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Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in Wisconsin for 2014
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 | $33,111 | $34,031 | $34,950 | $35,870 | $36,789 | $37,709 | $38,628 | $39,548 | $40,467 | $41,387 |
| LEO-4 | $37,171 | $38,203 | $39,235 | $40,267 | $41,299 | $42,331 | $43,363 | $44,395 | $45,428 | $46,460 |
| LEO-5 | $42,750 | $43,906 | $45,062 | $46,218 | $47,374 | $48,530 | $49,686 | $50,842 | $51,998 | $53,154 |
| LEO-6 | $45,071 | $46,358 | $47,646 | $48,933 | $50,220 | $51,507 | $52,795 | $54,082 | $55,369 | $56,657 |
| LEO-7 | $48,658 | $50,089 | $51,520 | $52,951 | $54,382 | $55,813 | $57,245 | $58,676 | $60,107 | $61,538 |
| LEO-8 | $50,717 | $52,302 | $53,887 | $55,472 | $57,057 | $58,642 | $60,227 | $61,812 | $63,397 | $64,982 |
| LEO-9 | $54,266 | $56,016 | $57,766 | $59,516 | $61,266 | $63,017 | $64,767 | $66,517 | $68,267 | $70,017 |
| LEO-10 | $59,760 | $61,688 | $63,616 | $65,544 | $67,471 | $69,399 | $71,327 | $73,255 | $75,183 | $77,110 |
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 | $32,016 | $32,905 | $33,794 | $34,683 | $35,572 | $36,461 | $37,350 | $38,239 | $39,128 | $40,017 |
| LEO-4 | $35,941 | $36,939 | $37,937 | $38,935 | $39,933 | $40,930 | $41,928 | $42,926 | $43,924 | $44,922 |
| LEO-5 | $41,336 | $42,453 | $43,571 | $44,689 | $45,806 | $46,924 | $48,042 | $49,159 | $50,277 | $51,395 |
| LEO-6 | $43,579 | $44,824 | $46,069 | $47,314 | $48,558 | $49,803 | $51,048 | $52,292 | $53,537 | $54,782 |
| LEO-7 | $47,047 | $48,431 | $49,815 | $51,199 | $52,583 | $53,966 | $55,350 | $56,734 | $58,118 | $59,501 |
| LEO-8 | $49,038 | $50,571 | $52,104 | $53,636 | $55,169 | $56,701 | $58,234 | $59,766 | $61,299 | $62,831 |
| LEO-9 | $52,470 | $54,162 | $55,854 | $57,547 | $59,239 | $60,931 | $62,623 | $64,316 | $66,008 | $67,700 |
| LEO-10 | $57,783 | $59,647 | $61,511 | $63,375 | $65,239 | $67,103 | $68,967 | $70,831 | $72,695 | $74,559 |
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 | $31,259 | $32,127 | $32,995 | $33,863 | $34,731 | $35,599 | $36,467 | $37,335 | $38,203 | $39,071 |
| LEO-4 | $35,091 | $36,065 | $37,040 | $38,014 | $38,988 | $39,963 | $40,937 | $41,911 | $42,886 | $43,860 |
| LEO-5 | $40,358 | $41,450 | $42,541 | $43,632 | $44,723 | $45,815 | $46,906 | $47,997 | $49,088 | $50,180 |
| LEO-6 | $42,549 | $43,764 | $44,980 | $46,195 | $47,410 | $48,625 | $49,841 | $51,056 | $52,271 | $53,486 |
| LEO-7 | $45,935 | $47,286 | $48,637 | $49,988 | $51,339 | $52,690 | $54,041 | $55,392 | $56,744 | $58,095 |
| LEO-8 | $47,879 | $49,375 | $50,872 | $52,368 | $53,864 | $55,361 | $56,857 | $58,353 | $59,850 | $61,346 |
| LEO-9 | $51,229 | $52,882 | $54,534 | $56,186 | $57,838 | $59,491 | $61,143 | $62,795 | $64,447 | $66,099 |
| LEO-10 | $56,416 | $58,236 | $60,056 | $61,876 | $63,696 | $65,516 | $67,336 | $69,156 | $70,976 | $72,796 |
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 | $30,216 | $31,055 | $31,894 | $32,733 | $33,572 | $34,411 | $35,250 | $36,089 | $36,928 | $37,768 |
| LEO-4 | $33,920 | $34,862 | $35,804 | $36,746 | $37,688 | $38,629 | $39,571 | $40,513 | $41,455 | $42,397 |
| LEO-5 | $39,012 | $40,067 | $41,122 | $42,176 | $43,231 | $44,286 | $45,341 | $46,396 | $47,451 | $48,505 |
| LEO-6 | $41,130 | $42,304 | $43,479 | $44,654 | $45,828 | $47,003 | $48,178 | $49,353 | $50,527 | $51,702 |
| LEO-7 | $44,403 | $45,709 | $47,015 | $48,321 | $49,626 | $50,932 | $52,238 | $53,544 | $54,850 | $56,156 |
| LEO-8 | $46,282 | $47,728 | $49,174 | $50,621 | $52,067 | $53,514 | $54,960 | $56,406 | $57,853 | $59,299 |
| LEO-9 | $49,520 | $51,117 | $52,715 | $54,312 | $55,909 | $57,506 | $59,103 | $60,700 | $62,297 | $63,894 |
| LEO-10 | $54,534 | $56,293 | $58,053 | $59,812 | $61,571 | $63,330 | $65,089 | $66,849 | $68,608 | $70,367 |
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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