North Carolina Law Enforcement Officer Salaries & Wages

Salary Table 2025-VB (LEO)Including Special Base Rates at GS-3 through GS-10 andIncorporating the 1.7% General Schedule Increase and a Locality Payment of 18.80%For the Locality Pay Area of Virginia Beach-Norfolk, VA-NCTotal Increase: 1.99%Effective January 2025

Leo GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5Step 6Step 7Step 8Step 9Step 10
Leo-1$26564$27455$28337$29218$30099$30615$31489$32369$32405$33228
Leo-2$29869$30579$31569$32405$32769$33732$34696$35659$36622$37586
Leo-3$39107$40192$41278$42364$43450$44536$45622$46707$47793$48879
Leo-4$43905$45125$46345$47565$48785$50005$51225$52445$53666$54886
Leo-5$50478$51842$53206$54570$55933$57297$58661$60025$61389$62753
Leo-6$53231$54751$56272$57793$59313$60834$62355$63875$65396$66916
Leo-7$57465$59155$60846$62536$64227$65917$67608$69298$70989$72679
Leo-8$59895$61768$63640$65512$67385$69257$71129$73001$74874$76746
Leo-9$64087$66154$68221$70288$72355$74422$76489$78557$80624$82691
Leo-10$70573$72849$75126$77402$79678$81954$84230$86507$88783$91059
Leo-11$75038$77538$80039$82540$85041$87541$90042$92543$95044$97544
Leo-12$89939$92937$95936$98934$101933$104931$107930$110928$113927$116925
Leo-13$106950$110515$114080$117645$121210$124776$128341$131906$135471$139036
Leo-14$126382$130594$134807$139020$143232$147445$151658$155870$160083$164296
Leo-15$148658$153613$158568$163523$168479$173434$178389$183344$188299$193254
Leo-1$12.73$13.16$13.58$14.00$14.42$14.67$15.09$15.51$15.53$15.92
Leo-2$14.31$14.65$15.13$15.53$15.70$16.16$16.62$17.09$17.55$18.01
Leo-3$18.74$19.26$19.78$20.30$20.82$21.34$21.86$22.38$22.90$23.42
Leo-4$21.04$21.62$22.21$22.79$23.38$23.96$24.54$25.13$25.71$26.30
Leo-5$24.19$24.84$25.49$26.15$26.80$27.45$28.11$28.76$29.41$30.07
Leo-6$25.51$26.23$26.96$27.69$28.42$29.15$29.88$30.61$31.33$32.06
Leo-7$27.53$28.34$29.15$29.96$30.77$31.58$32.39$33.20$34.01$34.82
Leo-8$28.70$29.60$30.49$31.39$32.29$33.18$34.08$34.98$35.88$36.77
Leo-9$30.71$31.70$32.69$33.68$34.67$35.66$36.65$37.64$38.63$39.62
Leo-10$33.82$34.91$36.00$37.09$38.18$39.27$40.36$41.45$42.54$43.63
Leo-11$35.95$37.15$38.35$39.55$40.75$41.95$43.14$44.34$45.54$46.74
Leo-12$43.09$44.53$45.97$47.40$48.84$50.28$51.72$53.15$54.59$56.03
Leo-13$51.25$52.95$54.66$56.37$58.08$59.79$61.50$63.20$64.91$66.62
Leo-14$60.56$62.57$64.59$66.61$68.63$70.65$72.67$74.69$76.70$78.72
Leo-15$71.23$73.60$75.98$78.35$80.73$83.10$85.48$87.85$90.22$92.60
Leo-1$19.10$19.74$20.37$21.00$21.63$22.01$22.64$23.27$23.30$23.88
Leo-2$21.47$21.98$22.70$23.30$23.55$24.24$24.93$25.64$26.33$27.02
Leo-3$28.11$28.89$29.67$30.45$31.23$32.01$32.79$33.57$34.35$35.13
Leo-4$31.56$32.43$33.32$34.19$35.07$35.94$36.81$37.70$38.57$39.45
Leo-5$36.29$37.26$38.24$39.23$40.20$41.18$42.17$43.14$44.12$45.11
Leo-6$38.27$39.35$40.44$41.54$42.63$43.73$44.82$45.92$47.00$48.09
Leo-7$41.30$42.51$43.73$44.94$46.16$47.37$48.59$49.80$50.73$50.73
Leo-8$43.05$44.40$45.74$47.09$48.44$49.77$50.73$50.73$50.73$50.73
Leo-9$46.07$47.55$49.04$50.52$50.73$50.73$50.73$50.73$50.73$50.73
Leo-10$50.73$50.73$50.73$50.73$50.73$50.73$50.73$50.73$50.73$50.73
Leo-11$50.73$50.73$50.73$50.73$50.73$50.73$50.73$50.73$50.73$50.73
Leo-12$50.73$50.73$50.73$50.73$50.73$50.73$51.72$53.15$54.59$56.03
Leo-13$51.25$52.95$54.66$56.37$58.08$59.79$61.50$63.20$64.91$66.62
Leo-14$60.56$62.57$64.59$66.61$68.63$70.65$72.67$74.69$76.70$78.72
Leo-15$71.23$73.60$75.98$78.35$80.73$83.10$85.48$87.85$90.22$92.60

