775 |
LEO-5 | $54,992 | $56,478 | $57,964 | $59,450 | $60,936 | $62,422 | $63,908 | $65,394 | $66,880 | $68,366 |
LEO-6 | $57,992 | $59,649 | $61,306 | $62,963 | $64,620 | $66,277 | $67,934 | $69,591 | $71,249 | $72,906 |
LEO-7 | $62,601 | $64,442 | $66,284 | $68,125 | $69,967 | $71,808 | $73,649 | $75,491 | $77,332 | $79,173 |
LEO-8 | $65,248 | $67,287 | $69,326 | $71,364 | $73,403 | $75,442 | $77,481 | $79,520 | $81,558 | $83,597 |
LEO-9 | $69,815 | $72,067 | $74,319 | $76,571 | $78,823 | $81,075 | $83,327 | $85,579 | $87,831 | $90,083 |
LEO-10 | $76,882 | $79,362 | $81,841 | $84,321 | $86,801 | $89,280 | $91,760 | $94,240 | $96,720 | $99,199 |
The Hartford locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Chicopee, Springfield, 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 20.25% 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 | $38,924 | $40,005 | $41,086 | $42,167 | $43,248 | $44,329 | $45,410 | $46,491 | $47,572 | $48,653 |
LEO-4 | $43,692 | $44,905 | $46,118 | $47,332 | $48,545 | $49,758 | $50,972 | $52,185 | $53,398 | $54,612 |
LEO-5 | $50,242 | $51,599 | $52,957 | $54,315 | $55,672 | $57,030 | $58,387 | $59,745 | $61,103 | $62,460 |
LEO-6 | $52,982 | $54,496 | $56,010 | $57,524 | $59,038 | $60,552 | $62,066 | $63,580 | $65,094 | $66,608 |
LEO-7 | $57,193 | $58,876 | $60,558 | $62,240 | $63,922 | $65,605 | $67,287 | $68,969 | $70,652 | $72,334 |
LEO-8 | $59,612 | $61,474 | $63,337 | $65,200 | $67,062 | $68,925 | $70,788 | $72,650 | $74,513 | $76,376 |
LEO-9 | $63,784 | $65,842 | $67,899 | $69,957 | $72,014 | $74,072 | $76,129 | $78,187 | $80,244 | $82,302 |
LEO-10 | $70,240 | $72,506 | $74,771 | $77,037 | $79,302 | $81,568 | $83,833 | $86,099 | $88,365 | $90,630 |
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 $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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