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Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in Wisconsin for 2018
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.
Wisconsin 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 CHICAGO-NAPERVILLE, IL-IN-WI General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Chicago and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 27.47% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEO-3 | $35,249 | $36,228 | $37,207 | $38,186 | $39,165 | $40,144 | $41,123 | $42,102 | $43,081 | $44,060 |
| LEO-4 | $39,571 | $40,669 | $41,768 | $42,867 | $43,966 | $45,064 | $46,163 | $47,262 | $48,361 | $49,460 |
| LEO-5 | $45,507 | $46,737 | $47,967 | $49,197 | $50,427 | $51,657 | $52,887 | $54,117 | $55,347 | $56,578 |
| LEO-6 | $47,978 | $49,349 | $50,719 | $52,089 | $53,460 | $54,830 | $56,200 | $57,571 | $58,941 | $60,311 |
| LEO-7 | $51,796 | $53,319 | $54,843 | $56,366 | $57,889 | $59,412 | $60,936 | $62,459 | $63,982 | $65,506 |
| LEO-8 | $53,990 | $55,678 | $57,365 | $59,053 | $60,741 | $62,428 | $64,116 | $65,804 | $67,492 | $69,179 |
| LEO-9 | $57,768 | $59,632 | $61,495 | $63,359 | $65,223 | $67,086 | $68,950 | $70,813 | $72,677 | $74,541 |
| LEO-10 | $63,616 | $65,669 | $67,721 | $69,773 | $71,826 | $73,878 | $75,930 | $77,982 | $80,035 | $82,087 |
The Chicago locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: and other areas within the region.
The MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL, MN-WI General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Minneapolis and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 23.37% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEO-3 | $34,116 | $35,063 | $36,010 | $36,958 | $37,905 | $38,853 | $39,800 | $40,748 | $41,695 | $42,643 |
| LEO-4 | $38,298 | $39,361 | $40,425 | $41,488 | $42,552 | $43,615 | $44,678 | $45,742 | $46,805 | $47,869 |
| LEO-5 | $44,043 | $45,234 | $46,424 | $47,615 | $48,805 | $49,996 | $51,186 | $52,377 | $53,567 | $54,758 |
| LEO-6 | $46,435 | $47,761 | $49,088 | $50,414 | $51,740 | $53,066 | $54,393 | $55,719 | $57,045 | $58,371 |
| LEO-7 | $50,130 | $51,604 | $53,079 | $54,553 | $56,027 | $57,502 | $58,976 | $60,450 | $61,924 | $63,399 |
| LEO-8 | $52,253 | $53,887 | $55,520 | $57,154 | $58,787 | $60,420 | $62,054 | $63,687 | $65,321 | $66,954 |
| LEO-9 | $55,910 | $57,714 | $59,517 | $61,321 | $63,125 | $64,928 | $66,732 | $68,536 | $70,339 | $72,143 |
| LEO-10 | $61,570 | $63,557 | $65,543 | $67,529 | $69,515 | $71,502 | $73,488 | $75,474 | $77,460 | $79,447 |
The Minneapolis locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: and other areas within the region.
The MILWAUKEE-RACINE-WAUKESHA, WI General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Milwaukee and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 20.14% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEO-3 | $33,222 | $34,145 | $35,068 | $35,990 | $36,913 | $37,836 | $38,758 | $39,681 | $40,604 | $41,526 |
| LEO-4 | $37,295 | $38,331 | $39,366 | $40,402 | $41,437 | $42,473 | $43,509 | $44,544 | $45,580 | $46,616 |
| LEO-5 | $42,890 | $44,049 | $45,209 | $46,368 | $47,527 | $48,687 | $49,846 | $51,005 | $52,165 | $53,324 |
| LEO-6 | $45,219 | $46,511 | $47,803 | $49,094 | $50,386 | $51,677 | $52,969 | $54,260 | $55,552 | $56,843 |
| LEO-7 | $48,818 | $50,253 | $51,689 | $53,125 | $54,560 | $55,996 | $57,432 | $58,867 | $60,303 | $61,739 |
| LEO-8 | $50,885 | $52,476 | $54,067 | $55,657 | $57,248 | $58,839 | $60,429 | $62,020 | $63,611 | $65,201 |
| LEO-9 | $54,446 | $56,203 | $57,959 | $59,716 | $61,472 | $63,228 | $64,985 | $66,741 | $68,498 | $70,254 |
| LEO-10 | $59,958 | $61,893 | $63,827 | $65,761 | $67,695 | $69,630 | $71,564 | $73,498 | $75,432 | $77,367 |
The Milwaukee locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Milwaukee, and other areas within the region.
Any federal employees in Wisconsin 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 15.37% (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEO-3 | $31,903 | $32,789 | $33,675 | $34,561 | $35,447 | $36,333 | $37,220 | $38,106 | $38,992 | $39,878 |
| LEO-4 | $35,814 | $36,809 | $37,803 | $38,798 | $39,792 | $40,787 | $41,781 | $42,776 | $43,770 | $44,765 |
| LEO-5 | $41,187 | $42,300 | $43,414 | $44,527 | $45,640 | $46,754 | $47,867 | $48,980 | $50,094 | $51,207 |
| LEO-6 | $43,424 | $44,664 | $45,905 | $47,145 | $48,385 | $49,625 | $50,865 | $52,106 | $53,346 | $54,586 |
| LEO-7 | $46,879 | $48,258 | $49,637 | $51,015 | $52,394 | $53,773 | $55,151 | $56,530 | $57,909 | $59,287 |
| LEO-8 | $48,865 | $50,392 | $51,920 | $53,447 | $54,975 | $56,502 | $58,030 | $59,557 | $61,085 | $62,612 |
| LEO-9 | $52,285 | $53,971 | $55,658 | $57,345 | $59,031 | $60,718 | $62,405 | $64,091 | $65,778 | $67,465 |
| LEO-10 | $57,578 | $59,435 | $61,293 | $63,150 | $65,008 | $66,865 | $68,722 | $70,580 | $72,437 | $74,295 |
The Rest of U.S. locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Green Bay, Madison, Fort McCoy, and other areas within the region.
* For some high-paygrade workers, pay under the GS scale may be capped at $164,200 the SES (Senior Executive Scale)'s Level 4 pay for the current year (5 U.S.C. 5304 (g)(1)).
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