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Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in Illinois for 2021
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 | $37,366 | $38,403 | $39,441 | $40,479 | $41,517 | $42,554 | $43,592 | $44,630 | $45,667 | $46,705 |
| LEO-4 | $41,946 | $43,111 | $44,276 | $45,441 | $46,606 | $47,771 | $48,936 | $50,101 | $51,266 | $52,431 |
| LEO-5 | $48,237 | $49,541 | $50,844 | $52,148 | $53,452 | $54,756 | $56,060 | $57,364 | $58,668 | $59,972 |
| LEO-6 | $50,861 | $52,314 | $53,767 | $55,220 | $56,673 | $58,127 | $59,580 | $61,033 | $62,486 | $63,939 |
| LEO-7 | $54,905 | $56,520 | $58,136 | $59,751 | $61,366 | $62,981 | $64,596 | $66,211 | $67,826 | $69,441 |
| LEO-8 | $57,229 | $59,018 | $60,806 | $62,595 | $64,384 | $66,172 | $67,961 | $69,750 | $71,538 | $73,327 |
| LEO-9 | $61,233 | $63,208 | $65,184 | $67,159 | $69,134 | $71,109 | $73,084 | $75,059 | $77,034 | $79,010 |
| LEO-10 | $67,433 | $69,608 | $71,784 | $73,960 | $76,136 | $78,311 | $80,487 | $82,663 | $84,839 | $87,014 |
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 | $34,187 | $35,136 | $36,086 | $37,035 | $37,984 | $38,934 | $39,883 | $40,833 | $41,782 | $42,732 |
| LEO-4 | $38,377 | $39,443 | $40,509 | $41,575 | $42,641 | $43,707 | $44,773 | $45,839 | $46,905 | $47,971 |
| LEO-5 | $44,133 | $45,326 | $46,519 | $47,712 | $48,905 | $50,098 | $51,291 | $52,484 | $53,677 | $54,870 |
| LEO-6 | $46,534 | $47,864 | $49,193 | $50,522 | $51,852 | $53,181 | $54,511 | $55,840 | $57,170 | $58,499 |
| LEO-7 | $50,234 | $51,712 | $53,190 | $54,667 | $56,145 | $57,623 | $59,100 | $60,578 | $62,056 | $63,533 |
| LEO-8 | $52,360 | $53,997 | $55,633 | $57,270 | $58,906 | $60,543 | $62,179 | $63,816 | $65,452 | $67,089 |
| LEO-9 | $56,024 | $57,831 | $59,638 | $61,445 | $63,252 | $65,059 | $66,866 | $68,673 | $70,481 | $72,288 |
| LEO-10 | $61,696 | $63,686 | $65,677 | $67,668 | $69,658 | $71,649 | $73,639 | $75,630 | $77,621 | $79,611 |
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 | $34,009 | $34,954 | $35,899 | $36,843 | $37,788 | $38,732 | $39,677 | $40,621 | $41,566 | $42,510 |
| LEO-4 | $38,178 | $39,239 | $40,299 | $41,360 | $42,420 | $43,480 | $44,541 | $45,601 | $46,662 | $47,722 |
| LEO-5 | $43,904 | $45,091 | $46,278 | $47,464 | $48,651 | $49,838 | $51,025 | $52,212 | $53,398 | $54,585 |
| LEO-6 | $46,293 | $47,615 | $48,938 | $50,260 | $51,583 | $52,906 | $54,228 | $55,551 | $56,873 | $58,196 |
| LEO-7 | $49,974 | $51,444 | $52,914 | $54,384 | $55,854 | $57,324 | $58,794 | $60,264 | $61,734 | $63,204 |
| LEO-8 | $52,089 | $53,717 | $55,345 | $56,973 | $58,601 | $60,229 | $61,857 | $63,485 | $65,113 | $66,741 |
| LEO-9 | $55,733 | $57,531 | $59,329 | $61,126 | $62,924 | $64,722 | $66,520 | $68,317 | $70,115 | $71,913 |
| LEO-10 | $61,376 | $63,356 | $65,336 | $67,317 | $69,297 | $71,277 | $73,258 | $75,238 | $77,218 | $79,199 |
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 | $33,693 | $34,628 | $35,564 | $36,500 | $37,436 | $38,371 | $39,307 | $40,243 | $41,178 | $42,114 |
| LEO-4 | $37,823 | $38,873 | $39,924 | $40,974 | $42,025 | $43,075 | $44,126 | $45,176 | $46,227 | $47,277 |
| LEO-5 | $43,495 | $44,671 | $45,847 | $47,022 | $48,198 | $49,374 | $50,550 | $51,725 | $52,901 | $54,077 |
| LEO-6 | $45,862 | $47,172 | $48,482 | $49,792 | $51,103 | $52,413 | $53,723 | $55,033 | $56,344 | $57,654 |
| LEO-7 | $49,508 | $50,965 | $52,421 | $53,877 | $55,334 | $56,790 | $58,246 | $59,703 | $61,159 | $62,615 |
| LEO-8 | $51,604 | $53,216 | $54,829 | $56,442 | $58,055 | $59,668 | $61,281 | $62,894 | $64,506 | $66,119 |
| LEO-9 | $55,214 | $56,995 | $58,776 | $60,557 | $62,338 | $64,119 | $65,900 | $67,681 | $69,462 | $71,243 |
| LEO-10 | $60,804 | $62,766 | $64,728 | $66,690 | $68,652 | $70,614 | $72,575 | $74,537 | $76,499 | $78,461 |
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 $172,500 the SES (Senior Executive Scale)'s Level 4 pay for the current year (5 U.S.C. 5304 (g)(1)).
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