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Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in Wisconsin 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.

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.

CHICAGO-NAPERVILLE, IL-IN-WI

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: and other areas within the region.

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MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL, MN-WI

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 25.49% 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$37,269$38,305$39,340$40,375$41,410$42,446$43,481$44,516$45,552$46,587
LEO-4$41,836$42,998$44,160$45,322$46,484$47,646$48,808$49,970$51,132$52,294
LEO-5$48,107$49,407$50,707$52,007$53,307$54,607$55,907$57,207$58,507$59,807
LEO-6$50,728$52,177$53,627$55,076$56,526$57,975$59,425$60,874$62,323$63,773
LEO-7$54,758$56,368$57,978$59,588$61,198$62,808$64,418$66,028$67,638$69,248
LEO-8$57,077$58,860$60,643$62,426$64,209$65,993$67,776$69,559$71,342$73,126
LEO-9$61,072$63,042$65,013$66,983$68,953$70,923$72,893$74,864$76,834$78,804
LEO-10$67,254$69,424$71,593$73,763$75,933$78,102$80,272$82,442$84,612$86,781

The Minneapolis locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: and other areas within the region.

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MILWAUKEE-RACINE-WAUKESHA, WI

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 21.32% 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$36,031$37,032$38,033$39,033$40,034$41,035$42,036$43,037$44,038$45,039
LEO-4$40,446$41,569$42,693$43,816$44,939$46,063$47,186$48,310$49,433$50,556
LEO-5$46,508$47,765$49,022$50,279$51,536$52,792$54,049$55,306$56,563$57,820
LEO-6$49,042$50,444$51,845$53,246$54,647$56,049$57,450$58,851$60,252$61,654
LEO-7$52,938$54,495$56,051$57,608$59,164$60,721$62,277$63,834$65,390$66,947
LEO-8$55,180$56,904$58,628$60,352$62,076$63,800$65,524$67,248$68,972$70,696
LEO-9$59,043$60,948$62,852$64,757$66,662$68,566$70,471$72,376$74,281$76,185
LEO-10$65,019$67,117$69,214$71,312$73,410$75,507$77,605$79,702$81,800$83,898

The Milwaukee locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Milwaukee, and other areas within the region.

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Rest of Wisconsin Locality Adjustment: 16.2%

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 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: Green Bay, Madison, Fort McCoy, and other areas within the region.

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* 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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Source: www.federalpay.org/leo/2022/wisconsin