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Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in Illinois for 2018
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 27.47% 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 | $35,249 | $36,228 | $37,207 | $38,186 | $39,165 | $40,144 | $41,123 | $42,102 | $43,081 | $44,060 |
| LEO-4 | $39,571 | $40,669 | $41,768 | $42,867 | $43,966 | $45,064 | $46,163 | $47,262 | $48,361 | $49,460 |
| LEO-5 | $45,507 | $46,737 | $47,967 | $49,197 | $50,427 | $51,657 | $52,887 | $54,117 | $55,347 | $56,578 |
| LEO-6 | $47,978 | $49,349 | $50,719 | $52,089 | $53,460 | $54,830 | $56,200 | $57,571 | $58,941 | $60,311 |
| LEO-7 | $51,796 | $53,319 | $54,843 | $56,366 | $57,889 | $59,412 | $60,936 | $62,459 | $63,982 | $65,506 |
| LEO-8 | $53,990 | $55,678 | $57,365 | $59,053 | $60,741 | $62,428 | $64,116 | $65,804 | $67,492 | $69,179 |
| LEO-9 | $57,768 | $59,632 | $61,495 | $63,359 | $65,223 | $67,086 | $68,950 | $70,813 | $72,677 | $74,541 |
| LEO-10 | $63,616 | $65,669 | $67,721 | $69,773 | $71,826 | $73,878 | $75,930 | $77,982 | $80,035 | $82,087 |
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 16.47% 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 | $32,207 | $33,102 | $33,996 | $34,891 | $35,785 | $36,680 | $37,574 | $38,469 | $39,363 | $40,258 |
| LEO-4 | $36,156 | $37,160 | $38,164 | $39,168 | $40,172 | $41,176 | $42,180 | $43,184 | $44,188 | $45,192 |
| LEO-5 | $41,580 | $42,704 | $43,828 | $44,952 | $46,076 | $47,199 | $48,323 | $49,447 | $50,571 | $51,695 |
| LEO-6 | $43,838 | $45,090 | $46,342 | $47,594 | $48,846 | $50,098 | $51,350 | $52,603 | $53,855 | $55,107 |
| LEO-7 | $47,326 | $48,718 | $50,110 | $51,502 | $52,894 | $54,286 | $55,677 | $57,069 | $58,461 | $59,853 |
| LEO-8 | $49,331 | $50,873 | $52,415 | $53,957 | $55,499 | $57,041 | $58,583 | $60,125 | $61,667 | $63,209 |
| LEO-9 | $52,783 | $54,486 | $56,189 | $57,891 | $59,594 | $61,297 | $63,000 | $64,703 | $66,405 | $68,108 |
| LEO-10 | $58,127 | $60,002 | $61,877 | $63,752 | $65,627 | $67,503 | $69,378 | $71,253 | $73,128 | $75,003 |
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 16.08% 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 | $32,100 | $32,991 | $33,883 | $34,774 | $35,666 | $36,557 | $37,449 | $38,340 | $39,232 | $40,123 |
| LEO-4 | $36,035 | $37,035 | $38,036 | $39,037 | $40,037 | $41,038 | $42,038 | $43,039 | $44,040 | $45,040 |
| LEO-5 | $41,441 | $42,561 | $43,681 | $44,801 | $45,921 | $47,041 | $48,162 | $49,282 | $50,402 | $51,522 |
| LEO-6 | $43,691 | $44,939 | $46,187 | $47,435 | $48,683 | $49,931 | $51,179 | $52,426 | $53,674 | $54,922 |
| LEO-7 | $47,168 | $48,555 | $49,942 | $51,329 | $52,717 | $54,104 | $55,491 | $56,878 | $58,265 | $59,652 |
| LEO-8 | $49,166 | $50,703 | $52,239 | $53,776 | $55,313 | $56,850 | $58,387 | $59,924 | $61,461 | $62,998 |
| LEO-9 | $52,606 | $54,303 | $56,000 | $57,698 | $59,395 | $61,092 | $62,789 | $64,486 | $66,183 | $67,880 |
| LEO-10 | $57,932 | $59,801 | $61,670 | $63,539 | $65,408 | $67,276 | $69,145 | $71,014 | $72,883 | $74,752 |
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 15.37% (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 | $31,903 | $32,789 | $33,675 | $34,561 | $35,447 | $36,333 | $37,220 | $38,106 | $38,992 | $39,878 |
| LEO-4 | $35,814 | $36,809 | $37,803 | $38,798 | $39,792 | $40,787 | $41,781 | $42,776 | $43,770 | $44,765 |
| LEO-5 | $41,187 | $42,300 | $43,414 | $44,527 | $45,640 | $46,754 | $47,867 | $48,980 | $50,094 | $51,207 |
| LEO-6 | $43,424 | $44,664 | $45,905 | $47,145 | $48,385 | $49,625 | $50,865 | $52,106 | $53,346 | $54,586 |
| LEO-7 | $46,879 | $48,258 | $49,637 | $51,015 | $52,394 | $53,773 | $55,151 | $56,530 | $57,909 | $59,287 |
| LEO-8 | $48,865 | $50,392 | $51,920 | $53,447 | $54,975 | $56,502 | $58,030 | $59,557 | $61,085 | $62,612 |
| LEO-9 | $52,285 | $53,971 | $55,658 | $57,345 | $59,031 | $60,718 | $62,405 | $64,091 | $65,778 | $67,465 |
| LEO-10 | $57,578 | $59,435 | $61,293 | $63,150 | $65,008 | $66,865 | $68,722 | $70,580 | $72,437 | $74,295 |
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 $164,200 the SES (Senior Executive Scale)'s Level 4 pay for the current year (5 U.S.C. 5304 (g)(1)).
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