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Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in Illinois for 2016
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.
Illinois 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 25.44% 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 | $33,874 | $34,816 | $35,757 | $36,699 | $37,640 | $38,582 | $39,522 | $40,463 | $41,405 | $42,346 |
| LEO-4 | $38,027 | $39,083 | $40,141 | $41,197 | $42,254 | $43,311 | $44,367 | $45,424 | $46,481 | $47,537 |
| LEO-5 | $43,726 | $44,908 | $46,090 | $47,272 | $48,454 | $49,637 | $50,818 | $52,000 | $53,183 | $54,364 |
| LEO-6 | $46,107 | $47,424 | $48,742 | $50,059 | $51,378 | $52,695 | $54,012 | $55,330 | $56,647 | $57,966 |
| LEO-7 | $49,768 | $51,231 | $52,695 | $54,157 | $55,621 | $57,085 | $58,548 | $60,012 | $61,474 | $62,938 |
| LEO-8 | $51,877 | $53,499 | $55,121 | $56,743 | $58,365 | $59,985 | $61,607 | $63,229 | $64,851 | $66,473 |
| LEO-9 | $55,507 | $57,297 | $59,087 | $60,879 | $62,669 | $64,459 | $66,249 | $68,039 | $69,829 | $71,619 |
| LEO-10 | $61,126 | $63,098 | $65,069 | $67,040 | $69,012 | $70,983 | $72,955 | $74,925 | $76,897 | $78,869 |
The Chicago locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Aurora, Chicago, Elgin, Joliet, Naperville, Great Lakes, and other areas within the region.
The ST. LOUIS-ST. CHARLES-FARMINGTON, MO-IL General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Saint Louis and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 14.49% 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 | $30,917 | $31,777 | $32,635 | $33,495 | $34,354 | $35,214 | $36,072 | $36,931 | $37,791 | $38,650 |
| LEO-4 | $34,708 | $35,672 | $36,637 | $37,601 | $38,566 | $39,530 | $40,494 | $41,459 | $42,423 | $43,387 |
| LEO-5 | $39,909 | $40,987 | $42,067 | $43,146 | $44,224 | $45,304 | $46,382 | $47,461 | $48,540 | $49,619 |
| LEO-6 | $42,082 | $43,284 | $44,487 | $45,690 | $46,893 | $48,095 | $49,297 | $50,500 | $51,703 | $52,906 |
| LEO-7 | $45,424 | $46,759 | $48,095 | $49,430 | $50,766 | $52,102 | $53,437 | $54,773 | $56,108 | $57,444 |
| LEO-8 | $47,348 | $48,829 | $50,309 | $51,790 | $53,270 | $54,749 | $56,229 | $57,710 | $59,190 | $60,671 |
| LEO-9 | $50,662 | $52,296 | $53,929 | $55,564 | $57,198 | $58,832 | $60,466 | $62,099 | $63,733 | $65,367 |
| LEO-10 | $55,790 | $57,590 | $59,389 | $61,188 | $62,988 | $64,786 | $66,586 | $68,385 | $70,185 | $71,984 |
The Saint Louis locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Belleville, Granite City, and other areas within the region.
The DAVENPORT-MOLINE, IA-IL General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Davenport and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 14.43% 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 | $30,901 | $31,760 | $32,618 | $33,478 | $34,336 | $35,195 | $36,053 | $36,912 | $37,771 | $38,629 |
| LEO-4 | $34,689 | $35,653 | $36,618 | $37,581 | $38,546 | $39,509 | $40,473 | $41,437 | $42,401 | $43,364 |
| LEO-5 | $39,888 | $40,966 | $42,045 | $43,123 | $44,201 | $45,280 | $46,358 | $47,436 | $48,515 | $49,593 |
| LEO-6 | $42,060 | $43,261 | $44,464 | $45,666 | $46,868 | $48,070 | $49,271 | $50,474 | $51,675 | $52,878 |
| LEO-7 | $45,400 | $46,734 | $48,070 | $49,404 | $50,739 | $52,075 | $53,409 | $54,744 | $56,079 | $57,414 |
| LEO-8 | $47,324 | $48,803 | $50,283 | $51,762 | $53,242 | $54,720 | $56,200 | $57,680 | $59,159 | $60,639 |
| LEO-9 | $50,635 | $52,268 | $53,901 | $55,535 | $57,168 | $58,801 | $60,434 | $62,067 | $63,700 | $65,333 |
| LEO-10 | $55,761 | $57,559 | $59,358 | $61,156 | $62,955 | $64,753 | $66,551 | $68,349 | $70,148 | $71,947 |
The Davenport locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Rock Island, and other areas within the region.
Any federal employees in Illinois 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 14.35% (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 | $30,879 | $31,738 | $32,595 | $33,454 | $34,312 | $35,171 | $36,028 | $36,886 | $37,745 | $38,602 |
| LEO-4 | $34,665 | $35,628 | $36,592 | $37,555 | $38,519 | $39,482 | $40,444 | $41,408 | $42,371 | $43,334 |
| LEO-5 | $39,860 | $40,937 | $42,016 | $43,093 | $44,170 | $45,248 | $46,325 | $47,403 | $48,481 | $49,558 |
| LEO-6 | $42,030 | $43,231 | $44,433 | $45,634 | $46,835 | $48,036 | $49,237 | $50,439 | $51,639 | $52,841 |
| LEO-7 | $45,368 | $46,702 | $48,036 | $49,369 | $50,704 | $52,038 | $53,372 | $54,706 | $56,040 | $57,374 |
| LEO-8 | $47,291 | $48,769 | $50,248 | $51,726 | $53,205 | $54,682 | $56,161 | $57,639 | $59,118 | $60,596 |
| LEO-9 | $50,600 | $52,232 | $53,863 | $55,496 | $57,128 | $58,760 | $60,392 | $62,023 | $63,655 | $65,287 |
| LEO-10 | $55,722 | $57,519 | $59,317 | $61,113 | $62,911 | $64,707 | $66,505 | $68,301 | $70,099 | $71,896 |
The Rest of U.S. locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Peoria, Rockford, Springfield, and other areas within the region.
* For some high-paygrade workers, pay under the GS scale may be capped at $160,300 the SES (Senior Executive Scale)'s Level 4 pay for the current year (5 U.S.C. 5304 (g)(1)).
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