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Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in Illinois for 2025
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 30.86% 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 | $43,076 | $44,273 | $45,469 | $46,665 | $47,861 | $49,057 | $50,253 | $51,449 | $52,645 | $53,841 |
| LEO-4 | $48,362 | $49,706 | $51,050 | $52,394 | $53,738 | $55,082 | $56,426 | $57,769 | $59,113 | $60,457 |
| LEO-5 | $55,602 | $57,105 | $58,607 | $60,109 | $61,612 | $63,114 | $64,616 | $66,118 | $67,621 | $69,123 |
| LEO-6 | $58,634 | $60,309 | $61,984 | $63,659 | $65,334 | $67,009 | $68,684 | $70,359 | $72,035 | $73,710 |
| LEO-7 | $63,298 | $65,160 | $67,023 | $68,885 | $70,747 | $72,609 | $74,471 | $76,333 | $78,195 | $80,058 |
| LEO-8 | $65,976 | $68,038 | $70,100 | $72,163 | $74,225 | $76,287 | $78,350 | $80,412 | $82,475 | $84,537 |
| LEO-9 | $70,592 | $72,869 | $75,146 | $77,423 | $79,700 | $81,977 | $84,254 | $86,531 | $88,808 | $91,085 |
| LEO-10 | $77,737 | $80,245 | $82,752 | $85,259 | $87,766 | $90,274 | $92,781 | $95,288 | $97,796 | $100,303 |
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 20.03% 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 | $39,511 | $40,609 | $41,706 | $42,803 | $43,900 | $44,997 | $46,094 | $47,191 | $48,288 | $49,385 |
| LEO-4 | $44,359 | $45,592 | $46,825 | $48,058 | $49,290 | $50,523 | $51,756 | $52,988 | $54,221 | $55,454 |
| LEO-5 | $51,001 | $52,379 | $53,757 | $55,135 | $56,513 | $57,890 | $59,268 | $60,646 | $62,024 | $63,402 |
| LEO-6 | $53,782 | $55,318 | $56,855 | $58,391 | $59,927 | $61,464 | $63,000 | $64,537 | $66,073 | $67,609 |
| LEO-7 | $58,060 | $59,768 | $61,476 | $63,184 | $64,892 | $66,600 | $68,308 | $70,016 | $71,724 | $73,432 |
| LEO-8 | $60,516 | $62,407 | $64,299 | $66,191 | $68,082 | $69,974 | $71,866 | $73,757 | $75,649 | $77,541 |
| LEO-9 | $64,750 | $66,839 | $68,927 | $71,016 | $73,104 | $75,193 | $77,281 | $79,370 | $81,458 | $83,547 |
| LEO-10 | $71,304 | $73,604 | $75,903 | $78,203 | $80,503 | $82,803 | $85,102 | $87,402 | $89,702 | $92,002 |
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 18.93% 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 | $39,149 | $40,236 | $41,323 | $42,410 | $43,497 | $44,584 | $45,671 | $46,759 | $47,846 | $48,933 |
| LEO-4 | $43,953 | $45,174 | $46,396 | $47,617 | $48,839 | $50,060 | $51,281 | $52,503 | $53,724 | $54,946 |
| LEO-5 | $50,533 | $51,899 | $53,264 | $54,629 | $55,995 | $57,360 | $58,725 | $60,091 | $61,456 | $62,821 |
| LEO-6 | $53,289 | $54,811 | $56,334 | $57,856 | $59,378 | $60,900 | $62,423 | $63,945 | $65,467 | $66,990 |
| LEO-7 | $57,528 | $59,220 | $60,912 | $62,605 | $64,297 | $65,989 | $67,682 | $69,374 | $71,067 | $72,759 |
| LEO-8 | $59,961 | $61,835 | $63,710 | $65,584 | $67,458 | $69,333 | $71,207 | $73,081 | $74,956 | $76,830 |
| LEO-9 | $64,157 | $66,226 | $68,296 | $70,365 | $72,434 | $74,504 | $76,573 | $78,642 | $80,712 | $82,781 |
| LEO-10 | $70,650 | $72,929 | $75,208 | $77,486 | $79,765 | $82,044 | $84,323 | $86,601 | $88,880 | $91,159 |
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 17.06% (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 | $38,534 | $39,604 | $40,674 | $41,744 | $42,814 | $43,883 | $44,953 | $46,023 | $47,093 | $48,163 |
| LEO-4 | $43,262 | $44,464 | $45,666 | $46,868 | $48,071 | $49,273 | $50,475 | $51,677 | $52,880 | $54,082 |
| LEO-5 | $49,739 | $51,083 | $52,426 | $53,770 | $55,114 | $56,458 | $57,802 | $59,146 | $60,490 | $61,833 |
| LEO-6 | $52,451 | $53,949 | $55,448 | $56,946 | $58,445 | $59,943 | $61,441 | $62,940 | $64,438 | $65,936 |
| LEO-7 | $56,623 | $58,289 | $59,955 | $61,620 | $63,286 | $64,952 | $66,618 | $68,283 | $69,949 | $71,615 |
| LEO-8 | $59,018 | $60,863 | $62,708 | $64,553 | $66,398 | $68,242 | $70,087 | $71,932 | $73,777 | $75,622 |
| LEO-9 | $63,148 | $65,185 | $67,222 | $69,259 | $71,295 | $73,332 | $75,369 | $77,406 | $79,443 | $81,480 |
| LEO-10 | $69,539 | $71,782 | $74,025 | $76,268 | $78,511 | $80,754 | $82,997 | $85,240 | $87,482 | $89,725 |
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 $195,200 the SES (Senior Executive Scale)'s Level 4 pay for the current year (5 U.S.C. 5304 (g)(1)).
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