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Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in Wisconsin 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.
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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 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 22.72% 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 | $33,472 | $34,402 | $35,332 | $36,263 | $37,193 | $38,123 | $39,053 | $39,983 | $40,914 | $41,844 |
| LEO-4 | $37,570 | $38,613 | $39,656 | $40,699 | $41,742 | $42,785 | $43,828 | $44,871 | $45,914 | $46,958 |
| LEO-5 | $43,208 | $44,377 | $45,545 | $46,713 | $47,882 | $49,050 | $50,218 | $51,387 | $52,555 | $53,723 |
| LEO-6 | $45,559 | $46,861 | $48,163 | $49,465 | $50,767 | $52,069 | $53,371 | $54,673 | $55,975 | $57,277 |
| LEO-7 | $49,180 | $50,627 | $52,074 | $53,521 | $54,968 | $56,414 | $57,861 | $59,308 | $60,755 | $62,202 |
| LEO-8 | $51,259 | $52,860 | $54,462 | $56,063 | $57,665 | $59,266 | $60,868 | $62,469 | $64,071 | $65,672 |
| LEO-9 | $54,847 | $56,617 | $58,386 | $60,156 | $61,926 | $63,695 | $65,465 | $67,235 | $69,004 | $70,774 |
| LEO-10 | $60,400 | $62,349 | $64,298 | $66,247 | $68,196 | $70,144 | $72,093 | $74,042 | $75,991 | $77,939 |
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 19.61% 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 | $32,624 | $33,530 | $34,437 | $35,344 | $36,250 | $37,157 | $38,063 | $38,970 | $39,877 | $40,783 |
| LEO-4 | $36,617 | $37,634 | $38,651 | $39,667 | $40,684 | $41,701 | $42,718 | $43,734 | $44,751 | $45,768 |
| LEO-5 | $42,113 | $43,252 | $44,391 | $45,530 | $46,668 | $47,807 | $48,946 | $50,084 | $51,223 | $52,362 |
| LEO-6 | $44,404 | $45,673 | $46,942 | $48,211 | $49,480 | $50,749 | $52,018 | $53,287 | $54,557 | $55,826 |
| LEO-7 | $47,934 | $49,344 | $50,754 | $52,164 | $53,575 | $54,985 | $56,395 | $57,805 | $59,215 | $60,626 |
| LEO-8 | $49,960 | $51,521 | $53,082 | $54,643 | $56,204 | $57,764 | $59,325 | $60,886 | $62,447 | $64,008 |
| LEO-9 | $53,457 | $55,182 | $56,907 | $58,632 | $60,356 | $62,081 | $63,806 | $65,531 | $67,256 | $68,980 |
| LEO-10 | $58,870 | $60,769 | $62,668 | $64,568 | $66,467 | $68,367 | $70,266 | $72,165 | $74,065 | $75,964 |
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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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: 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 $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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