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Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in Wisconsin 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.
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 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: 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 24.66% 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 | $35,865 | $36,861 | $37,857 | $38,853 | $39,849 | $40,845 | $41,841 | $42,837 | $43,833 | $44,829 |
| LEO-4 | $40,261 | $41,380 | $42,498 | $43,616 | $44,734 | $45,852 | $46,971 | $48,089 | $49,207 | $50,325 |
| LEO-5 | $46,300 | $47,552 | $48,803 | $50,055 | $51,306 | $52,558 | $53,809 | $55,061 | $56,313 | $57,564 |
| LEO-6 | $48,819 | $50,214 | $51,609 | $53,004 | $54,399 | $55,794 | $57,189 | $58,584 | $59,979 | $61,374 |
| LEO-7 | $52,698 | $54,247 | $55,797 | $57,346 | $58,896 | $60,445 | $61,995 | $63,544 | $65,094 | $66,643 |
| LEO-8 | $54,930 | $56,647 | $58,363 | $60,080 | $61,796 | $63,513 | $65,230 | $66,946 | $68,663 | $70,379 |
| LEO-9 | $58,775 | $60,671 | $62,567 | $64,463 | $66,359 | $68,255 | $70,151 | $72,047 | $73,943 | $75,839 |
| LEO-10 | $64,725 | $66,813 | $68,901 | $70,989 | $73,077 | $75,165 | $77,253 | $79,341 | $81,429 | $83,517 |
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 20.96% 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 | $34,800 | $35,767 | $36,733 | $37,700 | $38,666 | $39,633 | $40,599 | $41,565 | $42,532 | $43,498 |
| LEO-4 | $39,066 | $40,151 | $41,236 | $42,321 | $43,406 | $44,492 | $45,577 | $46,662 | $47,747 | $48,832 |
| LEO-5 | $44,926 | $46,140 | $47,355 | $48,569 | $49,784 | $50,998 | $52,212 | $53,427 | $54,641 | $55,856 |
| LEO-6 | $47,370 | $48,724 | $50,077 | $51,431 | $52,785 | $54,138 | $55,492 | $56,845 | $58,199 | $59,552 |
| LEO-7 | $51,133 | $52,637 | $54,140 | $55,644 | $57,148 | $58,651 | $60,155 | $61,658 | $63,162 | $64,665 |
| LEO-8 | $53,300 | $54,965 | $56,631 | $58,297 | $59,962 | $61,628 | $63,294 | $64,959 | $66,625 | $68,290 |
| LEO-9 | $57,030 | $58,870 | $60,710 | $62,550 | $64,389 | $66,229 | $68,069 | $69,909 | $71,749 | $73,588 |
| LEO-10 | $62,804 | $64,830 | $66,856 | $68,882 | $70,908 | $72,934 | $74,960 | $76,986 | $79,012 | $81,038 |
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 15.95% (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: 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 $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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