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Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in Wisconsin 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.
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.
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 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 26.39% 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 | $39,077 | $40,163 | $41,249 | $42,334 | $43,420 | $44,506 | $45,591 | $46,677 | $47,763 | $48,848 |
| LEO-4 | $43,864 | $45,082 | $46,300 | $47,519 | $48,737 | $49,956 | $51,174 | $52,392 | $53,611 | $54,829 |
| LEO-5 | $50,442 | $51,806 | $53,170 | $54,533 | $55,897 | $57,261 | $58,625 | $59,988 | $61,352 | $62,716 |
| LEO-6 | $53,185 | $54,704 | $56,223 | $57,743 | $59,262 | $60,781 | $62,300 | $63,819 | $65,339 | $66,858 |
| LEO-7 | $57,414 | $59,102 | $60,791 | $62,480 | $64,168 | $65,857 | $67,545 | $69,234 | $70,922 | $72,611 |
| LEO-8 | $59,844 | $61,715 | $63,586 | $65,456 | $67,327 | $69,197 | $71,068 | $72,938 | $74,809 | $76,680 |
| LEO-9 | $64,032 | $66,097 | $68,162 | $70,227 | $72,293 | $74,358 | $76,423 | $78,488 | $80,553 | $82,619 |
| LEO-10 | $70,513 | $72,788 | $75,063 | $77,338 | $79,613 | $81,888 | $84,163 | $86,438 | $88,713 | $90,988 |
The Minneapolis locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: and other areas within the region.
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 21.74% 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 | $37,640 | $38,685 | $39,731 | $40,777 | $41,823 | $42,868 | $43,914 | $44,960 | $46,006 | $47,051 |
| LEO-4 | $42,250 | $43,423 | $44,597 | $45,771 | $46,944 | $48,118 | $49,291 | $50,465 | $51,638 | $52,812 |
| LEO-5 | $48,586 | $49,900 | $51,214 | $52,527 | $53,841 | $55,154 | $56,468 | $57,781 | $59,095 | $60,409 |
| LEO-6 | $51,228 | $52,692 | $54,155 | $55,618 | $57,081 | $58,545 | $60,008 | $61,471 | $62,935 | $64,398 |
| LEO-7 | $55,302 | $56,928 | $58,555 | $60,181 | $61,807 | $63,434 | $65,060 | $66,687 | $68,313 | $69,940 |
| LEO-8 | $57,643 | $59,444 | $61,246 | $63,048 | $64,850 | $66,651 | $68,453 | $70,255 | $72,057 | $73,858 |
| LEO-9 | $61,676 | $63,665 | $65,654 | $67,644 | $69,633 | $71,622 | $73,611 | $75,601 | $77,590 | $79,579 |
| LEO-10 | $67,919 | $70,110 | $72,301 | $74,493 | $76,684 | $78,875 | $81,067 | $83,258 | $85,449 | $87,641 |
The Milwaukee locality pay rates also apply to federal workers in the following major cities: Milwaukee, and other areas within the region.
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 16.5% (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: Green Bay, Madison, Fort McCoy, 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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