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Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in Illinois for 2023
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 29.79% 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 | $40,128 | $41,243 | $42,358 | $43,473 | $44,588 | $45,703 | $46,818 | $47,933 | $49,048 | $50,163 |
| LEO-4 | $45,044 | $46,295 | $47,546 | $48,797 | $50,048 | $51,299 | $52,551 | $53,802 | $55,053 | $56,304 |
| LEO-5 | $51,799 | $53,200 | $54,600 | $56,000 | $57,401 | $58,801 | $60,202 | $61,602 | $63,003 | $64,403 |
| LEO-6 | $54,616 | $56,176 | $57,736 | $59,296 | $60,856 | $62,416 | $63,976 | $65,536 | $67,096 | $68,656 |
| LEO-7 | $58,958 | $60,692 | $62,426 | $64,160 | $65,894 | $67,628 | $69,362 | $71,096 | $72,830 | $74,564 |
| LEO-8 | $61,454 | $63,375 | $65,296 | $67,217 | $69,138 | $71,059 | $72,980 | $74,901 | $76,821 | $78,742 |
| LEO-9 | $65,754 | $67,875 | $69,996 | $72,117 | $74,237 | $76,358 | $78,479 | $80,600 | $82,720 | $84,841 |
| LEO-10 | $72,410 | $74,746 | $77,082 | $79,419 | $81,755 | $84,091 | $86,427 | $88,763 | $91,100 | $93,436 |
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 19.1% 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 | $36,823 | $37,846 | $38,869 | $39,893 | $40,916 | $41,939 | $42,962 | $43,985 | $45,008 | $46,031 |
| LEO-4 | $41,334 | $42,482 | $43,630 | $44,778 | $45,926 | $47,074 | $48,222 | $49,371 | $50,519 | $51,667 |
| LEO-5 | $47,533 | $48,818 | $50,103 | $51,388 | $52,673 | $53,958 | $55,243 | $56,528 | $57,814 | $59,099 |
| LEO-6 | $50,117 | $51,549 | $52,980 | $54,412 | $55,844 | $57,275 | $58,707 | $60,138 | $61,570 | $63,002 |
| LEO-7 | $54,102 | $55,694 | $57,285 | $58,876 | $60,467 | $62,058 | $63,649 | $65,241 | $66,832 | $68,423 |
| LEO-8 | $56,393 | $58,155 | $59,918 | $61,681 | $63,443 | $65,206 | $66,969 | $68,731 | $70,494 | $72,257 |
| LEO-9 | $60,338 | $62,285 | $64,231 | $66,177 | $68,123 | $70,069 | $72,015 | $73,961 | $75,907 | $77,853 |
| LEO-10 | $66,446 | $68,590 | $70,733 | $72,877 | $75,021 | $77,165 | $79,309 | $81,452 | $83,596 | $85,740 |
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 18.21% 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 | $36,548 | $37,564 | $38,579 | $39,594 | $40,610 | $41,625 | $42,641 | $43,656 | $44,672 | $45,687 |
| LEO-4 | $41,025 | $42,164 | $43,304 | $44,443 | $45,583 | $46,723 | $47,862 | $49,002 | $50,141 | $51,281 |
| LEO-5 | $47,178 | $48,453 | $49,729 | $51,004 | $52,280 | $53,555 | $54,831 | $56,106 | $57,381 | $58,657 |
| LEO-6 | $49,743 | $51,164 | $52,585 | $54,005 | $55,426 | $56,847 | $58,268 | $59,689 | $61,110 | $62,531 |
| LEO-7 | $53,698 | $55,277 | $56,857 | $58,436 | $60,015 | $61,595 | $63,174 | $64,753 | $66,332 | $67,912 |
| LEO-8 | $55,971 | $57,721 | $59,470 | $61,220 | $62,969 | $64,719 | $66,468 | $68,218 | $69,967 | $71,717 |
| LEO-9 | $59,888 | $61,819 | $63,751 | $65,682 | $67,614 | $69,545 | $71,477 | $73,408 | $75,340 | $77,272 |
| LEO-10 | $65,949 | $68,077 | $70,205 | $72,333 | $74,460 | $76,588 | $78,716 | $80,844 | $82,972 | $85,099 |
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 16.5% (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 | $36,019 | $37,020 | $38,021 | $39,022 | $40,022 | $41,023 | $42,024 | $43,025 | $44,025 | $45,026 |
| LEO-4 | $40,431 | $41,554 | $42,677 | $43,801 | $44,924 | $46,047 | $47,170 | $48,293 | $49,416 | $50,539 |
| LEO-5 | $46,495 | $47,752 | $49,009 | $50,266 | $51,523 | $52,780 | $54,037 | $55,294 | $56,551 | $57,808 |
| LEO-6 | $49,023 | $50,424 | $51,824 | $53,224 | $54,625 | $56,025 | $57,425 | $58,826 | $60,226 | $61,626 |
| LEO-7 | $52,921 | $54,478 | $56,034 | $57,591 | $59,147 | $60,703 | $62,260 | $63,816 | $65,373 | $66,929 |
| LEO-8 | $55,162 | $56,886 | $58,610 | $60,334 | $62,058 | $63,783 | $65,507 | $67,231 | $68,955 | $70,679 |
| LEO-9 | $59,021 | $60,925 | $62,828 | $64,732 | $66,636 | $68,539 | $70,443 | $72,347 | $74,250 | $76,154 |
| LEO-10 | $64,995 | $67,092 | $69,189 | $71,286 | $73,383 | $75,480 | $77,577 | $79,674 | $81,771 | $83,868 |
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 $183,500 the SES (Senior Executive Scale)'s Level 4 pay for the current year (5 U.S.C. 5304 (g)(1)).
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