Note: Locality rates for “law enforcement officers” (LEOs) (as defined in 5 U.S.C. 5541(3) and 5 CFR 550.103) are computed using special base rates for LEOs at grades 3 through 10, as authorized by section 403 of the Federal Employees Pay Comparability Act of 1990, as amended. The LEO annual locality rates at other grades match the rates for other (non-LEO) employees.

Salary Table 2025-RUS (LEO)Including Special Base Rates at GS-3 through GS-10 andIncorporating the 1.7% General Schedule Increase and a Locality Payment of 17.06%For the Locality Pay Area of Rest of U.S.Total Increase: 1.91%Effective January 2025

Leo GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5Step 6Step 7Step 8Step 9Step 10
Leo-1$26175$27053$27922$28790$29658$30166$31028$31895$31930$32742
Leo-2$29431$30131$31106$31930$32289$33238$34187$35137$36086$37035
Leo-3$38534$39604$40674$41744$42814$43883$44953$46023$47093$48163
Leo-4$43262$44464$45666$46868$48071$49273$50475$51677$52880$54082
Leo-5$49739$51083$52426$53770$55114$56458$57802$59146$60490$61833
Leo-6$52451$53949$55448$56946$58445$59943$61441$62940$64438$65936
Leo-7$56623$58289$59955$61620$63286$64952$66618$68283$69949$71615
Leo-8$59018$60863$62708$64553$66398$68242$70087$71932$73777$75622
Leo-9$63148$65185$67222$69259$71295$73332$75369$77406$79443$81480
Leo-10$69539$71782$74025$76268$78511$80754$82997$85240$87482$89725
Leo-11$73939$76403$78867$81331$83795$86259$88723$91187$93652$96116
Leo-12$88621$91576$94531$97485$100440$103394$106349$109304$112258$115213
Leo-13$105383$108896$112409$115922$119435$122948$126461$129974$133487$137000
Leo-14$124531$128682$132833$136984$141135$145286$149436$153587$157738$161889
Leo-15$146481$151363$156246$161128$166011$170894$175776$180659$185541$190424
Leo-1$12.54$12.96$13.38$13.79$14.21$14.45$14.87$15.28$15.30$15.69
Leo-2$14.10$14.44$14.90$15.30$15.47$15.93$16.38$16.84$17.29$17.75
Leo-3$18.46$18.98$19.49$20.00$20.51$21.03$21.54$22.05$22.56$23.08
Leo-4$20.73$21.31$21.88$22.46$23.03$23.61$24.19$24.76$25.34$25.91
Leo-5$23.83$24.48$25.12$25.76$26.41$27.05$27.70$28.34$28.98$29.63
Leo-6$25.13$25.85$26.57$27.29$28.00$28.72$29.44$30.16$30.88$31.59
Leo-7$27.13$27.93$28.73$29.53$30.32$31.12$31.92$32.72$33.52$34.31
Leo-8$28.28$29.16$30.05$30.93$31.82$32.70$33.58$34.47$35.35$36.23
Leo-9$30.26$31.23$32.21$33.19$34.16$35.14$36.11$37.09$38.07$39.04
Leo-10$33.32$34.39$35.47$36.54$37.62$38.69$39.77$40.84$41.92$42.99
Leo-11$35.43$36.61$37.79$38.97$40.15$41.33$42.51$43.69$44.87$46.05
Leo-12$42.46$43.88$45.30$46.71$48.13$49.54$50.96$52.37$53.79$55.21
Leo-13$50.49$52.18$53.86$55.54$57.23$58.91$60.59$62.28$63.96$65.64
Leo-14$59.67$61.66$63.65$65.64$67.63$69.61$71.60$73.59$75.58$77.57
Leo-15$70.19$72.53$74.87$77.21$79.55$81.89$84.22$86.56$88.90$91.24
Leo-1$18.81$19.44$20.07$20.69$21.32$21.68$22.31$22.92$22.95$23.54
Leo-2$21.15$21.66$22.35$22.95$23.21$23.90$24.57$25.26$25.94$26.63
Leo-3$27.69$28.47$29.24$30.00$30.77$31.55$32.31$33.08$33.84$34.62
Leo-4$31.10$31.97$32.82$33.69$34.55$35.42$36.29$37.14$38.01$38.87
Leo-5$35.75$36.72$37.68$38.64$39.62$40.58$41.55$42.51$43.47$44.45
Leo-6$37.70$38.78$39.86$40.94$42.00$43.08$44.16$45.24$46.32$47.39
Leo-7$40.70$41.90$43.10$44.30$45.48$46.68$47.88$49.08$49.98$49.98
Leo-8$42.42$43.74$45.08$46.40$47.73$49.05$49.98$49.98$49.98$49.98
Leo-9$45.39$46.85$48.32$49.79$49.98$49.98$49.98$49.98$49.98$49.98
Leo-10$49.98$49.98$49.98$49.98$49.98$49.98$49.98$49.98$49.98$49.98
Leo-11$49.98$49.98$49.98$49.98$49.98$49.98$49.98$49.98$49.98$49.98
Leo-12$49.98$49.98$49.98$49.98$49.98$49.98$50.96$52.37$53.79$55.21
Leo-13$50.49$52.18$53.86$55.54$57.23$58.91$60.59$62.28$63.96$65.64
Leo-14$59.67$61.66$63.65$65.64$67.63$69.61$71.60$73.59$75.58$77.57
Leo-15$70.19$72.53$74.87$77.21$79.55$81.89$84.22$86.56$88.90$91.24

