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Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in Wisconsin for 2015
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 | $33,448 | $34,377 | $35,307 | $36,236 | $37,166 | $38,095 | $39,025 | $39,954 | $40,884 | $41,813 |
| LEO-4 | $37,549 | $38,592 | $39,635 | $40,679 | $41,722 | $42,765 | $43,809 | $44,852 | $45,895 | $46,939 |
| LEO-5 | $43,176 | $44,343 | $45,510 | $46,677 | $47,844 | $49,012 | $50,179 | $51,346 | $52,513 | $53,680 |
| LEO-6 | $45,526 | $46,827 | $48,128 | $49,430 | $50,731 | $52,032 | $53,333 | $54,634 | $55,935 | $57,236 |
| LEO-7 | $49,142 | $50,587 | $52,032 | $53,476 | $54,921 | $56,366 | $57,811 | $59,256 | $60,701 | $62,146 |
| LEO-8 | $51,225 | $52,826 | $54,427 | $56,029 | $57,630 | $59,231 | $60,832 | $62,434 | $64,035 | $65,636 |
| LEO-9 | $54,809 | $56,576 | $58,344 | $60,112 | $61,879 | $63,647 | $65,415 | $67,182 | $68,950 | $70,718 |
| LEO-10 | $60,357 | $62,304 | $64,250 | $66,197 | $68,143 | $70,090 | $72,036 | $73,983 | $75,929 | $77,876 |
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 | $32,341 | $33,240 | $34,139 | $35,037 | $35,936 | $36,835 | $37,733 | $38,632 | $39,531 | $40,430 |
| LEO-4 | $36,306 | $37,315 | $38,324 | $39,333 | $40,341 | $41,350 | $42,359 | $43,368 | $44,377 | $45,385 |
| LEO-5 | $41,747 | $42,875 | $44,004 | $45,133 | $46,261 | $47,390 | $48,518 | $49,647 | $50,775 | $51,904 |
| LEO-6 | $44,020 | $45,278 | $46,536 | $47,794 | $49,052 | $50,310 | $51,568 | $52,826 | $54,084 | $55,342 |
| LEO-7 | $47,516 | $48,913 | $50,310 | $51,707 | $53,104 | $54,501 | $55,898 | $57,295 | $58,692 | $60,089 |
| LEO-8 | $49,529 | $51,078 | $52,626 | $54,174 | $55,723 | $57,271 | $58,819 | $60,368 | $61,916 | $63,464 |
| LEO-9 | $52,995 | $54,704 | $56,413 | $58,122 | $59,832 | $61,541 | $63,250 | $64,959 | $66,668 | $68,377 |
| LEO-10 | $58,360 | $60,242 | $62,124 | $64,006 | $65,888 | $67,770 | $69,652 | $71,535 | $73,417 | $75,299 |
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 | $31,576 | $32,454 | $33,331 | $34,209 | $35,086 | $35,964 | $36,841 | $37,719 | $38,596 | $39,474 |
| LEO-4 | $35,448 | $36,433 | $37,418 | $38,403 | $39,388 | $40,372 | $41,357 | $42,342 | $43,327 | $44,312 |
| LEO-5 | $40,760 | $41,862 | $42,964 | $44,065 | $45,167 | $46,269 | $47,371 | $48,473 | $49,575 | $50,677 |
| LEO-6 | $42,979 | $44,207 | $45,435 | $46,664 | $47,892 | $49,120 | $50,348 | $51,577 | $52,805 | $54,033 |
| LEO-7 | $46,392 | $47,756 | $49,120 | $50,484 | $51,848 | $53,212 | $54,576 | $55,940 | $57,304 | $58,669 |
| LEO-8 | $48,358 | $49,870 | $51,382 | $52,893 | $54,405 | $55,917 | $57,428 | $58,940 | $60,452 | $61,964 |
| LEO-9 | $51,742 | $53,411 | $55,079 | $56,748 | $58,417 | $60,086 | $61,754 | $63,423 | $65,092 | $66,761 |
| LEO-10 | $56,980 | $58,817 | $60,655 | $62,493 | $64,330 | $66,168 | $68,006 | $69,843 | $71,681 | $73,518 |
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 | $30,523 | $31,371 | $32,219 | $33,068 | $33,916 | $34,764 | $35,612 | $36,460 | $37,309 | $38,157 |
| LEO-4 | $34,265 | $35,217 | $36,169 | $37,121 | $38,074 | $39,026 | $39,978 | $40,930 | $41,882 | $42,834 |
| LEO-5 | $39,400 | $40,465 | $41,530 | $42,595 | $43,660 | $44,726 | $45,791 | $46,856 | $47,921 | $48,986 |
| LEO-6 | $41,545 | $42,732 | $43,920 | $45,107 | $46,294 | $47,481 | $48,669 | $49,856 | $51,043 | $52,230 |
| LEO-7 | $44,844 | $46,163 | $47,481 | $48,800 | $50,119 | $51,437 | $52,756 | $54,074 | $55,393 | $56,711 |
| LEO-8 | $46,745 | $48,206 | $49,668 | $51,129 | $52,590 | $54,051 | $55,513 | $56,974 | $58,435 | $59,896 |
| LEO-9 | $50,016 | $51,629 | $53,242 | $54,855 | $56,468 | $58,081 | $59,694 | $61,307 | $62,920 | $64,534 |
| LEO-10 | $55,079 | $56,855 | $58,631 | $60,408 | $62,184 | $63,960 | $65,737 | $67,513 | $69,289 | $71,066 |
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 $158,700 the SES (Senior Executive Scale)'s Level 4 pay for the current year (5 U.S.C. 5304 (g)(1)).
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