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Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in Illinois for 2024
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 30.41% 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 | $42,212 | $43,385 | $44,557 | $45,730 | $46,902 | $48,074 | $49,247 | $50,419 | $51,592 | $52,764 |
| LEO-4 | $47,383 | $48,699 | $50,015 | $51,331 | $52,647 | $53,962 | $55,278 | $56,594 | $57,910 | $59,226 |
| LEO-5 | $54,487 | $55,959 | $57,431 | $58,904 | $60,376 | $61,848 | $63,321 | $64,793 | $66,265 | $67,738 |
| LEO-6 | $57,459 | $59,101 | $60,742 | $62,384 | $64,026 | $65,668 | $67,310 | $68,952 | $70,594 | $72,235 |
| LEO-7 | $62,026 | $63,850 | $65,674 | $67,499 | $69,323 | $71,148 | $72,972 | $74,797 | $76,621 | $78,446 |
| LEO-8 | $64,648 | $66,668 | $68,688 | $70,708 | $72,728 | $74,748 | $76,768 | $78,789 | $80,809 | $82,829 |
| LEO-9 | $69,173 | $71,405 | $73,636 | $75,867 | $78,099 | $80,330 | $82,561 | $84,793 | $87,024 | $89,255 |
| LEO-10 | $76,175 | $78,632 | $81,089 | $83,546 | $86,003 | $88,460 | $90,917 | $93,374 | $95,830 | $98,287 |
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 19.63% 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 | $38,723 | $39,799 | $40,874 | $41,949 | $43,025 | $44,100 | $45,176 | $46,251 | $47,327 | $48,402 |
| LEO-4 | $43,466 | $44,673 | $45,880 | $47,088 | $48,295 | $49,502 | $50,709 | $51,916 | $53,123 | $54,330 |
| LEO-5 | $49,983 | $51,333 | $52,684 | $54,034 | $55,385 | $56,736 | $58,086 | $59,437 | $60,788 | $62,138 |
| LEO-6 | $52,709 | $54,215 | $55,721 | $57,227 | $58,734 | $60,240 | $61,746 | $63,252 | $64,758 | $66,264 |
| LEO-7 | $56,898 | $58,572 | $60,246 | $61,919 | $63,593 | $65,267 | $66,940 | $68,614 | $70,287 | $71,961 |
| LEO-8 | $59,304 | $61,157 | $63,010 | $64,863 | $66,716 | $68,570 | $70,423 | $72,276 | $74,129 | $75,982 |
| LEO-9 | $63,455 | $65,502 | $67,549 | $69,596 | $71,643 | $73,690 | $75,737 | $77,783 | $79,830 | $81,877 |
| LEO-10 | $69,878 | $72,132 | $74,386 | $76,640 | $78,894 | $81,147 | $83,401 | $85,655 | $87,909 | $90,163 |
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 18.66% 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 | $38,409 | $39,476 | $40,543 | $41,609 | $42,676 | $43,743 | $44,810 | $45,876 | $46,943 | $48,010 |
| LEO-4 | $43,114 | $44,311 | $45,508 | $46,706 | $47,903 | $49,100 | $50,298 | $51,495 | $52,692 | $53,889 |
| LEO-5 | $49,577 | $50,917 | $52,257 | $53,596 | $54,936 | $56,276 | $57,615 | $58,955 | $60,295 | $61,634 |
| LEO-6 | $52,282 | $53,776 | $55,269 | $56,763 | $58,257 | $59,751 | $61,245 | $62,739 | $64,233 | $65,727 |
| LEO-7 | $56,437 | $58,097 | $59,757 | $61,417 | $63,077 | $64,737 | $66,397 | $68,057 | $69,717 | $71,378 |
| LEO-8 | $58,823 | $60,661 | $62,499 | $64,337 | $66,175 | $68,014 | $69,852 | $71,690 | $73,528 | $75,366 |
| LEO-9 | $62,941 | $64,971 | $67,001 | $69,032 | $71,062 | $73,092 | $75,122 | $77,153 | $79,183 | $81,213 |
| LEO-10 | $69,312 | $71,547 | $73,783 | $76,018 | $78,254 | $80,489 | $82,725 | $84,961 | $87,196 | $89,432 |
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 16.82% (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 | $37,813 | $38,864 | $39,914 | $40,964 | $42,014 | $43,065 | $44,115 | $45,165 | $46,215 | $47,265 |
| LEO-4 | $42,445 | $43,624 | $44,803 | $45,982 | $47,160 | $48,339 | $49,518 | $50,696 | $51,875 | $53,054 |
| LEO-5 | $48,809 | $50,127 | $51,446 | $52,765 | $54,084 | $55,403 | $56,722 | $58,041 | $59,360 | $60,679 |
| LEO-6 | $51,471 | $52,942 | $54,412 | $55,883 | $57,354 | $58,825 | $60,295 | $61,766 | $63,237 | $64,708 |
| LEO-7 | $55,562 | $57,196 | $58,831 | $60,465 | $62,099 | $63,733 | $65,368 | $67,002 | $68,636 | $70,271 |
| LEO-8 | $57,911 | $59,721 | $61,530 | $63,340 | $65,149 | $66,959 | $68,768 | $70,578 | $72,388 | $74,197 |
| LEO-9 | $61,965 | $63,964 | $65,962 | $67,961 | $69,960 | $71,959 | $73,958 | $75,956 | $77,955 | $79,954 |
| LEO-10 | $68,237 | $70,438 | $72,639 | $74,840 | $77,040 | $79,241 | $81,442 | $83,643 | $85,844 | $88,045 |
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 $191,900 the SES (Senior Executive Scale)'s Level 4 pay for the current year (5 U.S.C. 5304 (g)(1)).
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