Note: Locality rates for “law enforcement officers” (LEOs) (as defined in 5 U.S.C. 5541(3) and 5 CFR 550.103) are computed using special base rates for LEOs at grades 3 through 10, as authorized by section 403 of the Federal Employees Pay Comparability Act of 1990, as amended. The LEO annual locality rates at other grades match the rates for other (non-LEO) employees.

Salary Table 2025-CT (LEO)Including Special Base Rates at GS-3 through GS-10 andIncorporating the 1.7% General Schedule Increase and a Locality Payment of 19.67%For the Locality Pay Area of Charlotte-Concord, NC-SCTotal Increase: 2.05%Effective January 2025

Leo GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5Step 6Step 7Step 8Step 9Step 10
Leo-1$26758$27656$28545$29432$30320$30839$31720$32606$32642$33472
Leo-2$30087$30803$31800$32642$33009$33979$34950$35920$36891$37861
Leo-3$39393$40487$41581$42674$43768$44862$45956$47049$48143$49237
Leo-4$44226$45455$46684$47913$49142$50371$51601$52830$54059$55288
Leo-5$50848$52222$53595$54969$56343$57717$59091$60464$61838$63212
Leo-6$53621$55152$56684$58216$59748$61279$62811$64343$65875$67407
Leo-7$57886$59588$61291$62994$64697$66400$68103$69806$71509$73212
Leo-8$60334$62220$64106$65992$67878$69764$71650$73536$75422$77308
Leo-9$64556$66638$68720$70803$72885$74967$77050$79132$81214$83296
Leo-10$71090$73383$75676$77969$80261$82554$84847$87140$89433$91726
Leo-11$75587$78106$80625$83144$85663$88182$90701$93221$95740$98259
Leo-12$90597$93618$96638$99659$102679$105700$108720$111741$114761$117782
Leo-13$107733$111324$114916$118507$122098$125689$129281$132872$136463$140055
Leo-14$127307$131551$135794$140038$144281$148525$152768$157012$161255$165499
Leo-15$149747$154738$159730$164721$169712$174704$179695$184687$189678$194670
Leo-1$12.82$13.25$13.68$14.10$14.53$14.78$15.20$15.62$15.64$16.04
Leo-2$14.42$14.76$15.24$15.64$15.82$16.28$16.75$17.21$17.68$18.14
Leo-3$18.88$19.40$19.92$20.45$20.97$21.50$22.02$22.54$23.07$23.59
Leo-4$21.19$21.78$22.37$22.96$23.55$24.14$24.72$25.31$25.90$26.49
Leo-5$24.36$25.02$25.68$26.34$27.00$27.66$28.31$28.97$29.63$30.29
Leo-6$25.69$26.43$27.16$27.89$28.63$29.36$30.10$30.83$31.56$32.30
Leo-7$27.74$28.55$29.37$30.18$31.00$31.82$32.63$33.45$34.26$35.08
