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Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in Wisconsin for 2010
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 25.1% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEO-3 | $32,786 | $33,697 | $34,608 | $35,518 | $36,429 | $37,340 | $38,251 | $39,161 | $40,072 | $40,983 |
| LEO-4 | $36,804 | $37,826 | $38,849 | $39,871 | $40,893 | $41,915 | $42,937 | $43,959 | $44,981 | $46,003 |
| LEO-5 | $42,320 | $43,463 | $44,607 | $45,750 | $46,894 | $48,037 | $49,181 | $50,324 | $51,467 | $52,611 |
| LEO-6 | $44,626 | $45,900 | $47,175 | $48,450 | $49,725 | $51,000 | $52,274 | $53,549 | $54,824 | $56,099 |
| LEO-7 | $48,177 | $49,595 | $51,012 | $52,429 | $53,847 | $55,264 | $56,682 | $58,099 | $59,516 | $60,934 |
| LEO-8 | $50,214 | $51,783 | $53,351 | $54,920 | $56,489 | $58,058 | $59,626 | $61,195 | $62,764 | $64,333 |
| LEO-9 | $53,728 | $55,461 | $57,193 | $58,926 | $60,658 | $62,391 | $64,124 | $65,856 | $67,589 | $69,322 |
| LEO-10 | $59,169 | $61,078 | $62,987 | $64,896 | $66,805 | $68,714 | $70,623 | $72,532 | $74,441 | $76,350 |
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 20.96% 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 | $31,701 | $32,582 | $33,462 | $34,343 | $35,224 | $36,104 | $36,985 | $37,865 | $38,746 | $39,626 |
| LEO-4 | $35,586 | $36,575 | $37,563 | $38,551 | $39,539 | $40,528 | $41,516 | $42,504 | $43,492 | $44,481 |
| LEO-5 | $40,920 | $42,025 | $43,131 | $44,236 | $45,342 | $46,447 | $47,553 | $48,659 | $49,764 | $50,870 |
| LEO-6 | $43,149 | $44,381 | $45,614 | $46,847 | $48,079 | $49,312 | $50,544 | $51,777 | $53,010 | $54,242 |
| LEO-7 | $46,583 | $47,953 | $49,324 | $50,694 | $52,065 | $53,435 | $54,806 | $56,176 | $57,547 | $58,917 |
| LEO-8 | $48,552 | $50,069 | $51,586 | $53,103 | $54,619 | $56,136 | $57,653 | $59,170 | $60,687 | $62,204 |
| LEO-9 | $51,950 | $53,625 | $55,300 | $56,976 | $58,651 | $60,326 | $62,002 | $63,677 | $65,352 | $67,028 |
| LEO-10 | $57,210 | $59,056 | $60,902 | $62,748 | $64,594 | $66,440 | $68,286 | $70,131 | $71,977 | $73,823 |
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 18.1% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEO-3 | $30,952 | $31,811 | $32,671 | $33,531 | $34,391 | $35,250 | $36,110 | $36,970 | $37,830 | $38,690 |
| LEO-4 | $34,745 | $35,710 | $36,675 | $37,640 | $38,605 | $39,569 | $40,534 | $41,499 | $42,464 | $43,429 |
| LEO-5 | $39,952 | $41,031 | $42,111 | $43,190 | $44,270 | $45,349 | $46,429 | $47,508 | $48,588 | $49,667 |
| LEO-6 | $42,129 | $43,332 | $44,536 | $45,739 | $46,942 | $48,146 | $49,349 | $50,553 | $51,756 | $52,960 |
| LEO-7 | $45,481 | $46,820 | $48,158 | $49,496 | $50,834 | $52,172 | $53,510 | $54,848 | $56,186 | $57,524 |
| LEO-8 | $47,404 | $48,885 | $50,366 | $51,847 | $53,328 | $54,809 | $56,290 | $57,771 | $59,252 | $60,733 |
| LEO-9 | $50,722 | $52,357 | $53,993 | $55,629 | $57,264 | $58,900 | $60,536 | $62,171 | $63,807 | $65,443 |
| LEO-10 | $55,858 | $57,660 | $59,462 | $61,264 | $63,067 | $64,869 | $66,671 | $68,473 | $70,275 | $72,078 |
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 14.16% (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 | $29,919 | $30,750 | $31,581 | $32,412 | $33,243 | $34,074 | $34,906 | $35,737 | $36,568 | $37,399 |
| LEO-4 | $33,586 | $34,519 | $35,451 | $36,384 | $37,317 | $38,249 | $39,182 | $40,115 | $41,047 | $41,980 |
| LEO-5 | $38,619 | $39,663 | $40,706 | $41,749 | $42,793 | $43,836 | $44,880 | $45,923 | $46,967 | $48,010 |
| LEO-6 | $40,723 | $41,886 | $43,050 | $44,213 | $45,376 | $46,540 | $47,703 | $48,866 | $50,029 | $51,193 |
| LEO-7 | $43,964 | $45,258 | $46,551 | $47,844 | $49,138 | $50,431 | $51,725 | $53,018 | $54,312 | $55,605 |
| LEO-8 | $45,823 | $47,254 | $48,686 | $50,117 | $51,549 | $52,981 | $54,412 | $55,844 | $57,275 | $58,707 |
| LEO-9 | $49,029 | $50,611 | $52,192 | $53,773 | $55,354 | $56,935 | $58,516 | $60,097 | $61,678 | $63,259 |
| LEO-10 | $53,994 | $55,736 | $57,478 | $59,221 | $60,963 | $62,705 | $64,447 | $66,189 | $67,931 | $69,673 |
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 $155,500 the SES (Senior Executive Scale)'s Level 4 pay for the current year (5 U.S.C. 5304 (g)(1)).
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