Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in Indiana for 2017
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.
Indiana 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 26.85% 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 |
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LEO-3 | $34,598 | $35,560 | $36,521 | $37,483 | $38,444 | $39,406 | $40,367 | $41,329 | $42,291 | $43,252 |
LEO-4 | $38,834 | $39,912 | $40,990 | $42,069 | $43,147 | $44,225 | $45,303 | $46,381 | $47,460 | $48,538 |
LEO-5 | $44,663 | $45,870 | $47,078 | $48,285 | $49,493 | $50,701 | $51,908 | $53,116 | $54,324 | $55,531 |
LEO-6 | $47,092 | $48,438 | $49,784 | $51,129 | $52,475 | $53,821 | $55,167 | $56,513 | $57,859 | $59,205 |
LEO-7 | $50,835 | $52,331 | $53,826 | $55,322 | $56,817 | $58,313 | $59,809 | $61,304 | $62,800 | $64,295 |
LEO-8 | $52,984 | $54,639 | $56,295 | $57,950 | $59,606 | $61,261 | $62,916 | $64,572 | $66,227 | $67,883 |
LEO-9 | $56,693 | $58,522 | $60,351 | $62,181 | $64,010 | $65,839 | $67,668 | $69,497 | $71,326 | $73,156 |
LEO-10 | $62,433 | $64,447 | $66,462 | $68,476 | $70,491 | $72,505 | $74,519 | $76,534 | $78,548 | $80,562 |
The Chicago locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: and other areas within the region.
The CINCINNATI-WILMINGTON-MAYSVILLE, OH-KY-IN General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Cincinnati and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 19.52% 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 |
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LEO-3 | $32,599 | $33,505 | $34,411 | $35,317 | $36,223 | $37,129 | $38,035 | $38,941 | $39,847 | $40,753 |
LEO-4 | $36,590 | $37,606 | $38,622 | $39,638 | $40,654 | $41,669 | $42,685 | $43,701 | $44,717 | $45,733 |
LEO-5 | $42,082 | $43,220 | $44,357 | $45,495 | $46,633 | $47,771 | $48,909 | $50,047 | $51,184 | $52,322 |
LEO-6 | $44,371 | $45,639 | $46,907 | $48,175 | $49,443 | $50,711 | $51,979 | $53,247 | $54,515 | $55,784 |
LEO-7 | $47,898 | $49,307 | $50,716 | $52,125 | $53,534 | $54,943 | $56,352 | $57,762 | $59,171 | $60,580 |
LEO-8 | $49,922 | $51,482 | $53,042 | $54,602 | $56,161 | $57,721 | $59,281 | $60,840 | $62,400 | $63,960 |
LEO-9 | $53,417 | $55,141 | $56,864 | $58,588 | $60,311 | $62,034 | $63,758 | $65,481 | $67,205 | $68,928 |
LEO-10 | $58,825 | $60,723 | $62,621 | $64,519 | $66,417 | $68,315 | $70,213 | $72,111 | $74,009 | $75,907 |
The Cincinnati locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: and other areas within the region.
The INDIANAPOLIS-CARMEL-MUNCIE, IN General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Indianapolis and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 15.85% 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 |
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LEO-3 | $31,598 | $32,476 | $33,354 | $34,233 | $35,111 | $35,989 | $36,867 | $37,745 | $38,623 | $39,501 |
LEO-4 | $35,466 | $36,451 | $37,436 | $38,420 | $39,405 | $40,390 | $41,375 | $42,359 | $43,344 | $44,329 |
LEO-5 | $40,790 | $41,893 | $42,995 | $44,098 | $45,201 | $46,304 | $47,407 | $48,510 | $49,613 | $50,716 |
LEO-6 | $43,008 | $44,237 | $45,466 | $46,696 | $47,925 | $49,154 | $50,383 | $51,612 | $52,842 | $54,071 |
LEO-7 | $46,427 | $47,793 | $49,159 | $50,525 | $51,890 | $53,256 | $54,622 | $55,988 | $57,354 | $58,720 |
LEO-8 | $48,389 | $49,901 | $51,413 | $52,925 | $54,437 | $55,949 | $57,460 | $58,972 | $60,484 | $61,996 |
LEO-9 | $51,777 | $53,447 | $55,118 | $56,789 | $58,459 | $60,130 | $61,800 | $63,471 | $65,141 | $66,812 |
LEO-10 | $57,019 | $58,859 | $60,698 | $62,538 | $64,378 | $66,218 | $68,057 | $69,897 | $71,737 | $73,576 |
The Indianapolis locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Edinburgh, and other areas within the region.
Any federal employees in Indiana 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 15.06% (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 |
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LEO-3 | $31,383 | $32,255 | $33,127 | $33,999 | $34,871 | $35,743 | $36,616 | $37,488 | $38,360 | $39,232 |
LEO-4 | $35,224 | $36,202 | $37,180 | $38,158 | $39,137 | $40,115 | $41,093 | $42,071 | $43,049 | $44,027 |
LEO-5 | $40,511 | $41,607 | $42,702 | $43,798 | $44,893 | $45,988 | $47,084 | $48,179 | $49,274 | $50,370 |
LEO-6 | $42,715 | $43,936 | $45,156 | $46,377 | $47,598 | $48,819 | $50,040 | $51,260 | $52,481 | $53,702 |
LEO-7 | $46,110 | $47,467 | $48,823 | $50,180 | $51,537 | $52,893 | $54,250 | $55,606 | $56,963 | $58,319 |
LEO-8 | $48,059 | $49,561 | $51,062 | $52,564 | $54,066 | $55,567 | $57,069 | $58,570 | $60,072 | $61,573 |
LEO-9 | $51,424 | $53,083 | $54,742 | $56,401 | $58,060 | $59,720 | $61,379 | $63,038 | $64,697 | $66,356 |
LEO-10 | $56,630 | $58,457 | $60,285 | $62,112 | $63,939 | $65,766 | $67,593 | $69,420 | $71,247 | $73,075 |
The Rest of U.S. locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Crane, Evansville, Fort Wayne, Kokomo, South Bend, and other areas within the region.
* For some high-paygrade workers, pay under the GS scale may be capped at $161,900 the SES (Senior Executive Scale)'s Level 4 pay for the current year (5 U.S.C. 5304 (g)(1)).
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