Leo-8$28.91$29.81$30.72$31.62$32.52$33.43$34.33$35.24$36.14$37.04
Leo-9$30.93$31.93$32.93$33.93$34.92$35.92$36.92$37.92$38.91$39.91
Leo-10$34.06$35.16$36.26$37.36$38.46$39.56$40.66$41.75$42.85$43.95
Leo-11$36.22$37.43$38.63$39.84$41.05$42.25$43.46$44.67$45.87$47.08
Leo-12$43.41$44.86$46.30$47.75$49.20$50.65$52.09$53.54$54.99$56.44
Leo-13$51.62$53.34$55.06$56.78$58.50$60.22$61.95$63.67$65.39$67.11
Leo-14$61.00$63.03$65.07$67.10$69.13$71.17$73.20$75.23$77.27$79.30
Leo-15$71.75$74.14$76.54$78.93$81.32$83.71$86.10$88.49$90.89$93.28
Leo-1$19.23$19.88$20.52$21.15$21.80$22.17$22.80$23.43$23.46$24.06
Leo-2$21.63$22.14$22.86$23.46$23.73$24.42$25.13$25.82$26.52$27.21
Leo-3$28.32$29.10$29.88$30.68$31.46$32.25$33.03$33.81$34.61$35.39
Leo-4$31.79$32.67$33.56$34.44$35.33$36.21$37.08$37.97$38.85$39.74
Leo-5$36.54$37.53$38.52$39.51$40.50$41.49$42.47$43.46$44.45$45.44
Leo-6$38.54$39.65$40.74$41.84$42.95$44.04$45.15$46.25$47.34$48.45
Leo-7$41.61$42.83$44.06$45.27$46.50$47.73$48.95$50.18$51.09$51.09
Leo-8$43.37$44.72$46.08$47.43$48.78$50.15$51.09$51.09$51.09$51.09
Leo-9$46.40$47.90$49.40$50.90$51.09$51.09$51.09$51.09$51.09$51.09
Leo-10$51.09$51.09$51.09$51.09$51.09$51.09$51.09$51.09$51.09$51.09
Leo-11$51.09$51.09$51.09$51.09$51.09$51.09$51.09$51.09$51.09$51.09
Leo-12$51.09$51.09$51.09$51.09$51.09$51.09$52.09$53.54$54.99$56.44
Leo-13$51.62$53.34$55.06$56.78$58.50$60.22$61.95$63.67$65.39$67.11
Leo-14$61.00$63.03$65.07$67.10$69.13$71.17$73.20$75.23$77.27$79.30
Leo-15$71.75$74.14$76.54$78.93$81.32$83.71$86.10$88.49$90.89$93.28

Note: Locality rates for “law enforcement officers” (LEOs) (as defined in 5 U.S.C. 5541(3) and 5 CFR 550.103) are computed using special base rates for LEOs at grades 3 through 10, as authorized by section 403 of the Federal Employees Pay Comparability Act of 1990, as amended. The LEO annual locality rates at other grades match the rates for other (non-LEO) employees.

Salary Table 2025-RA (LEO)Including Special Base Rates at GS-3 through GS-10 andIncorporating the 1.7% General Schedule Increase and a Locality Payment of 22.24%For the Locality Pay Area of Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NCTotal Increase: 1.98%Effective January 2025

