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Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in Wisconsin 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.
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 24.17% 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 | $32,059 | $32,950 | $33,840 | $34,730 | $35,621 | $36,511 | $37,401 | $38,292 | $39,182 | $40,072 |
| LEO-4 | $35,992 | $36,991 | $37,991 | $38,991 | $39,990 | $40,990 | $41,989 | $42,989 | $43,988 | $44,988 |
| LEO-5 | $41,390 | $42,508 | $43,627 | $44,746 | $45,865 | $46,983 | $48,102 | $49,221 | $50,340 | $51,459 |
| LEO-6 | $43,640 | $44,886 | $46,133 | $47,380 | $48,626 | $49,873 | $51,120 | $52,366 | $53,613 | $54,860 |
| LEO-7 | $47,111 | $48,497 | $49,883 | $51,269 | $52,654 | $54,040 | $55,426 | $56,812 | $58,197 | $59,583 |
| LEO-8 | $49,106 | $50,640 | $52,175 | $53,710 | $55,244 | $56,779 | $58,314 | $59,849 | $61,383 | $62,918 |
| LEO-9 | $52,541 | $54,236 | $55,931 | $57,626 | $59,321 | $61,016 | $62,711 | $64,406 | $66,101 | $67,796 |
| LEO-10 | $57,861 | $59,727 | $61,593 | $63,460 | $65,326 | $67,192 | $69,058 | $70,925 | $72,791 | $74,657 |
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 20.36% 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 | $31,076 | $31,939 | $32,802 | $33,665 | $34,528 | $35,391 | $36,254 | $37,117 | $37,980 | $38,843 |
| LEO-4 | $34,888 | $35,856 | $36,825 | $37,794 | $38,763 | $39,732 | $40,701 | $41,670 | $42,639 | $43,608 |
| LEO-5 | $40,120 | $41,204 | $42,288 | $43,373 | $44,457 | $45,542 | $46,626 | $47,711 | $48,795 | $49,880 |
| LEO-6 | $42,301 | $43,509 | $44,717 | $45,926 | $47,134 | $48,343 | $49,551 | $50,759 | $51,968 | $53,176 |
| LEO-7 | $45,666 | $47,009 | $48,352 | $49,695 | $51,039 | $52,382 | $53,725 | $55,068 | $56,412 | $57,755 |
| LEO-8 | $47,599 | $49,086 | $50,574 | $52,062 | $53,549 | $55,037 | $56,525 | $58,012 | $59,500 | $60,988 |
| LEO-9 | $50,929 | $52,572 | $54,215 | $55,858 | $57,501 | $59,144 | $60,787 | $62,430 | $64,072 | $65,715 |
| LEO-10 | $56,085 | $57,894 | $59,703 | $61,512 | $63,321 | $65,130 | $66,939 | $68,748 | $70,557 | $72,366 |
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 17.65% 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 | $30,376 | $31,220 | $32,063 | $32,907 | $33,750 | $34,594 | $35,437 | $36,281 | $37,124 | $37,968 |
| LEO-4 | $34,102 | $35,049 | $35,996 | $36,943 | $37,890 | $38,837 | $39,785 | $40,732 | $41,679 | $42,626 |
| LEO-5 | $39,216 | $40,276 | $41,336 | $42,396 | $43,456 | $44,516 | $45,576 | $46,636 | $47,696 | $48,757 |
| LEO-6 | $41,348 | $42,529 | $43,711 | $44,892 | $46,073 | $47,254 | $48,435 | $49,617 | $50,798 | $51,979 |
| LEO-7 | $44,638 | $45,951 | $47,264 | $48,577 | $49,889 | $51,202 | $52,515 | $53,828 | $55,141 | $56,454 |
| LEO-8 | $46,527 | $47,981 | $49,435 | $50,890 | $52,344 | $53,798 | $55,252 | $56,706 | $58,160 | $59,614 |
| LEO-9 | $49,782 | $51,388 | $52,994 | $54,600 | $56,206 | $57,812 | $59,418 | $61,024 | $62,630 | $64,236 |
| LEO-10 | $54,823 | $56,591 | $58,359 | $60,127 | $61,896 | $63,664 | $65,432 | $67,201 | $68,969 | $70,737 |
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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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: 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 $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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