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Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in Indiana 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.
Indiana 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: and other areas within the region.
The CINCINNATI-WILMINGTON-MAYSVILLE, OH-KY-IN General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Cincinnati and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 21.35% 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 | $37,519 | $38,561 | $39,604 | $40,646 | $41,689 | $42,731 | $43,773 | $44,816 | $45,858 | $46,901 |
| LEO-4 | $42,115 | $43,284 | $44,454 | $45,624 | $46,794 | $47,964 | $49,133 | $50,303 | $51,473 | $52,643 |
| LEO-5 | $48,431 | $49,740 | $51,050 | $52,359 | $53,668 | $54,978 | $56,287 | $57,596 | $58,906 | $60,215 |
| LEO-6 | $51,064 | $52,523 | $53,981 | $55,440 | $56,899 | $58,357 | $59,816 | $61,274 | $62,733 | $64,192 |
| LEO-7 | $55,124 | $56,746 | $58,367 | $59,988 | $61,609 | $63,231 | $64,852 | $66,473 | $68,094 | $69,716 |
| LEO-8 | $57,458 | $59,254 | $61,050 | $62,846 | $64,642 | $66,438 | $68,234 | $70,030 | $71,826 | $73,622 |
| LEO-9 | $61,478 | $63,461 | $65,444 | $67,427 | $69,410 | $71,393 | $73,375 | $75,358 | $77,341 | $79,324 |
| LEO-10 | $67,701 | $69,885 | $72,070 | $74,254 | $76,438 | $78,623 | $80,807 | $82,991 | $85,176 | $87,360 |
The Cincinnati locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: and other areas within the region.
The INDIANAPOLIS-CARMEL-MUNCIE, IN General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Indianapolis and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 17.57% 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 | $36,350 | $37,360 | $38,370 | $39,380 | $40,390 | $41,400 | $42,410 | $43,420 | $44,430 | $45,440 |
| LEO-4 | $40,803 | $41,936 | $43,069 | $44,203 | $45,336 | $46,470 | $47,603 | $48,736 | $49,870 | $51,003 |
| LEO-5 | $46,922 | $48,191 | $49,459 | $50,728 | $51,997 | $53,265 | $54,534 | $55,802 | $57,071 | $58,339 |
| LEO-6 | $49,473 | $50,887 | $52,300 | $53,713 | $55,126 | $56,539 | $57,953 | $59,366 | $60,779 | $62,192 |
| LEO-7 | $53,407 | $54,978 | $56,549 | $58,120 | $59,690 | $61,261 | $62,832 | $64,402 | $65,973 | $67,544 |
| LEO-8 | $55,668 | $57,408 | $59,148 | $60,888 | $62,628 | $64,368 | $66,108 | $67,848 | $69,589 | $71,329 |
| LEO-9 | $59,563 | $61,484 | $63,406 | $65,327 | $67,248 | $69,169 | $71,090 | $73,011 | $74,932 | $76,853 |
| LEO-10 | $65,592 | $67,709 | $69,825 | $71,941 | $74,057 | $76,174 | $78,290 | $80,406 | $82,522 | $84,639 |
The Indianapolis locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Edinburgh, and other areas within the region.
Any federal employees in Indiana 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: Crane, Evansville, Fort Wayne, Kokomo, South Bend, 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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