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Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in Indiana 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.
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 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: 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 19.87% 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 | $33,148 | $34,068 | $34,989 | $35,909 | $36,830 | $37,751 | $38,671 | $39,592 | $40,512 | $41,433 |
| LEO-4 | $37,211 | $38,245 | $39,278 | $40,311 | $41,344 | $42,378 | $43,411 | $44,444 | $45,477 | $46,511 |
| LEO-5 | $42,794 | $43,950 | $45,107 | $46,264 | $47,421 | $48,577 | $49,734 | $50,891 | $52,048 | $53,204 |
| LEO-6 | $45,118 | $46,406 | $47,695 | $48,984 | $50,272 | $51,561 | $52,849 | $54,138 | $55,427 | $56,715 |
| LEO-7 | $48,708 | $50,140 | $51,573 | $53,005 | $54,438 | $55,870 | $57,303 | $58,735 | $60,168 | $61,600 |
| LEO-8 | $50,771 | $52,358 | $53,945 | $55,532 | $57,119 | $58,706 | $60,293 | $61,880 | $63,468 | $65,055 |
| LEO-9 | $54,324 | $56,076 | $57,829 | $59,581 | $61,334 | $63,086 | $64,839 | $66,591 | $68,344 | $70,096 |
| LEO-10 | $59,824 | $61,753 | $63,683 | $65,613 | $67,543 | $69,473 | $71,403 | $73,333 | $75,263 | $77,193 |
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 16.23% 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 | $32,141 | $33,034 | $33,926 | $34,819 | $35,712 | $36,604 | $37,497 | $38,390 | $39,282 | $40,175 |
| LEO-4 | $36,081 | $37,083 | $38,085 | $39,087 | $40,089 | $41,091 | $42,093 | $43,095 | $44,096 | $45,098 |
| LEO-5 | $41,494 | $42,616 | $43,737 | $44,859 | $45,981 | $47,102 | $48,224 | $49,345 | $50,467 | $51,589 |
| LEO-6 | $43,748 | $44,997 | $46,247 | $47,496 | $48,746 | $49,995 | $51,245 | $52,494 | $53,744 | $54,993 |
| LEO-7 | $47,229 | $48,618 | $50,007 | $51,396 | $52,785 | $54,174 | $55,563 | $56,952 | $58,340 | $59,729 |
| LEO-8 | $49,229 | $50,768 | $52,307 | $53,846 | $55,385 | $56,924 | $58,463 | $60,001 | $61,540 | $63,079 |
| LEO-9 | $52,674 | $54,374 | $56,073 | $57,772 | $59,471 | $61,171 | $62,870 | $64,569 | $66,269 | $67,968 |
| LEO-10 | $58,007 | $59,878 | $61,750 | $63,621 | $65,492 | $67,363 | $69,235 | $71,106 | $72,977 | $74,849 |
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 15.37% (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: 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 $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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