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Law Enforcement (LEO) Payscale in Illinois for 2026
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 | $43,514 | $44,723 | $45,932 | $47,141 | $48,350 | $49,559 | $50,768 | $51,978 | $53,187 | $54,396 |
| LEO-4 | $48,843 | $50,201 | $51,558 | $52,915 | $54,272 | $55,629 | $56,986 | $58,343 | $59,700 | $61,057 |
| LEO-5 | $56,164 | $57,682 | $59,200 | $60,718 | $62,236 | $63,754 | $65,272 | $66,790 | $68,308 | $69,826 |
| LEO-6 | $59,222 | $60,914 | $62,606 | $64,298 | $65,990 | $67,682 | $69,374 | $71,066 | $72,758 | $74,450 |
| LEO-7 | $63,930 | $65,811 | $67,691 | $69,572 | $71,452 | $73,333 | $75,213 | $77,094 | $78,974 | $80,854 |
| LEO-8 | $66,634 | $68,716 | $70,798 | $72,880 | $74,962 | $77,044 | $79,126 | $81,208 | $83,290 | $85,372 |
| LEO-9 | $71,299 | $73,600 | $75,900 | $78,201 | $80,501 | $82,802 | $85,102 | $87,403 | $89,703 | $92,004 |
| LEO-10 | $78,515 | $81,047 | $83,579 | $86,111 | $88,643 | $91,175 | $93,708 | $96,240 | $98,772 | $101,304 |
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 | $39,912 | $41,021 | $42,131 | $43,240 | $44,349 | $45,458 | $46,567 | $47,676 | $48,785 | $49,894 |
| LEO-4 | $44,801 | $46,046 | $47,291 | $48,535 | $49,780 | $51,025 | $52,269 | $53,514 | $54,759 | $56,004 |
| LEO-5 | $51,516 | $52,908 | $54,300 | $55,693 | $57,085 | $58,477 | $59,870 | $61,262 | $62,654 | $64,047 |
| LEO-6 | $54,321 | $55,873 | $57,425 | $58,977 | $60,529 | $62,081 | $63,633 | $65,185 | $66,737 | $68,289 |
| LEO-7 | $58,639 | $60,364 | $62,089 | $63,814 | $65,539 | $67,264 | $68,988 | $70,713 | $72,438 | $74,163 |
| LEO-8 | $61,119 | $63,029 | $64,939 | $66,848 | $68,758 | $70,668 | $72,577 | $74,487 | $76,397 | $78,306 |
| LEO-9 | $65,398 | $67,508 | $69,619 | $71,729 | $73,839 | $75,949 | $78,059 | $80,169 | $82,279 | $84,389 |
| LEO-10 | $72,017 | $74,339 | $76,662 | $78,985 | $81,307 | $83,630 | $85,952 | $88,275 | $90,597 | $92,920 |
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 | $39,547 | $40,646 | $41,744 | $42,843 | $43,942 | $45,041 | $46,140 | $47,239 | $48,338 | $49,437 |
| LEO-4 | $44,391 | $45,624 | $46,857 | $48,091 | $49,324 | $50,557 | $51,790 | $53,024 | $54,257 | $55,490 |
| LEO-5 | $51,044 | $52,423 | $53,803 | $55,182 | $56,562 | $57,942 | $59,321 | $60,701 | $62,080 | $63,460 |
| LEO-6 | $53,823 | $55,361 | $56,898 | $58,436 | $59,974 | $61,512 | $63,050 | $64,587 | $66,125 | $67,663 |
| LEO-7 | $58,102 | $59,811 | $61,520 | $63,229 | $64,938 | $66,647 | $68,356 | $70,065 | $71,774 | $73,483 |
| LEO-8 | $60,559 | $62,451 | $64,344 | $66,236 | $68,128 | $70,020 | $71,912 | $73,804 | $75,697 | $77,589 |
| LEO-9 | $64,799 | $66,890 | $68,981 | $71,071 | $73,162 | $75,253 | $77,344 | $79,435 | $81,525 | $83,616 |
| LEO-10 | $71,357 | $73,658 | $75,959 | $78,261 | $80,562 | $82,863 | $85,165 | $87,466 | $89,767 | $92,068 |
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 | $38,925 | $40,006 | $41,088 | $42,170 | $43,251 | $44,333 | $45,415 | $46,496 | $47,578 | $48,660 |
| LEO-4 | $43,693 | $44,907 | $46,120 | $47,334 | $48,548 | $49,762 | $50,976 | $52,190 | $53,404 | $54,618 |
| LEO-5 | $50,241 | $51,599 | $52,957 | $54,315 | $55,673 | $57,030 | $58,388 | $59,746 | $61,104 | $62,462 |
| LEO-6 | $52,977 | $54,490 | $56,004 | $57,517 | $59,031 | $60,545 | $62,058 | $63,572 | $65,085 | $66,599 |
| LEO-7 | $57,188 | $58,871 | $60,553 | $62,235 | $63,917 | $65,599 | $67,281 | $68,964 | $70,646 | $72,328 |
| LEO-8 | $59,607 | $61,469 | $63,332 | $65,194 | $67,057 | $68,919 | $70,781 | $72,644 | $74,506 | $76,369 |
| LEO-9 | $63,780 | $65,838 | $67,896 | $69,954 | $72,012 | $74,070 | $76,128 | $78,186 | $80,243 | $82,301 |
| LEO-10 | $70,235 | $72,500 | $74,765 | $77,030 | $79,295 | $81,560 | $83,825 | $86,091 | $88,356 | $90,621 |
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 $197,200 the SES (Senior Executive Scale)'s Level 4 pay for the current year (5 U.S.C. 5304 (g)(1)).
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