Leo GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5Step 6Step 7Step 8Step 9Step 10
Leo-1$27333$28250$29158$30064$30971$31501$32401$33307$33343$34191
Leo-2$30734$31465$32483$33343$33717$34709$35700$36692$37683$38674
Leo-3$40239$41356$42474$43591$44708$45825$46943$48060$49177$50294
Leo-4$45176$46432$47687$48942$50198$51453$52709$53964$55219$56475
Leo-5$51940$53343$54746$56150$57553$58956$60360$61763$63166$64570
Leo-6$54772$56337$57901$59466$61031$62595$64160$65725$67289$68854
Leo-7$59129$60868$62608$64347$66087$67826$69566$71305$73045$74784
Leo-8$61630$63556$65483$67409$69336$71262$73189$75115$77042$78968
Leo-9$65942$68069$70196$72323$74450$76577$78704$80831$82958$85085
Leo-10$72617$74959$77301$79643$81985$84327$86669$89012$91354$93696
Leo-11$77210$79784$82357$84930$87503$90076$92649$95223$97796$100369
Leo-12$92543$95628$98714$101799$104884$107970$111055$114140$117226$120311
Leo-13$110047$113715$117383$121052$124720$128389$132057$135726$139394$143062
Leo-14$130041$134376$138711$143045$147380$151715$156049$160384$164718$169053
Leo-15$152963$158061$163160$168258$173357$178456$183554$188653$193752$195200
Leo-1$13.10$13.54$13.97$14.41$14.84$15.09$15.53$15.96$15.98$16.38
Leo-2$14.73$15.08$15.56$15.98$16.16$16.63$17.11$17.58$18.06$18.53
Leo-3$19.28$19.82$20.35$20.89$21.42$21.96$22.49$23.03$23.56$24.10
Leo-4$21.65$22.25$22.85$23.45$24.05$24.65$25.26$25.86$26.46$27.06
Leo-5$24.89$25.56$26.23$26.90$27.58$28.25$28.92$29.59$30.27$30.94
Leo-6$26.24$26.99$27.74$28.49$29.24$29.99$30.74$31.49$32.24$32.99
Leo-7$28.33$29.17$30.00$30.83$31.67$32.50$33.33$34.17$35.00$35.83
Leo-8$29.53$30.45$31.38$32.30$33.22$34.15$35.07$35.99$36.92$37.84
Leo-9$31.60$32.62$33.63$34.65$35.67$36.69$37.71$38.73$39.75$40.77
Leo-10$34.79$35.92$37.04$38.16$39.28$40.41$41.53$42.65$43.77$44.90
Leo-11$37.00$38.23$39.46$40.69$41.93$43.16$44.39$45.63$46.86$48.09
Leo-12$44.34$45.82$47.30$48.78$50.26$51.73$53.21$54.69$56.17$57.65
Leo-13$52.73$54.49$56.24$58.00$59.76$61.52$63.28$65.03$66.79$68.55
Leo-14$62.31$64.39$66.46$68.54$70.62$72.70$74.77$76.85$78.93$81.00
Leo-15$73.29$75.74$78.18$80.62$83.07$85.51$87.95$90.39$92.84$93.53
Leo-1$19.65$20.31$20.96$21.62$22.26$22.64$23.30$23.94$23.97$24.57
Leo-2$22.10$22.62$23.34$23.97$24.24$24.95$25.67$26.37$27.09$27.80
Leo-3$28.92$29.73$30.53$31.34$32.13$32.94$33.74$34.55$35.34$36.15
Leo-4$32.48$33.38$34.28$35.18$36.08$36.98$37.89$38.79$39.69$40.59
Leo-5$37.34$38.34$39.35$40.35$41.37$42.38$43.38$44.39$45.41$46.41
Leo-6$39.36$40.49$41.61$42.74$43.86$44.99$46.11$47.24$48.36$49.49
Leo-7$42.50$43.76$45.00$46.25$47.51$48.75$50.00$51.26$52.19$52.19
Leo-8$44.30$45.68$47.07$48.45$49.83$51.23$52.19$52.19$52.19$52.19
Leo-9$47.40$48.93$50.45$51.98$52.19$52.19$52.19$52.19$52.19$52.19
Leo-10$52.19$52.19$52.19$52.19$52.19$52.19$52.19$52.19$52.19$52.19
Leo-11$52.19$52.19$52.19$52.19$52.19$52.19$52.19$52.19$52.19$52.19
Leo-12$52.19$52.19$52.19$52.19$52.19$52.19$53.21$54.69$56.17$57.65
Leo-13$52.73$54.49$56.24$58.00$59.76$61.52$63.28$65.03$66.79$68.55
Leo-14$62.31$64.39$66.46$68.54$70.62$72.70$74.77$76.85$78.93$81.00
Leo-15$73.29$75.74$78.18$80.62$83.07$85.51$87.95$90.39$92.84$93.53

* Rate limited to the rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule (5 U.S.C. 5304 (g)(1)).Note: Locality rates for “law enforcement officers” (LEOs) (as defined in 5 U.S.C. 5541(3) and 5 CFR 550.103) are computed using special base rates for LEOs at grades 3 through 10, as authorized by section 403 of the Federal Employees Pay Comparability Act of 1990, as amended. The LEO annual locality rates at other grades match the rates for other (non-LEO) employees.

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