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Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in Illinois for 2022
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 29.18% 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 | $38,365 | $39,431 | $40,497 | $41,562 | $42,628 | $43,694 | $44,760 | $45,825 | $46,891 | $47,957 |
| LEO-4 | $43,066 | $44,262 | $45,458 | $46,655 | $47,851 | $49,047 | $50,243 | $51,439 | $52,636 | $53,832 |
| LEO-5 | $49,521 | $50,859 | $52,198 | $53,536 | $54,874 | $56,213 | $57,551 | $58,889 | $60,228 | $61,566 |
| LEO-6 | $52,220 | $53,712 | $55,204 | $56,696 | $58,188 | $59,680 | $61,172 | $62,664 | $64,156 | $65,648 |
| LEO-7 | $56,368 | $58,025 | $59,682 | $61,340 | $62,997 | $64,655 | $66,312 | $67,969 | $69,627 | $71,284 |
| LEO-8 | $58,755 | $60,591 | $62,426 | $64,262 | $66,098 | $67,933 | $69,769 | $71,604 | $73,440 | $75,276 |
| LEO-9 | $62,868 | $64,896 | $66,924 | $68,952 | $70,981 | $73,009 | $75,037 | $77,065 | $79,093 | $81,121 |
| LEO-10 | $69,231 | $71,465 | $73,698 | $75,932 | $78,166 | $80,399 | $82,633 | $84,866 | $87,100 | $89,333 |
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 18.35% 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 | $35,149 | $36,125 | $37,102 | $38,078 | $39,054 | $40,031 | $41,007 | $41,983 | $42,960 | $43,936 |
| LEO-4 | $39,456 | $40,551 | $41,647 | $42,743 | $43,839 | $44,935 | $46,031 | $47,127 | $48,223 | $49,319 |
| LEO-5 | $45,369 | $46,596 | $47,822 | $49,048 | $50,274 | $51,500 | $52,726 | $53,952 | $55,178 | $56,404 |
| LEO-6 | $47,842 | $49,209 | $50,576 | $51,943 | $53,310 | $54,677 | $56,043 | $57,410 | $58,777 | $60,144 |
| LEO-7 | $51,642 | $53,160 | $54,679 | $56,197 | $57,716 | $59,234 | $60,753 | $62,271 | $63,789 | $65,308 |
| LEO-8 | $53,829 | $55,511 | $57,193 | $58,874 | $60,556 | $62,238 | $63,920 | $65,601 | $67,283 | $68,965 |
| LEO-9 | $57,597 | $59,455 | $61,314 | $63,172 | $65,030 | $66,888 | $68,746 | $70,604 | $72,462 | $74,320 |
| LEO-10 | $63,427 | $65,474 | $67,520 | $69,566 | $71,612 | $73,659 | $75,705 | $77,751 | $79,797 | $81,844 |
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 17.58% 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 | $34,920 | $35,890 | $36,860 | $37,830 | $38,800 | $39,770 | $40,740 | $41,710 | $42,680 | $43,650 |
| LEO-4 | $39,199 | $40,288 | $41,376 | $42,465 | $43,554 | $44,643 | $45,732 | $46,820 | $47,909 | $48,998 |
| LEO-5 | $45,074 | $46,292 | $47,511 | $48,729 | $49,947 | $51,165 | $52,383 | $53,601 | $54,819 | $56,037 |
| LEO-6 | $47,531 | $48,889 | $50,247 | $51,605 | $52,963 | $54,321 | $55,679 | $57,037 | $58,395 | $59,753 |
| LEO-7 | $51,306 | $52,815 | $54,323 | $55,832 | $57,340 | $58,849 | $60,357 | $61,866 | $63,374 | $64,883 |
| LEO-8 | $53,479 | $55,150 | $56,821 | $58,491 | $60,162 | $61,833 | $63,504 | $65,175 | $66,845 | $68,516 |
| LEO-9 | $57,223 | $59,069 | $60,915 | $62,761 | $64,607 | $66,453 | $68,299 | $70,145 | $71,991 | $73,837 |
| LEO-10 | $63,015 | $65,048 | $67,081 | $69,114 | $71,146 | $73,179 | $75,212 | $77,245 | $79,278 | $81,311 |
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 16.2% (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 | $34,510 | $35,469 | $36,428 | $37,386 | $38,345 | $39,303 | $40,262 | $41,221 | $42,179 | $43,138 |
| LEO-4 | $38,739 | $39,815 | $40,891 | $41,967 | $43,043 | $44,119 | $45,195 | $46,271 | $47,347 | $48,423 |
| LEO-5 | $44,545 | $45,749 | $46,953 | $48,157 | $49,361 | $50,564 | $51,768 | $52,972 | $54,176 | $55,380 |
| LEO-6 | $46,973 | $48,315 | $49,657 | $50,999 | $52,341 | $53,683 | $55,025 | $56,367 | $57,710 | $59,052 |
| LEO-7 | $50,704 | $52,195 | $53,686 | $55,176 | $56,667 | $58,158 | $59,649 | $61,140 | $62,631 | $64,121 |
| LEO-8 | $52,851 | $54,502 | $56,154 | $57,805 | $59,456 | $61,107 | $62,758 | $64,410 | $66,061 | $67,712 |
| LEO-9 | $56,551 | $58,375 | $60,200 | $62,024 | $63,848 | $65,673 | $67,497 | $69,321 | $71,146 | $72,970 |
| LEO-10 | $62,275 | $64,284 | $66,293 | $68,302 | $70,311 | $72,321 | $74,330 | $76,339 | $78,348 | $80,357 |
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 $176,300 the SES (Senior Executive Scale)'s Level 4 pay for the current year (5 U.S.C. 5304 (g)(1)).
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