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Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in Wisconsin 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.
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 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: 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 27.15% 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 | $41,157 | $42,300 | $43,443 | $44,586 | $45,729 | $46,873 | $48,016 | $49,159 | $50,302 | $51,445 |
| LEO-4 | $46,199 | $47,482 | $48,765 | $50,048 | $51,330 | $52,613 | $53,896 | $55,179 | $56,462 | $57,745 |
| LEO-5 | $53,125 | $54,560 | $55,996 | $57,431 | $58,867 | $60,302 | $61,738 | $63,173 | $64,609 | $66,044 |
| LEO-6 | $56,022 | $57,623 | $59,224 | $60,825 | $62,426 | $64,026 | $65,627 | $67,228 | $68,829 | $70,430 |
| LEO-7 | $60,475 | $62,254 | $64,033 | $65,812 | $67,590 | $69,369 | $71,148 | $72,927 | $74,706 | $76,485 |
| LEO-8 | $63,032 | $65,002 | $66,971 | $68,941 | $70,910 | $72,880 | $74,849 | $76,819 | $78,788 | $80,758 |
| LEO-9 | $67,444 | $69,620 | $71,795 | $73,971 | $76,146 | $78,322 | $80,497 | $82,673 | $84,848 | $87,024 |
| LEO-10 | $74,271 | $76,666 | $79,062 | $81,457 | $83,853 | $86,248 | $88,644 | $91,039 | $93,435 | $95,830 |
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 22.15% 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 | $39,539 | $40,637 | $41,735 | $42,833 | $43,931 | $45,029 | $46,128 | $47,226 | $48,324 | $49,422 |
| LEO-4 | $44,382 | $45,614 | $46,847 | $48,079 | $49,312 | $50,544 | $51,777 | $53,009 | $54,242 | $55,474 |
| LEO-5 | $51,035 | $52,415 | $53,794 | $55,173 | $56,552 | $57,931 | $59,310 | $60,689 | $62,068 | $63,447 |
| LEO-6 | $53,819 | $55,357 | $56,895 | $58,433 | $59,971 | $61,509 | $63,047 | $64,584 | $66,122 | $67,660 |
| LEO-7 | $58,097 | $59,806 | $61,515 | $63,224 | $64,932 | $66,641 | $68,350 | $70,059 | $71,768 | $73,477 |
| LEO-8 | $60,553 | $62,446 | $64,338 | $66,230 | $68,122 | $70,014 | $71,906 | $73,798 | $75,690 | $77,582 |
| LEO-9 | $64,792 | $66,882 | $68,972 | $71,062 | $73,152 | $75,242 | $77,332 | $79,422 | $81,512 | $83,602 |
| LEO-10 | $71,350 | $73,652 | $75,953 | $78,254 | $80,555 | $82,857 | $85,158 | $87,459 | $89,761 | $92,062 |
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 16.82% (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: 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 $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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