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Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in Illinois for 2020
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 28.59% 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 | $36,995 | $38,023 | $39,050 | $40,078 | $41,105 | $42,133 | $43,160 | $44,187 | $45,215 | $46,242 |
| LEO-4 | $41,531 | $42,684 | $43,838 | $44,991 | $46,145 | $47,298 | $48,451 | $49,605 | $50,758 | $51,912 |
| LEO-5 | $47,760 | $49,051 | $50,342 | $51,633 | $52,924 | $54,215 | $55,506 | $56,797 | $58,088 | $59,379 |
| LEO-6 | $50,358 | $51,797 | $53,236 | $54,675 | $56,114 | $57,553 | $58,992 | $60,431 | $61,870 | $63,309 |
| LEO-7 | $54,359 | $55,957 | $57,556 | $59,154 | $60,752 | $62,351 | $63,949 | $65,547 | $67,146 | $68,744 |
| LEO-8 | $56,662 | $58,433 | $60,203 | $61,974 | $63,745 | $65,515 | $67,286 | $69,057 | $70,827 | $72,598 |
| LEO-9 | $60,628 | $62,583 | $64,539 | $66,495 | $68,451 | $70,407 | $72,363 | $74,319 | $76,274 | $78,230 |
| LEO-10 | $66,765 | $68,919 | $71,073 | $73,227 | $75,381 | $77,535 | $79,689 | $81,842 | $83,996 | $86,150 |
The Chicago locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Aurora, Chicago, Elgin, Joliet, Naperville, Rockford, 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 17.65% 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 | $33,848 | $34,788 | $35,728 | $36,668 | $37,608 | $38,548 | $39,488 | $40,428 | $41,368 | $42,308 |
| LEO-4 | $37,997 | $39,053 | $40,108 | $41,163 | $42,219 | $43,274 | $44,329 | $45,385 | $46,440 | $47,495 |
| LEO-5 | $43,696 | $44,878 | $46,059 | $47,240 | $48,421 | $49,602 | $50,784 | $51,965 | $53,146 | $54,327 |
| LEO-6 | $46,074 | $47,391 | $48,707 | $50,024 | $51,340 | $52,657 | $53,973 | $55,290 | $56,606 | $57,923 |
| LEO-7 | $49,734 | $51,197 | $52,659 | $54,121 | $55,584 | $57,046 | $58,509 | $59,971 | $61,433 | $62,896 |
| LEO-8 | $51,841 | $53,461 | $55,081 | $56,701 | $58,321 | $59,941 | $61,562 | $63,182 | $64,802 | $66,422 |
| LEO-9 | $55,470 | $57,259 | $59,049 | $60,838 | $62,627 | $64,417 | $66,206 | $67,996 | $69,785 | $71,575 |
| LEO-10 | $61,085 | $63,056 | $65,026 | $66,997 | $68,968 | $70,938 | $72,909 | $74,880 | $76,850 | $78,821 |
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 17.04% 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 | $33,672 | $34,608 | $35,543 | $36,478 | $37,413 | $38,348 | $39,283 | $40,218 | $41,154 | $42,089 |
| LEO-4 | $37,800 | $38,850 | $39,900 | $40,950 | $42,000 | $43,050 | $44,100 | $45,149 | $46,199 | $47,249 |
| LEO-5 | $43,470 | $44,645 | $45,820 | $46,995 | $48,170 | $49,345 | $50,520 | $51,695 | $52,870 | $54,046 |
| LEO-6 | $45,835 | $47,145 | $48,455 | $49,764 | $51,074 | $52,384 | $53,693 | $55,003 | $56,313 | $57,622 |
| LEO-7 | $49,476 | $50,931 | $52,386 | $53,841 | $55,296 | $56,750 | $58,205 | $59,660 | $61,115 | $62,570 |
| LEO-8 | $51,573 | $53,184 | $54,796 | $56,407 | $58,019 | $59,631 | $61,242 | $62,854 | $64,466 | $66,077 |
| LEO-9 | $55,182 | $56,962 | $58,742 | $60,523 | $62,303 | $64,083 | $65,863 | $67,643 | $69,423 | $71,204 |
| LEO-10 | $60,768 | $62,729 | $64,689 | $66,650 | $68,610 | $70,570 | $72,531 | $74,491 | $76,452 | $78,412 |
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 15.95% (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 | $33,359 | $34,285 | $35,212 | $36,138 | $37,065 | $37,991 | $38,917 | $39,844 | $40,770 | $41,697 |
| LEO-4 | $37,448 | $38,488 | $39,529 | $40,569 | $41,609 | $42,649 | $43,689 | $44,729 | $45,769 | $46,809 |
| LEO-5 | $43,065 | $44,229 | $45,393 | $46,557 | $47,722 | $48,886 | $50,050 | $51,214 | $52,378 | $53,542 |
| LEO-6 | $45,408 | $46,706 | $48,003 | $49,301 | $50,598 | $51,896 | $53,193 | $54,491 | $55,788 | $57,086 |
| LEO-7 | $49,016 | $50,457 | $51,898 | $53,339 | $54,781 | $56,222 | $57,663 | $59,104 | $60,546 | $61,987 |
| LEO-8 | $51,092 | $52,689 | $54,285 | $55,882 | $57,479 | $59,075 | $60,672 | $62,269 | $63,865 | $65,462 |
| LEO-9 | $54,668 | $56,432 | $58,195 | $59,959 | $61,723 | $63,486 | $65,250 | $67,013 | $68,777 | $70,541 |
| LEO-10 | $60,202 | $62,145 | $64,087 | $66,029 | $67,971 | $69,913 | $71,855 | $73,798 | $75,740 | $77,682 |
The Rest of U.S. locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Peoria, Springfield, and other areas within the region.
* For some high-paygrade workers, pay under the GS scale may be capped at $170,800 the SES (Senior Executive Scale)'s Level 4 pay for the current year (5 U.S.C. 5304 (g)(1)).
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